Learning Alive !
Short Course Menu
2010-11
This range of short training courses is available to be run in your parish by the Learning Development Adviser and her team. For further details, or to arrange for a course to run in your parish, please contact the Learning Development Adviser, Ms Lisa Tregenza
If your parish has training needs which are not covered by the courses listed, please contact the Learning Development Adviser who can work with you to create training for your parish.
Leading intercessions
2 sessions of approximately 1½ hours
To enable people to be more confident in leading intercessions. It is equally useful for those relatively new to leading intercessions, and those with more experience.
Discovering gifts
1 session of 2 hours
This course looks at how Christians can discover the gifts of God within themselves and grow in relationship with God and with each other.
Visiting 1: The practicalities of making a visit
1 session of 2½ hrs
Visiting on behalf of the Church? This session raises awareness of the practicalities involved in carrying out a visit.
Visiting 2: Visiting the sick
1 session of 2½ hours (participants should have first undertaken The practicalities of making a visit)
To help participants understand the feelings and pastoral needs of the sick.
Visting 3: Visiting the bereaved
1 session of 2½ hours (participants should have first undertaken The practicalities of making a visit and Visiting the sick)
To help those who visit people who have been bereaved to understand some ofthe issues, and to give a framework for good practice (NB this is NOT training in bereavement counselling).
Reading in church
2 sessions of 1½ hours. The second session takes place in church
To provide confidence and a basic skill in reading in church. Ideal for those new to reading in church, but is also useful as a ‘revision’ session for those who already read in church.
Ways of praying
4 sessions of 1½ hours
To explore preferred ways of prayer, to consider other ways of prayer and to gain insights into spirituality. Suitable both for those relatively new to faith and those who wish to re-consider their prayer life.
A welcoming church
2 sessions of 2 hours
To improve the warmth of welcome provided by a church. Suitable for a team of people from a church who have been asked to lead the improvement of the welcome given to visitors and newcomers.
Theology of hymns
2 sessions of 2 hours
For anyone who has sung hymns and wants to learn more about them. Participants will listen to and reflect on some hymns – no singing required!
Architecture – walls, worship and witness
EITHER 1 session of 2 hours
OR 2 sessions of 2 hours, with a church or cathedral visit in between
In what ways can the church building serve the community? What is the relationship between church buildings and worship? Are churches ever encumbrances to faith?
Useful for parishes thinking about reordering or new uses for buildings.