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Training Together prospectus 2015
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Jesus went about all the cities and villages, teaching in their synagogues, and proclaiming the good news of the kingdom, and curing every disease and every sickness. 36When he saw the crowds, he had compassion for them, because they were harassed and helpless, like sheep without a shepherd. 37Then he said to his disciples, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; 38therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.
Matthew 9: 35-38
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This famous passage about Jesus’ longing to see more people come into the ministry follows a passage where he heals a mute man. The act of enabling the man to find his voice could besaid to speak to us about the importance of Unlock-ing our Potential.
First of all, we are passionate about enabling every member of the diocese to find their voice and con-tribute to our vision for the future. Secondly, we are also aware of the crowds in our part of north and mid Wales who are lost without God and who need encouragement to find healing and hope in him. To put it simply – we need more labourers for the harvest. This prospectus is one way of enabling you to be equipped for the work of ministry.
However, this prospectus is not just about learning opportunities but about a new way of serving Christ in our communities - together. The Church in Wales Review revealed that many members felt frustrated; that their gifts were underused or not even used at all. They also identified that we have a deferential culture. In this prospectus we are learning together, whether we are lay or ordained, in licensed ministry or exercising our discipleship in our work and community life. It is one way in which we can express our commitment as a dio-cese to Shared Ministry.
At the heart of this prospectus is the belief that no-one exercises ministry in isolation, we are all called to work together. No one person has all the gifts that’s needed in any locality to carry out the mission of the Church. One person’s weakness will often be another person’s strength, and we can all support one another.
This is why all of our courses are open to all so that we learn and grow together and gain the skills we need. We can also offer help and support for
churches and areas to grow and develop teams to work together. Please contact Manon James or Tracey White for more details.
Manon Ceridwen [email protected] 516728
Tracey [email protected] 01745 582245
We are delighted to be able to offer you this pro-spectus. Please contact us at the Diocesan Office with your feedback or suggestions for 2016. We offer it as one way in which we can grow together in our knowledge of the God of healing, hope and transformation.
O God our mystery,you bring us to life,call us to freedom,and move between us with love.May we so participatein your dance of trinitythat our lives may resonate with you,now and for ever. Amen.
Unlocking our Potential
Training together for shared ministry....for MissionAt the heart of all we do is the conviction that it’s not about keeping the show in the road but about equipping ourselves to serve the world. If there are ways we can support your own discipleship and ministry in your work, community life and family please let us know. Likewise we can offer help and consultancy for churches, mission areas and deaneries for more effective mission and engage-ment with communities. Please contact Sarah Wheat for more details. [email protected] 01745 582245
Ministry of LeadingSome of us are called to leadership roles with-in our churches. In our prospectus you will find information about training for Wardens and Parish Officers. There is also information about training for leadership skills within licensed ministries. For more information about training for officers please contact Tracey White (details on page 3) and for Ordained ministries, John Harvey. [email protected] 01745 856220
Ministry of Pastoral CareAll Christians are called to love our neighbours, in our workplace, community life, at the school gate and within our families. Sometime this will be done through representative ministries of pastoral care, exercised on behalf of the Church. Because the fundamental calling of each Christian is to love, this ministry forms the basis of many licensed and accredited ministries such as that of a Reader, Bishop, Deacon, Priest and more recently within our diocese as a Pastoral Assistant. We all need to receive pastoral care at some stage in our lives. No-one is simply a giver and never just a receiver. If you would like to know more about the ministry of Pastoral Assistant please contact Manon Ceridw-en James - details on page 3.
Ministry of Leading WorshipAt the heart of our calling as disciples is to worship God with our lives - not just in services on a Sun-day! Leading worship is at the heart of many of our ministries, and we can also offer help in training those who take part in worship such as reading lessons and leading intercessions. The worship leaders’ course is one way of helping churches sustain creative and lively worship. Please contact Manon Ceridwen James for more information (details on page 3).
Ministry of Preaching and TeachingThere are many opportunities within church life for those of us who have skills in adult education and children’s work to get involved with the educational work of the Church, in Messy Church, Sunday schools, Bible study groups and Lent groups. There are a variety of courses and resources that can be tailored to your needs. In order to preach, you need to be licensed usually as an Ordained Minister or Reader. The contact for Reader ministry is Steven Green on [email protected] 01244 836991.For Ordained Ministries contact John Harvey (see above).For work among young people and children con-tact Tim Feak on [email protected] 01745 582245.
