Local Preacher Training
Methodist Local Preachers are authorised to lead worship and preach and they are an important part of the ministry team in all of our circuits. A new training course, Worship-leading and Preaching, has been designed as a replacement for Faith and Worship. It will combine work on the skills of preaching and conducting public worship […]
Find out more >Paying attention to God: a way of listening
Course Tutors: Mrs Breige O’Hare and Revd Alan Lorimer The primary focus of this year together is a shared desire to deepen and grow in relationship with God, so that we might know God better, recognise the longings of his heart and pay attention to that heart’s unforced rhythms pulsing in our lives. In an […]
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Walk in the Word
Walk in the Word 2016/17 In the Beginning … This course, consisting of two ten week semesters, is just as its title suggests a `walk in the word`. In autumn 2016 we will walk back in time to the beginning of everything, and look at the first five books of the Old Testament. Of course […]
Find out more >An Introduction to Hospital Visitation
Course Tutor: The Revd Derek Johnston A 10-week training course offered in conjunction with the NI Healthcare Chaplains’ Association, this is a course for those already involved in hospital visiting, either as part of a church pastoral care team or within a chaplaincy context. Participants are asked to complete an application form and to provide […]
Find out more >Introduction to Pastoral Visiting
Introduction to Pastoral Visiting A five week introductory course for all those involved in visiting within their local congregations. Sessions will explore: The role of the Pastoral Visitor in the life of the local church. Communication Skills. Good practice guidelines and self-care. The place of prayer in visiting. Appropriate responses and resources for pastoral concerns. […]
Find out more >Pastoral Supervision
Course Tutor: The Revd Ruth Craig Pastoral Supervision is a relationship between two or more disciples who meet to consider the ministry of one or more of them in an intentional and disciplined way. The course is aimed at experienced lay and ordained ministers. It covers the theory and the practice of pastoral supervision using a […]
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