Student Stories

Learning Community Mentor and MTh student Joshua Pannell shares how Union is raising leaders in Ethiopia.

We chatted to Micah Caswell, Pastor of Redeemer Church, Denton Texas, about running a Learning Community to raise up new leaders in the local area.

Commission’s Director of Training, Tim Blaber, shares why your church should consider starting a Learning Community in your church!

MTh student Linda Allcock shares how studying with Union is enriching her ministry among survivors of abuse.

Fiza, a BA flex student living in Pakistan, was looking for robust theological training in the UK, but found herself held back by practicalities. That was until she discovered Union.

To be human is to be a theologian for everyone has a god. The question is, will we be a good theologian or a bad theologian?

Why study theology? Robert Letham challenges us to think of one clear, coherent, Christian reason why we should not do so!

Jesus has a ready answer to the question ‘why bother with the Old Testament?’, so why do we keep hearing it, or even asking it ourselves?

What’s it like to run a Learning Community in partnership with Union? Tim Blaber, Director of Training for the Commission network and Lead Mentor of the Westminster MTh and the Winchester GDip Learning Communities, shares.

Lead Mentor Clay Kannard gives us a window in on a “day in the life” of our Rome Learning Community.

GDip student Hywel George shares five vital 'ingredients' for studying theology with us.

Lead Mentor Tom Clewer gives us a window in on a “day in the life” of our Porthcawl Learning Community.

Lead Mentor Josh Probert gives us a window in on a “day in the life” of our North-West Learning Community.

GDip student Emily Paterson shares her five top tips for balancing theological study with the rest of life!

Natasha is a first-year student on our flexible BA, as well as being part of the 20schemes project in Edinburgh. Here, she shares her experiences and advice for anyone considering theological training!

Dave Clemo, one of our campus-based BA students, shares his experiences of studying during the pandemic.

With so many options for theological study available, it can be daunting to know where to start. Discover why our GDip could be the perfect solution.

With so many options for theological study available, it can be daunting to know where to start. Discover why our flexible BA could be the perfect solution.

Kevin Tapscott shares why his church has started a new Union Learning Community.

We spoke with GDip student Ben Ladd who is studying at our Cambridge Learning Community.

We spoke with Tim Jones the Lead Mentor for our new Learning Community hosted by Emmanuel Brighton, part of the Newfrontiers family of churches.

David is studying on the MTh programme. We caught up with him during his first year at UST.

Georgios Kalantzis is a very busy man. He is a student at Union’s Athens Learning Community and also completing a PhD in philosophy and working as a biologist and lecturing in apologetics at Greek Bible College. He shares his story about the challenges of balancing all of his different studies and his work in apologetics ministry “Imago Dei” in Greece.