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Dear Guest,
Have you ever noticed how God’s plan can sometimes feel like a puzzle — the pieces are all there, but it takes a little prayer and patience to see how they fit together? God’s purpose for our lives might not be obvious at first glance, yet it’s always there, waiting to be revealed.
In this edition, we invite you to explore that idea in our light-hearted “Biblical Dingbats” quiz — a fun reminder that faith often means looking a little deeper to find God’s plan.
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Biblical Dingbats
Have a go at this short quiz to see if you can figure out the Biblical phrase, person or place.
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Untranslated Words – Spirit
In this video series Rob Harrison will explore the origin and meaning of various words from the Bible which don’t usually get translated into English.
In this episode Rob explores the meaning of ‘Spirit’.
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What is worship? And what forms of worship might be most appropriate in our own culture and context? These are important questions for the future of the Christian church.
Through the story of the Bible people worshiped God in a variety of ways, from slaughtering animals and sprinkling their blood on one another, to singing and reciting ancient texts.
Over five zoom sessions, Rob Harrison will explore how worship was expressed in different phases of the Bible’s story, and consider the significance of those practices within their own cultural framework
Mondays 3rd, 10th, 17th, 24th November & 1st December, 7:30pm – 9pm, on Zoom.
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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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Creating a worship space for everyone is no easy task, but it’s worth trying! Corporate worship is about everyone being welcomed and everyone being able to participate.
This session will be sharing ideas about how we can better involve a range on ages within the same worship. We will cover key elements:
- For creating a service that is specifically designed to be intergenerational.
- For adapting current worship to be more age inclusive.
- Big ideas and gentle shifts.
This session will be led by Anna Naish.
Thursday 23rd October, 7pm – 9pm, St Giles Church, Coventry
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Preaching is about more than just the words that we say.
This session will offer good practice in using screens, and explore a variety of ways to visually engage a congregation that will help make preaching more effective. We will also consider the importance of body language in preaching.
This session will be led by Rob Harrison.
Tuesday 28th October, 7pm – 9pm, All Saints Church, Bedworth
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What is emerging as best practice for the Growing Faith vision in Churches, Schools and Households?
These 5 sessions will offer insights into some of the latest research, insights and stories from across the Growing Faith movement to date, and help leaders and practitioners structure their practices and ministry to children and young people, built upon four core ‘connections’ which are emerging across different contexts and faith traditions within the Church of England.
This is a hybrid course which takes place in-person and over Zoom. Thursdays 6th November – 4th December. In-person sessions will take place at Holy Trinity Church, Attleborough.
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It is so easy to be distracted both in a quick chat and in a deep conversation. This session focusses on how we can choose to be active and present in a conversation so people know the value we place on them.
This session is designed for anyone; you may have a specific ministry or role that requires listening (leadership, pastoral, part of a team etc) or you may attend with your friends, family, colleagues and other relationships in mind.
This session will be led by Anna Naish.
Saturday 15th November, 10am-12pm, St Paul’s Church, Foleshill.
This training session will take place on the same day as ‘Difficult Conversations’ (see below). Active listening will be in the morning and Difficult conversations will be in the afternoon– you can register for one or both of sessions.
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Conversations can be difficult for all kinds of reasons. They are complicated more when there is tension, potential disagreement or clear disagreement.
This session will help you explore how we approach disagreement personally and how that may affect the conversation. We will also look at some key thoughts to keep in mind in the midst of a difficult conversation to engage in a helpful and honest way.
This session will be led by Anna Naish.
Saturday 15th November, 1pm-3pm, St Paul’s Church, Foleshill.
This training session will take place on the same day as ‘Active Listening’ (see above). Active listening will be in the morning and Difficult conversations will be in the afternoon– you can register for one or both of sessions.
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The Reconciliation learning course will introduce you to the Coventry story, its present expression, and the theology, theory and practical application of that story for today in the life of communities and the local church.
5 sessions taking place on Tuesdays 13th January – 10th February 2026, 7pm – 9pm at Coventry cathedral.
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Children are not just the future of the church, they are also the present church. For children in our church (and those who haven’t come along yet), it is really important to consider how they are part of the life of the whole church.
During this session we will cover key areas such as having relevant (and manageable) worship provision, the importance of rhythms, spaces for their voice to be heard and opportunities for relationship. These will also be discussed from your starting point so come as you are to learn and share.
This session will be led by Anna Naish.
Thursday 15th January 2026, 7pm – 9pm, Nuneaton
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Faith is about our whole lives not just about Sunday mornings at church or Tuesday nights at Messy church. Yet, parents, grandparents and other carers do not always feel confident in talking about faith, praying or worshipping together.
This session will help you think about your ministry space (church, schools, community etc) and how you can help families to take faith home, to share with one another and to grow in confidence. There may be big things to consider, but often small actions and changes can have a big impact!
This session will be led by Anna Naish
Thursday 5th February 2026, 7pm – 9pm,St Nicolas Church, Nuneaton
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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.
Multiple sessions available.
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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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