The service was led by the principal, Jonathan Stephen, and Mike Reeves read Ephesians 3. 7-13 and 4.25 – 5.5 and prayed. Jonathan commented on the happy atmosphere and the pleasing spiritual development of the students. He noted recent trends in training that had seen the closure of three campuses of mainstream theological colleges and declining numbers. It was not the case that fewer men were being called to preach but that the system for their training needed reforming.