Missed this course?  It will be repeated in 2010 Details in 2010

Mission-Shaped Church for Older People
Thursday 29 October 2009 from 11.30 a.m. – 4.00 p.m.
St. Michael’s Church, Chester Square, London, SW1W 9HH
A day course from The Leveson Centre and Church Army. An opportunity to collect ideas, network and discuss the challenging issues of mission involving older people. Key note speakers are Mark Russell CEO of Church Army and James Woodward, fc.dalpra@sheffieldcentre.org.uk

Missed this course?  It will be repeated in 2010 Details early 2010

Mission-Shaped Church for Rural Ministry
Saturday 21 November,
9.30 – 4.00 at Belchamp St Paul C of E Primary School, Vicarage Road, Belchamp St Paul,
Sudbury, CO10 7BP

A day for all who belong to rural parishes, and want to reach their communities in fresh and relevant ways. Keynote speaker: Revd Sally Gaze, Team Rector of the Tas Valley Team, Norfolk. Author of “Mission-shaped and rural” and was a member of the working group which produced Mission-shaped church.

Further details: Revd Charles Kosla Telephone: 01245 29441

Godly Play Conference –
March 21st 2010 at
Assington Hall, nr. Sudbury. Sessions include:

· The complete Godly Play experience
• Arrival at 1.30 p.m. on Thursday for introductory and supper
• Practical session on Friday from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. including lunch
• Presentations and plenary on Saturday ending with lunch and departing at 2 p.m.

· The cost is £80.00. To book a place, please contact: Liz Kirby at telephone: 01284 748731 or email: admin.dc@stedscathedral.co.uk

  Saturday 6th March 2010

10.00-16.00

 Venue: Christ Church Moreton Hall, Lawsons Place, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP32 7EW

 Hosted by Bishop Nigel, a team  from Fresh Expressions is coming to share the vision and ideas of new ways of being church, including in the countryside. There will be
examples of fresh expressions from the diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich to share their planning and their progress and the issues they have found.

Cost: £5. Please bring your own lunch.

Bookings: For further information or to book places please contact
Alice Nicholls on
alice@stedmundsbury.anglican.org 

Missed this course?  It will be repeated around the county in 2010 Details early 2010

Exploring Vocation:  How God calls us to discipleship & ministry

Christ Church, Moreton Hall,
Bury St Edmunds

Saturday 19 September 2009
from 10.00 am to 3.00 pm 
and evening sessions 7.30 to 9.30 pm

Mon 28 Sept, 12 & 26 Oct, 9 & 23 Nov

The programme for the course is:

Study Day The Nature of God’s Call

Session 1 Hearing God’s Call

Session 2 The God Who Calls

Session 3 Church and Mission

Session 4 Friendship with God

Session 5 Taking the Next Step

Exploring Vocation Administrator at
Abbey House tel: 01284 749435

or email dmcadin@stedmundsbury.anglican.org

Suffolk Theology Forum - Programme  2010

 
All meetings are 7.30 p.m. – 9.15 p.m. at
 Kesgrave Conference Centre. Non-members are welcome to all meetings, for a small charge.

Wednesday 10 March 2010 Tony Gibbings
Why create community?

Wednesday 5 May 2010 Prof. Martyn Percy
Gospel ministry: pastoral and prophetic perspectives

Wednesday 7 July 2010 Mark Cazalet
Seeing the future: is there one for art and faith?

The Forum welcomes all who are interested in exploring Christian theological issues in an open, non-partisan way. For more information about the Forum or to become a member, or to receive programme information electronically, please contact: Elizabeth Moore, Suffolk Theology Forum – Tel: 01359 233050 or email: elizabeth@stedmundsbury.anglican.org

Fresh Expressions 2009/10

This course has been established jointly between Ely Diocese, the East Anglia District of the Methodist Church, the Eastern Baptist Association,

St. Edmundsbury and Ipswich Diocese, Eastern Synod URC and Plumbline Churches with a growing and broader ownership across the major church movements and denominations. The course has a particular focus on equipping people in planting and sustaining fresh expressions of church in this area.

The course works most effectively when a group from a church or congregation attend together. Some people attending will already be involved in a fresh expression, others may be about to start and others will be exploring the idea presently. There will be opportunities for further training with coaches and mentors available to help participants after the course finishes.  The leaders are Matt Finch (Methodist Minister) and Dave Male (Fresh Expressions Advisor for Ely Diocese) who are both Associate Missioners with Fresh Expressions. Course teachers include both national experts, such as George Lings and Graham Horsley and local teachers with significant experience of fresh expressions.

Fresh Expressions 2009/10:

The course consists of eight Tuesday evenings
 and four Saturdays:
2009
Saturday 19th September,

Tuesday 13th October
Tuesday 3rd November,

Saturday 14th November,
Tuesday 1st December

2010
Tuesday 2nd February,

Saturday 20th February
Tuesday 2nd March,

Tuesday 20th April
Tuesday 4th May,

Saturday 15th May
Tuesday 8th June

Saturdays run from 10 – 4 p.m. at Christ Church
, Moreton Hall,
Lawsons Place, Symonds Road,
Bury St. Edmunds, IP32 7EW
(just off J44 of the A14)

Tuesdays run from 7.30. – 9.30
. (with food available from 6.30) at Bar Hill Church,
Bar Hill, Cambridge, CB23 8SF
(just off J29 of the A14)

The cost of £130 per person includes all course
materials. For more details please contact:
Dave Male: Tel: 0787 8099890
Email: dm432@cam.ac.uk or Matt Finch: Tel: 07968692390 Email: matthew.finch@methodist.org.uk