Revd Dr Elizabeth Jordan Lay Ministry Adviser

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1 Lent Modules 2017 Details about Centre locations will be sent to you nearer the time. If you require any other information please contact: Diane Hardy at the Diocesan Office, 53 New Street Chelmsford CM1 1AT Tel:

2 It s inspiring to see such a good choice of modules to participate in during Lent. Whether you want to be quiet and reflective, learn a new skill, or be challenged in your thinking, there s something here for you. There are, in particular, many modules which will help you as we are called to live as missionary disciples. These modules during Lent this year are part of the CCS programme, but also are open to everyone. The normal CCS programme will continue throughout the summer term so that the CCS members can consider, in their own groups, their part in God s mission and vocation. There s plenty here to choose from! CCS members are expected to choose at least one - but you can do more. And anyone else can join in as well. Look for something that grabs your attention, challenges what you already know and equips you to serve in God s kingdom. Revd Dr Elizabeth Jordan Lay Ministry Adviser ejordan@chelmsford.anglican.org

3 Lent Modules Module Lent 1 Church History from Constantine to Justinian The conversion of Constan ne the Great to Chris anity is a seminal event in world history, the results of which we live with today poli cally and ecclesias cally. This course will address both and include a considera on of the Nicene Creed from a historical rather than a theological perspec ve. It will also outline the history of the Church to the reign of Jus nian, thus bringing us to the eve of the Moslem invasions. Course Content Week 1 The Church in 300 A.D.; the last persecu on and the conversion of Constan ne. Week 2 The Council of Nicaea and its a ermath Week 3 The Church becomes an ins tu on Week 4 The fall of the Roman Empire in the West; St Augus ne of Hippo Week 5 The reign of Jus nian; the policy towards heresy; the building of Hagia Sophia. Tutor: Miss Rowena Rudkin Tuesday evenings 7.30pm pm Churchill Room March 7,14,21,28 & April 4 Memorial Hall Course fee 30 Next to St Mary s Church South Woodford Module Lent 2 Growing Bridge Builders Conflict is a reality - it is neither good nor bad in itself: it just IS. What does matter is how we handle conflict. Coming out of the Mennonite tradition, Bridge-Builders has been teaching Christians to better handle conflict for many years. This module of work offers an opportunity to discover some of the recently released new material in this field and to help participants to improve the way they deal with conflict in their own communities. Those attending this module will be invited to take part in an active programme of learning, joint exercises, participation and reflection. Tutors: Revd Paul Wilkin & Tuesday evenings 7.30pm pm Mr Roman Kukiewicz March 7,14,21,28 & April 4 St Mary s Church Course fee 30 Dunmow

4 Module Lent 3 Christ Pictured The sessions will be about how artists picture Christ and how that might help us to picture Christ. The sessions will include some input about the artists and paintings followed by reflection and discussion. This is NOT a painting class. Week 1 Emmanuel - God with us. Russian icons. Led by Chris Thomas. Week 2 Christ the carpenter - Reflection on Christ the one who accomplishes his God given task to save the world by Lesley Lynn. Week 3 Christ in the wilderness - Stanley Spencer by Lesley Lynn using Bishop Steven's book. 4. Christ on the cross. Led by Mark James. 5. Christ - risen, ascended, glorified. Led by Mark James. Tutors: Revd Mark James Thursday evenings 7.30pm pm Mrs Lesley Lynn & Mrs Chris Thomas March 9,16,23,30 & April 6 Church Centre, Christ Church Course fee 30 Warley Module Lent 4 Stress Management Modern life is full of frustrations, deadlines, and demands. For many people, stress is so commonplace that it has become a way of life. Sometimes, stress becomes overwhelming, it can damage health, mood, relationships, and quality of life. Many church leaders often feel stressed by the expectations of their ministry and many are called to walk alongside people feeling stressful. So what do we do? The aims of the workshop are:- Gain an understanding of what stress is and attitudes around stress; More awareness of how it affects ourselves and other people; Learn how to help ourselves and others deal with pressure & stress through wellbeing techniques - Try out sessions. No previous experience necessary. Tutor: Mrs Maureen McPherson Thursday April 6th Library 9.30am pm Diocesan Office Maximum numbers - 16 Chelmsford Course fee 5

