Learning Zone Calendar
Calendar of events
Regular Events outside the benefice
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- St. Mary’s Church, St Mary’s Street, Southampton, in the City Centre Parish, holds a Taizé-style prayer service at 6pm on the first Sunday of each month. The church welcomes people from all denominations from across the city and beyond to the services and asks that anyone who can sing or play an instrument could let the team know in advance. Contact Rev’d Julian Davies, office@southamptonchurches.com or Jackie Sellin, jackie.sellin@outlook.com for more information.
- The Filling Station, Salisbury. Every 4th Wednesday in the month, 7:30-9:30pm, Radnor Hall, Bodenham, Salisbury, Wiltshire, SP5 4EQ. The Filling Station Trust aims to “see Christian Communities grow and become healthier in their local expression. We offer high quality speakers and teachers. contemporary sung worship, and a powerful accessible prayer ministry.”
Bishop’s Commission for Mission (BCM)
Programme Streams Available Autumn 2017
Are you a lay person? Would you like some input for your existing ministry, or for a developing vocational path? More interested in learning from passionate practitioners and others in ministry than in getting a formal qualification? Want help to see you ministry through a missional lens? Then Bishop’s Commission for Mission could be for you.
BCM is a lay training programme focused on enabling church members to live missionally in every part of their lives, equipping them to live out their vocation to the full. Through participating in the programme we believe God will shape you for your place in his mission.
To qualify for the training programme you will need to be recommended by your incumbent and PCC, who will usually pay your training costs. Once you have successfully completed the programme, you will be commissioned by the Bishop of Winchester for your role.
To find out in more detail what participating this programme might involve, please visit the BCM page on the Diocesan website , or contact me: phil.dykes@winchester.anglican.org 01962-710973 07884-268968.
For an application form or further details please contact Frances Ter Haar (frances.terhaar@winchester.anglican.org)
October 2016 – March 2017
- Here I am Lord: Vocation Days Young Vocations, Saturday 1 October, The Ascension, Bitterne Park.Come to a vocation day and discover opportunities to train for a range of ministries, lay and ordained.Could God be calling you to use your gifts and skills to help equip his people for mission?For information and bookings, email: vocations@winchester.anglican.org
- Ministering to ChildrenA new five-session course, conceived and run in partnership with the Diocese, to support children’s workers and open to anyone currently working in, or intending to become involved with, children’s ministry in either a paid or voluntary capacity.Saturday 15 October: Characteristics of children and learning styles;Saturday 12 November: Culture and influences on children;Saturday 14 January: Spiritual formation and teaching;Saturday 25 February: Planning sessions, accommodating special needs, telling stories;Saturday 25 March: Vision and strategy. 10am-3pm with optional 2-3pm session for NCFE accreditation. Moorlands College, Sopley, Christchurch, Dorset, BH23 7AT.Full course with NCFE accreditation £200; all five sessions but without accreditation £100; individual sessions £25. Ministering to Children will be taught by Andy Saunders, Children & Family Adviser for the Diocese, alongside Moorlands College lecturers Sharon Prior and Colin Bennett. To book or to find out more, visit www.moorlands.ac.uk/events/ministering-to-children
November 2016 – February 2017
- Tools for TransformationHelp your church engage with environmental issues. Five evening events (7.30-9.30pm) have been scheduled across the Diocese to help churches explore the new Eco Church scheme and the Big Church Switch whereby churches switch to renewable energy.Discover more about Eco Church and the Big Switch, plus gain some insight on the Biblical basis of caring for God’s creation and lots more. Speakers will include Dr Ruth Valerio, Churches and Theology Director for A Rocha UK and representatives from Christian Aid or Tearfund. The evenings will be offered ecumenically to cover as many denominations as possible.
