Lay & Clergy. July December Training & Formation

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1 Lay & Clergy July December 2012 Training & Formation

2 spirituality days Senior Moments with God The spirituality of ageing Bruce Carpenter A chance to explore the relationship older people may have with God and the church, looking at prayer in later life and some of the stories of older people in the Bible. Date: Saturday 28th July Venue:Portsmouth Cathedral Time: 10:00 am 3:30 pm Cost: 7.50 What are days for? Finding a rhythm & balance for daily living in the 21 st century Marion Syms In our chaotic, multitasking 21st Century society, this quiet day will provide an opportunity to reflect on the balance and rhythm of our own daily lives, distilling some of the practical wisdom from Benedictine monastic spirituality. Date: Saturday 18th August Venue: Portsmouth Cathedral Time: 10:00 am 3:30 pm Cost: 7.50

3 spirituality days Faith and Life the rhythm of Iona Bob Thomas A day to investigate the interplay of faith and action, with a focus on the principles of shared life as modelled by the Iona Community. (please note change of speaker) Date: Saturday 15th September Venue: Portsmouth Cathedral Time: 10:00 am 3:00 pm Cost: 7.50 As part of the teaching, we will be sharing lunch, so if possible, please bring a plate of food to share. Playful and Devout David Lindsay A day to explore the possibility that a more playful approach to our faith might help to enrich and enliven our experiences of belief, prayer and worship. Date: Saturday 13th October Venue: Portsmouth Cathedral Time: 10:00 am 3:30 pm Cost: 7.50

4 Inspispirituality days Stations of the Stable Ruth Tuschling Advent begins on 2 nd December, so here is an opportunity to prepare by looking at the journey towards the moment of the Incarnation through the medium of art. We will look at paintings and also pray using colour and form ourselves. No artistic ability is required! Ruth Tuschling is the diocesan adviser for spirituality and has been in post since March Previously she was Warden of Offa House, the Coventry diocesan retreat house. She has also been a novice nun in the Anglican Benedictine community at Burford Priory. She enjoys running all kinds of retreats and quiet days, and her personal interest is in silent contemplative prayer. She is also learning to paint ikons. Date: Saturday 24th November Venue: St Paul s, Barton, Church Hall, Isle of Wight Time: 10:00 am 3:30 pm Cost: 7.50 Information on the programme of Spirituality Days will be available for the whole year on the diocesan website and also in a booklet. If you would like a booklet sent directly to you, please contact Claire Holland on claire.holland@portsmouth.anglican.org or telephone

5 Inspire spirituality The Diocesan Foundation Course in Christian Spirituality Cathedral House, St Thomas s Street, Portsmouth THE NEXT COURSE STARTS IN SEPTEMBER 2013 AND BOOKING INFORMATION WILL BE AVAILABLE IN JANUARY The Inspire team are currently restructuring the course and details will be published in the autumn of Below is an outline of the course that has just finished: Christian Spirituality Terms 1 and 2 (Autumn 2011 Spring 2012) Twenty evenings plus two Saturdays over two terms, covering: prayer experience, input and opportunity for reflection each evening experience of different approaches to prayer input from the course facilitators & guest speakers introducing the history of spirituality & spiritual traditions, e.g. Benedictine, Franciscan, Celtic, Ignatian, Evangelical exploring images of God, images of self, contemporary spiritualities sharing experience in a variety of small groups individual support from a mentor who is one of the course facilitators advice on reading, reflection, journaling and prayer in between sessions A retreat in daily life Week of Accompanied Prayer, April 2012 An opportunity to reflect on our relationship with God through dedicated times of prayer each day, meeting as a group at the start and end of the week; during the week meeting daily one-to-one with a prayer guide to review what is happening. An Introduction to Christian Spiritual Direction Term 3 (Summer 2012) Ten evenings and one Saturday during the term, covering: Developing skills in listening, accompanying and discerning Understanding a personal journey at a deeper level What is spiritual direction? Grief and loss Support from course facilitators For full details of course costs and the application process for the 2013/14 course (available in the Spring of 2013) please contact Kay Lancaster , kay.lancaster@portsmouth.anglican.org

