Being in full time ministry can seem a very isolated, if not an actually lonely job. We often have to hear difficult things, deal with painful situations, and cope with fairly ill defined boundaries of time, space, and role. Stronger Together is a short introductory course addressing the challenge of being in full time ministry by offering ways of improving our collaborative ways of working. The course draws on the approaches of other professions where different forms of supervision are considered essential, as well as approaches specifically developed for those working in Church pastoral situations. We work in an experiential way encouraging course participants to try out some of the approaches during our time together.

Sessions include:

- Peer Co-Consultancy

- Listening Skills

- Exploring Supervision

- How Groups Work

- Assertiveness

- The Superintendent as Supervisor

- Who do you think you are?

- Mind your Language

If you come to the course you will need to bring some situations that you are currently facing in a sharable way! You will have an opportunity to talk about those situations in a safe and confidential environment and be encouraged to bring your own knowledge and experience to bear upon them. You will be offered some insights from the Centre’s team that we hope you will find insightful and helpful. Together we will look forwards and explore ways of taking what is learned back into the everyday world of our work.

Course Details

When: The course begins with lunch at 1.00pm on Monday 20th April and ends after lunch on Thursday 25th April.

Cost: For people in full time ministry, the residential course is at a special price of Ł125, and would be ideal to be included as part of a sabbatical or on-going training. Early Bird offer applies

Extra accommodation is available at the Centre for the night of 19th April if you would like to travel here on the Sunday before the course begins.

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