Ministry of EvangelismAll of us are called to share our faith with others. Some of us may be called to be evangelists, and we can provide training in sharing our faith as well as for the office of Evangelist. For more information please contact Sarah Wheat (see above).
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Ministry among Adults
Appreciative Enquiry 8
Chairing Meetings Effectively 10
Claiming Gift Aid 10
Exploring Faith 7
Licensed to Thrill 14
Living & Learning 6
Making Church more Energy Efficient 10
Making the most of Parish Resources 11
Managing Parish finances 11
Ministry & Poetry 9
Ministry in Schools 8
Parish Administration and Marriage Law 12
Preaching Advent and Christmas 9
Publicising your Parish 13
So...You’re a Churchwarden 12
So...You’re on the PCC 15
So...You’re the PCC Secretary 14
Theology for Ministry 9
What is your Church communicating? 13
Writing Creative Liturgies 8
Schools’ Ministry
Capital Repair and
Maintenance of VA Schools 16
Collective Worship Training 16
Foundation Governor Training 16
Headteacher Induction 17
School Admissions Training 16
Section 50 Training 17
Youth and Children’s Ministry
How to engage with Young People 17
Listening to Children and Young People 18
Managing and Nurturing a
Youth Work Project 18
Mindfulness 18
Worship and Celebration of Youth Ministry 18
Youth Ministry - What is it? 17
Youth Work in your Mission Area 18
Youth Worker breakfasts & training 18
Map of Training Venues 19
Training Diary for 2015 20-21
Contents
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What is God calling me to be and to do? How is God calling us to change and grow as a Church? We would like to empower our congregation and enable them to share in the church’s ministry, but how do we go about this? How can we work together more as a Mission Area? If these are the questions you are asking, these courses may be able to help.
The Learning Church programme offers two cours-es: ‘Living and Learning’ and ‘Exploring Faith’. Both are designed to be used by groups from local churches, deaneries and mission areas to enable them to explore together what they believe, grow in discipleship and begin to form ministry teams. The Living and Learning series is a growing collection of six-week discipleship, reflection and training courses, which can be used flexibly and informally by local groups.
The course has three core modules designed to help groups consider what God is calling each of them and their Churches to be and to do and to learn to reflect on their life and faith together. They are aimed at ‘everyday church members’, the mod-ules do not involve any heavy reading and there are no assignments. These core modules are:
1. ‘A Church for the Future’. This module explores what it means to belong to the Church in Wales at a time of change and development and asks ques-tions about our future mission. It allows participants to explore the story of their own faith, the meaning of discipleship, the story of the Church where they are and to begin to reflect on how that story might develop in the future as the world and church change.
2. ‘Living Scripture’. This module explores how God is revealed through the scriptures and ex-amines ways in which God’s Word can speak
most effectively to us and our church today. It is designed to introduce students to the benefits of studying theology in an accessible way and its relevance to their faith.
3. ‘Called by God’. This module explores what it means to be called by God and asks the question, What is God calling us as a church, and me as an individual, to be and do in the future? It introduces students to the range of ways in which it is possible to serve God as a disciple in the world and as a minister in the church.
Additional modules then equip those who want training for accredited ministries such as Pastoral Assistant and Worship Leader. All modules are bilingual. New modules are being developed to support a range of ministries and explore other themes, including mission and outreach, spirituality and prayer, church administration and working with children and young people. These will be-come available through 2015.
If you have an idea for a module or would like to help, we would like to hear from you. Living and Learning can be followed as a separate programme and you can choose to do whichever modules seem relevant to your local needs. Alter-natively it can be studied as an introduction and preparation for anyone who wishes to go on to do Exploring Faith, as it will build the confidence of group members and give them some of the back-ground information and skills they will need to feel confident tackling the more advanced programme.
Living and Learning - Theology for a Pilgrim Church
“I quite distinctly heard God saying ‘I want you to be a priest’...don’t rule anything out because you never know what’s going to happen or what God’s plan
for you is.”Revd Lorraine Badger-Watts, Curate in Petryal and Betws yn Rhos
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If you are thinking of starting a Living and Learning Group in your Mission Area or Parish, the materials are available as printed books from the Diocesan Office in St Asaph for £5 a copy to pay for the printing and translation. They are also available as PDF documents from the Diocesan Website for free for those who wish to do their own printing or work electronically.
