The Annual Conference for Theological Educators 2025

The 2025 Annual Conference for Theological Educators will be taking place on July 16th

– 18th, at Durham University.

*Please note a change in venue*

The conference was originally advertised as taking place in College Court, Leicester.

Unfortunately, we recently received notice that the venue was closing down in April, and all future bookings were cancelled.

We have secured an alternative venue at Durham University on the same dates. Due to the short notice, we may not be able to house all delegates within the same college and there may be some short walks (5–10 minutes) between accommodation/dining and teaching venues, but we will have transport available for those with mobility difficulties.

Bookings will open shortly and details will be sent to TEI Key Contacts.

This conference is FREE* to all Common Awards staff (all core and associate staff who are or expect to be involved in teaching, assessing or administering Common Awards programmes in the designated Common Awards TEIs).

*Travel expenses not included.

This year’s theme is Children, Youth and Theological Education

Our speakers will include

• Melody Briggs, Sarah Strand and Hannah Wilkinson on approaches to the Bible in children’s and youth ministry;
• Maggi Dawn on creating worship for young adults;
• Carolyn Edwards, Meg Prowting and Sarah Holmes sharing perspectives on the current state of children and youth ministry in the UK;
• Mark Griffiths on enabling student research projects in children's and youth ministry;
• Sara Taylor addressing how children’s and youth ministry is shaped by issues of race, class, and gender and the intersections between them.

For more information, please visit the Common Awards website conference page