Acts

Some people think the Bible is boring! They have clearly never read Acts. The growth and expansion of the early church as recorded in the book of Acts is nothing less than spectacular. In the space of little more than 30 years the church grew from 120 frightened believers in Jerusalem to tens of thousands of them all over the known world. What were the secrets of their success and what can we learn from them today?

Join us on 10 Tuesday mornings, from 9.30 – 10.30, starting on 30th September 2025, through the autumn for an exciting journey of discovery, as we read of how the 1st century church turned the world upside down (Acts 17:6) and what lessons there are for the 21st century church. Your tour guide is EBC’s Principal,  John Brand

There are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials
  • you can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits

Please note that fees must be paid in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

You can download a Module Description: here

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Scottish Church History

The record of Scottish Church History is truly remarkable and Paul James-Griffiths, of Christian Heritage Edinburgh, is passionate and knowledgeable about his subject and wonderfully gifted in bringing it alive.  Indeed, Paul has a book on the subject due for publication in Spring 2026. 

This course covers Scottish church history from the beginning, when the first Christians came to this nation, until the present day. The course is divided into sections: Early Christianity; the Medieval Period; the Reformation; the Covenanters; the Enlightenment Period; the Nineteenth Century Awakening; the Twentieth Century; and the Twenty-first Century.  More details available here.

The course runs over 10 Monday mornings, from 11.00am – 1.00pm, starting on 29th September 2025, and there are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from lots of notes and materials.  Cost is £140
  • You can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits.  Cost is £200

Please note that fees must be paid in advance.  Registration is essential and can be done here

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Can you help us?

Our website is, in many ways, the shop window for the College.   Other than through personal recommendation, it’s the way most folk find out about us when they go online to find study options.  Everyone tells us that the website is good, professional and user friendly.  We are also being told – and we are convinced it’s true – that we could significantly increase traffic to the site, and therefore potential students, if we greatly improved our SEO – Search Engine Optimization.  The problem is that we need technical advice and help to do that and it’s not cheap.  Believe us, we’ve looked!

And then we thought – surely, there is someone out there – or someone who knows someone – who could help us; someone who could teach us what to do and how to do it, or who could take this on as a labour of love for the Lord and the Kingdom.    In return, we would gladly offer some free tuition.

If you could help us, please contact our Vice Principal, Ramone McKenzie: ramone@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

I don’t need any help with my prayer life….

“I don’t need any help with my prayer life….”, said no one ever, at least not in my hearing or to my knowledge!

If there is one thing I find all Christians to be united about, it is the defective nature and weakness of their prayer life.   With the disciples of old, the universal Christian cry is, “Lord, teach us to pray”.

Well we can’t give you the Lord in person, but we can give you our good friend Dr Sandy Roger as a help.  Sandy has considerable experience in teaching on this subject and brings a lifetime of ministry and pastoral – as well as personal – experience to bear.

Why not invest just one hour a week over 9 weeks and, together with others, make some progress in the school of prayer?

The course will be run over 9 Wednesday mornings between 9.30 and 10.30, and will be held over zoom so that WHOEVER your are and WHEREVER you are, you can take part and benefit.

There are two ways to get involved:

  • You can audit the course – simply taking part, enjoying the teaching and online fellowship, and benefitting from notes and materials.  Cost is £70
  • You can submit assessments – completing an assignment for marking and gaining EBC study credits.  Cost is £100

Please note that fees must be paid in advance. Registration is essential and can be done here.

You can download a Module Description here

If you have any questions or want more information, please email info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk

Take a Day Off

When I was a student at Bible College ‘back in the day’ as they say, I had the immense privilege of having a student grant and being able to give up my job and study full-time for three years.  However, that is a luxury not afforded to most people today, which is why EBC, from the start, has taken a very flexible approach to study options.  I often come across people who would dearly like to do some serious study and perhaps get equipped for some sphere of service or ministry but just can’t see how that would be possible.  We completely understand and we can help.

None of our students are, in that old fashioned sense, full-time students.  All our Diploma students take some time off work, usually one or two days a week, as well as an evening or two, and we structure our timetable accordingly.  In this coming College year which starts at the end of September, Wednesday is what we call our Day Off.   It’s the day when we provide a full programme of varied modules, especially -but not exclusively – aimed at those who are pursuing one of our Diploma or Certificate courses.   So this autumn, on Wednesdays, we will be studying Prayer, The Pastoral Letters and Bible Interpretation.

We are known for our flexible approach to study and if you would like to discuss options with us that would work best for you, please do get in touch.  And even though we are now nearing the end of August, it’s not too late to apply to start next month.  That’s how flexible we can be!