Setting up a Group
Living and Learning is designed to be flexible and can be run how-ever the local context requires but is this the right course and the right time? It does assume a basic knowl-edge of the Church and of Christianity - it is not an ‘Alpha Course’ but is written for those who want to deepen an existing commitment to Christian life. It is also intended to be run at a time when local churches are looking to work towards setting up a ministry team and enable lay people to find and train for new roles.
Consider timing - each module has six sessions and is designed to be run once a week forroughly 1 ½ hours.
You are free to choose which modules you do and when you do them, but if you think that you might want to move on to Exploring Faith afterwards, we would recommend taking the three core modules in order, one each academic term, finishing in the summer, as Exploring Faith also runs on University terms and starts each September.
Exploring Faith is a course run through Glyndwr University and in small groups across the Diocese. It is open to anyone who wishes to take part in serious study and reflection on the Christian faith and discover how academic theology can be of value to our daily life and faith. It can lead to a
Certificate, Diploma or Degree in Theology.
Exploring Faith is an integral part of the Provincial training
for new Readers, deacons and NSM priests within our diocese, and is open to anyone thinking of exploring a calling to one of these ministries.
However, in order to be licensed or ordained you
need to have been accepted by the relevant board, and have
trained as part of the wider Provincial course which includes ministry skills and place-ments as well as ministerial, personal and spiritual development.
For more information about Living and Learn-ing or Exploring Faith please contact Revd Dr Richard Hainsworth on 01352 840842 or [email protected]
Exploring Faith
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We will be learning from Rachel Mann about the process of creating liturgies for special occasions and especially in using creative writing. There will be a workshop in the afternoon where we will have the opportunity to prepare liturgies for Lent, Holy Week and Easter.
Trainer: Revd Rachel MannRachel is priest in charge of St Nicholas Burnage in Manchester Diocese and poet in residence at Manchester Cathedral. She is the author of several books and has recently published a book of Lent, Holy Week and Easter Liturgies called The Risen
This will be an opportunity for Evangelists, clergy, youth and children’s workers and Readers to learn about good practice within schools’ ministry. This will be an energising and informative day that will refresh and inform those seeking or conducting ministry in schools.
Appreciative Inquiry is a model for analysis and for creating change within organisations. This session will use it as a positive framework to understand ministry and mission within churches in Wales. We will find out how to use this model in our own contexts, learning from what works and what we already do well.
Trainer: Revd Stephen AdamsStephen has been Dean of Ministry Development
Dust and has contributed to several other books on liturgy published by Wild Goose.
For: This day is open to everyone and will be particularly relevant to those who lead or contribute to creative worship including Read-ers, Evangelists, Worship Leaders and Clergy.Date: February 10th 10am-4pmVenue: Llangollen Pavilion Cost: Free. Refreshments and light lunch provided.Booking: [email protected]
Trainers: The Diocesan Education teamFor: This day is open to all - clergy and laity - who have any form of schools’ ministryDate: May 12th 10am-4pmVenue: St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham Cost: Free. Refreshments and light lunch provided.Booking: [email protected]
for the Church in Wales since 2006. He is based at St Michael’s College, Llandaff.
For: Open to all but particularly relevant for those with leadership and ministry roles including PCC members, Church Wardens, Clergy and Readers.Date: February 24th 10am - 4pmVenue: Llangollen Pavilion Cost: Free. Refreshments and light lunch provided.Booking: [email protected]
Writing Creative Liturgies
Ministry in Schools
Appreciative Inquiry
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An opportunity to reflect on our experience of ministry through the poetry of Thomas Hardy, Anne Stevenson, RS Thomas, Seamus Heaney, Benjamin Zephaniah and others. There will be talks about poems and poets as well as conversation groups to think through our pastoral settings and concerns in light of certain poems. Participants can bring a poem of their own choosing to share with col-leagues.We are grateful to the Montgomery Trust for spon-soring this day event.
What relevance does the study of theology have for ministry and Christian practice in the contem-porary world? We will look at some of the ways Christians have used their faith to address urgent questions that faced them through history and con-sider ways in which theology is developing today to provide new and exciting ways to bring theolo-gy and faith into our everyday lives.
Trainer: Dr Wayne Morris
How do we help Christmas visitors to our Churches to embed the coming of Christ - his Incarnation - into their lives long after the festive season? How do we deal with the great and intractable themes of Christian hope found in the Advent readings and understand the biblical language?
