Churchwardens’ Training Day 2026

A training day for new Churchwardens

Saturday 11^th July, 10am – 3pm, St John’s Church Westwood

Can you match the name to its translation?

This year’s January Study Morning will be led by Chris Russell, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Adviser for Evangelism.

Thursday 30^th January, 9.15am – 1.00pm

St John’s Church, Westwood

Techniques and principles to making sermons more engaging and effective.

Wednesday 2nd July 2025, 7pm-9pm

St Thomas Church, Keresley & Coundon

Techniques and principles to making sermons more engaging and effective.

Tuesday 7th July 7-9pm

Holy Trinity Church, Church Road, Long Itchington, CV47 9PE

Techniques and principles to making sermons more engaging and effective.

Thursday 24th June, 7-9pm

St James’s Church, 75 Church Ln, Nuneaton CV10 0EY

During this workshop we will consider several questions: What do we mean by community engagement? Who and where are our communities? Do we have more than one community?

Tuesday 8^th April, 2.00pm – 4.30pm

St Peter’s, Wellesbourne

Train to become part of the Conflict Transformation group (CTG), a collective of lay and clergy volunteers who support parishes and communities where help is needed in responding to conflict

A practical session looking at how we can include the theme of reconciliation through our services and words.

Tuesday 23rd September, 7pm-9pm

All Saints Church, Bedworth

Discover new ways of doing small groups by using the resource ‘The Firepit’, created by the Diocese of Oxford.

How do we engage helpfully when there is tension or disagreement with someone?

Monday 19th May 2025, 7pm-9pm

Kineton Primary School

How do we engage helpfully when there is tension or disagreement with someone?

How do we engage helpfully when there is tension or disagreement with someone?

Looking at disability through the Bible where we often see isolation, fear and rejection but also stories of God using people as they are and of healing.

Wednesday 10^th July, 7:30pm – 9pm

On Zoom

This workshop will help you to understand your own foundational leadership voice and appreciate how that voice impacts on those you lead.

Tuesday 3rd February, 2pm to 4:30pm, Coventry cathedral

For Clergy only

Explore central Gospel themes that resonate with the green agenda and discuss practical ways that environmental awareness might lead to missional communities.

Tuesday 25^th June, 10am – 12.30pm

St Thomas’, Keresley