- Thursday 17 November Basingstoke, Christ Church, Reading Road, Chineham, RG24 8LT
- Thursday 19 January Southampton, Christ Church, Portswood, Highfield Lane, SO17 1RL
- Thursday 2 February Bournemouth, St Swithun’s, Gervis Road, Bournemouth, BH1 3ED
- Thursday 9 February Andover St Thomas, Enham Lane, Charlton, SP10 4ANMonday 13 February Winchester Christ Church, Christchurch Road, Winchester SO23 9SRTo attend, contact Rev’d Gordon Randall, Stewardship Adviser for the Diocese, on 01962 737323 or gordon.randall@winchester.anglican.orgPlease also let Gordon know if your church is using a renewable energy supplier so that the information can be passed on to the Shrinking the Footprint team.Sat 12 Nov, 10am – Winchester Cathedral
MODERN ART TOUR WITH COFFEE AND CAKE Art has been commissioned for the Cathedral since the Middle Ages, tour the works throughout this great building. - Leadership Seminar with David Hurst – Sarum College, Salisbury
Monday 14 November, £15 (£10 for MACAL students)
Thanks to a quick diversion on the road to Vienna for the Drucker Forum, business consultant, teacher, and writer David Hurst will be at Sarum to share his unique knowledge of organisations – their function and their failure. Hurst covers theory and practice, with 25 years as an operating manager, often in crises and turnaround conditions, to draw upon. - Sat 19 Nov, 10am – 4.30pm – Winchester Cathedral
FLUTE WORKSHOP Play songs from musicals with guest musical theatre artists Andy Findon and Abbie Burrows and learn about playing different ethnic flutes from Africa and India - Mindfulness and Meditative Prayer – Sarum College
Friday 18 to Sunday 20 November, N £150; R £210
A weekend on how various Christian contemplative prayer traditions have historically cultivated the values of a mindful presence, compassion, and connection with others, together with a uniquely Christian devotion in prayer. Day of Spiritual Reflection: Christ Child - Friday 25 November, £50 – Sarum College
A day of spiritual reflection with Mike Chapman’s Christ Child sculpture in St Martin’s in the Field leading us into Advent. - Can These Bones Live? Pioneering Mission in Post-Christian Britain – Sarum College Friday 25 November, £50
Is exile a realistic and fruitful metaphor for the church in our culture? Our exploration of the exile theme begins with the valley of dry bones in Ezekiel. - Change and Conflict – Sarum College
- Monday 28 November to Thursday 1 December, N £300; R £460
Critically examine theoretical and practical aspects of change and conflict through a number of disciplines, especially theology, ecology, psychology and complexity theory. - Embodying Wisdom – Sarum College Monday
- 28 November to Thursday 1 December, N £300; R £460
Explore the key philosophical and psychological issues of the last 100 years which have shaped contemporary understandings of spirituality. The module features a talk with Gillian Ahlgren, author of Enkindling Love: The Legacy of Teresa of Avila. - Growing Together in Christ: Worship and Spirituality – Sarum College
Saturday 26 November, £50
An introduction to some principal Christian traditions of personal and corporate spirituality. We will concentrate on major biblical, historical and liturgical foundations, looking at their development and contribution to Christian spirituality. - About Soul – Sarum College Wednesday 30 November, free
Screening and discussion with artist and director Tim Wainwright on his 40-minute film, About Soul. An exploration of people’s ideas of soul, this film is the culmination of a quartet of works about the human elements of mind, body, heart and soul. RSVP to info@sarum.ac.uk.
January 2017
Eco-Church and the Big Church SwitchHelp your church engage with environmental issues. Five evening events (7.30-9.30pm) have been scheduled across the Diocese to help churches explore the new Eco Church scheme and the Big Church Switch whereby churches switch to renewable energy.Discover more about Eco Church and the Big Switch, plus gain some insight on the Biblical basis of caring for God’s creation and lots more. Speakers will include Dr Ruth Valerio, Churches and Theology Director for A Rocha UK and representatives from Christian Aid or Tearfund. The evenings will be offered ecumenically to cover as many denominations as possible.
To attend, contact Rev’d Gordon Randall, Stewardship Adviser for the Diocese, on 01962 737323 or gordon.randall@winchester.anglican.org
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Bishop’s Commission for Mission (BCM) is running two new programmes for lay people in the spring of 2017. These are aimed at those wanting input to their existing ministry or to a developing vocational path and not necessarily wanting a formal qualification.BCM for Pastoral Missioners led by Phil Dykes, Evangelism, Church Growth and Fresh Expressions Adviser,This is for those with a pastoral heart. You will be trained to bring the love of God to people in their homes and other contexts, e.g. care homes, prisons.
BCM for Lay Worship Leaders: led by Andy Saunders, Children and Families Adviser This is for those who have a desire to lead God’s people into God’s presence. You will be equipped to do so in a variety of contexts (e.g. schools, sheltered housing, all-age gatherings), especially among those who currently have little contact with
To talk through in more detail what participating in these programmes might involve, please contact Phil Dykes phil.dykes@winchester.anglican.org or 01962 710973 07884 268968. For an application form or further details, please contact Frances Ter Haar (frances.terhaar@winchester.anglican.org). |
February 2017
Oversight Ministry
Is Oversight Ministry simply patching over the cracks or a significant opportunity to resource the mission of the whole people of God? Can we discern adequate theological foundations for this approach to leading churches? These are some of the questions explored at “Oversight Ministry” 23-24 February in Cornwall
“Our aim is to explore the nature and potential of ‘Oversight Ministry’ through a series of conversations. Participants will share their own experiences and insights, interacting with contributions from Dr Tim Ling, Head of Ministry Development for the Church of England, Revd Dr Emma Ineson, Principal of Trinity College, Revd Alyson Buxton, Team Rector of Boston, Canon Keith Lamdin, Sarum College, and Rt Revd Chris Goldsmith and Dr Jonathan Rowe, Diocese of Truro.”