Preaching at Advent and Christmas gives the preacher challenges that can also inform and enrich preaching at other times of the year.
Trainer: Canon Mark PryceMark grew up in Oswestry and the Welsh March-es and has been Bishop’s Advisor for Clergy CME in Birmingham Diocese since 2006.
For: This day is open to anyone who is in formal ministry - particularly clergy, Readers & evangelists.Date: June 2nd 10am-4pmVenue: Llangollen PavilionCost: Free. Refreshments and light lunch provided.Booking: [email protected]
Wayne is Head of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Chester and Senior Lecturer in Contextual and Practical Theologies.
For: This day is open to anyone who is in formal ministry - particularly clergy, Readers & evangelists.Date: September 1st 10am - 4pmVenue: St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham Cost: Free. Refreshments and light lunch provided.Booking: [email protected]
Trainer: Roger SpillerRoger is from the College of Preachers and has taught extensively on the theology and practice of preaching.
For: This day is open to anyone who is in formal ministry - particularly clergy, Readers & evangelists.Date: November 17th 10am-4pmVenue: Llangollen PavilionCost: Free. Refreshments and light lunch provided.Booking: [email protected]
Ministry and Poetry
Theology for Ministry
Preaching Advent and Christmas
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This session will cover how to set up a Government Gateway and submit a claim using the new online claim system. It will also cover when you can claim on cash donations and how to make that claim.
For: This session is open to all but is particularly useful for Gift Aid Secretaries.Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Tracey White 01745 [email protected]
Going to church shouldn’t cost the earth! How are we to make our footprint smaller and increase our efficiency?This session uses learning materials from A Rocha UK and will comprise a mixture of practical ses-sions, guided discussion and Q & A.
For: This session is open to all church members Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Stuart Elliott - [email protected] 01745 888797
This interactive session will explore the traits of an effective Chair and provide opportunities to prac-tice various techniques.
For: This session is open to all but is especially useful for PCC Members and clergy.Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Tracey White 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
4 March 7 – 9 St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham10 March 7 – 9 Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn Bay11 March 2 – 4 All Saints Church, Newtown 24 March 2 – 4 10 Mwrog Street, Ruthin
Date Time Venue
5 Oct 7 – 9 St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
Claiming Gift Aid & Gift Aid Small Donations Scheme (GASDS)
Making Church more Energy Efficient
Chairing Meetings Effectively
Date Time Venue
17 March 7 – 9 St John’s Church, Pool Quay15 September 7 - 9 St Michael’s Church, Abergele
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This session will cover the role and responsibilities of the Treasurer and how to work with the PCC to manage the finances. We will look at the different classifications of income and how to produce the Receipts & Payments Account using the standard form of accounts. This will include looking at bank reconciliations, assets and liabilities and producing the Annual Return and Annual Report.
For: This session is open to all church members, but is especially useful for Treasurers and Clergy.Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Graham Walker 01745 [email protected] orTracey White 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
5 May 2 - 4 St John’s Church, Pool Quay13 May 10 - 12 Diocesan Office, St Asaph18 May 7 – 9 St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin19 May 7 – 9 St Peter’s Church, Holywell1 June 7 – 9 Canolfan Dewi Sant Centre, Abergele
Managing Parish Finances
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When money is tight, is there any point in setting a budget? Learn how to use your parish budget as a tool for mission and ministry, and to encourage generous giving amongst the congregation and local community.
For: Open to all but this session is especially useful for PCC Members, Clergy and TreasurersBooking: Sian Connelly 01745 582245
[email protected]: Tracey White 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
14 Oct 7 – 9 St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin19 Oct 7 - 9 St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham20 Oct 7 – 9 Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn Bay
Making the most of your Financial Resources
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This day session will explain the roles and respon-sibilities of the Officers of the PCC in relation to the Constitution and the Law. It will also give detailed guidance on the Right to Marry, Qualifying Con-nections and Legal Preliminaries.
For: This session is particularly useful for first incum-bents, curates and other Diocesan clergy.Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Llyr Williams [email protected] 01745 583393 or Tracey White 01745 532589 [email protected]
This interactive session will give guidance on the role and duties of a Churchwarden in relation to the Constitution and 2020 Vision. We will also cover responsibilities relating to church buildings and the role during a clerical vacancy. The session will be led by Peter Pike, Archdeacon of Montgom-ery.
