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Training
Opportunities
Dear Colleagues |
An Introduction |
Welcome to the Diocesan CME Programme for 2009-10. One of my hopes when we send out this booklet every year is that those who receive it sit down and ask themselves what will be the elements of their on-going development for the next year or so. Perhaps then this is an opportunity for you to take some time out to think what will I;
- attend / study in the CME programme or beyond
- read for my theological learning
- do about my spiritual life – what about retreats or pilgrimages to suit my needs? www.retreats.org.uk
In the programme this year we have a broad range of events mostly for individuals – but look out for Spirituality and Story on 8/5/10 which is for groups from churches to come to. There is a focus on
disability awareness this year and we have speakers and workshop leaders who we know do a good job returning again; Beatrice Brandon on Healing, Peter Shaw on Leadership Teams and John Truscott on a day on change management in the Church and in the PCC.
Most clergy will now know that sometime in 2010 or early 2011 the new Clergy Terms of Service Measure will come into force and most of us will move to being under what is known as Common Tenure. This has implications for training and development and our ministerial review process. My key response to this has been to recommend that we move to a system of what I am calling reflective practice for all clergy and this is under discussion at the moment. There will be several options on offer for what might be done, but it will be a requirement of the new system. If you have any comments on this I’d be happy to receive them – you might also be interested to read a bit more – and last year I co-authored a Grove book on the subject – it’s P114 in the Pastoral Series. www.grovebooks.co.uk Clergy roles are constantly under review and Robin Greenwood has a new book out which deals with the subject - some of us have already interacted with it. I think its one of his best as it is grounded in field research and summarises a lot of the debate over the last twenty or so years; Parish Priests: For the Sake of the Kingdom (London: SPCK, 2009)
Everyone is invited to our Diocesan conference in October at Swanwick (12th - 14th) and we hope it is going to be an exciting time of exercising our Christian imaginations for the future of the church. We have some excellent speakers in John and Olive Drane and Anne Dyer as well as, I can now confirm the Footprints Theatre Company performing for us on the second evening a newly commissioned play about our local hero, Robin Hood! I hope to see you there.
In the Department for Development we know that our Director, Alan Payne and Urban Officer, David Jones will be retiring by the end of the year. We are grateful for all they have done and we wish them all the best for the future and await whatever changes this may bring about for us
For those new to this annual brochure of learning and training events please read on….
We open a many of our CME events to anyone, believing that the church is a learning community. Where they are for specific groups this is made clear. Do hand the booklet on or ask Catriona for more copies for those who might be interested.
Take time to have a look at what you would like to do, use the enclosed response form in the pre-paid envelope and make a note in your diary!
Where an event is not free (i.e. paid for by the CME budget) this is indicated - also if you are expected to contact somwone else about signing up for it.
Nigel Rooms Associate Director: Practical Theology
July 2009
Key to who the events are designed for:
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Clergy only |
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Clergy, Readers and RLMs |
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Clergy, Readers and Laity |
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Readers (& clergy) – mainly for readers, but clergy welcome |
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Bring your own Lunch! – otherwise lunch will be provided |
Each event has a code. eg. B, Aii, etc for
ease of filling in your registration form
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FAITH is a verb in the sense
that it is never static and
is always in process. When
it ceases to be - when faith
becomes the unquestioned
acceptance of creed and
dogma - that faith no
longer has meaning for
the living adult........ adult
educators strongly affirm the
importance of LIFELONG
LEARNING.
I propose that people of
faith, similarly, strongly
affirm the importance of
LIFELONG FAITHING.”
Kenneth Stokes
SEPTEMBER
3rd -6th Restoring Prayer 
International Simeon Centre Conference.
Keynote Speaker: Dr Eugene Peterson
Ridley Hall, Cambridge.
For further information see www.ridley.cam.ac.uk/scprogramme.html |
12th Racial Justice Workshop A
Prior to tomorrow’s annual Diocesan Racial Justice Sunday Service this is an afternoon
of workshops dedicated to various aspects of justice including Medical Justice, Asylum Justice,
Criminal Justice, Workplace Justice, Racial Justice and Trade Justice.
