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Moving from pastoral to spiritual conversations: working with brokenness and resistance
1 April (9.30am - 1pm, online)
This last of three workshops will explore how to transition from pastoral to spiritual conversations.
It will briefly cover:
- basic active listening skills
- the dance between content and process in conversations
- accompanying the holy ground of brokenness and resistance.
Participants will be invited to share their own experiences in the practical sessions, in pairs and triads, and contribute to discussion in the larger group to facilitate a broader learning experience for all.
Leaders: Revd Joanna Gallant and Nick Gallant.
The Language of Resurrection: Finding the Right Words
2 April (10.30-13.00, online)
A College of Preachers workshop for preachers wanting to engage with such questions as: How can we speak meaningfully of the Resurrection in a time where informed opinion is 'led by the science', and many lives are troubled by a quiet desperation concerning humanity's future? Where are the words, images, and the silences between them to be found that honour scripture and tradition while also exploring new ways of conceiving the future hope that flows from the resurrection of Christ?
Leader: Rod Garner, Anglican priest, writer and theologian
Cost: general, £12; ministry student, £10
Book here When prompted enter the password Preach204
Theology and Integral Ecology Conference: new approaches to our planetary crisis
24-25 April (Oxford Martin School, Oxford)
This international conference, offered by the Laudato Si' Research Institute, will address questions at the intersection of theology and integral ecology, exploring the interconnectedness of the social, cultural, economic, political, and scientific aspects of our current global situation.
Speakers: Celia Deane-Drummond, Andrew Davison, Hilda Koster, Luke Bretherton
Cost: from £35 (full conference)
Digital evangelism
30 April (10am-3.30pm, Church House Oxford)
How to create a strategy to use your digital presence to make your church more visible online and to grow your worshipping community. A Church of England Digital Labs workshop for clergy and Licensed Lay Ministers (LLMs).
Topics covered will be:
- What is a digital strategy? - Thinking more in detail about who you want to target online and what platforms to use
- The different elements that make up a strategy - The type of content to create and the tools to create the content on
- Creating a piece of content and sharing with others (sharing optional.) - An opportunity for attendees to create a piece of content within the session
Bring a laptop if you want to create content electronically.
For further information, email cmdevents@oxford.anglican.org
Using the Prayers of Love and Faith (PoLF)
4 June (9.30am - 1pm, online)
A half-day online workshop for clergy and LLMs in Oxford diocese exploring how the Prayers of Love and Faith (PoLF) resources might be used in a parish context.
The morning aims to be a pragmatic exploration of the resources from a pastoral and liturgical perspective and will focus on the PoLF resources as they have been published (Dec 23), rather than participating in the ongoing debate about whether they should exist.
Participants will familiarise themselves with all three sections of the PoLF and work together on case studies using the resources. We hope those who wish to use the resources in their own contexts will explore how to do so well and within the constraints and processes that the House of Bishops have established. The morning is based on the new Grove booklet 'Can we use the Prayers of love and Faith?' by Mark Earey and Phillip Tovey.
Leaders: Revd Canon Dr Phillip Tovey, Revd Mark Earey, Hannah Ling (Social Justice Adviser) and Revd Gill Lovell (CMD Adviser)
Hiring and managing staff in churches
24 June (10am - 3.30pm, venue tba Oxford area)
An opportunity to explore good prectice for recruiting and managing paid staff and volunteers in churches.
Leaders: Susie Sigsworth (Head of HR), Gill Lovell and members of the HR team at Church House Oxford
Mental Health First Aid (2-day course)
1-2 July (9am-5pm, Archdeacon's House, Stone, Aylesbury)
This is a two-day course for clergy only, provided by humantalk and sponsored by the Clergy Support Trust. The course will equip participants with a practical framework for supporting those experiencing mental health concerns.
- Grounded in research, and developed with clinical practitioners, MHFA Is designed to enhance participants knowledge and confidence in how best to help others, whilst also looking after their own well-being
- within a church context, this programme can help participants reflect afresh on their theology of suffering, healing and recovery
- all participants will receive a 100 page printed workbook, and access to digital resources for up to three years post training, including the MHFA app which provides 24/ 7 digital support
- the training has been warmly received by cohorts of curates, parish priests, chaplains, area deans, and archdeacons
Sermon crafting
7 July (10.30am - 1.00pm, online)
A College of Preachers workshop primarily for those new to ministry and preaching.
A sermon does more than deliver facts - it tells a story, it encourages, comforts, challenges, exhorts. How a sermon is put together is as important as how it is delivered. In this workshop, we'll look at ways of crafting sermons that tell a story, helping our congregations to think afresh about the scriptures and see how they relate to their own life and faith.
Leader: Revd Dr Jennifer Brown, Director of Training for the College of Preachers
Cost: general, £12; ministry student, £10
Book here When prompted, enter password Preach075
Mental Health First Aid (2-day course)
9-10 July (9am-5pm, Church House, Oxford)
This course is now fully booked. We're looking for dates to run another course. Please email us here if you'd like to be on the waiting list for the next course.
This is a two-day course for clergy only, provided by humantalk and sponsored by the Clergy Support Trust. The course will equip participants with a practical framework for supporting those experiencing mental health concerns.
- Grounded in research, and developed with clinical practitioners, MHFA Is designed to enhance participants knowledge and confidence in how best to help others, whilst also looking after their own well-being
- within a church context, this programme can help participants reflect afresh on their theology of suffering, healing and recovery
- all participants will receive a 100 page printed workbook, and access to digital resources for up to three years post training, including the MHFA app which provides 24/ 7 digital support
- the training has been warmly received by cohorts of curates, parish priests, chaplains, area deans, and archdeacons
Preaching from Matthew's gospel
4 November (10am - 3.30pm, Church House Oxford) OR 8 November (10am - 3.30pm, venue tba near Oxford)
More details to come.
Click here for a library of resources, including recordings from previous CMD events.