APRIL 2012

Getting Serious and Sensible about the paranormal and the deliverance ministry
The aims of this study day are to offer an overview of deliverance ministry (DM) with regard to people and places; to suggest some appropriate responses to the most common types of enquiry; and to set out key issues you need to keep in mind, including authorisation and accountability, boundaries, guidelines for good practice, multi-disciplinary considerations, ecumenical perspectices, insurance issues, cautions and safeguards.
26th April 2012
9.30-3.30pm
Holy Trinity Church, Southwell
Led by Revd Beatrice Brandon, Archbishops Adviser for the Healing Ministry
To book please contact Catriona on 01636 817232 or e-mail catriona@southwell.anglican.org

MAY 2012

Pre-retirement Coure (Clergy Only)
14th & 21st May 2012
9.30-3.30pm
Derby Conference Centre
Led by Linda and Phil Witt
To book please contact Catriona on 01636 817232 or e-mail catriona@southwell.anglican.org

JULY 2012

RTP Annual Study Day:
Silence, Awareness and Contemplation: A Spirituality for the 21st Century
12th July 2012
9.30 for 10.00-4.00pm
St Martin's House, Peacock Lane, LE1 5PZ
Keynote Speaker Martin Laird O.S.A - Associate Professor of Theology at Villanova University
To book please contact Claire Stapleton on 0116 2615317 or e-mail Claire.Stapleton@leccofe.org

Modern Church - 2012 Annual Conference
By Whose Authority? An interfaith look at women and religious authority.
We all step in and out of leadership, whatever our roles in life.  We all need leadership to go well; we need to have people who fit the role.  This conference will explore through talks, workshops, art and worship: The difference that 'difference' makes, humility and ambition, women as leaders in the early church, old and new taboos, change, loss and failure, exemplars and the art of conversation across faiths and cultures.
16th - 19th July 2012  £265
High Leigh Conference Centre
For more info and booking please see www.modernchurch.org.uk

SEPTEMBER 2012

Each Part Working Properly: Growing Disciples in Messy Church
This day conference will address two key questions: How are disciples growing in Messy Church? How can we make the most of the opportunities Messy Church presents for growing disciples?
Other questions that will be dealt with include: How do we move from interested attendees to disciples of Jesus? What does it mean to be committed to the Body of Christ?  What happens when the kids grow up?  What is the context for discipleship - the family, the gathered Messy Church, "Messy Extras" the wider local church body....?  Is discipleship more than a course... if so what?  Is Messy Church a mission activity of the local church or an emerging church in its own right and does that matter?  Is discipleship in Messy Church for the congregation? For the team?
29th September 2012
10.00-3.30pm £15 (payable on the day) including lunch
St John's College, Nottingham
Keynote Speaker: Lucy Moore author of Messy Church, Messy Crafts and The Gospels Unplugged
To book please contact Catriona on 01636 817232 or e-mail catriona@southwell.anglican.org

NOVEMBER 2012

Leading your Church into Growth
Now in it's eighteenth year, this highly popular course is specifically designed for clergy and lay leaders from across different traditions and denominations who are looking for help and encouragement in leading churches into growth. This course takes the form of an open seminar with interactive talks, practical exercises, workshops and time and space for personal reflection.
5th-8th November 2012    
The Hayes Conference Centre Swanwick     £255
To book please contact Tracie Hunt on 01274 604904 or e-mail tracielycig@yahoo.co.uk

St John's College, Nottingham - In Service Study Weeks
Academic Year 2011/2012 - St John's Nottingham. Click here for details of the St John's College In Service Study Weeks

Test of Faith: Unpacking Science and Christianity 

The challenge often put forward is that God is a delusion and science has removed the need for faith in anything. 

We wanted to make the Diocese of Southwell aware of Test of FAITH, a set of resources from The Faraday Institute for Science and Religion that are designed to help churches and other groups navigate the questions raised when science and faith meet. 

The award-winning three-part documentary Test of FAITH: Does science threaten belief in God? asks the question, ‘How do believing scientists respond to this challenge?’ To accompany the DVD is a book, Test of FAITH: Spiritual Journeys with Scientists, containing stories from ten scientists, all of whom can speak to the way in which science has enriched their discovery of God and subsequent faith journey. There are also study resources for churches, adult small groups, secondary schools, and Christian youth groups. Contributors include Prof. Alister McGrath; Revd Dr John Polkinghorne KBE FRS; Dr Francis Collins, former Director of the Human Genome Project; plus many other leading scientists and theologians.

“I am very pleased that The Faraday Institute has been able to help churches and individual Christians in this task by developing this fascinating resource.” Rowan Williams, Archbishop of Canterbury

For more information, click here to download the flyer, or visit our website at: www.testoffaith.com