Jonathan Bellamy spoke with Paul and Jana Kloppers from the Creative Arts Academy.



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Paul: That's a difficult question. We would put them under pressure and create a situation where there's pressure and they need to make decisions.

Jon: Is that built in as a part of the course? And what do those pressured scenarios look like.

Jana: Yes, we do quite a few concerts for the community throughout the year, so live performances really do put the students under quite a lot of pressure in terms of preparing and also going onstage. They are showing the world what they can do and that can create quite a bit of pressure in the environment.

Jon: Can you give me an example then of somebody that you've seen, who you've seen their character develop as a part of going to the Jubilee Centre?

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Paul: Yes I can jump in on that one. This year we've had a young man coming in who had difficulty relating to people in authority; because of his past he really struggled with someone speaking into his life and bringing correction. At the beginning of the year that was very evident. Where we are at, at the end of this academic year, is that he has come to deal with his past and understand that authority or the people that are placed in authority in his life are not there to overrule his decisions, but nurture him to become the person that he needs to be.

Jon: Spending time with you and a number of students that you brought with you, there is a real sense from each one that they have really grown through the process of this. Do you get feedback from them once they've moved on from you and gone on to different settings, other cities and towns around the world? Do you get feedback that that foundation that you've built in, they've been able to build upon going forward?

Paul: Yes Jon. We try and keep in contact for as long as possible and lots of the feedback we get is that they are practically applying what they've learnt and they can now live that out within their communities. Again it's not only to service the church, but it's to look out for their own communities.

Jon: What's the criteria upon which someone can come and join?

Paul: The general Training Centre is Christian. I think the easiest way to explain it is it's a Bible School and we are very much plugged into a church, so we would go to church every Sunday. So it would need to be a person that understands that going to church would be a criteria, but anyone over the age of 18 and under the age of 100 is more than welcome to join us at the Jubilee Training Centre.

Jon: You are in Maidstone aren't you?

Paul: Yes, we're based in Maidstone, Kent.

Jon: How can people apply?

Paul: They can find us on Facebook. We've got facebook.com/jubileetrainingcentre then they can follow us on Twitter as well, it is jubileetc or jubilee training centre, and then they can find us as well on our website, it's just www.jubileetc.co.ukCR

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