CMD events

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Autumn Term 2024

Autumn courses at Sarum College

Further information and dates. Don't forget you can claim your CMD grant to fund external courses such as those provided by Sarum College.

Setting up a Mission Chapter: a day for those involved in market town ministry

10 September (10am - 3.30pm, Yarnton Manor, Yarnton, OX5 1PY)

Are you involved in Market Town Mission and Evangelism?

If so, we would love to hear from you, and invite you to join us on 10 Sept to explore the possibility of setting up a Mission Chapter for those involved in market town ministry. We hope to share best practice, pray for each other, read Scripture and reflect on God’s calling on us with an eye to how we bring more people to faith in Christ and share his love with them wholistically. We would also like to hear what would best support you in this ministry to which God has called you.

Leader: Revd Dr Andy Angel

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Digging Deeper into the NT Texts on Same-Sex Relationships

NEW DATE: 12 September (10am - 3.30pm, venue tbc, near Oxford)

Participants in our recent LLF training days have requested that we explore in-depth the NT texts that have been central to the debates in Living in Love and Faith. So, we will address them on this study day.

As this will be in-depth study, we will move at the pace of those attending but we will aim to work through as many as we can cover during the day, beginning with Romans 1:18-32. We will be contextualising them in their literary context and in their cultural context in second Temple Judaism and Hellenism.

Please bring your Bible. You are also welcome to bring your Greek New Testaments, but no knowledge of Greek will be necessary to fully participate in the day.

Presenter: Revd Dr Andy Angel

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Building a Healthy Team and Dealing with Conflict

19 September (10am - 1pm, Church House Oxford)

Building a healthy team and constructively dealing with conflict when it arises. A workshop for clergy and LLMs in Oxford Diocese. The workshop is provided by Thrive Worldwide, in partnership with the Clergy Support Trust.

Participants will:

discover how conflict often arises and how it can be resolved
understand the principles of building a healthy team
recognise how past life experiences can impact working relationships
develop listening skills to support team relations
gain confidence in having difficult conversations
learn that a healthy team is not absent of conflict but rather one that is able to address conflict when it arises and find creative, constructive ways to move forward together

"this training ... was excellent both in content and delivery - really helpful in many ways ... I think it should be mandatory for all clergy!" (previous participant)

For further information, email cmdevents@oxford.anglican.org

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ReEquip: The Anxiety Epidemic

27 September (9.30am - 3.30pm, Yarnton Manor, Yarnton, OX5 1PY)

A day with Steve Midgley considering how to help (the growing number of) people struggling with anxiety.

Lunch included.

Cost: £11.55

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For more information about Yarnton Manor's ReEquip monthly series for those in pastoral ministry

We long for His Coming in Glory

15 October (10am - 3.30pm, venue tba)

The season of Advent, with its readings, collects and hymns, recalls us to the central Christian doctrine of the Parousia (or Second Coming or Advent) of Christ. How do we preach and teach about this in our (post)modern age? This day will focus not just on key Biblical texts, in both Testaments, but also on the Common Worship liturgy, in order to prepare both for the Season of Advent and for preaching and teaching throughout the year.

Leader: Revd Dr Darrell Hannah

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