There will also be a performance of the play “Asylum Monologue” by the Ice & Fire company.
Led by Dianne Skerritt, Michael Singh, Puck Deraat, Shelagh Baird-Smith and others.
2.00-6.00pm The Vine, Hyson Green
13th Racial Justice Sunday Service
Guest speaker: Rose Hudson-Wilkin, Chair of CMEAC and Chaplain to HRH Queen Elizabeth II
6.00pm St Mary’s Church, The Lace Market, Nottingham
14th Challenging Behaviour B
How to cope with children who push the boundaries.
Led by Nick Harding
7.30-9.15pm Dunham House
16th & 23rd Safeguarding Children
Both sessions must be attended.
7.30-9.30pm
Venue to be confirmed
Bookings contact Family Care on 0115 960 3010
17th Quiet Day
A day with northern Celtic saints
Led by Neil Russell
10.00-4.00pm Sacrista Prebend £12.50
To book please phone 01636 816833 |
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26th FUNERAL COURSE   Ci
Bereavement Care
Led by Barbara Coleman and Pat Hemstock
9.15-3.30pm Burton Joyce Church Rooms
28th Parish Finance for Clergy  D
Led by David Meredith
10.00-1.00pm Dunham House, Southwell
28th Legal Responsibilities
for the Incumbent E
Led by Chris Hodson
2.00-4.00pm Dunham House, Southwell
(*free lunch if attending both of these events)
28th September – 2nd October
In service Study Week – Mission,
ministry and the Triune God
This unit is designed to help you develop a
theological framework with which to think
critically and creatively about the challenges of
contemporary mission and ministry. It seeks to do
so by engaging a variety of proposals in recent
theology that seek to understand the world, the
human person and human society in relation to
the identity and activity of the Triune God.
Led by Christina Baxter, Ben Fulford and
Michael Leyden
St John’s College, Nottingham
£265 full board
Booking and further details from Academic Administrator 0115 968 3216
or e-mail:
academic@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk
29th Mission & Media F
Tips on working with journalists, information
on writing press releases for the media and
practical tutoring on interview techniques.
10.00-4.00pm
St Jude’s Church Hall, Nottingham
(lunch included)
£40.00
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30th Chaplaincy Day G
Professionalising Chaplaincy? The benefits and
limits of professionalism in chaplaincy ministry.
Keynote Speaker: The Revd Dr Christopher
Swift Head of Chaplaincy Services at Leeds Teaching Hospital NHS Trust
10.00-3.00pm St Patrick’s Church Hall Annexe, Nuthall
Learning is a lifetime
process, but there
comes a time when we
must stop adding and
start updating.
Robert Brault
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OCTOBER
1st Colour Analysis Workshop H
Or why that black shirt might make you look
like ‘death-warmed up!’ Which colours make
you look healthier and more alive – and give
you confidence? A fun workshop for male and
female clergy which will introduce you to the
colour concept and assess your dominant type.
The workshop will be supported by CME, but
you may wish to purchase your personal set of
fabric swatches in 18 colours on the day.
Places are limited so book early!
Led by Cindy Rossiter
10.00-1.00pm St Jude’s Mapperley
Education is a
progressive discovery
of our own ignorance
Will Durant
5th October – 6th November
4-Week Study Unit:
Biblical Interpretation
Biblical interpretation is at the centre of many
current matters of dispute in the church. This
unit will look at the various ways in which the
Bible has been interpreted down the ages, and
at some of the key issues facing us in reading
the Bible in the contemporary world. We will look
at how we think about interpretation, and also at
practical examples and current issues.
Led by Ben Fulford and Tim Hull
St John’s College, Nottingham
Booking and further details from Academic
Administrator 0115 968 3216 or e-mail
academic@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk
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7th Interview Coaching for Clergy J
Work with a skilled and experienced interviewer
in order to hone the way you present yourself.
Interview coaching helps you present at interview
as you really are. No spin.
Led by Claire Pedrick
10.00-4.30pm Bradmore Methodist Church
10th Southwell Lecture
John Constable RA “The Raptured Mind”: an
illustrated talk of the painter’s spirituality as
expressed through his art.