Cost of £100 includes meals and accommodation. For further details and bookings email Jonathan Rowe
Thy Kingdom Come
Following the success of last year’s Thy Kingdom Come wave of prayer, Rev’d Mark Collinson, Canon Principal, will be coordinating this year’s activities. Sarah Lloyd is leading the Novena (nine days of prayer) and Bishop David the Beacon Cathedral event.
There will be a Creative Prayer Ecumenical Workshop with a focus on Thy Kingdom Come on
Wednesday, 15 February, 9.30am – 4.15pm including lunch Wessex Learning Centre, Winchester Cathedral. Topics will include multi-sensory prayer; centering prayer; exploring prayer in our older years; prayer and children, families and young people; global partners in prayer; community prayer and much more. To book a place email Sarah Lloyd: sarah@stmarysoldbasing.org.uk. Full information is available on http://www.thykingdomcomeprayer.co.uk. If you would like to get involved in the Novena of Prayer, Tent on the Green, Beacon Event or period of Mission Action, or you simply want to find out more please go to: http://www.winchester.anglican.org/about-us/thy-kingdom-come
| Church Groups and How to Survive Them: A training day for clergy and laity |
| Friday, 17 February.9.30am-5pm. Institute of Group Analysis1 Daleham Gardens London, NW3 5BY 020 7431 2693, iga@groupanalysis-uk.co.ukThis one-day training course addresses some of the challenges that arise in congregations and church groups concerning conflict, authority and difference. The day uses insights from Group Analytic Psychotherapy to help participants develop fruitful, collaborative partnerships.The training is tailored to the needs of clergy and laity, combining practical exercises and theoretical learning and will cover the following topics: dealing with conflict in groups; reactions to authority in a group setting; working with difference in groups. More information is available about the IGA at http://www.groupanalysis.org/. |
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March
| Rule of Life – This Lent, there will be more Rule of Life workshops designed to help people develop their own rules of life. They will be held across the deaneries and at Wolvesey and Old Alresford Place, starting on 28 February and running until 12 April. A separate Lent course will not be offered.The first workshops are:
Wednesday, 1 March, 10am-12.30pm, Wolvesey. Monday, 13 March, 7.30-9.30pm, All Hallows Church, Whitchurch. Tuesday, 14 March, 2-4.30pm, St Leonard’s Church, Oakley, Basingstoke. Wednesday, 15 March, 2-4.30pm, St Mark’s Church, Ampfield. Thursday, 16 March, 2-4.30pm, St Luke’s Church, Hedge End. Saturday, 18 March, 10am-12.30pm, Old Alresford Place. Saturday, 18 March, 2-4.30pm, Old Alresford Place.
For details of workshops, visit www.winchester.anglican.org/about-us/strategic-priorities/rule-of-life/ To book, email ruleoflife@winchester.anglican.org |
| Day of Reflection |
| Saturday, 18 March.10.30am-3.30pm.
St Paul’s Church, Winchester. £10. An opportunity to spend time in stillness and quiet, with talks and times for personal reflection, led by Beth Parfitt of the World Community for Christian Meditation (WCCM). Places are limited. To book, email Kathleen Freeman: klvfreeman@aol.com or call 07951 897570. |
| Bishop of Winchester’s Lent Lectures – Church Growth: Why it Matters and How it can Happen. |
| Tuesday, 21 March, Christ Church, Winchester.9.30am coffee and registration, 10am start.
By David Goodhew, Director of Ministerial Practice at Cranmer Hall. How do we grow as Christians and as churches? ‘Growth’ in the Christian life always includes growth in personal Christlikeness and growth of service to the wider community, but the New Testament, the Christian tradition and the Anglican Communion outside the UK are deeply enthusiastic about the numerical growth of churches. So how can we think about growing churches in a godly, theologically nuanced way? And if we can create a theology of church growth, what specific practices help congregations grow? Or is church growth a holy mystery? The two Lent Lectures will examine a theology of church growth that could work for churches of all traditions and the actions that foster growing churches. Prior to his current post at Cranmer Hall, David Goodhew was vicar of two parishes in York. He oversees the Centre for Church Growth Research and has edited several publications on church growth. To book, visit https://winchesterlentlectures.eventbrite.co.uk |
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Other items of interest
Seeing Change: A Course for Churches
The Centre and the Church Urban Fund have launched ‘Seeing Change‘ – a course to help churches engage their neighbours on the impact of the financial crisis, and ways local people can act together for change.
The course includes five sessions of Bible study and reflection, equipping congregations to reach out to their neighbours and host a ‘Money Talk‘ – engaging local people with the issues raised by the continuing economic crisis, and asking what action they might take with and through the Church.
Click here to download the leaders guide and watch the videos – all free!
Contact David Barclay if you want a member of our staff to facilitate your Money Talk. www.theology-centre.org.uk