NEWS INSIDE Reflect on race and the AUTUMN 2018 church; discover the www.trinitycollegebristol.ac.uk book of Habakkuk Farewell to Emma Ineson Trinity College News Autumn 2018 1 IN THIS ISSUE A FAREWELL FROM THE PRINCIPAL The time has come for me to write my final column for Trinity's newsletter. NEWS In March next year, I will end my time as principal of Trinity to take up a new From the principal 1 post as Bishop of Penrith, suffragan in the Diocese of Carlisle. College news 2 Under God, I believe this is the right next move. Faculty news 6 But it is not going to be easy to say farewell to a college I have been connected with, and Alumni news 20 loved, since I came here as a student in 1997. I have been an ordinand, a trustee, a member of faculty, and now principal for nearly five years. FEATURES I have been reflecting on the things I am so pleased to see happening in the college, and what these changes represent. As I look at this college now I see a community of independent students and ordinands—from aged 21 (our youngest ordinand) to people of 'far maturer years’—learning, studying, and growing in Christ together. Overall student numbers have I see a college where the vision to ‘Live like 8 11 16 doubled in recent years. The percentage of the Kingdom is near’ permeates everything, younger and of single students has increased from the way we eat together, to what is taught Farewell to Race and Habakkuk: Trusting greatly. The balance of male and female in lectures, to the way people relate to each Emma Ineson the Church God through Injustice students is now 50/50. other. Our values based on the Beatitudes have Words of thanks from the During last spring’s diversity Tutor in Old Testament Rev become the bedrock for community life and Trinity community for Rev week, three students reflected Dr David Firth discusses how I see a college that truly believes in integrating hold before us a vision of what it looks like to Dr Emma Ineson's time as on their own experiences Habakkuk wrestles with the academic theology with practical ministry be a citizen of God’s kingdom, rather than the principal, as she leaves college around race and the church. difficulty of continued faith experience on the ground in parishes and various kingdoms of this world. this spring to become Bishop in God and shares ideas for churches around the city. We now partner of Penrith. preaching and teaching this with more than twenty churches to enable Above all I see a college where the quality of lesser known prophet. our students not ‘to take time off’ from ministry community is palpable, where people laugh, cry, while they’re here, but rather to grow in their live, love, disagree, learn, eat, worship, play sport, vocation to ministry and mission amongst read books, pray, dance, support each other, and local communities, while they also learn from are transformed together by God’s grace and the books and lectures. Alongside our gathered truth of his Word. This is a great college and it has Trinity College is a theological training college located in Bristol, England, dedicated to equipping (residential) mode of training, the introduction of been an honour to be its principal. students to live like the Kingdom of God is near as they prepare to lead churches and Christian a new dispersed learning track where students ministries around the world. The college offers certificate, diploma, bachelor's, graduate, and come to college for six blocks of the year is an postgraduate programmes to both residential and nonresidential students. important addition to the offering we make to the church to train its ministers in thorough and Trinity College News is published twice annually by the college to inform, serve, and connect flexible ways. Rev Dr Emma Ineson Trinity's alumni, students, and friends. To contact the editor, please email Melissa Stratis, Principal [email protected], or call +1 (44) 117 968 0205. Trinity College News Autumn 2018 1 HALF DAY OF PRAYER BRISTOL CRICKET VICTORY NEWS During the Church Times Cricket Cup last September, the Bristol Diocese team, comprised mainly of Trinity students and FIRST COHORT OF DISPERSED LEARNERS alumni, won the cup by five wickets with two during the academic year. During block weeks, overs to spare, and broke the London team's students complete modules of study, spend six-year winning streak. The Bristol team, time in reflection, build community within their formed by Trinity ordinands Sam Rylands and cohort, and engage with the residential Trinity Aidan Watson, included so many ordinands community, benefiting from Trinity's emphasis that an appeal had to be made to Church on learning in community. Between block Times editor Paul Handley to admit them, weeks, the dispersed learners log into a weekly as previously teams were required to consist virtual tutor group and seminar (pictured), which primarily of priests. At the end of the match, Sam was 89 not out with 3 sixes and 11 fours, offer additional support for learning in context Students pray in front of maps of Bristol and the UK. and formation. 