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Dear Guest,
We hope your week is beginning well. Below is a snapshot of our upcoming events and courses. Take a moment to explore what’s coming up, and prayerfully consider how God may be inviting you—or someone you know—to grow through these opportunities.
Best wishes,
The Equip Hub Team
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Free Pathways for Clergy and Readers
All of our Pathway training courses and events (in-person and on Zoom) are available for free to all of our Clergy and Readers. If you are interested in taking part in any of these sessions, please contact Ryan.Finnegan@Coventry.Anglican.org for a free code.
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Politics in the Bible
Whilst walking to his local polling station, Rob Harrison discusses his upcomming course ‘Politics in the Bible’.
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It’s All Greek To Me!
Are you interested in going deeper in reading and studying the Bible? Have you seen preachers or authors refer to the original biblical languages and your curiosity is piqued? Would you love to read the New Testament of the Bible in the original Greek but don’t have the time or access to do a full-time course?
“It’s All Greek To Me!” is a five-week course aiming to equip total beginners with the tools to appreciate and learn from the original Greek text of the New Testament. We will focus each week on particular elements of biblical Greek to equip you to go deeper with Scripture, able to appreciate the nuances and texture of the biblical text.
Five Tuesdays from 12th May, 7:30pm-9pm at St Paul’s Church, Leamington Spa.
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Building Supportive Teams
This session will explore:
– The culture of a good team (this might be a pastoral team, refreshments team, children’s team, PCC etc etc)
– How we can expand and invite people into teams in helpful ways.
– How we can foster support if there is a lone person in a role.
This session is aimed at anyone leading a team or thinking about creating a team. This might be a team in church (pastoral team, children’s team, PCC, worship team etc) or you may be thinking about other teams where you want to create a more supportive atmosphere.
This session will be led by Anna Naish.
Wednesday 13th May, 10am-12pm, St Paul’s Church, Foleshill, Coventry
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Upcoming Courses & Events
Click the titles of any of the below courses and events to read more about it.
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Has anyone ever made an assumption about you? Have you ever made an assumption about someone else? Most likely the answer to both is yes…and those are just the ones we’ve noticed.
During this session we will explore why we all make assumptions and how our unconscious biases affect our actions. We will consider how we can become more conscious of our personal collection of biases and how we can be more aware of other people’s unconsidered assumptions.
This session will be led by Anna Naish and Neil Masih.
Thursday 14th May, 7pm-9:30pm, St Margaret’s, Leamington Spa.
For children who are neurodivergent (e.g. have dyslexia, autism, ADHD) churches can be a really difficult space. There are certain expectations, rules, people, lights, noise, silence that make it tricky. And yet, we are called to welcome everyone.
This session will help us think about the breadth of neurodiversity, how our church might feel for a family with additional needs and how we might make our church a more welcoming and accessible space.
This session will be led by James Henney and Anna Naish.
Thursday 4th June, 7pm-9pm, All Saints Church, Bedworth.
This session will explore ways in which the physical space in which worship takes place influence’s people’s experience and engagement. As well physical space, we will also consider related factors such as sound, lighting and warmth.
This session will be led by Rob Harrison, Matt Ford & Philip Morton.
Monday 15th June, 7pm – 9pm at All Saints Church, Allesley, Coventry.
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All Parish Safeguarding Officers are invited to join us for a PSO Celebration Day at St. Johns Church, Westwood on Saturday 20th June from 10:00 – 3:00pm.
We are pleased to confirm that David Shemmings will be our guest speaker for part of the day. He is a prominent speaker and educator on trauma-informed practices, particularly in the context of domestic abuse and trauma and has contributed significantly to the understanding and implementation of trauma-informed approaches in various settings, including healthcare and education.
His work often involves sharing insights from his own experiences and collaborating with other experts to create resources and training programs that promote trauma-informed practices.
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A funeral service is an important point in the grieving process. It is a moment to celebrate and remember a person’s life, mourn their loss with others and for some it is the moment the reality of that loss hits.
This session will be led by Anne Richards and Jo King. Anne and Jo both have a lot of experience in taking funeral services. This session will help you think about how you plan, shape and lead funeral services. It will cover the practicalities you need to know as well as important conversations around how you include the family, tailor a service to the needs of the community and how to include God in a helpful way. There will also be space to consider cremations and the burial of ashes.
Monday 22nd June, 7pm – 9pm, Holy Trinity Church, Leamington.
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We will be looking at the value of maintenance and how to identify small tasks that can be done easily and cheaply to slow the rate of decay in your church building. Dr Claire Strachan, Church Buildings Development Officer will talk about, ‘A Stitch in Time’ maintenance and how to develop a maintenance plan. We will also be welcoming Janine Rusby from Engaging Heritage who will discuss ways to engage the local community in the care of your church; and highlight strategies of how to grow your volunteer base.
Plus, architect, Simon Bird, from Flying Buttress Architecture will outline the purpose of Quinquennial Inspections, how to read them and how best to work with your architect. At the end of the session there will be a practical workshop helping you to spot common maintenance issues. Hot drinks and a light buffet lunch will be provided.
Tuesday 30th June, 9:45am – 3pm, St Michael’s Church Centre, Budbrooke.
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Preaching is all about communicating.
This session will explore fundamental techniques and principles of good communication that can make sermons more engaging and more effective.
This is relevant both to people new to preaching and those who are looking for a refresher or fresh insight for their preaching.
This session will be led by Rob Harrison.
Tuesday 7th July, 7pm – 9pm, Holy Trinity Church, Long Itchington.
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We will hold two training days for churchwardens this year. The first, which will be particularly aimed at newer wardens, will be in July, and the second will cover a wider range of topics and will be in October.
The first of those will be on Saturday 11th July, at 10 am. We will be covering a number of topics, including:
– The key responsibilities of a churchwarden
– Wellbeing and boundaries
– Getting permission for changes to church buildings
This session will be led by Matt Jermyn and Tim Cockell, and while it will be suitable for new wardens, everyone is welcome.
Saturday 11th July, 10am – 3pm.
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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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