Led by Anne Lyles of Tate Britain, London.
7.00pm Southwell Minster
Ticketed event – please book via 01636 817282
12th - 14th Diocesan Conference
Imagining together – exercising our Christian imaginations for the future of the church.
Led by John Drane, Olive Flemming Drane and Anne Dyer
The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick £145.00
17th Quiet Day
... and RS Thomas too.
Led by Donald Gray
10.00-4.00pm Sacrista Prebend £12.50
To book please phone 01636 816833
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20th Comedy Workshop K
Andy Kind, a comedian from Stoke, has designed the course to help Christian ministers, and others involved in public speaking, to convey the Gospel message in a more engaging, relevant fashion. He says, “Christianity is not seen as accessible by the majority of people. If we want the Gospel message to engage with people spiritually, then we must first learn to better engage with them in human terms.” The course will tackle issues such as body language, voice modulation and overall performance skills, and is aimed at building confidence and self-awareness. “Having faith in God can be a challenging affair. But as a public speaker, having faith in yourself is probably even harder.”
Led by Andy Kind
10.00-4.00pm Christ Church, Worksop
£50.00
20th Contextual Induction Day L
Developing appropriate knowledge, attitude and
skills including theological reflection around
the context we minister in. Especially for First
Incumbents or those new in posts.
Led by Nigel Rooms
10.00-4.00pm St John’s Centre, Mansfield
21st Spirituality in the City M
The Spirituality of driving in the city. An evening
exploring our experiences as people of God in
cars.
Led by Nigel Rooms
7.30-9.30pm The Vine, Hyson Green |
24th The Big E Day
The annual training day for those in children’s
and youth ministry with a vast range of
workshops.
9.45-4.15pm
The Minster School,Southwell.
To book contact Alison Jacobson on
01636 817230
or e-mail
alisonj@southwell.anglican.org
27-28 Multi-Church Ministry – how to make it better
Are you faced with an increasing number of
churches to care for, or are you puzzled about
how to make sense of the number you have
already? Whether you have a loose cluster,
a parish with several churches or a benefice
with several parishes, this workshop will
be helpful to you. The sessions include the
theory and practice of multi-church ministry,
dynamics within a multi-church setting, and the
implications of collaborative ministry for the
mission of the Church, managing pressures and
sharing and discovering solutions.
The Arthur Rank Centre, Stoneleigh Park,
Warwickshire. £95.00
For further info contact 024 7685 3073 or e-mail:
katrinas@rase.org.uk
Education is not
preparation for life;
education is life itself
John Dewey
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2nd FUNERAL COURSE Cii
Behind the scenes at the Crem!
Led by Barbara Coleman
7.00pm Mansfield Crematorium
3rd So you’ve got a church school in your
parish!
What are the opportunities and responsibilities
involved for the church? For Clergy, Readers and anyone interested in schools.
Led by Maureen Collins.
10.00-3.00pm Dunham House, Southwell
Bookings: alisonj@southwell.anglican.org
3rd - 5th Rural Ministry Training Course
Designed for lay and ordained minsters across
the denominations who may be entering a
rural appointment for the first time, or who may
already be in rural ministry but feel the need for
a ‘refresher’ It attracts those who are keen to examine the challenges and opportunities that
this ministry offers.
The Arthur Rank Centre, Stoneleigh Park,
Warwickshire.
For further info contact 024 7685
3073
or e-mail admin@arthurrankcentre.org.uk
3rd & 10th Child Protection Training for Leaders N
A detailed course over two evenings for Clergy
and Lay Leaders. Both sessions must be
attended.
Led by Nick Harding & Barbara Selley
7.00-9.30pm Dunham House
5, 12, 19, 26 & December 3
Four Weeks of Guided Prayer O
This is an opportunity to meet weekly with a trained accompanier to reflect on your prayer life whilst continuing the routine of everyday life. It is an opportunity to be affirmed in prayer and to experience new and different ways of praying.
Led by Sylvia Griffiths and team
10.00-12.30pm £35.00 St Martin's Church, Sherwood |
7th The Spiritual Journey P
A day for Readers & RLMs to reflect on our own
pilgrimage, through input, small group work and
private prayer.
