Study Programmes at Charis Dumfries

This year Charis Dumfries offers two ways to study the first and second-year Charis curriculum and the full third-year Leadership Programme.

Charis Bible College will help you:

• Develop a closer relationship with God
• Find your identity and God’s calling on your life
• Train you to make an impact in the world

For the academic year beginning Saturday 5 September 2020 we’re able to offer the new Virtual Programme alongside our established Hybrid Programme.  Details of both programmes can be found below. 

The Virtual Programme

Study Online at home…

In the Virtual Programme, you watch 8 fifty-minute lessons each week from the comfort of your home. See sample module descriptions here.

Then typically once a fortnight you join other students in your year group for a live Saturday School on-line. These Saturday Schools include live teaching, ministry training and group discussions.

… and meet on-campus for two Weekend Intensives

The Virtual Programme also includes two-weekend intensives in Dumfries, which run from Friday evening until Sunday lunchtime. This gives each student the opportunity to meet instructors and fellow students in person, and to complete those courses that require face to face interaction (eg Prayer Ministry Training).

The Virtual Programme is particularly appropriate for those who:

• Need to be shielded during this season
• Face a lockdown in their locality
• Find travelling to Dumfries a difficulty

The content of the Virtual School and the Hybrid School is exactly the same.

The Virtual Programme runs from 5 September 2020 to 15 May 2021. Please find, below, the dates of the online Saturday Schools and on-campus weekend intensives.

The Hybrid Programme

Study Online at home…

In the Hybrid Progamme, you watch 8 fifty-minute lessons each week from the comfort of your home. See sample module descriptions here.

…and meet on-campus for 16 Saturdays per year

Typically, once a fortnight you join other students in your year group for a live Saturday School on-campus in Dumfries. These Saturday Schools include live teaching, ministry training and group discussions.

We can also guarantee that if Government restrictions change and make meeting in Dumfries impossible, all Hybrid students will be able to access the Virtual Programme. This gives you the security of knowing that your study with Charis Dumfries will continue unhindered whatever the circumstances.

The content of the Virtual School and the Hybrid School is exactly the same.
The Hybrid Programme runs from 5 September 2020 to 15 May 2021. Please find below the full list of on-campus Saturday Schools for 2020/21

Saturday School Schedule

Here’s the schedule for a typical Saturday for first-year students on-campus and online.

10.00. Welcome, Worship and Holy Communion.
11.00. Live teaching from a Charis Dumfries team member.
12.00. Live teaching from a Charis Dumfries team member.
13.00. Lunch break
14.00. Discipleship Evangelism or Prayer Ministry Training
15.00. Group discussion and review of courses studied at home
16.00. Live teaching on-campus (No class for first-year Virtual students)
17.00. Saturday School ends for on-campus students

Second Year students spend the morning with the first-year students receiving live teaching. After lunch the remaining three hours of the day are spent in workshops training to preach and teach, and preparing for the mission trip. There is also opportunity to review the practical ministry courses students will have studied at home. Virtual students would join these classes live via Zoom.

The Third Year Leadership Programme is a unique blend of the best of the Third Year Ministry track and the Third Year Business track recorded at Charis Woodland Park, Colorado. Charis Dumfries students watch these videos at home, and engage in live teaching tutorials at the Saturday Schools in Dumfries. Virtual students would join these classes live via Zoom.

On a typical Saturday Third Year students in Dumfries spend the first hour of the day with the rest of the college in worship. The remaining five hours are spent in specialised tutorials covering the following topics:

• How to teach effectively drawing on God’s anointing and good communication skills
• Event management and team dynamics
• A review of the business modules studied at home
• How to lead Communions, Offerings, Discipleship classes and more
• A real-time project planning exercise

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The Virtual and the Hybrid Programmes are for anyone who has career, church or family obligations, yet has a deep desire to gain more understanding of the Word of God and wants to grow in their relationship with the Lord.

Both Charis Dumfries Programmes are ideal for those who know there’s more to life than they are experiencing and want to discover God’s purpose and plan, while maintaining their everyday responsibilities!

These Programmes are particularly designed for:

• Those unable to move close to a Charis location, but can travel a distance for 16 Saturdays a year, or, for two-weekend intensives.
• People who prefer to study at their own convenience
• People who like to discuss issues in groups
• People looking to worship and fellowship with like-minded believers
• People looking for live teaching from mature and experienced local instructors.

For the year 2020/21 the Virtual Programme and the Hybrid Programme includes the full first and second-year curriculum and the full third-year Leadership Programme. The costs, whether online or on-campus are the same as attending a Charis Day School in the UK.

For more information on the two programmes available at Charis Dumfries click here to: contact us.

Or Apply here. Plese indicate whether you desire to enrol in the Virtual Programme or the Hybrid Programme.

Dates for Saturday Schools 2020/21

Hybrid Students are required to attend Charis Dumfries in person on these dates.
Virtual Students are required to participate in the live stream of these sessions online (except where indicated*)

5 & 19 September & 3 October 2020 (These three sessions will be online for Hybrid and Virtual students because of Covid restrictions.)
31 October 2020
14 & 28 November 2020
12 December 2020 (*Virtual students attend on-campus as part of their weekend intensive)
9 & 23 January 2021
6 & 20 February 2021
6 & 20 March 2021
17 April 2021 (*Virtual students attend on-campus as part of their weekend intensive)
1 & 15 May 2021

Dates for Weekend Intensives in Dumfries for Virtual Students

6pm Friday 11 December – 1pm Sunday 13 December 2020
6pm Friday 16 April – 1pm Sunday 18 April 2021

Health Protocols

This information is correct at the time of posting and will be updated as necessary. Charis Dumfries will be following protocols to protect staff and students established by the Scottish Government, Charis Bible College UK, and the Crichton Trust. Charis Dumfries also has contingencies to cover a local lockdown in Dumfries, and to help any student who needs to self-isolate.