5 Module Lent 5 Certificate of Evangelism This course gives an introduction to Evangelism in theory and practice and is intended for anyone who wants to explore the ministry of the Evangelist in its broadest sense. Course content includes: What is evangelism? How Jesus did it? Gospel & conversion. Reaching today s society. How to share our faith story. The ethics of evangelism. Evangelism and prayer. Leading someone to Christ. Nurture and enquirers courses. Facilitating teamwork. How to encourage others. Organising evangelistic events. The course can be undertaken on its own or as part of the diocesan Evangelism Enabler training scheme for those considering applying to become Evangelism Enablers for their church. Tutors: Revd Graham Dowling Saturdays 10.00am pm Revd Mark Blakely & Mrs Josie Dowling March 18th & April 1st, May 6th & 20th St Patricks Church Hall Course fee 30 Barking NB. The dates for this course extend beyond Lent and it is important you are able to attend the dates in May in addition to those during Lent. Module Lent 6 How does God s Church Grow? Is your church at a standstill? Are the congregation numbers dropping? Explore the reasons and challenge yourself to look at where your church is within the community it serves. The aim of this module is to think about where your church is now and where it will be in the future and will provide the foundations for developing confidence, vision and determination in order to think what your church can do to recognise God is at work. Tutor: Mrs Maureen McPherson Thursday March 30th Library 9.30am pm Diocesan Office Course fee 5 Chelmsford

6 Module Lent 7 W@W - Witnessing in the World of Work equipping effective everyday evangelism PURPOSE W@W aims to investigate the theory and practice of active Christian witness in today s workplace. Its purpose it to better equip Christian witness in an agnostic and atheist atmosphere, and in one where witness involves interaction with other active faith systems. COURSE CONTENT Week One will investigate being a Christian in the workplace why witness in the workplace, what is witness, the barriers to witness, ethical challenges in the workplace, and witness without words. Week Two will develop worldly-wise witnessing, investigating approaches to those of different beliefs and how those beliefs affect thinking and behaviour, examining differences and similarities between Christian belief and those of Agnostics and Atheists, Jews and Muslims, and Sikhs and Hindus in order to facilitate greater understanding and more effective witness. TARGET GROUP W@W is ideal for any Christian, employed, seeking employment or volunteering, who is seeking to evangelise more effectively in the workplace. Tutor: Mr Mac Leonard Saturdays 10.00am pm Christ Church Room March 4th & 25th St Johns Church Course fee 15 Stratford Module Lent 8 Prayer and Bible Study This module looks at how to set up and organise ministry for Prayer and Healing and how to lead and organise Bible Study Groups Tutors: Revd Tara Frankland Saturdays 10.00am pm & Mr David Tweddle April 1st & May 6th All Saints Church Course fee 15 Belhus Park South Ockendon

7 Module Lent 9 What s the point of the Trinity? This module will look at why we believe in one God in three persons, why it's important to the Christian faith, and what difference it makes to the Christian life. Is it a mathematical conundrum which isn't relevant to us, or is it the very foundation of everything about the Christian faith and life? We will be looking especially at how the Trinity works out in the cross and salvation. Tutors: Revd Phill Sacre Monday evenings 7.30pm pm St Mark s March 6,13,20,27 and April 3 Great Clacton Cost 30 Module Lent 10 Exploring the Atonement This module is a Survey of the Wondrous Cross and seeks to discover the meaning and significance of the death of Jesus exploring such questions as: is the Atonement a mystery that we shall never be able to plumb the depths of, or is it just a theory? If the Atonement is a theory, then is there one theory that is dominant, or is multifaceted? In exploring these questions, we shall examine the way in which Jesus viewed His death and why it was necessary; the Biblical images and metaphors relating to the Cross; the theories and models of the Atonement including the most recent Nonviolent theory; and the theories of some modern theologians. Tutor: Revd Brian Kyriacou Wednesday evenings 7.30pm pm St Anne & St Lawrence Church March 8,15,22,29 & April 5 Elmstead Market Course fee 30

