Continual Ministerial Development (CMD) offer for Spring 2024. CMD is available for Ordained Ministers, Licensed Lay Ministers, Chaplains, Lay Pastoral Assistants, Lay Worship Leaders, and Commissioned Lay Pioneers.
This year's Clergy Day will be held at Bryanston School on Wednesday 10 July 2024. Further details will be shared soon.
April
“I have seen the Lord!” - Stories of Resurrection
With these amazing words, Mary Magdalene tells of the first of Jesus’ resurrection appearances. We spend a gentle day observing those encounters with the risen Lord, and how they can also offer us a journey into joy. There will be two guided sessions with reflections, poetry and music, and time to spend resting quietly in beautiful surroundings.
Led by Barbara Priest, LLM and oblate of Douai Abbey
Audience: Ordained and Lay Ministers
Saturday 20 April, 10am-4pm, Grove Farm House, Melbury Abbas.
Reading Scripture Together: Women at the Wells
When Biblical women appear in public, often they do so near a well and often it involves their becoming a bride. In the Hebrew Bible, we have the stories of Rebekah (Genesis 24), Rachel (Genesis 29), and Zipporah (Exodus 2) as betrothal scenes along with other texts that place women at wells as part of a larger story. In the New Testament, we have the famous Samaritan woman at the well text in John 4. In this in-person day, we will wade into the waters of these texts from both Jewish and Christian perspectives to see what we find.
Led by Rabbi Shoshana Boyd Gelfand and Dr Jayme Reaves
Thursday 18 April, 10am-4pm, Sarum College, Salisbury.
Quiet Day for Lay Ministers: Follow the Thread…
A day of short talks and stories, reflective activities and plenty of opportunity to be still or silent before God. The Greenhouse provides a comfortable base and lovely refreshments.
Led by Rona Orme, LLM and Spiritual Accompanier
Audience: Lay Ministers
Monday 29 April, 10am-4pm, The Greenhouse Christian Centre, Poole.
Robot Souls?
Can we program soul into robots, and should we? Two of the biggest design problems in AI are how to build robots that behave in line with human values, and how to stop them ever going rogue. This course will invite participants to reflect on what they think of AI. It will provide an opportunity to demystify what is being portrayed as a very alarming phenomenon, and to think hard about our own design. There will be time for discussion on what might make humans distinctive enough to deserve to prevail, even as the capacities of AI cast into question many of the ways in which we see ourselves as having a privileged place in the world.
Led by Dr Eve Poole
Monday 29 April, 7pm-9pm, online via Zoom
May
An Introduction to developing a Trauma Informed Approach
With an estimated 50-70% of people experiencing trauma at some point in their lives, it is very likely that every church community will include people who have experienced trauma and may still be impacted by the effects of this many years later. The safeguarding team have commissioned this course to help people develop what a trauma informed approach looks like within their ministry. The course is suitable for anyone in a church or community role, but will be most applicable for members of clergy, Parish Safeguarding Officers and those in pastoral roles.
This course will be run twice:
Wednesday 8 May, 09:30-12:30, online via Zoom.
Saturday 11 May, 09:30-12:30, online via Zoom.
British Army Mental Health and Chaplaincy: Insights and Lessons
What lessons can we learn from army chaplaincy for mental health resilience in ministry? Join Padre Jason as he explores the realities, issues and needs of serving army personnel drawing on open source data and personal knowledge from 18 years of army chaplaincy experience. There will be opportunity to reflect on what this might mean for the church as it seeks to minister to serving personnel and their families as well as drawing wider lessons which may help the broader ministry of the church.
Led by Archdeacon Alan Jeans and Padre Jason Clarke
Thursday 9 May, 10am-3.30pm, Sarum College, Salisbury
The Practice of Spiritual Care
Spiritual care has been developed over the last 30 years, and for some is most closely associated with the hospice movement. There is a growing interest in how we define the nature of spiritual care and what framework might enable us to develop good practice. This practical workshop will introduce the participants to the nature and scope of spiritual care; explore the possible means of mechanisms of assessing spiritual care; and help participants understand their own experience and listen to others.
Led by Julia Burton-Jones and Revd Canon James Woodward
Monday 13 May, 10am-4pm, Sarum College, Salisbury
Community Organising for Church Growth
How can embracing Community Organising as a spiritual practice enable us to subvert conventional church growth narratives and achieve real growth in depth, impact and numbers? Join us for morning prayer, followed by an opportunity to share your breakfast in theological discussion and reflection with others.
Led by Revd Dr Keith Hebden and Angus Ritchie
Monday 20 May, 8.30am-11am, online via Zoom
Statement of Significance and Need
This webinar covers the standard statement of significance and need in depth. Two of the most important documents in a faculty application. It covers all the headings in each document and explains what they are asking for and the types of information to put in them. It will discuss what significance means in a faculty alongside what ‘need’ is. This webinar is for anyone who is compiling a faculty application or has one in progress already.
Led by Dan Crooke and the Church Buildings Team
Tuesday 28 May, 1.30pm-3.30pm, online via Zoom
June
Telling Stories about God with Rowan Williams
Exploring the Novels and Essays of Marilynne Robinson. Marilynne Robinson is one of the most universally respected writers of fiction in English, and is also a theologically literate and deeply convinced Protestant Christian. During this one-day course, we will explore her fiction and also her essays (including her new book Reading Genesis) so as to understand better how she thinks human beings can and should talk about God in ways that don’t completely depend on any agreed philosophy. This will raise questions that are crucial for her and also for us—questions about power, race, justice and redemption.
