Training
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29 Sep 2023
in TrainingLiving Faith: Ethics
A discipleship course tailored for anyone wishing to learn more about Christianity, or ideal preparation for theological and vocational training. Read more
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6 Sep 2024
in TrainingLiving Faith: Questions of Faith
This ten-week module attempts to cover the main questions of faith that influence us today in our contemporary Christianity by taking a difficult question each week and thinking about it in the light of the Church’s historic doctrines. Read more
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17 Sep 2024
in TrainingOutdoor Worship in Times of Climate and Nature Crisis
This course will explore the practice of worshipping outdoors, and how it might fit within parish/benefice life. We will consider why this is something we might do as Christians, how it connects with people in our community who are concerned about the environmental crises, and how it helps us to engage in environmental good practice as we grow in love for God’s creation. Read more
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18 Sep 2024
in TrainingEnvironment, Art, Theology & Action
This day course will explore the challenge these ecological crises present to the church and individual Christians, in conjunction with an exciting and provocative art installation “Our Earth” at Salisbury Cathedral. We will tour the exhibition with the curator, grapple with eco-theology and reflect on the role that art can play in provoking and inspiring us to act. Read more
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19 Sep 2024
in TrainingChurchwarden Training
Training for Churchwardens from various diocesan departments and teams. Read more
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23 Sep 2024
in TrainingChurchwardens training
Training for Churchwardens from various diocesan departments and teams. Read more
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24 Sep 2024
in TrainingReading Scripture Together: Jews in Royal Courts – Esther
This online session is the first of a two-part series looking at the theme of biblical Jews in foreign, royal courts. In this session, we will explore the story of Esther, the secret Jew who wins a king’s beauty pageant and saves of her people from annihilation. Read more
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30 Sep 2024
in TrainingA Question of Calling – A Reflective Day for Women
This is a reflective and creative day drawing upon input from the course leader, images and poetry, and person-centred questions to make connections between life and faith. We will explore how we inhabit the ‘callings’ to the different parts of our lives as women and how these interconnect with a vocation to leadership in the church. Read more
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14 Nov 2024
in TrainingWaking up to Whiteness
In this online 2024 Whitley Lecture, Tim Judson advocates an approach to theology that faces the inadvertent and invisible assumptions made by White people and White institutions in the name of a paradigmatically White Jesus. Read more
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20 Nov 2024
in TrainingReading Scripture Together: Jews in Royal Courts – Joseph
This is the second instalment of a two-part series exploring the theme of biblical Jews in foreign royal courts. For this second instalment, we will dive into the story of Joseph, the younger brother, dreamer, interpreter, advisor, sage, and eventual ruler in the Egyptian court. Read more