Diocese of Portsmouth
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CMD Training Courses

Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD)

As part of the REVIVE strand of our diocese’s strategy, we’re reawakening a locally-based programme of Continuing Ministerial Development courses. Recently, such courses have been offered online via Sarum College (see the details below), but we have and we will organise in-person Bishop's Study Days and other courses.

Webinars

We are hosting monthly webinars on various topics, with the opportunity for questions as part of the session, starting in May 2025. Click  here to find out more. Upcoming courses include:

  • Get Your Church Noticed
    Tuesday 4th November, 12noon to 1pm
    Led by Neil Pugmire, diocesan director of communications. Details and booking here.
  • Sharing Faith at Christmas
    Wednesday 3rd December, 12noon to 1pm
    Led by Neil Smart, diocesan Lead for Revive. Details and booking here.
  • Creating a Pathway for Discipleship
    Thursday 8th January, 12noon to 1pm
    Led by Andrew Axon, diocesan Lead for Revitalise. Details and booking to come.
  • Is Net Zero Carbon worth it?
    Tuesday 3rd February, 12noon to 1pm
    Led by Matt Lockwood, diocesan net zero carbon officer. Details and booking to come.
  • Developing Leaders
    Wednesday 4th March, 12noon to 1pm
    Led by Matt Hogg, from CPAS. Details and booking to come.
  • Kingdom-Seeking Missional Disciples
    Thursday 16th April, 12noon to 1pm
    Led by Andrew Hargreaves, interim diocesan director of Ministry and Discipleship. Details and booking to come.

For details all webinars see: portsmouth.anglican.org/webinars.

To see recordings of previous webinars, click here.

CMD training courses

Meanwhile, there are a series of CMD training courses being offered to clergy and lay ministers in our diocese via Sarum College in Autumn 2025:

  • Spiritual Exercises for the 21st Century Week by Week
    October 13th to November 3rd, 7:30pm to 9pm
    In this four-week course, participants will form community around experiencing the nuances of Ignatius Loyola’s Spiritual Exercises in a holistic, integrated way, guided by the theological and spiritual introduction for each week provided during course sessions. 13 free places available, click here to book.
  • Writing Julian of Norwich in the 21st Century
    Tuesday 4th November, 1pm to 4pm
    A three-part course on Julian of Norwich, her theology on wellbeing, and her illness that led to her revelations. 9 free places available, click here to book.
  • Journalling Workshop 2: Connecting with your soul
    Friday 12th December, 10am to 1pm
    This session will introduce approaches that may help you to identify recurring themes and important links in your journalling. 12 free places available, click here to book.