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SGP TRAINING
SHORT COURSES
Training so far…• Successful 1 to 2 year courses– SMTC (Tuesdays in Haywards Heath)– SMBTC (Eastbourne and Angmering)– depth, but big time (and travel) commitment
Training so far…• Mixed success with half-day training events– e.g. ‘Come and See’• ~100 from ~15 churches
– Very good but...• Many not reached – Distance? Ownership? Buy-in?• Highly time-constrained; intensive
SOMETHING IN BETWEEN?
LOCAL AND LOCALLY-ORGANISED?
Short courses – the concept
• 4 to 8 hour short courses run in a local church• preferably for a small group of churches• for everyone or particular leaders• adaptable to the local situation and needs– different timing options– different styles of presentation and levels of
interaction
Short courses - portfolio
• Bible understanding & Bible handling
Short courses - portfolio
• Understanding Christian Doctrine
Short courses - portfolio
• Christian thinking and living
Short courses - portfolio
• Evangelism
Short courses - portfolio
• Bible understanding & Bible handling• Understanding Christian Doctrine• Christian thinking and living• Evangelism• Other?
Short courses – the trainers
• Nick McQuaker
• Jon Hobbs
• Martin Povey
• Glen Scrivener
• You?
Short courses – the benefits
• Focussed training• You set the agenda• Extra resource• Experience• A outsider’s voice• Fellowship across churches
Short courses - promotion
• Training for...– Small-Group Leaders– Sunday School Teachers
• An evening with...talking about...• Lent course• Enrichment week• Summer school
QUESTIONS