Led by Dr Rowan Williams
Wednesday 5 June, 10am-4pm, Sarum College, Salisbury
Leadership training for Established Church Leaders
This workshop will benchmark current leadership, refine leadership skills and enhance character formation and personal development to lead with excellence.
Participants will:
Move from plateauing/struggling in leadership to identifying pain points and building a resilient plan for the next season.
Have a personality deep-dive to identify patterns of behaviour and leadership tendencies for personal growth.
Learn skills for leading under pressure and stress, and how to stay healthy and be both present with family and productive in ministry, despite the challenges.
Learn about intentional investment into team leadership – effective delegation, having difficult conversations which liberate and dealing with conflict and organisational change well, in order to increase the health and efficacy of teams.
Increase the ability to pass on gifts, skills and competencies to other less experienced leaders through wise relational and professional development.
Hone their organisational leadership skills in terms of vision, values, roles and responsibilities, structures and strategies for thriving churches and ministries.
Wednesday 12 June 2024, 09:30 - 16:30, Emmaus House, The Avenue, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0FG
Playing in (and for) Ministry
In a day of thinking, playing and conversing we will be exploring the significance of play; digging into how it links with our spirituality, our well-being as well as our work and creativity. A chance to explore a fuller picture of play – and of being human; going beyond the sometimes limiting cultural framing of play as ‘that which is not work.’ As part of the day, we will be using methodologies from LEGO® Serious Play® What will you get from the day? You will have fun, you will unlock creativity and problem solving, you will get to play into and from the deeper self.
Led by Ian Macdonald
Tuesday 25 June, 10am-4pm, Sarum College, Salisbury
Principles of Building Conservation
Want a better understanding of what looking after our built heritage is all about and how we got here? This webinar will cover the brief history of building conservation moving onto the principles of conservation. Understanding these principles are key if you are someone who looks after a historic building. This webinar will help you understand building maintenance and adaption. It will also help you with faculty applications and be aware of the common pitfalls to ensure you are looking after our built heritage.
Led by Dan Crooke and the Church Buildings Team
Tuesday 25 June, 10am-12pm, online via Zoom.
God is Not a White Man: Race, gender and the imago Dei
What does it mean when God is presented as male? What does it mean when – from our internal assumptions to our shared cultural imaginings – God is presented as white? These questions will be explored during the course, drawing on personal experience of being a Black woman in the white-majority space that is the UK church – a church that is being abandoned by Black women no longer able to grin and bear its casual racism, colonialist narratives and lack of urgency on issues of racial justice.This online course will explore theological concepts of the imago Dei through the lens of womanist and liberation theology.
Led by Chine McDonald
Wednesday 26 June, 10am-1pm, online via Zoom
July
Autism, Theology and Christian Life
How might churches better respond to autistic people within congregations, and draw more on their gifts and insights? What biblical and theological resources might help us to reflect more deeply on the experience of people with autism?
Led by Claire Williams
Thursday 18 July, 1pm-4pm, online via Zoom
August
Heating applications ‘Net Zero and Due Regard’
This webinar will tackle the most recent changes to the faculty system related to net zero. It will discuss what net zero is for the Church of England, what it means to you and what you can do for creation care. It will discuss what due regard looks like in a faculty application and how the DAC and Chancellor will advise and judge applications. Don’t wait until your heating breaks down before understanding what net zero means. It is never too early to prepare.
Led by Dan Crooke and the Church Buildings Team
Tuesday 20 August, 1.30pm-3.30pm, online via Zoom
September
Making the most of the Quinquennial Report
Ever dreaded receiving your quinquennial report? Ever looked at the list of recommendations and don’t know where to start? Do you simply file it away and wait for the next one? If this sounds familiar join the Church Buildings Team where we breakdown the QI report and explain how you can use it to your benefit. We explain how you can us it to ensure you are on top of your maintenance and save money in the long term.
Led by Dan Crooke and the Church Buildings Team
Tuesday 24 September, 10am-12pm, online via Zoom
October
Churchyards: all you need to know to maintain and care for land around the church
Join the Church Buildings Team, Registry department and the Chancellor where we cover many aspects of all thing’s churchyard. Topics covered range from burials, headstones, maintenance, permissions, and closed churchyards. There will be plenty of opportunity to ask questions and discuss the kinds of things you are experiencing.
Led by Dan Crooke and the Church Buildings Team
Wednesday 30 October, 1.30pm-3.30pm, online via Zoom
November
Statement of Significance and Need
This in person training session covers the standard statement of significance and need in depth. Two of the most important documents in a faculty application. It covers all the headings in each document and explains what they are asking for and the types of information to put in them. It will discuss what significance means in a faculty alongside what ‘need’ is. This webinar is for anyone who is compiling a faculty application or has one in progress already.
Led by Dan Crooke and the Church Buildings Team
Monday 25 November, 1pm-4pm, Emmaus House, The Avenue, Wilton, Salisbury SP2 0FG