Continuing Ministerial Development 2019–20 High Quality Courses to Support Clergy and Lay People in Their Ministry
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Continuing Ministerial Development 2019–20 High quality courses to support clergy and lay people in their ministry cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 1 28/08/2019 12:41 Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD) Meet the team David Heywood Rhodri Bowen Deputy Director of Mission Parish Development Adviser (Ministerial Formation) (Berkshire Archdeaconry) 01865 595244 01865 208296 [email protected] [email protected] Charles Chadwick Send enquiries about CMD events to: Parish Development Adviser [email protected] (Dorchester Archdeaconry) or call 01865 208277 01865 208246 [email protected] Gill Lovell Parish Development Adviser (Buckingham Archdeaconry) 01865 208256/07391 416089 [email protected] cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 2 28/08/2019 12:41 Contents Training for transitions 5 CMD day events 2019–20 9 Sabbaticals 24 Funding your CMD 25 Dates and venues for day courses and events 26 cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 3 28/08/2019 12:41 cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 4 28/08/2019 12:41 Training for transitions The Diocese provides training for some of the key transitions in ordained ministry to help you to meet the challenges of your new phase of ministry, and to provide a supportive learning community with whom you can share your experiences. Some residential courses are shared with our partner dioceses in the South Central Regional Training Partnership. All the training opportunities below are funded directly by the Diocese. explore the way the change of role moving parishes, moving from Flourishing in your new role is affecting you, its opportunities chaplaincy into parish ministry or and challenges, with colleagues at a vice versa, are invited to the Regional Tuesday 15 – Wednesday 16 similar stage of ministry. Training Partnership New Posts October 2019 and Tuesday 9 – Consultation. Over a 48-hour period, Wednesday 10 June 2020 you will identify the key features Charney Manor, New posts consultation Wantage OX12 0EJ of your new situation, explore the Tuesday 17 – Thursday 19 way you are responding personally, All those moving from curacy September 2019 identify the challenges and to a post of first responsibility Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton, opportunities of the new post and (incumbency or similar post) are Reading RG7 5TQ begin making plans for development. invited to this course. It usually You will be working in small groups involves two two-day residentials six Tuesday 3 – Thursday 5 March 2020 with expert facilitators, drawing on St Columba’s House, Maybury Hill, to eight months apart. Between the the experience of the members of Woking GU22 8AB two residentials there will be one or your group. Participants regularly go two half-day reflection groups. The away inspired and invigorated. aim is to help you to identify and Those moving from one post of responsibility to another, such as Continuing Ministerial Development 2019-20 5 cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 5 28/08/2019 12:41 Peter Wells Peter Area deans’ consultation Monday 27 - Wednesday 29 January 2020 Sarum College, 19 The Close Salisbury SP1 2EE As the Church comes to terms with the call to mission in a fast-changing world, it is vital that local churches work together. This makes the task of the area dean ever more complex and demanding. All new area deans are invited to join Regional Training Partnership Area Deans’ Consultation emphasis on curacy as a period of for an orientation to the new role. Training incumbents further training and not as a spare pair of hands for busy parishes. In addition, the Diocese provides Group A: Monday 21 October Training incumbents are selected on regular training on coaching 2019 and Thursday 5 March 2020 the basis of their potential ability as skills, conflict resolution, pastoral Group B: Thursday 24 October trainers rather than the needs of the reorganisation and deanery finances. 2019 and Thursday 19 March 2020 CMS House, Oxford OX4 6BZ parish. All those receiving a curate for the It is both a privilege and first time are required to attend responsibility to help a colleague two training days, to learn about take their first steps in ordained the curates’ training programme ministry. In line with the Church and assessment procedures, and to nationally, the Diocese lays the practise supervision skills. 