6 personal development Time: 7.00pm-9.15pm Venues: Mainland - evening and venue yet to be confirmed IOW Thursday evenings at St John s Church Centre, Ryde Cost per term The Bishop s Foundation Course: one on the Mainland and one on the Isle of Wight, will start Jan Help for Christians in growing more confident as followers of Christ Do you have questions about what we believe, how our traditions arose or what you read in your Bible, but don t know who to ask or where to go for the answers? Do you want to deepen your understanding of Christian faith and belief? Would you like to join others with similar questions or aims on their faith journey? If so, then you may be interested in... The Bishop s Foundation Course. One evening a week for two terms plus two Saturday sessions. We cover a different topic every week, each with a different speaker and offer sessions for reflection and discussion. Lots of ideas, differing approaches, discussions and questions: an ideal way to learn! Term 1 starts in January Session 1 - Introductory session: Getting to know each other Session 2 - What is Faith? Session 3 - The Bible - Its Nature and Authority Session 4 - Jesus and the Kingdom New Testament Prophecy Session 5 - An introduction to the Four Gospels Session 6 - Reflection and discussion session Session 7 - The Influence of St Paul Session 8 - The Passover- a Saturday session Session 9 - Outline of the Old Testament History Session 10 - Old Testament Prophecy Term 2 starts the week after Easter week Session 11 - New Testament Greek issues of translation. Reflection at end of first term Session 12 - Holy Baptism Session 13 - The Nicene Creed the formation of doctrine Session 14 - Atonement / reconciliation/healing Session 15 - The Eucharist: A Saturday Session Session 16 - The doctrine of the Trinity thinking about God Session 17 - Living in the Trinity praying to God Session 18 - Reflection and discussion session Session 19 - Outline of Church History up to the Reformation Session 20 - The Reformation and the development of the Anglican Church Session 21 - Being the Church today: witnessing to the kingdom locally and globally Session 22 - Vocations to serve Session 23 - Reflection/Feedback on the course and final party! For further details please contact Mrs Kay Lancaster or kay.lancaster@portsmouth.anglican.org

7 Exploring Christianity Do you ever wish you could develop your knowledge about your faith? If so, Exploring Christianity is a course that will help you. Developed in the Diocese of Bath & Wells, together with Trinity College, Bristol, the course is now available in the Diocese of Portsmouth. Who is this course for? All lay people who want to further explore faith, deepen their commitment and learn together with other interested students. How does the course work? The course is a blend of home study and class-based tutorials. The course has six modules with ten sessions in each (six terms over two years). Each student receives a Study Guide at the beginning of the module, with work to be completed each week and reading and thinking exercises. Module 1: Spirituality and Prayer Module 2: New Testament Module 3: Questions of Faith Module 4: Reshaping Church Module 5: Old Testament Module 6:Challenging Choices Mainland Venue: Denmead All Saints Church Hall, Upper Room Start Date: Thursday 20th September 2012 Time: pm Cost: 25 per term Island Venue: All Saints Church Hall, Ryde Start Date: Friday 21st September 2012 Time: pm. Cost: 25 per term For more details and to register your interest, contact: kay.lancaster@portsmouth.anglican.org

8 personal development living your faith This is a four part module home study course intended for Christians wanting to develop their faith and discipleship, understand the grounds for faith in order to share it and to think further about God s call on their life. It is also designed to provide essential guidelines for continuing Christian discipleship. Each module is five weeks long. Module 1: Journey of Faith, Module 2: Roots of Faith, Module 3: Community of Faith, Module 4: Living Faith. Living Your Faith is available through the Guildford diocesan website and is kindly offered for use in Portsmouth, the material being available for adult use by individuals, parishes or other groups. Modules are available for downloading from:

9 bishop s training day When Ministry is Challenged and Challenging Reflections on Paul's ministry from 2 Corinthians 2 Corinthians is the often overlooked gem of Paul's writings. It is not impressive like Romans or engaging like Philippians; it also feels a little choppy and some say that it is made up of two or more separate epistles. However, if we ignore this epistle we lose a vital insight that reflects deeply and painfully on the question of what happens when relationships in ministry go wrong. During this day we will be looking at some of the key passages of 2 Corinthians through this lens and asking what it might teach us about our own ministry today. A Bishop s Training Day with Dr Paula Gooder for Clergy, Readers, and all those involved in ministry. Tuesday 13th November :30am - 3:30pm Portsmouth Cathedral Lunch and drinks will be provided but we do need to know you are coming. Please tell us! For more information & to arrange to have a sandwich lunch, please contact Kay Lancaster on or kay.lancaster@portsmouth.anglican.org

10 initial ministerial education 4-7 Tuesday 9 th October 10.00am 12.30pm Saturday 1st December 10.00am 3.30pm Collective Worship in Primary Schools Led by Mr Chris Pritchard, Schools Adviser Venue: St Mary s Church, Fratton, PO1 5PA The English Mystics: Julian, Cloud of Unknowing and others Led by Revd Dr Ruth Tuschling, Diocesan Spirituality Adviser Venue: Cathedral House continuing ministerial development Southern Regional Institute: serving the South-Central Regional Training Partnership SRI runs 48-hour, high-quality residential consultations on an inter-diocesan basis. They include Consultations for Area Deans newly in post. First Responsibility Consultation for clergy six months or more into their first post after their title curacy. Preparing for Retirement for clergy and spouses up to five years away from their retirement. New Posts for clergy six months or more into any new post. Training Incumbents for those new to the role and those wanting a refresher. These consultations run for forty-eight hours and are held at various venues in the region. Cost of these consultations are paid in full by the CMD budget. For further details on all CMD and IME 4-7 courses please contact Canon David Isaac Tel: or david.isaac@portsmouth.anglican.org