'Dispersed learning allows me to which, along with three vital wickets, made Last September, Trinity welcomed seven new be fully part of my church staff team whilst still In September, the Trinity community him Man of the Match. In addition to Sam students (six ordinands and one independent getting to live in community while at Trinity,' says participated in a morning of prayer, praying and Aidan, Trinity students and alumni on student) into its new full-time 'dispersed dispersed learner Tom Morgan. together for God's direction in the appointment the team included Mike Walker, Tom Murray, learning' track. Dispersed learners can complete of a new college principal, praying for the Dave Edmondson, Nigel Williams, Rob Smith, the Diploma in Theology, Ministry and Mission Dispersed learners also benefit from close college, for the city of Bristol and its churches, Peter Myers, Matt Stone, Luke Bristowe, Paul in two years or the Bachelor of Arts (Honours) integration between the student’s context and for God to work through Emma in her new Peterson, and Tim Coates. in Theology, Ministry and Mission in three years the college. Trinity offers support and training for role, and for the larger Church and its witness without relocating to Bristol for residential the students’ church supervisors, and supervisors around the country and the world. training. Both programmes are accredited by will be aware of students’ academic modules so Durham University. The dispersed learning they can help them integrate their studies into cohort will attend college for six block weeks their ministry experience. TRINITY WEDDINGS Over the summer months, we've had two weddings at Trinity from within our student NEW GREEN TEAM community. In June ordinand Lydia Rudge married fellow ordinand Jon Holder, and serving in a 'Green Team'. This group will be at the start of September new curate working with college kitchen and properties Joe Smith married recent Trinity alumna staff to consider how the Trinity community Megan Moghadam. can take practical steps to become more sustainable in how we eat, what supplies we use, and to help institute greener changes college-wide. New Student Exec president NURSERY OFSTED REPORT Matt Stone has already led an initiative this autumn for all students and staff to bring The college's nursery, Muddy Boots Day their own reusable cups to coffee breaks, Nursery, has come through their routine eliminating the need for disposable cups. 'We Ofsted inspection with very positive results. want to live more sustainably, to protect God's The nursery was judged good in all categories: Green Team members Jonathan Ball, Emily Swinerd, creation,' says Matt. 'Hopefully we will set a effectiveness of leadership and management; Bob Molton, and Matt Stone. precedent, and build up a culture of being quality of teaching, learning and assessment; good to the planet. And, as Christians going out personal development, behaviour and welfare; This year, in allotting students' jobs within the to lead churches, we can get a good grounding and outcomes for children. Well done to our college community, the Student Exec has for while here in more sustainable practices which nursery manager Jenna Carroll and all the the first time given three students the role of we can bring to our churches.' nursery staff! 2 Trinity College News Autumn 2018 3 ANNUAL RESEARCH CONFERENCE STAFF NEWS CROSS-CULTURAL LEARNING Jenna (Jefferies) Carroll is now our nursery This summer three Trinity students engaged in learning experiences that manager at Muddy Boots Day Nursery. Jenna has worked at nursery for ten years, with broadened their understanding of the global church, and what it can mean the last fourteen months as acting manager to be a Christian and to be a vicar. before becoming manager last summer. Ordinand Matt Stone travelled to Malawi for and who lead a peri-urban Shona church,’ says Congratulations to Jenna on her new role two months, spending four weeks of that time Rebecca, whose parents were born and grew (and also on her recent wedding)! at a placement in an Anglican church in a up in Zimbabwe. ‘I was working in Cross-Over’s small town. During his time there, he primarily “pop-up classroom”, where I supported the shadowed the priest and preached through regular teachers, developing their curriculum a translator. ‘The priest would visit the people and teaching resources as well as teaching some with illness who couldn’t come to church, and of the children myself.