6 Diocese of Oxford cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 6 28/08/2019 12:41 experience; identify the new skills think about this important transition Renaissance ministry you may need to learn; and plan for a in the relaxing surroundings of Sarum sustainable lifestyle in ministry. College. The programme includes Monday 9 – Wednesday 11 advice about health and wellbeing, December 2019 and Wednesday If you think Renaissance might be for finance and housing as well as small 5 - Friday 7 February 2020 you, speak to your archdeacon to get group work on future discipleship Sarum College, 19 The Close their recommendation. Renaissance and ministry. Participants regularly Salisbury SP1 2EE is funded partly through the Bayne go away reassured by the information Benefaction and partly through they receive and grateful for the With retirement age for many now CMD grants, and you will need your opportunity to talk through issues approaching 70, what does it mean archdeacon’s recommendation to with others at the same stage. to be in ministry for the long haul? allow us to apply for Bayne funding on The Regional Training Partnership your behalf. Booking is through the Except for some special circumstances, Renaissance Ministry Programme is CMD Team; see inside front cover. ordained ministers over the age of 62 especially relevant for clergy who are automatically invited each autumn have been in stipendiary parochial to the following year’s residential. ministry for a number of years and Preparing for retirement are beginning to think about how Monday 6 – Wednesday 8 July to shape their ministry for the next 2020 phase. Sarum College, 19 The Close Renaissance consists of two 48- Salisbury SP1 2EE hour residential courses a few months apart. You will look back on Retiring from ordained ministry your ministry so far; identify those means a change in lifestyle and a aspects of ministry that renew you new phase of Christian discipleship. and those that drain you; reflect The Diocese invites all ministers on whether your original vocation approaching retirement and their needs reappraising in the light of spouses to a three-day residential to Continuing Ministerial Development 2019-20 7 cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 7 28/08/2019 12:41 cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 8 28/08/2019 12:41 CMD day events 2019-20 We aim to provide a programme with a wide range of topics that will kindle your interest and support your ministry. It is not easy to take time out from a busy ministry. However, time for learning in the company of others almost always refreshes and equips you, meaning that over time the ministry you are offering to others becomes more fruitful. The programme includes events primarily designed to provide refreshment – time for you that will build up your resilience. Most events begin at 10.00am, with crises may arise which mean you are for any other purpose. We encourage coffee and refreshments available unable to attend, and we are reluctant you to tick the box allowing your from 9.45am, and will finish by to penalise you. However, please name to be included in a request 4.00pm. Where timings differ, these remember that your lunch and a for shared transport, which will be are noted in the programme and on variety of other costs associated with available for events in 2020. Eventbrite. We aim to provide lunch; the day will have been paid for, so do Three or four months after the only where this proves impossible to all you can to attend. event, we will send out a request arrange will we ask you to bring your Booking for CMD events is via for feedback. We will ask you to let own sandwiches. Eventbrite. You will find the links on us know what difference you think The standard fee for each event is the diocesan website: the day has made to your ministry: £10. A few events are free and a very your key memories and what you oxford.anglican.org/cmd- few may charge more. If you are may now be doing differently. This events-2019-20 eligible for a CMD grant, this amount information is extremely valuable as will be deducted unless you choose The information you provide is used we plan for the future and we greatly to pay by credit card when you book. for the purposes of arranging the value your feedback. Events are free for retired clergy. event and recording your attendance. Don’t forget: SSMs and LLMs are We do not charge for cancellation. It is stored on a restricted area of the also entitled to a CMD grant. We know that for those in ministry diocesan drive and will not be shared Continuing Ministerial Development 2019-20 9 cmd brochure 19-20 use this.indd 9 28/08/2019 12:41 Presenters Enabling everyday faith: Mental health and faith David Heywood served in parish Equipping your congregation ministry for 20 years and co- for discipleship in the world Tuesday 24 September ordinated the teaching of mission Church House Oxford, Langford Tuesday 17 September and ministry at Ripon College Locks, Kidlington OX5 1GF Emmanuel Church, Barberry Place, Cuddesdon from 2006–2017. He Bure Park, Bicester OX26 3HA is the author of Kingdom Learning Many in our communities and our (SCM, 2017), which explores learning congregations are facing mental 98% of Christians – those not in paid for discipleship and ministry in the health challenges.