Time does indeed fly....almost 2 years of exploration of my calling and vocation, and I'm nearly at the end of this process and ready to move on to the next stage - having my vocation tested at the BAP.
Since my last post, I've been rather busy putting together my side of the paperwork that'll be needed for my DDO to put together the BAP sponsoring papers.
With that and starting a new course, Living in Faith, I find myself rather busy at the moment.
Living in Faith is a diocesan course, open to anyone, which allows students to dig even deeper into more specific areas of our Christian faith; Biblical Hermeneutics (critical textual analysis of the Bible) Apologetics and Theological Reflection are just some of the modules we'll be covering.
It's really deep! Well, for me it is anyway....but I know that it's really good practise to get into; developing good study habits, for if and when I begin ordination training.
I've been told that the date for my BAP will be around Easter 2013, so late April/early May.
So what's next is preparing the presentation that I'll give at BAP and also meeting with the Bishop in December, to seek his approval to attend BAP.
Today I'm off to visit my prospective Theological college - Queen's Foundation in Edgbaston - for their open day. I'm looking forward to it and also seeing where I might be studying and experiencing a bit of the student life.
This is the way things are done apparently; before they even know whether or not they'll be selected for training, candidates get sent to their new colleges for a look around - I reckon it's a bit like putting the cart before the horse, but that's just me.
And if I am selected for training, I'll be changing my name. At the moment, I'm known as a 'candidate'. If I'm selected, I'll become an 'ordinand'.
Posh eh?!!