11 continuing ministerial development TRANSFORMING CHURCH CONFLICT A ONE DAY WORKSHOP on SEPTEMBER 13 th :30AM to 4.30PM at CATHERINGTON CHURCH HALL led by Robin Coutts and Wendy Kennedy based on material used by Bridge Builders cost 10 (including Bridge Builders handbook and lunch) to book please contact Kay Lancaster on kay.lancaster@portsmouth.anglican.org

12 worship and liturgy The Work of the People a course for clergy, readers and all involved in leading worship The Work of the People is a two day reflective and practical course for all those who lead and put together worship services and gatherings. It will involve group work, discussions, times of worship as well as some preparations outside of sessions. The cost of the whole course is per person and it will run on Saturday 2nd February & Saturday 2nd March Venue: All Saints Church Hall, Catherington. For more information please contact Kay Lancaster on or kay.lancaster@portsmouth.anglican.org Useful links for liturgy resources Information about Common Worship is available on the Church of England Website at the address Praxis : Praxis offers the following: day and residential conferences around the country (with reduced fees for members) training resources Praxis News of Worship (published four times a year and included in the membership fee) and its website If you are interested in exploring this area please contact: Revd Canon Nicholas Biddle nicholas.biddle@portsmouthcathedral.org.uk

13 mission development Mission Development Officer Revd Charlie Peer will be taking up the post of Mission Development Officer on 6th August. The officer works with parishes in any way that will help stimulate imagination for mission and growth, providing support and practical resources where needed. He also helps parishes with issues relating to Christian mission and stewardship of resources. For further advice please contact Revd Charlie Peer on or stewardship Training for new treasurers Training is available for small groups of treasurers as required and is co-ordinated at a deanery level. Evening workshops can be arranged either at the diocesan office or in the parishes. Individual support is always available by telephone or . For further advice please contact Mr Chris Malone or chris.malone@portsmouth.anglican.org

14 children s & youth ministry Getting the support that you need! As part of our commitment to get the right support, resources and input for youth and children s ministry into your parish we are able to arrange training for your team in your local area. After an initial conversation to talk through your needs and find a date, you can then choose from a range of options which can last from two hours or greater. There is no cost to the parish at all. All you have to do is provide the room and refreshments! Needs and input will be considered on an individual basis. Please note that due to time commitments, bookings for this kind of support need to be done by at least a term in advance. Please contact Ben Mizen, Diocesan Youth & Children s Work Adviser, for a chat and more details. You can get him by ben.mizen@portsmouth.anglican.org and telephone: DOPCANDY? Keep up to date with all events, training, support, resources and news on children s and youth ministry across the Diocese of Portsmouth with the DOPCANDY website!

15 children s & youth ministry The Key The Key is an induction tool which has been written and developed to equip those who work with children and young people. It is primarily aimed at volunteers in a variety of church settings, however, it can also be used as a basic quality assurance tool for existing volunteers or paid workers. The core aims of The Key are to: Reflect on why they work with children or young people Explore learning styles, programme planning and resources Be aware of the basics in safeguarding and good practice The Key has been designed to be delivered to small and large groups. The style of the three sessions is interactive and full of games, quizzes, reflections, ideas, practical advice and group work. Each session lasts for approximately two hours and can be delivered on three separate occasions or as a full day. The hope is that The Key will act as a pathway to further training and development. The cost of the whole course is 3:00 per person. Contact Claire Holland for booking details. Dates of Key courses across the diocese Saturday 6th October 2012 (three modules in one day) Time: 09:30 15:30 Venue: St John s Newport Church Hall, Isle of Wight Cost: 3:00 per person (includes materials and handouts) Saturday 24th November 2012 (three modules in one day) Time: 09:30 15:30 Venue: St John Rowlands Castle Church Hall Cost: 3:00 per person (includes materials and handouts) For more details about The Key and other courses running across the diocese contact Claire Holland, Mission & Discipleship Team, on or claire.holland@portsmouth.anglican.org

