Updated 9-July-2008
This page is principally for ministers in the Synod who are eligible for EM3 grants for continuing ministerial education - though others may well find the information of interest too.See too Shared Experiences of other ministers' EM3
Listed below is a selection of forthcoming courses that may attract EM3 grants.
For further details, click on the course where a link is provided. And follow the links were appropriate for other suggestions. If there is no link, contact the Education & Training Officer for details.
Ministers who have information about other courses and suggestions for other EM3 opportunities are invited to send these in.
Lay people in our synod churches are reminded that personal learning grants are avalable: an application form may be downloaded from the members' area of this site
See too the page on International Exchanges -
2008 Jly 21-25 Inspire at Martin Luther King House, Manchester. "Inspire is a week long training event to help equip Church leaders for the reality of cooperating with the Holy Spirit in various aspects of ministry, including leading worship, discerning vision and engaging in pastoral care." Booking form - front and back
Aug 29 - 31 Vision 4 and Ageing Church - at the Windermere Centre. With Dr James Woodward and Lawrence Moore. Booking form Aug 30 - Sep 5 Believing in Britain at the Abbey Centre, Iona. Ian Bradley, minister, author and broadcaster, reflects on the overlapping spiritual identities which make up Britishness and the extent to which it provides a broad, hospitable, inclusive identity which can encompass both long-term inhabitants and more recent immigrants. Sep 5 - 8 The Benedictine Way - Study weekend at Durham Cathedral and St Chad's College, Durham Sep 15-19 Church Leadership Programme at Windermere Centre Sep 22 - 25 Rediscovering the Bible as the People's Book - at the Windermere Centre. With John Bell. Booking form Sep 27 - Oct 3 Reopening a Closed Book at the MacLeod Centre, Iona, with John Bell. A week of discovering new ways to read the Bible, reflect on the text, sing its major themes and find ways in which it can enable creative experiences of worship.
Sep 29 - Oct 2 A Sceptic’s Gospel: a retreat for unconvinced believers - at Scargill House, with John Rackley. Why is certainty thought to be a sign of faith? Why do churches marginalise people who are honest about their doubts? Exploring these and other questions supported by the Bible’s devout sceptic: Qoheleth, author of Ecclesiastes. Oct 7 - 9 URC Urban Training Forum 2008 at Nottingham ( staying at the Ibis Hotel). Host. Revd Tim Clarke and local colleagues. Cost £130.
Who is this for? - Anyone involved in urban ministry/mission, ordained and lay. Ecumenical colleagues are also welcome. Programme will include engaging with people in community and youth centres, sharing stories and biblical narratives /reflections, general reflection sessions relating to visits,and time and spaces to relax. Issues we will engage with include local social issues, regeneration in relation to housing estates in particular, inter-faith and multicultural issues. A full programme and timetable will be sent to those who wish to participate in this event Please contact Sandra Ackroyd (Tel 020 8881 7733) asap.Oct 16-18 Free to Believe - URC's Open & Progressive Network's conference at Scargill House. Liberal Voices! Renewing Liberal Theology & Spirituality for the 21st Century - with Brian Wren and Ian Bradley. Oct 18-24 Bread and Poetry at the Abbey Centre Iona - a week making bread and poetry, with Helen Lambie, baker, and Joy Mead, poet. Nov 28 - 30 Healing and Wholeness - at the Windermere Centre. With Deborah McVey, Liz Blair and Lawrence Moore. Booking form Some of the above are only a selection of the courses on offer - search the site you are directed to for further possibilities!