For: This session is open to all but is especially useful for Churchwardens and Clergy.Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Tracey White 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
22 April 10 - 4 St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
Date Time Venue
15 June 7 – 9 Canolfan Dewi Sant Centre, Abergele16 June 7 - 9 St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham24 June 7 – 9 St Mary’s Church, Llanfair Caereinion
Parish Administration & Marriage Law
So... You’re a Churchwarden
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“We do some really good things in our parish, but nobody ever hears about them.” It sounds like a common theme, but here’s the key question: are you telling anyone about it?This training session aims to teach you how to better publicise your parish. We will cover local media, social media and websites. We will also look at crisis management and negative publicity.The session will be led by Diocesan Communica-tion Officer Phil Topham and will also include a look at internal publicity on offer in the Diocese for your parish through Teulu Asaph and StAR.This will be an interactive session, expanding on the “Media Matters” course which has run in the past.
If we really want to see our churches grow under the banner of 2020 Vision, we need to think about what they are communicating to an increasingly secular society.This session will explore the appearance of our churches – our noticeboards and our banners for example – as well exploring the nature of our wel-come. What your church is really communicating might surprise you!You will find out why some of these things can be barriers to new people coming in to our churches and discover some simple ideas to help break these barriers down. We will look at ideas to encourage visitors and improve your communica-tion so that a church of any size can play to its strengths.
For: This session is open to allBooking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Phil Topham 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
5 May 7 – 9 St John’s Church, Pool Quay13 Oct 7 - 9 St Peter’s Church, Holywell
For: This session is open to all but especially useful for clergy and PCC members.Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Phil Topham 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
19 May 7 – 9 St John’s Church, Pool Quay27 Oct 7 - 9 St Peter’s Church, Holywell
Publicising your Parish
What is your Church communicating?
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This session will give guidance on the role and du-ties of the PCC Secretary in relation to the Annual Vestry Meeting (AVM) and PCC Meetings, also as parish record keeper and communication conduit.
For: This session is open to all but is especially useful for PCC Secretaries and Clergy.Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]: Tracey White 01745 [email protected]
Join Chris Williams from Christian Copyright Licensing International (CCLI) to discover what you need to do to keep your church on the right side of copyright law. Find out what you need to do if you use music, DVDs, Television or YouTube clips as part of your parish life.
For: This session is open to all but is especially use-ful for PCC Secretaries, Readers, Worship Leaders and Clergy.Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
10 June 2 – 4 St John’s Church, Pool Quay1 July 7 - 9 St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham7 July 7 - 9 Diocesan Office, St Asaph
Contact: Tracey White 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
2 March 7 – 9 St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
So... You’re the PCC Secretary
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This session will explain the role of the PCC in relation to the Constitution and the Law; the role and responsibilities of the PCC member and those of the Officers appointed by the PCC. The session will be a mixture of information and action plan-ning.
For: This session is useful for all church members.
Booking: Sian Connelly 01745 [email protected] Contact: Llyr Williams [email protected] 01745 583393 orTracey White 01745 [email protected]
Date Time Venue
21 April 7 – 9 St Peter’s Church, Holywell28 April 7 – 9 All Saints Church, Newtown 14 July 7 – 9 Christ Church, Bala8 September 7 – 9 Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn Bay22 September 7 – 9 St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
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Training from the Department of Education and Lifelong LearningThe following courses are available at any time of the year from the Department of Education and Lifelong Learning. They are aimed at those involved in Church Schools and can be delivered anywhere in the Diocese. For further information about bringing any of these courses to your church or Mission Area please contact Sian Connelly on [email protected] or 01745 582245. For further information on these courses please contact Rosalind Williams on [email protected] or 01745 582245.
Foundation Governor TrainingUseful for those currently serving as foundation governors or those who would like to become a Foundation Governor. The training can be provid-ed throughout the Diocese.
Topics covered include: What is a Foundation Governor, how are they different, what is their role, how can they uniquely support the Christian Ethos and values throughout the school. What should they do to help prepare for section 50 inspections? How do they assist the Headteacher and staff in upholding the ethos of the school? How do they
support and contribute to the
preparation for Church in Wales Section 50 inspection, and be a link between the school and the parish and diocese?
Capital Repair and Maintenance of Voluntary Aided Schools Useful for Governors and Head teachers in Church Schools. The training can be provided throughout the Diocese.
