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Dear Guest,
October is feeling busy in my house. We seem to be spending a lot of time organising and preparing for the next thing we need to be going to. Last week one of my sons asked “Are you listening?” and the honest answer was “No” because my mind was busy and I hadn’t really heard his story despite nodding along. I wonder how often we think we are listening to the people around us at home, in church, at work or over coffee but we are distracted. Very few of us are natural listeners and it makes me grateful for a God who is always listening fully to us.
I’d encourage you to take time to really listen to the next person you speak to…give them the time and focus that God wants us to give one another. And, if like me, listening is not always easy do listen to Lou Peet’s video below about listening well.
Anna Naish
Lay Learning and Training Lead
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Active Listening
Lou Peet has spent time as a GP and Is currently a school chaplain. Here she helps us think about our relationship with listening and an opportunity to invest in our ability to really listen (something that rarely comes naturally to us)
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This Pathway focusses on the key areas that help children grow in faith (having a voice, developing relationships, rhythms and creating purpose) not just in church but across their whole lives. Over the course of the Pathway we explore these areas and how they might look in your current and future context.
It will help you to reflect on your current practice and consider small changes that make a big difference as well as encouraging us to think about what is next. Participants will be able to share ideas and learn from one another…and then return to our own spaces and learn from our children and youth too.
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Growing faith connections
Exploring the best practice for children and faith in their Churches, Schools and Households.
Mondays 4th Nov – 2nd Dec, 7:00pm – 9pm
Zoom and In Person
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Carbon Confidence in an Hour
In this video, Colin Angus, Net Zero Carbon Project Officer, talks about ‘Carbon Confidence in an Hour’, an event to help you boost your knowledge about climate crisis and find out how you can help to care for God’s creation.
Be inspired and informed as we work together to reach net zero carbon. Join in via an excellent new course created by the Church of England’s Environment Programme team.
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Upcoming Courses & Events
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Click the titles of any of the below courses and events to read more about it.
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Understanding and navigating group dynamics; understanding triggers that impact conversation; techniques on how to work through them; how to prepare when facilitating difficult conversations.
Thursday 24th October, 10.00am – 5.00pm
St Mary’s Church, Walsgrave
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Join us as we explore the latest Talking Jesus research, explore how this can help us communicate to good news of Jesus clearly and effectively and learn some simple tools to help us share our faith in a way that is natural and clear.
In person, 7:30pm – 9pm
6th November – St John’s, Kenilworth
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Reflecting on how our role in pastoral visits to help people feel calm, open and heard.
Monday 4th November 2024, 7pm – 9pm
St Peter’s Church, Wellesbourne
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Exploring the best practice for children and faith in their Churches, Schools and Households.
Mondays 4th Nov – 2nd Dec, 7:00pm – 9pm
Zoom and In Person
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Helping us reflect on our differences and how we engage with the people around us and within our wider communities.
Tuesdays 5th Nov – 10th Dec, 7:30pm – 9pm
Zoom and In Person
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Exploring the interaction of scripture and real life to preach in today’s world.
Wednesday 6th November 2024, 7pm – 9pm
St John Baptist Church, Berkswell
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Exploring worship in the Bible to help us think about worship today in our contexts.
5 Thursday sessions starting 7th November 2024, 7:30pm – 9pm
On Zoom
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A time for friendly conversation around the complexities and frustrations of working through the menopause.
For Clergy and Lay Leaders.
Tuesday 12th November, 10.30am – 12 noon
Holy Trinity Church, Leamington Spa
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Explore the possibility of starting a new worshipping community in a school
Thursday 14th November, 7-9pm
All Saints Church, Bedworth
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Exploring the part that music can play in corporate worship and how we can use it well.
Wednesday 27th November 2024, 7pm – 9pm
All Saints’ Church, Emscote
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All of our upcoming courses and events can been seen on our calendar.
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Worshipping God |
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Making new disciples |
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Transforming communities |
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Worshipping God |
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Making new disciples |
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Transforming communities |
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