ILM Accredited Learning Course: ‘Managing Church Well’
A degree-level course designed to equip you in your ministry of church leadership and management
Leadership and management in a church context brings unique challenges. This course equips you with the skills, confidence and biblical insight to lead well, supporting both your team and your church’s mission for the long term.
Managing Church Well is the UK’s first ILM Level 5 accredited management course created specifically for church managers and leaders. It combines practical leadership tools with spiritual and relational depth, helping you grow in your role while staying rooted in your faith.
About the Course:
The course is delivered by experienced ILM tutor and leadership coach Rachel Slough from rachelsloughconsulting, and includes expert teaching, peer support and space for reflection, all shaped around the realities of Christian leadership.
Who is it for?
This course is open to UCAN Manager members and is ideal for those who:
Serve as Church Operations Directors, Church Managers, Senior Administrators or Ministry Leaders in the UK
Manage people or have influence at an organisational level
Want to build confidence in both leadership and management
Are seeking a recognised qualification that strengthens their church-based role
(Not a UCAN Manager level member? Click here to join UCAN or get in touch with us via info@churchadministrators.net to upgrade an existing membership).
what to expect:
The course takes place over 15 to 18 months and includes:
8 to 10 sessions held both online and in person, including one residential
Peer support through small reflective learning groups (‘Triplets’)
Assignments that connect leadership principles with your day-to-day role
Next Cohort:
Cohort 4 is currently underway and fully booked
Cohort 5 is planned for Autumn 2025, with a provisional start date of 8 October 2025, subject to reaching minimum cohort size
Interested in taking part? Please complete this form
Course cost:
The course fee is £1,895, based on a minimum cohort size of 12 to 15 participants. The cost can be paid in full, or split into 2-3 payments. Get in touch to discuss payment options.
You must be a UCAN Manager level member to join the course. Find out more about UCAN membership here.
Thinking of joining?
Click here to download our course brochure - a quick introduction to the course, ideal for sharing with others or sharing the opportunity in your church or network.
Click here to download a course info sheet which includes some more practical information about what to expect, including details of how the course is assessed.
Click here for a handout with a clear overview of how the course benefits both the individual and the wider church. Ideal for sharing with Ministers, Treasurers, Trustees or potential course sponsors.
Got questions?
Get in touch via email at info@churchadministrators.net and we’d be happy to help.
Hear from some of our course graduates!
John Drayton | Operations Manager | St Mary’s, Cheadle
“The course is excellent and thoroughly enjoyable, with exceptionally good practical content and delivery. It is hard to quantify just how great the benefit is of meeting with others in similar roles but in different circumstances, being able to pray with them and share fellowship is a huge blessing,”
Jo Roach | Office Manager | St Andrew’s, Histon
“The course provided me with space to think, confidence in my knowledge and abilities to lead, and tools for handling the challenges of management along the way. It was also a wonderful place to meet with others who understood the particular stresses of a management role within churches.”