8 Module Lent 11 Memorials as Pastoral Care especially services of All Soul s. Course Content Background :- The recent Grove Booklet on All Souls Services of Remembrance claims for All Soul s services that this kind of event is the fastest growing form of service across the English Anglican church (Leach, 2105 p3). Leach s claim is based on private conversations and statistical analysis provided by the Archbishop s Council and has been borne out in our own local experience. The popularity of these services seems to meet a need for people to gather to remember loves ones who have died. However Leach agrees that there is some confusion about what message of hope and encouragement would be appropriate to deliver. This course sets out to frame the Christian response, the issues faced and the theological underpinning of such a service. 4 sessions:- (2 2 ½ hours) Covering the following elements Pastoral care in the context of death. The grief cycle. the time around the funeral, post funeral visiting, sustained contact, and the helpfulness of community memorial type services at a later date. What happens when you die? The churches teaching(s) on post-mortem - resurrection hope - alternative theological positions - annihilationism, second chancers, universalism. The different positions in the context of a memorial service where there will be non -Christians and Christians morning non-christian and Christian spouses / family members. All soul s services - history of communal memorials from the 1 st century to the Benedictine innovation of All Saints and All Souls ( the difference between these two). The elements of a the service invitation, welcome, setting, lighting, music, candles, service sheet, prayers, sensitivity of reflections (Theology of Hope), close of session, personal prayer, refreshments, follow-up. The symbolism of the service - the use of light and hospitality as theological motifs. An exercise of compiling an All Soul s service. Tutors: Revd Liz Paxton & Wednesday evenings 7.30pm pm Mrs Helen Grover February 22 & March 8,15,22 Parish Rooms, St Andrew s Centre Course fee 30 Halstead

9 Module Lent 12 Introduction to Icons Session 1 Saturday 4 th March pm -5pm Tiptree United Reformed Church, Chapel Road, Tiptree, Essex CO5 0HP We will be looking at the history of Icons and learning to read them. Session 2 Saturday 18 th March pm 5.45pm St John the Baptist Orthodox Monastery, Rectory Road, The Old Rectory, Tolleshunt Knights CM9 8EZ Fr Kyril, the Abbot, has invited the group to eat our packed lunches with them, have a tour of the buildings where we will experience icons made by the community for worship and end with Vespers in one of their chapels. For one afternoon we can experience a different spirituality. Please bring packed lunches to both days. Drinks will be provided. Tutor: Mrs Isabel Adcock & Saturdays as above Mrs Sue Streete March 4th & 18th Venues as above Course fee 15 Module Lent 13 Primed for Prayer St Paul tells us to pray constantly. That is easier said than done and not at all as easy as it sounds. The course will be experiential i.e. of a more practical nature, involving some prayer and aims at exploring, and recognising, what can trigger prayer in daily life. For example, 'looking' is not the same as 'seeing'. Previous courses from Linda on prayer have been about how to pray, and perhaps about what to pray. This one is almost all about motivation to pray. To prime something is to set it ready to work. Being primed for prayer could be useful. Tutors: Canon Dr Linda Barnard Thursday mornings 10.00am noon Diocesan Office March 9,23,16,30 & April 6 Chelmsford Course fee 30

10 Module Lent 14 The Development of Holy Communion from the Latin Mass to Common Worship The aim of this module is to trace the development of Holy Communion from the pre-reformation Latin Mass through the English Prayer Books of 1549, 1552 and 1662 to Common Worship. Each week there will be a Celebration of each Communion Service, as it would have been at the time, followed by (or preceded by) a detailed discussion. It is aimed at anyone currently studying on the CCS (or having completed it previously); any Christians interested in how Holy Communion has come down to us today; and very useful for Ordinands and those in training for Licensed Lay Ministry. Tutors: Revd Simon Law Thursday evenings 7.30pm pm Revd Michèle Marshall & March 9,16,23,30 & April 6 Revd Paul Haworth Course fee 30 St Gabriel s Church Pitsea

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