16 vocations The Discovery Programme is aimed at young Christians aged between 16 to 24 years old who are seeking a deeper understanding of themselves and God s unique purpose for their lives. It aims to provide life transforming moments to help young people discover their unique gifts and how God might use them to make a difference in the world. Through all activities we will provide opportunities to explore calling, to inspire service, to be transformed through Christ and release young people to where God is leading them. The Discovery Programme is made up of three broad activities: 1. Discovery Day a day event to provide time, space and challenge to hear God s call. 2. Discovery Course/Weekend a discipleship and leadership course to develop and empower young people in their calling and give them the tools to be Christ s servants, with the option of a residential weekend to go deeper in hearing and responding to God s call. 3. Discovery Gap Year an opportunity to grow by spending a whole year in a local parish and other placements, experiencing lots of different ministry opportunities. DISCOVERY PROGRAMME Sept 2012 Launch of Gap Year - Seeking parish placements and participants for September 2013 start. Pilot of Discovery Discipleship/Leadership Course begins. Mar 2013 Discovery Day 9th or 23rd March (to be confirmed). Church of the Good Shepherd, Crookhorn. 10am - 4pm. Sept 2013 First Gap Year begins. Discovery Course For more details regarding Discovery & Young Vocations please contact: Revd Greg Holmes Young Vocations Adviser revgtholmes@gmail.com Revd Connie Sherman Young Vocations Adviser connie.27@hotmail.co.uk Ben Mizen Youth & Children s Work Adviser ben.mizen@portsmouth.anglican.org GET CONNECTED Twitter - Facebook - Web -

17 mission and society The Mission and Society Team, led by the Revd Canon Nick Ralph, provides training for the following areas, either directly or by signposting to others. These areas include: Race Equality, Interfaith relations Social Care Community Engagement Communications Bidding for Grants Good Neighbour Scheme Governance etc For further details about training which can be offered by the team please contact Nicky Pybus on or via mission & education The Mission and Education team, led by Mr Tony Blackshaw, provides training for those people involved with their local Church School either as a foundation governor or visitor. These areas include: Collective Worship Religious Education Developing the School s Christian Character New Foundation Governors Christian Values in Schools Preparing for the School s Denominational Inspection Leadership & Management etc For further details about training which can be offered by the team please contact Liz Hodson on or liz.hodson@portsmouth.anglican.org Information on events for inclusion in this booklet should be sent to: The Mission & Discipleship Team, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB, or contact Mrs Kay Lancaster on or kay.lancaster@portsmouth.anglican.org PLEASE NOTE DATES AND VENUES ARE SOMETIMES LIABLE TO CHANGE Portsmouth Diocesan Board of Finance A company limited by guarantee Registered in London No Charity No

18 safeguarding All training workshops will be held at the Portsmouth Diocesan Offices unless otherwise stated Saturday 7th July 10.00am 12.00pm Essential Awareness & Response to Safeguarding Adults Saturday 28th July 10.00am 12.00pm Essential Awareness & Response to Safeguarding Children Saturday 28th July 1.30pm 3.30pm Essential Awareness & Response to Safeguarding Adults These two sessions will take place at St John s Church Hall, Newport, IoW, PO30 1EQ Saturday 15th Sept 10.00am 12.00pm Designated Safeguarding Representative Induction Training Tuesday 25th Sept 7.00pm 9.00pm Managing Offenders in Church Saturday 13th October 10.00am 12.00pm Essential Awareness & Response to Safeguarding Children To book on to this training Theresa at theresa.winship@portsmouth.anglican.org or ask your Safeguarding Representative to book a place for you. Keeping Safe On and Off-line (Workshop for young people aged years) This workshop raises awareness about the issues young people face on and off line. Resources used include films and quizzes to help educate young people in the safe use of the internet, and explores how their actions and behaviour can put them at risk. This workshop will be run in the parish in liaison with Youth Leaders and is designed to last approximately 1½ hours. For more information please contact Mary Daisy on Tel or mary.daisy@portsmouth.anglican.org Training Workshops in Parishes We understand that some parishes are keen to host a training workshop at their own church due to numbers involved. In these circumstances, please contact Theresa Winship on Tel or theresa.winship@portsmouth.anglican.org to discuss your requirements. These courses are FREE!

19 pentecost a programme of events across the diocese from the evening of Friday 17th May to Sunday evening 19th May: Prayer vigils, workshops, seminars, culminating in the big Pompey Pentecost Party! details to follow...

20 diocesan training contacts Canon David Isaac, Head of Mission and Discipleship section First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB Mr Tony Blackshaw, Head of Mission and Education section First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB Canon Nick Ralph, Head of Mission and Society section First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB Revd Dr Ruth Tuschling, Diocesan Spirituality Adviser First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB or Mr Ben Mizen, Youth & Children s Work Adviser First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB ben.mizen@portsmouth.anglican.org Revd Charlie Peer, Mission Development Officer First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB charlie.peer@portsmouth.anglican.org Mrs Kay Lancaster, Mission & Discipleship Team Administrative Secretary First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB kay.lancaster@portsmouth.anglican.org Mrs Mary Daisy Assistant Safeguarding Adviser First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB mary.daisy@portsmouth.anglican.org Mrs Claire Holland Mission & Discipleship Team Admin Assistant. First Floor, Peninsular House, Wharf Road, Portsmouth, PO2 8HB claire.holland@portsmouth.anglican.