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Experience a diversity of ministries An important part of the XL GAP year involves integrating you into the life and work of Church @ The Foundry. This will provide hands on experience across a range of ministry opportunities, challenging you to develop new skills.

Some of the opportunities available to you:

Technical Department
Get hands-on training with lighting, sound and multi-media. Learn what happens and get involved “behind the scenes”.

Creative Arts
Under the leadership of our Creative arts director you will have the opportunity to be involved in foundry productions as well as dance and drama presentations.

Worship
Musicians and vocalists regularly meet to practice and inspire one another at the foundry. As part of your XL GAP year you will be able to develop your vocal or playing skills as part of our worship teams.

Young People & children
Young people and children are a high priority at the foundry. You will be involved in our Friday night youth and children’s church programme as well as our youth outreach project “the loft”.

Above all else you will experience the day to day life of a forward looking, growing local church.

The XL year is divided into 3 terms – please see dates below.

XL 2009/10 Term Dates

Term 1
September 2009 – December 2009
(12 weeks)

Christmas vacation

Term 2
January 2010 – March 2010
(12 weeks )

Easter vacation

Term 3
April 2010– July 2010
(12 weeks)

Seminars and Workshops

XL offers a structured syllabus of seminars and workshops:

* Old Testament Character in context

* New Testament survey

* Church history

* Christology

* Intersession and prayer

* Christian Fundamentals

* Life in the Spirit

* Worship & song writing

* Spanish Language

* Christian Ethics

* Homiletics

* Mission training, biblical and practical emphasis

Practical modules on Ministry to Young People, and Understanding Addiction will supplement the biblical teaching.

In addition, each term an inspirational speaker will be invited to spend a day with the XL team, sharing principles and imparting vision and faith to the team.