Led by Valerie Rampton
10.00-3.00pm
Rolleston Village Hall
7th Negotiating Skills Q
This workshop explores how we negotiate, how we
can prepare for negotiations and be successful.
There will be ample time for reflective practice on
how to achieve negotiating goals at the same time
as maintaining and promoting our own values.
Led by David Griffiths and David Hallett
9.30-4.30pm
Venue to be advised
9th - 13th In Service Study Weeks –
Ways of Christian Spirituality
For those who want to deepen their own spiritual
journey and their ministry to the journey of others,
by drawing further on the Christian spiritual heritage.
Examines and maps different spiritual traditions
with an opportunity to engage in depth with some
authors from a variety of traditions, e.g the role of
the asceticism, especially the desert fathers’ struggle
with evil; the original and significance of Christian
mysticism; Celtic and evangelical traditions, women
spiritual writers, Ignatius, Merton. This unit will help
develop skills of discernment in the theological and
pastoral evaluation of these resources for Chrisian
life and ministry.
Led by Christina Baxter, Ben Fulford and David
Runcorn
St John’s College, Nottingham
£265 full board
Booking and further details from Academic
Administrator 0115 968 3216
or e-mail:
academic@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk |
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FEBRUARY
1st - 5th In Service Study Week – Revelation
Many find the Book of Revelation obscure,
frustrating, even oppressive, rather than being
the enlightening, empowering and liberating
text it was written to be. This unit, using a wide
variety of approaches, will help you discover
reading strategies to engage with the text
afresh, enabling it to speak powerfully into our
contemporary contexts. We will look at different
sections of the book, the different issues that
arise, and different ways it has been read as well
as looking at its overall structure and purpose.
Led by Ian Paul
St John’s College, Nottingham
£265 full board
Booking and further details from Academic Administrator
0115 968 3216 or e-mail
academic@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk
3rd Fresh Songs Z
Learn some new songs to use in all-age and
children’s worship.
Led by Peter Huxtable and Elaine Buckley
7.30-9.15pm Emmanuel Church Hall, Bestwood
10th Deaf Awareness Training AAi
This session will focus on some key issues
relating to deafness, help you to communicate
more effectively with deaf people and deepen
your understanding of how access for deaf
people can be improved.
Led by Sue Hemsley-Halls
10.00-12.30pm Venue North of the Diocese to be advised
22nd February – 19th March
4-Week Study Unit: Virtual World
This unit focuses on the development of new
media (e.g. internet, reality TV, music, integrated
media) and its implications for mission and
ministry in today’s culture. It will engage
theologically and philosophically with issues of
identity and community and will consider the
ethical issues which emerge for those working
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with new media in a range of contexts.
Led by Jo Pimlott, Roy McCloughry and Tim Hull
St John's College, Nottingham
Bookings and further details from Academic
Administrator 0115 968 3216 or e-mail
academic@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk
25th Quiet Day
Led by Geoff Maltby
10.00-4.00pm Sacrista Prebend
To book and for cost details please phone 01636
816833
25th Faiths & Beliefs –
‘The Why and the What’ AB
Do you sometimes wonder about other people’s
faiths or belief? Why people dress differently to
you? Why they eat different foods or sometimes
fast? Why they pray during the day and not just
on Sundays? Just a few of the many questions
often asked of us at the InterFaith Council. Join
us at this introductory workshop, which explains
some facts about different faiths, their cultures
and what they are about. Includes a little about
their history and some facts about beliefs, customs and traditions.
Led by the Nottingham InterFaith Council with
input from representatives from a number of non
Christian faiths.
9.30-1.00pm Venue to be advised
Learning is like rowing
upstream: not to advance is to
drop back.
Chinese Proverb |
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You don’t understand
anything until you learn it
more than one way.
Marvin Minsky
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20th Child Protection & the Internet AO
A look at the challenges church workers and
parents face in helping children understand the
risks of the internet.
Led by Nick Harding
7.30-9.15pm St John’s Centre, Mansfield
21st Deaf Awareness Training AAii
This session will focus on some key issues
relating to deafness, help you communicate
more effectively with deaf people and deepen
your understanding of how access for deaf
people can be improved.