Topics covered include: The requirements of the CRAMP scheme, how to effectively create an asset management plan, when to apply for funding, what is covered by the scheme, what is the pro-cess.
Collective Worship TrainingUseful for teachers, head-teachers, foundation gov-ernors, clergy, Bishop’s visitors and those who visit schools to lead an act of collective worship. The training can be provided throughout the Diocese.
Topics include: legal requirements, benefits for learners, elements of worship, structure, model, form, resources and delivery.
School Admissions TrainingUseful for Governors and Headteachers in Church Schools.
The training can be provided throughout the Dio-cese.
Topics covered include: Role and responsibilities of Governing Body, legal requirements, oversubscrip-tion criteria, process, examples of good practice, consultation requirements and appeals process.
Headteacher InductionUseful for new Head teachers in Church Schools, this is offered to all new heads in September each year.
The training topics covered include: Introduction to the Diocese, Ethos of a Church school, Section 50 inspections, Religious education in a church school, collective worship, pastoral care, steward-ship, leadership, admissions, buildings, Govern-ance, role of local parish, Bishop’s Visitor, links with the Diocese.
Section 50 TrainingUseful for Teachers and Headteachers in Church Schools. The training can be provided throughout the Diocese.
Topics covered include: Evaluation schedule; Helpful hints for: Christian Character and Values, Leadership, Religious Education, Worship & Spiritual, Moral, Social and Cultural Development; Self-Evaluation – making it manageable and mean-
ingful; dealing with academic achievement; What does outstanding look like?
Youth and Children’s work training available in the Diocese Please contact Tim Feak [email protected] or 01745 532595 if you would like him to deliver training in your area. The training can be provided throughout the Diocese. All of the training below is designed to be infor-mal, fun and provide you with the inspiration and tools to go back to whatever context you deliver children’s or youth work in. You do not even have to be currently involved in this work, you just need to be interested.
How to engage with young peopleCome and spend an evening exploring ways to engage with children and young people. This training will be fun and interactive. No previous experience needed.
Youth Ministry - what is youth ministry? Is there a difference between youth work and youth ministry. Is Christian youth work different? Expect theology and debate.
Managing and nurturing a youth work projectCome and spend time looking at simple and effective ways to sustain and nurture a youth and children’s project. Expect tips on team dynamic, dealing with success and failure and evaluating progress.
Worship and celebration of youth ministryHow to deliver worship that engages young peo-ple. An integral part of our faith is worship. What worship styles and formats engage children and young people? How can we ensure that people of all ages are able to worship in a way that appeals to them? Come and be part of an interactive and challenging workshop.
Youth work in your Mission Area The way we deliver our mission as a diocese is changing. How can we best approach this in regards to children and youth work? How can we get the best out of our Mission Area teams? Come and see!
Mindfulness A great deal is spoken about mindfulness and wellbeing in many areas of our society, particularly within education and youth work. But what is it? How does it link with faith? How can the church engage with children and young people in these areas? Interactive and ground breaking concepts!
Listening to children and young peopleAs a church we need to listen to children and young people, to value them and sometimes be led by them. How can we do this? Why should we do this? How can we create a church family where all ages listen and respect each other?
Youth Worker BreakfastsA chance to chat, eat and be inspired. These events are meant as a gift to our hard working youth and children’s workers. All free! They include a free fry up breakfast, an inspirational talk and time to share stories and support each other. All breakfasts run from 10am - 12.30pm
North - Gladstone’s Library
7th February - Spiritual development of Children and Young people27th June - Theme TBC14th November - Theme TBC
South - Gregynog Hall
7th March - Mission Areas & 2020 Vision13th June - The art of listening
To book onto a Youth Worker Breakfast please contact Sian Connelly on 01745 582245 or [email protected]
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Dewi Sant Centre, PensarnLL22 7RG
Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn BayLL28 7TE
Diocesan Office, St AsaphLL17 0RD
Christ Church, BalaLL23 7RU
St Myllin’s Church, LlanfyllinSY22 5AG
Llanfair Caereinion Church Hall SY21 0QS
Gregynog Hall,NewtownSY16 3PW
All Saints’ Church, NewtownSY16 2DE
St Peter’s Church, HolywellCH8 7TL
St Beuno’s Retreat,Tremeirchion
LL17 0AS
Gladstone’s Library, Hawarden CH5 3DF
10 Mwrog Street, Ruthin
LL15 1LF
Glyndwr University & Catrin Finch
Centre, WrexhamLL11 2AW
St Margaret’s
Church, WrexhamLL11 2SH
Llangollen Pavilion, LlangollenLL20 8SW
St John’s Church, Pool QuaySY21 9JS
Use our map of the Diocese to find the venue for your training course. Please note, this is not to scale and some of our rural churches do not have postcodes.
