EfM is for small groups, led by a trained mentor who holds safe and supportive space for good conversation. We reflect on scripture, our faith traditions, our experiences, and our personal responses to those experiences. In these groups we learn from each other as we share the truth and the imperfections of our lives.

Our learning is based on a rhythm of study and reflection, engaging as a group and responding to the God who loves us and who calls us.

We meet in homes, in churches and online. We started from Anglican beginnings, and we now include Methodists, Baptists, Lutherans, Roman Catholics, and others of faith among our number – our diversity and difference are strengths in becoming together who we are called to be.

There are no written assignments and no exams. We offer paths of experiential learning, over one year and four years. The one-year Wide Angle pathway gives a taster of each part of the four-year Classic pathway. Both pathways use an online learning platform to access resources, including videos, podcasts and blogs. We use books too.

The heart of our learning is in the generosity of shared and authentic conversation. Bring your curiosity and the fullness of your life. Come and see.

To explore further, contact Leigh at administrator@efm.org.uk or call Rob Croft on 07745 624323. If you are interested in becoming a group mentor, please contact the Director, Christopher Halliday at director@efm.org.uk

To get an idea of how EfM (Education for Ministry) has flourished in the US since 1975, with over 120,000 people, watch this video below – and when they refer to ‘seminar’ hear the words ‘small group’.