Forming habits of wellbeing will help you flourish in the challenges of incumbency. Heather McCartney, a psychotherapist, is working with people in ministry in a number of dioceses, offering psychotherapy,Continue reading
Julian Jones on 'How can we enable environment & climate justice ?' Julian Jones is a Distinguished Fellow at Schumacher Institute, Julian volunteers for Water21, a non profit AgendaContinue reading
Day 1 of 3 The Enneagram is a guide to the spiritual journey. Enneas = 9 and in its simplest form there are nine spaces representing nine stances to theContinue reading
10 sessions starting 15 October 2022 Time: 9:45 - 11:30am on Saturday mornings - full list of dates below Venue: Discover DeCrypt, St Mary DeCrypt, Southgate Street, Gloucester for allContinue reading
Parish Bereavement Visitors offer pastoral and listening support to church members and the wider community at a time when it is most needed. They also play a vital missional roleContinue reading
Lots of schools and churches welcome a burst of energy with an iSingPOP event and then wonder how they can continue the excitement in their ongoing worshipping life In thisContinue reading
Keep your sermon fresh! Rebecca Dean will invite us to explore Matthew’s gospel for ourselves and begin to think about how we might invite others to do the same inContinue reading
Part of every minister's role is to enable the ministry of all God's people. It is often easier to talk about collaborative ministry than to put it into practice. InContinue reading
To explore the particular role that the incumbent has in the financial management of the parish. This includes the basics of reading balance sheets and annual accounts, how to workContinue reading
Introduction and Taster session: 12 January 2023 - 9:30am - 12noon 8 session course commencing 26 January 2023 Venue: St Peter's Cottages, Leckhampton. Mindfulness is the practice of being awareContinue reading
Being an incumbent necessarily involves handling disagreement and conflict. This session helps us to identify the importance of, and how to enable, different voices to be heard. Thus moving fromContinue reading
Archdeacons Hilary and Phil help us understand the legal aspects of the PCC, the responsibilities of the incumbent, and consider how to chair good and fruitful PCC meetings. Tutor: ArchdeaconContinue reading
What is it? What difference does it make? Why do people keep talking about it? Isn’t it hard work? Join in the conversation alongside people who are trying a newContinue reading
Snapchat, Instagram, Discord, Youtube – the online world of social media seems daunting and a little scary, and yet for young people (11-18) these platforms are a normal part ofContinue reading
8 session course commencing 26 January 2023 Venue: St Peter's Cottages, Leckhampton. Mindfulness is the practice of being aware in the present moment with an attitude of compassionate curiosity. ItContinue reading
Retreat Morning for anyone involved in Children or Youth Ministry. Step away from planning and preparing and spend a morning soaking in God’s presence. With the promise of a warmContinue reading
This course from the Diocese of Gloucester gives lay people formal training before gaining permission to lead Services of the Word and all-age worship, usually where they worship on aContinue reading
