What makes a good teacher? Reign Ministries is fortunate to have recruited facilitators that are usually involved in youth ministry on a regular basis. They bring a wealth of personal experience and anecdotes. As well as an amazing level of knowledge to the subject they are teaching. They are also motivated by the care and support they can offer to students. And they understand that the students’ success reflects their success.
Ali is a graduate from our degree who is now leading the youth ministry in a church in Oxfordshire. He shares his reflections of the facilitators and the level of support they offered him as a student.
“I have so many things to be thankful for when I look back at my time on the degree. Without a doubt, I’m truly thankful for the facilitators. I realised early on that I’m a person who had to think about my essay questions before our conferences so I could discuss them in person with the tutors so I knew how to write the essays once we’d left.
I remember in our third year, there was a question to do with cross cultural theory and no one in my class knew what it meant or how to even attempt to answer it. And that was with us having sat most of the classes for the essay! But when I asked Jeremy, our facilitator, he took the time to show each of us how to answer the question and which sources to use. This allowed me to go home and tackle the question effectively.
Throughout the entire degree there was never a moment where the facilitators didn’t have the time to answer my questions in depth, either in the lesson or over a break. This really enabled me to do my best. I needed the space and time to engage with a topic through discussions and asking questions. This enabled me to really understand what was being asked of me in my assignments. The care and support given throughout the degree is incredible and really encouraged me to keep going and finish well.”
So, what makes a good teacher? At Reign we believe a good teacher is someone who will come alongside you as you study. Someone who will talk through questions and difficulties you might have. Our team of facilitators and staff aim to holistically care for each Reign student. We want to ensure that your journey through the degree is a positive ond. And that you will come out the otherside having successfully grown both academically and as a follower of Jesus.
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Categories: Testimony, Youth Ministry Degree Course
Updated: 28 Mar 2024 | Posted by: Charlie Morris
Hi everyone! I am Jamie Gurling and I started studying at Reign this year. I am 19 and from Glasgow in Scotland. I left high school in 2022 and I thought the next step was obvious, to go straight into further education, just the same as everyone else. So, I followed the norm, moved city […]
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Updated: 18 May 2023 | Posted by: Charlie Morris
As a ministry we have been reviewing how we deliver the degree progamme in a way that fits both our vision and DNA, whilst still providing quality training for the next generation of disciple-making leaders. From September 2023 we implemented some changes and we are excited to see how God is going to lead us […]
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Updated: 26 Apr 2023 | Posted by: Charlie Morris
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Updated: 29 Mar 2023 | Posted by: Charlie Morris
Is Bigger Better? The bigger your youth group, the better, right? We get a special energy from the buzz of a crowd. We believe that when we’re connected to more people we’re able to have more impact. But is this really the case in youth ministry? Most of us have the feeling that this approach […]
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Updated: 22 Feb 2023 | Posted by: kmckinnon
If you were to attend one of our Expand Training Experiences you will hear our team talk about discipleship. That’s because it is the foundational to who Reign Ministries is. During our Expand: Online training you will learn the tools to help you be effective in your discipleship of young people. Watch the video below […]
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Updated: 8 Feb 2023 | Posted by: Charlie Morris
Where Is God Calling Me? I have a calling to youth ministry. But 30 years ago – I had no idea! I remember sitting in a marquee at a Christian music festival as a teenager, listening to a speaker talking about ‘Hearing God’s Call’. This was something I was wrestling with, so I figured that […]
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Updated: 8 Apr 2025 | Posted by: Charlie Morris
Exciting news! Reign Ministries is excited to announce we have a new college we are linking with for an undergraduate degree! Moorlands College will be the new home for our degree students from September. For over 20 years, Reign Ministries has played a key role in the development of a youth pathway for an undergraduate […]
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Updated: 24 Mar 2025 | Posted by: Charlie Morris
Learning from those that have gone before you. “What has been will be again, what has been done will be done again; there is nothing new under the sun.” writes the wise King Solomon in Ecclesiastes. He saw that life can sometimes resemble a treadmill, where history simply repeats itself and continues in a loop. […]
Read moreUpdated: 16 Dec 2024 | Posted by: Charlie Morris
After a few years of considering this move, the trustees and leadership have decided the time is right to try and sell the building we affectionately know as “the moto” (in it’s former life it was a motorcycle sales and repair shop). This building has served the charity well over many years, as a base […]
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