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Greening our Preaching
Any preachers, lay or ordained, are invited to develop their preaching about environmental concerns at this training morning. We’ll be hearing from Ruth Newton, parish priest of a Silver Eco-ChurchContinue reading
Into Incumbency: Keep on Running the Race
With our commitments to those we serve we also need a commitment to ourselves – to what keeps us growing as human beings, as disciples and as ministers. This sessionContinue reading
Into Incumbency: ABCD
Asset Based Community Development encourages good practice for churches engaging with local communities. The ABCD approach resonates with the Christian understanding of ‘mission dei’ – finding out what God is doing and joiningContinue reading
Quiet Day
Our termly Quiet Days are for anyone involved with parish ministry; we particularly encourage clergy to depart from their usual busyness to have some quality time for themselves with God. TheseContinue reading
Transforming Conversations
Transforming Conversations is for anyone who wants to have more effective conversations with colleagues or parishioners. Coaching skills are useful in a variety of conversations where we want to nurtureContinue reading
Yr 3 Curates & Incumbents – Making a good ending
IMD year 3 curates and incumbents only Refreshments available from 9.15am With Revd Canon Ian Bussell
Into Incumbency: Positive Safeguarding
Looking at the specific role of the incumbent in safeguarding: where the resposibilities lie, how to develop the safeguarding work of the parishes and oversight of those involved, and howContinue reading
Into Incumbency: Building and Faculties
This session is designed to help clergy navigate the broad and potentially complex range of issues affecting buildings and churchyards. Putting buildings within their wider missional context and not simplyContinue reading
Curate Residential
IMD 1-4 curates only
Everyday Faith: Reading the Bible with Everyday Life in Mind
Hosts: Neil Hudson and Ruth Walker We know reading the Bible on your own is an important spiritual discipline, but sometimes it can be daunting. Reading the Bible in aContinue reading
Everyday Faith: Reading the Bible with Everyday Life in Mind
Hosts: Neil Hudson and Ruth Walker We know reading the Bible on your own is an important spiritual discipline, but sometimes it can be daunting. Reading the Bible in aContinue reading
Responding to Growth: The ‘Coming Home’ Report
On 21 February, the Archbishops Commission on Housing, Church and Community released a bold new vision for housing and community – ‘Coming Home’. The report presents a profound challenge to the Church of England along with other groups, including the government and developers, to tackle the housing crisis.
We have brought together a panel of some of the key thinkers in this report and the Church’s Housing strategy going forward to explain the implications of the report and answer your questions.
Access to god; Access to Each Other in Worship
A series of 3 FREE evening conversations facilitated by PraxisMidlands via Zoom Access to God Access to Each Other in Worship Theology & Practice for Access to Worship in aContinue reading
Creative Spirituality Day
At Gloucester Cathedral and St Mary de Lode.
Yr 2 Curates – Living & enabling whole life discipleship
IMD year 2 curates only Refreshments available form 9.15am Curate Eucharist in the Thomas Chapel at 9.30am With Revd Canon Pauline Godfrey and Revd Cate Williams
Into Incumbency: Eco Church
Eco Church is a tool to enable us to engage well with environmental concerns, working under the five headings of worship and teaching; buildings; land, community and global; and lifestyle. Continue reading
Into Incumbency: Church Schools
Exploring the ways that the incumbent can engage with children, staff and pupils in their schools and to help us understand the important aspects of children’s spirituality, as well asContinue reading
EcoChurch Zoom Seminars – The Next Steps
EcoChurch is an award programme managed by the Christian Environmental charity A Rocha UK. Churches are challenged to commit themselves to actions which are positive for God’s creation under fiveContinue reading
EcoChurch Zoom Seminars – The Next Steps
EcoChurch is an award programme managed by the Christian Environmental charity A Rocha UK. Churches are challenged to commit themselves to actions which are positive for God’s creation under fiveContinue reading
Access to God; Access to Each Other in Worship
A series of 3 FREE evening conversations facilitated by PraxisMidlands via Zoom Access to God Access to Each Other in Worship Theology & Practice for Access to Worship in aContinue reading
Transforming Conversations
Transforming Conversations is for anyone who wants to have more effective conversations with colleagues or parishioners. Coaching skills are useful in a variety of conversations where we want to nurtureContinue reading
Yr 1 Curates – Preparing for Priesthood
IMD year 1 only Refreshments available from 9.15am Curate Eucharist in the Thomas Chapel at 9.30am With Bishop Rachel, Bishop Robert and Revd Canon Pauline Godfrey Please note this eventContinue reading
Mankind – Helping Male Victims of Domestic Abuse
Helping Male Victims of Domestic Abuse All domestic abuse is abhorrent and sadly, reported cases of domestic abuse have increased since the first Lockdown in March 2020. One inContinue reading