Led by Sue Hemsley-Halls
10.00-12.30pm The John Godber Centre, Hucknall
26th April – 21st May
4-Week Study Unit: Engaging Culture
Many fresh expressions and pioneer projects
are deeply engaged in relating to gospel and
culture and much Christian ministry has to
respond creatively to cultural issues. This unit
seeks to equip us to make that engagement
and response even more fruitful and insightful
by offering tools of cultural analysis and
theological perspectives to enable constructive
cultural engagement by Christians. We will
consider issues such as power and resistance,
ideology, social difference, the interplay of
material culture and meanings as well as how
these may be theologically understood.
Led by Andii Bowsher
St John’s College, Nottingham
Bookings and further details from Academic
Administrator 0115 968 3216 or e-mail
academic@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk
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MAY
7th St Mark’s Gospel – The Bombshell in
Mark’s Gospel: what is faith? AMiii
Led by John Toy
7.30pm The Minster Centre
8th Spirituality and Story – “Praying Story
Together – our story, your story,
God’s story.” AP
A day for congregations to come together
and connect their story with God’s story. This
is aimed at groups of 5 or more people from
congregations to attend together. So please tell
us how many you are bringing when you book.
Keynote Speaker: The Revd Canon Dr Trevor
Dennis from Chester Cathedral
10.00-3.30pm Southwell Minster
10th & 17th Pre-Retirement Course AQ
9.30-4.00pm The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick
“I’m startled or taken
aback when people walk up
to me and tell me they are
Christians. My first response
is the question, ‘Already?’
It seems to me a lifelong
endeavour to try to live the
life of a Christian”
Maya Angelou
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You learn something every
day if you pay attention.
Ray LeBlond
12th An Introduction to Spiritual
Companionship
AR
Led by Angela Ashwin and Michael Taylor
7.30-9.30pm
Burton Joyce Church Rooms
15th Quiet Day
Led by Erika Kirk
10.00-4.00pm Sacrista Prebend
To book and for cost details please phone 01636
816833
17th Holiday Clubs AS
A forum and discussion opportunity for
churches to share their experiences and learn
new things.
Led by Nick Harding
7.30-9.15pm Rolleston Village Hall
24th - 28th In Service Study Week – Christian
Apologetics in a Postmodern World
What does it mean for Christians to give a
reason for the hope that is within them in our
contemporary world? How has the rise of
our modern world and its transformation into
postmodernity affected the defence of the
faith? What are the most pressing questions
that challenge our faith today- the question of
suffering or the dialogue between faith and
science? These are the issues we will explore,
examine, analyse and discuss with the help of
multimedia resources.
Led by Tim Hull
St John’s College, Nottingham
£265 full board
Booking and further details from Academic
Administrator 0115 968 3216 or e-mail:
academic@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk
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JUNE
8th - 9th Multi-Church Ministry
how to
make it better
Are you faced with an increasing number of
churches to care for, or are you puzzled about how
to make sense of the number you have already?
Whether you have a loose cluster, a parish with
several churches or a benefice with several
parishes, this workshop will be helpful to you. The
sessions include the theory and practice of multi-
church ministry, dynamics within a multi-church
setting, and the implications of collaborative
ministry for the mission of the Church, managing
pressures and sharing and discovering solutions.
The Arthur Rank Centre, Stoneleigh Park,
Warwickshire. £95.00
For further info contact 024 7685 3073
or e-mail:
katrinas@rase.org.uk
9th Churchwardens’ Training
Led by Nigel Peyton and Peter Hill
7.30-9.30pm Holy Trinity Southwell
To book please contact Debbie Baldock on
01636 817206
15th Engaging with Men’s Spirituality and
our ‘shame’ culture through
“Looking
for Eric.” AT
Participants should have watched the film
“Looking for Eric” directed by Ken Loach
and starring Eric Cantona if at all possible
beforehand.
Led by Nigel Rooms
7.30-9.30pm Venue to be advised
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17th Leadership & Teams AU
How to work with your children’s team, how to
develop a team approach, and how to be a leader!
