The New Ground Academy

Redeemer in Delft organises the New Ground Academy base in the Netherlands.  The Academy is a leadership training programme that takes place over two years.  The next intake of students begins in September 2023 and this page contains basic information.  More information can be found via the links.

Programme Contents

  • A Two-Year Bible Reading Plan
  • 18x Home Study Modules – video teachings focused on helping you learn the Bible
  • 18x Mid-Week Evening Sessions with Local Church Mentors – for support, questions and discussion
  • 18x All-Day Saturday Sessions with all churches – focused on developing leadership skills, key cultural topics, etc.
  • Opportunities to Lead in the Local Church Setting

Deadline

The deadline to apply for the Academy is July 9, 2023.

Fees

The costs for the Academy are around €450 per calendar year (final costs will be known when we know final student numbers).  This money goes towards study materials, rental costs, lunch and travel expenses for speakers.  We never want money to be a barrier to anyone attending the Academy, please talk to your local church leader if you would have trouble paying this amount.

2023-2024 DATES | SEPTEMBER-JULY (NL)

Sat 23 Sep 2023 | Getting the Most Out of Academy | The Daily Devotional Life of a Leader (The Academy Team)

Thu 28 Sep 2023 | Intro | How to Read the Bible (Andrew Bunt)

Thu 2 Nov 2023 | Genesis and Exodus (Liam Thatcher)

Sat 4 Nov 2023 | Wisdom for Leaders (Owen Hylton)

Thu 7 Dec 2023 | Leviticus – Deuteronomy (Andrew Bunt)

Sat 9 Dec 2023 | Thriving as a Leader: Emotionally Healthy Leadership (Simon & Gwen Elliott)

Thu 25 Jan 2024 | Joshua – Ruth (Jennie Pollock)

Sat 27 Jan 2024 | Who is God? – The Doctrine of God (Andrew Bunt)

Thu 8 Feb 2024 | Samuel – Kings (Dean Wilding)

Sat 10 Feb 2024 | Worship: The Leader’s Heart (Rico van Onselen) | How to Prophesy (Henk Kersten)

Thu 4 Apr 2024 | Exilic Literature (Dan Hayter)

Sat 6 Apr 2024 | Standing Firm: Spiritual Warfare | A Charismatic Life (Dave Holden)

Thu 23 May 2024 | Psalms (James & Hannah Silley)

Sat 25 May 2024 | Being a Christian Beyond Church (Mark Greene from LICC)

Thu 20 Jun 2024 | Wisdom Literature (Rebecca Whittlesea)

Sat 22 Jun 2024 | Effective Personal Evangelism (Rhodé Zaagman)

Thu 11 Jul 2024 | The Prophets (Luke Davydaitis)

Sat 13 Jul 2024 | Getting Equipped: Apologetics (Koos van der Linden + others)

2024-2025 DATES | SEPTEMBER-JULY (NL)

Thu 26 Sep 2024 | Synoptic Gospels (Liam Thatcher)

Sat 28 Sep 2024 | What Does it Mean to be Human?: The Doctrine of Humanity (Jennie Pollock & Andrew Bunt)

Thu 24 Oct 2024 | Hebrews (Andrew Bunt)

Sat 26 Oct 2024 | Sexuality and Gender: The Bible’s Good News (Andrew Bunt)

Thu 5 Dec 2024 | James and 1 Peter (Rebecca Whittlesea)

Sat 7 Dec 2024 | Thriving in Complementarity: God’s Plan and Purpose for Men and Women

Thu 23 Jan 2025 | Acts

Sat 25 Jan 2025 | Invisible Divides: Poverty and Social Class in the Church (Natalie Williams & Tom Head)

Thu 13 Feb 2025 | Romans (Andrew Bunt)

Sat 15 Feb 2025 | Embracing Racial Diversity

Thu 27 Mar 2025 | 1-2 Corinthians (Dean Wilding)

Sat 29 Mar 2025 | Caring Well: Mental Health and Pastoring (Tamar Wilding)

Thu 22 May 2025 | Paul’s Shorter Letters (Galatians – Titus) (James Silley)

Sat 24 May 2025 | Does the Church Matter?: The Doctrine of the Church (Dean Wilding) | The Challenges and Blessings of Planting New Churches (Chris Taylor)

Thu 19 Jun 2025 | John’s Gospel and Letters (Jennie Pollock)

Sat 21 Jun 2025 | The Story of the Church… So Far (Pete George)

Thu 10 Jul 2025 | Revelation (Dan Hayter)

Sat 12 Jul 2025 | The Story of Newfrontiers… So Far | Life Beyond Academy