“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

Our autumn term programme is now finalised and registration is open for any of the varied range of modules we are offering.  Click on the individual subjects below to get more information.

• Pastoral Theology
• Apologetics
• Expository Preaching (Homiletics)
• Acts
• Prayer
• Scottish Church History
• The Pastoral Letters
• Bible Interpretation (Hermeneutics)

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!

From the very beginning, our goal at EBC has been to make our teaching and training available to as many people as possible, which is why one of our key distinctives is our FLEXIBLE approach.   Even before the lockdowns of five years ago we were experimenting with hybrid classes and using zoom.  Since then we have moved everything online and the clear advantages far outweigh the disadvantages.  Few people these days have the privilege, the opportunity or the finance to give up work and study full-time, but that shouldn’t prevent people being trained for service and ministry, or just getting to know their Bibles better.  All our students are part-time, to one degree or another and we want to encourage others to join us.

For example, you can study by eLearning.

Most of our courses are available to be followed by simply downloading course materials from out virtual learning hub, doing the work, and, if you wish to gain study credits, submitting assignments.  There are no deadlines, so you can work at your own pace and fit it in around you other activities and commitments.  There are currently 20 subjects available for eLearning and we can quickly add more to the list if the subject you want is not available yet.

Or you can join one of our Virtual Classrooms

All our taught classes are held over zoom, allowing students to join from anywhere in the world.  We have developed ways to make these classes as interactive as possible and have made the format work well for us.  The full autumn 2025 schedule will be published in a couple of weeks and there is a simple registration process.

All of this can be done Part Time

All of our students study in this way, several of them taking one or two days a week off work to enable them to do so.   We have classes on Monday and Tuesday evenings and we make a special point of gearing our schedule around Wednesdays as the day when we focus on those taking time off work, so if you wanted to do some serious study and could arrange to devote one day a week for study, Wednesday would be the best day to choose.  This coming College year, on Wednesdays we will be studying Bible Interpretation, the Pastoral Letters and one other subject yet to be confirmed.

We are confident, and have a track record in doing so, that we can put together a programme individually tailored for anyone who wants to study with us.  If you would be interested in finding out more there is some information here or you can email us at info@edinburghbiblecollege.co.uk