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Training Together has traditionally been attended by the laity, while lay people have never been invit-ed to clergy training. That’s all changing. Here’s a list of all the training available across the Diocese in 2015. Have a look through the courses here or look at the contents on page 5.
JANUARY
17th Exploring Faith 9am - 5pm Glyndwr University, Wrexham
FEBRUARY
10th Writing Creative Liturgy 10am - 4pm Llangollen Pavilion
24th Appreciative Inquiry 10am - 4pm Llangollen Pavilion
MARCH
2nd Licensed to Thrill 7pm - 9pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham.
4th Understanding Gift Aid 7pm - 9pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham.
7th Exploring Faith 9am - 5pm Glyndwr University, Wrexham
10th Understanding Gift Aid. 7pm - 9pm Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn Bay.
11th Understanding Gift Aid. 10am - 12pm All Saints’ Church, Newtown.
17th Making Church more Energy Efficient 7pm - 9pm St John’s Church, Pool Quay.
24th Understanding Gift Aid. 2pm - 4pm No. 10 Mwrog St, Ruthin.
APRIL
13th Whole School Inset Day Wrexham
21st So you’re on the PCC 7pm - 9pm St Peter’s Church, Holywell
27th Parish Admin and Marriage Law. 10am - 4pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
28th So you’re on the PCC. 7pm - 9pm All Saints’ Church, Newtown
MAY
2nd Exploring Faith 9am - 5pm Glyndwr University, Wrexham
5th Managing Parish Finances. 2pm - 4pm St John’s Church, Pool Quay
5th Publicising your Parish. 7pm - 9pm St John’s Church, Pool Quay
12th Ministry in School. 10am - 4pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
13th Managing Parish Finances. 10am - 12pm Diocesan Office, St Asaph.
18th Managing Parish Finances. 7pm - 9pm St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin.
19th Managing Parish Finances. 7pm - 9pm St Peter’s Church, Holywell
19th What is your church communicating? 7pm - 9pm St John’s Church, Pool Quay.
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JUNE
1st Managing Parish Finances. 7pm - 9pm Dewi Sant Centre, Pensarn
2nd Ministry and Poetry. 10am - 4pm Llangollen Pavilion
10th So you’re the PCC Secretary. 2pm - 4pm St John’s Church, Pool Quay
13th Exploring Faith 9am - 5pm Glyndwr University, Wrexham
15th So you’re a Churchwarden. 7pm - 9pm Dewi Sant Centre, Pensarn
16th So you’re a Churchwarden. 7pm - 9pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
24th So you’re a Churchwarden. 7pm - 9pm Church Hall, Llanfair Caereinion
JULY
1st So you’re the PCC Secretary. 7pm - 9pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
7th So you’re the PCC Secretary. 7pm - 9pm Diocesan Office, St Asaph
14th So you’re on the PCC. 7pm - 9pm Christ Church, Bala
AUGUST - No Courses
SEPTEMBER
1st Theology for Ministry 10am - 4pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
8th So you’re on the PCC. 7pm - 9pm Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn Bay.
15th Making Church more energy efficient 7pm - 9pm Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn Bay
22nd So you’re on the PCC. 7pm - 9pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
OCTOBER
5th Skills of Chairing Meetings. 7pm - 9pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
13th Publicising your Parish. 7pm - 9pm St Peter’s Church, Holywell
14th Financial Planning for PCC Members. 7pm - 9pm St Myllin’s Church, Llanfyllin
19th Financial Planning for PCC Members. 7pm - 9pm St Margaret’s Church, Wrexham
20th Financial Planning for PCC Members. 7pm - 9pm Dewi Sant Church, Colwyn Bay
27th What is your Church communicating? 7pm - 9pm St Peter’s Church, Holywell
NOVEMBER
17th Preaching Advent and Christmas 10am - 4pm. Llangollen Pavilion
DECEMBER - No Courses
See page 19 for a map showing the locations of our training venues.
To book onto any course, please contact Sian Connelly on 01745 582245 or [email protected]
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