Training Youth Workers at Theological College

Abstract

"Ridley Hall, now well over one hundred years old, is, these days, a good deal more than a simple clergy training college. It is home to a variety of projects dealing with different aspects of contemporary culture - Theology and the Arts, Theology and Business and now Theology and Youth Work. Graham Cray, the Principal, has a catch-phrase; 'evangelicals should have their walls down and roots down'. This is reflected in the variety of projects housed at Ridley Hall. However, is Ridley a place of radical thinking and innovation? Is it the right place to train youth workers? If so, what are the theological principles upon which the new course will be run?"