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Some recent responses Course Venue and Costs from delegates The course will be held in the Anglican Shrine of Our Lady of Walsingham and is “Highest quality input and delivery residential. There are excellent facilities at of any church course so far” the Shrine.

“The course was well balanced, The cost will be £169.00 per person full presentation excellent and worship board. Many clergy will find they can claim uplifting” all or part of the cost from the training budget of their Diocese. “ It has been inspirational and I feel re-energised” Spaces on the course are limited, so early booking is essential. Please complete the booking form on the inside of this leaflet “An enjoyable and fruitful rekindling as soon as possible and send to: of vision” The Accommodation Office (LYCIG) “I am already implementing some 6 Common Place of the ideas used and put forward” Walsingham Norfolk NR22 6BW Course topics include: Tel: 01328 820239 G Developing worship for Fax: 01328 824206 mission Email: [email protected] G Developing a culture of invitation and welcome G Creating a church community For more details about the course, please contact: G Becoming a positive leader Revd Tim Sledge on 01604 887043 or G Leading a positive team e-mail: [email protected] G Understanding our context and mission field G Becoming a mission church A four-day course G Sharing practical ideas for for ordained and lay mission events G Stimulating lay people for Church Leaders evangelism G Establishing growth structures, Anglican Shrine of strategies and principles Our Lady of Walsingham 5-8 February 2007 Leading your church brochure 06.qxp 21/7/06 17:21 Page 2

“All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing” Col 1:6

About the Course Course Leaders Name This highly popular course has been The course is led by an experienced group of Address church leaders from across the traditions of the running up and down the country for the church. Drawing on their experience of leading past 11 years. This is our second visit to churches into growth, they display an honest Walsingham, following last year’s highly integrity in facing the challenges shared by many successful sell-out course. church leaders today. Different members of the team provide the input for the various courses run Phone throughout the year. In Walsingham the team will be: It is specifically designed for clergy and E-mail lay leaders from across different Revd Dave Banbury is a full time evangelist with traditions who are looking for help and CPAS. He was vicar of an inner city church in Average Sunday Attendance Bradford which experienced a time of growth under encouragement in leading their churches Diocese into growth. The course takes the form of his leadership. an open seminar with interactive talks, John Holmes is the Canon Missioner for practical exercises and time and space Diocese. He has worked in a variety of I wish to reserve a place on the ‘Leading your parishes as Vicar and Rural Dean. John is a Church Growth’ course in Walsingham for personal reflection. The leaders will Catholic Anglican, regularly leads retreats and is be available to answer questions and very involved in Cursillo. between 5th and 8th February 2007. I enclose examine the profile of each of the a cheque for £25 made payable to WCTA Rt Revd Tony Robinson is of . He Limited as a non-refundable deposit. churches represented by participants was parish priest in Tottenham before moving to on the course. Leicester as Rector of a large diverse thriving (The cost for the course is £169.00, the community, where he was also Rural Dean. He was remainder of which will be payable on arrival.) consecrated in 2002. Worship and Learning Fr Tim Sledge is Missioner for the Peterborough Diocese and a member of the Archbishops College The course will be set in the context of of Evangelists and the Society of Catholic Priests. Signature the worshipping life of the Shrine and the His main interests are in worship, developing new Bishop of Pontefract, congregations and leading parish missions. I am unable to attend this course in 2007, but I am Rt Revd Tony interested in future courses Robinson, will act as Chaplain to the course and will lead all our acts of Please complete this form and return together with a worship. deposit of £25 to: The Accommodation Office (LYCIG), 6 Common Place, Walsingham, Norfolk, NR22 6BW If you would like a receipt for your deposit, please Rt Revd Tony Robinson enclose a stamped addressed envelope marked ‘Receipt’. Please photocopy this form as many times as you wish to Cover picture c St Matthew’s Church, Northampton The ‘Leading your Church into Growth’ team distribute to your colleagues.