Led by Nick Harding
7.30-9.15pm St Jude’s, Mapperley
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21st - 25th An Invitation to a
Watching Week AV
Led by Jean Lamb
10.00-4.00pm (open daily)
Harston Parish Church (Vale of Belvoir)
Creative People: Wholesome Lives – day trips
to Jean Lamb’s Exhibition “The Tree of Life” with
creative prompts, sketching and sandwiches
together.
JULY
8th Quiet Day
Led by Valerie Joyce
10.00-4.00pm Sacrista Prebend
To book and for cost details
please phone 01636
816833
Some people will never learn
anything, for this reason,
because they understand
everything too soon.
Alexander Pope
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ADVANCE NOTICE
The following courses are planned and further
details will follow soon. However, please do
register your interest with Catriona.
Palliative and End of Life Studies
Led by Jane Seymour, Professor of Palliative
and End of Life Studies at The University of
Nottingham
Finding Direction Through Prayer
Listening to God; listening to others; listening to
self. A very practical course over 6 session for
anyone wanting to deepen their prayer and faith
journey and to develop their listening skills.
Led by Sylvia Griffiths
£35.00
Summer term – dates and times to be confirmed
St Martin’s Church, Sherwood
Developing a Prayer School in the
Parish
Led by Michael Taylor
Sacrament of Reconciliation & Oils
Led by Sarah Clark, Rob Chapman and Michael
Taylor
Sarum College: Courses & Events Programme. MA programmes (and short courses) in Christian Spirituality,
Liturgy and Worship. Lecture series and short intensive courses in
Public Theology, Leadership and Ministry, Religion and the Arts.
Details:
www.sarum.ac.uk |
The St Philip’s Centre
The St Philip’s Centre is rooted in the multi-faith context of Leicester and is a
national ecumenical training centre under the Presence and Engagement initiatives.
It provides training for Christians, those of other faiths and civic partners. It enables
Christians and churches to be a confident presence in a multi-faith world, prepared
to share their faith and lear n from others.
The St Philip’s Centre offers learning opportunities and experiences at a variety of
levels: courses for clergy, lay workers and theological students.
Courses on offer include:
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Deepening the Journey:
Christian
Engagement with Buddhism
Tuesday 1st, 8th, and 22nd September
2009 - 7.00-9.00pm
Led by Dr Shanthikumar Hettiarachchi
St Philip’s Church, Evington Road,
Leicester LE2 1QN
Presence and Engagement in a
Multi-Faith World
This course has been designed primarily for
Christians of all denominations – ordained
or lay people – but all are welcome.
Theologically, issues of Christian identity
within a multi faith world have always
been with us, but since 9/11 and 7/7 we
are increasingly aware of the challenges
wherever we live. Topics to be covered
include: Theology, Mission & Dialogue,
Education & Chaplaincy, Pastoral and
Community Issues, Questions of Spirituality
and Practicalities and structures for for
dialogue and engagement.
13th, 20th and 27th October
£100 or £136 resident with local clergy
Or 23rd, 24th, 25th February 2010
Or 18th, 25th or 1 June 2010
Or 28th, 29th, 30th September 2010
St Philip’s Centre, Leicester
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Mixed Marriages in Christian and
Muslim Communities
To be presented by a Muslim and a
Christian
15th October - 7.30-9.00pm
Leicester Hebrew Congregation Communal
Hall (near Synagogue, on the corner of Highfield Street and Tichborne Street,
Leicester.
Exercising Senior Christian
Leadership in a Multi-Faith Society
Course for Bishops, Archdeacons, Deans
and senior leaders across all denominations.
This course will, we hope, challenge thinking
in a range of areas, through engagement
and reflection. We will focus upon the
question of how, as Christian leaders, we
can make a positive difference in what is
often seen as a very polarising issue.
19th November 2009 or 17th March 2009
St Philips Centre, Leicester
£125.00 including lunch and resource
books
Contact us for more
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St Philip’s Centre for Study and Engagement
in a Multi Faith Society
2A Stoughton Drive North
LEICESTER
LE5 5UB
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Tel: 0116 273 3459
www.stphilipscentre.co.uk
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