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Continuing Ministerial Development 2019 Continuing Ministerial Development (CMD) Continuing Ministerial Development 2019 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 Sheila Townsend Parish Development Adviser PA to the CMD Team (Dorchester Archdeaconry) 01865 208277 01865 208246 [email protected] [email protected] Gill Lovell Parish Development Adviser (Buckingham Archdeaconry) 01865 208256/07391 416089 [email protected] Contents Training for transitions 5 CMD day events 2019 9 The Bampton lectures 21 Flourishing in ministry 23 Sabbaticals 26 Safeguarding training 27 Funding your CMD 28 Dates and venues for day courses and events 29 Training for transitions The diocese provides training for key transitions in ordained ministry to help you meet new challenges and to provide a supportive learning community. Some residential courses are shared with our partner dioceses in the South Central Regional Training Partnership. Except for the Renaissance ministry programme, all the training opportunities below are funded directly by the diocese. you are responding personally, Flourishing in your new role New posts consultation identify the challenges and opportunities of the new post and Tuesday 5 – Wednesday 6 March Tuesday 26 – Thursday 28 February begin making plans for development. and Tuesday 10 – Wednesday 11 2019 September St Columba’s House, Maybury Hill You will be working in small peer Charney Manor, Charney Bassett Woking GU22 8AB groups with expert facilitators, drawing OX12 0EJ on the experience of the members of Tuesday 17 – Thursday 19 your group. Participants regularly go All those moving from curacy to a post September 2019 away inspired and invigorated. of first responsibility (incumbency Douai Abbey, Upper Woolhampton, or similar post) are invited to this Reading RG7 5TQ Training incumbents course. It usually involves two two-day residentials six to eight months apart. Those moving from one post to Tuesday 30 October 2018 and Between the two residentials there another, such as moving parishes, Thursday 7 March 2019 will be one or two half-day reflection moving from chaplaincy into parish Church Mission Society, Watlington Road groups. The aim is to help you to identify ministry or vice versa, are invited to Oxford OX4 6BZ and explore the way the change of role the Regional Training Partnership New is affecting you, its opportunities and posts consultation. Over a 48-hour It is both a privilege and a challenges, with colleagues at a similar period you will identify the key features responsibility to help a colleague take stage of ministry. of your new situation, explore the way their first steps in ordained ministry. Continuing Ministerial Development 2019 5 In line with the Church nationally, the diocese lays the emphasis on curacy as a period of further training and not as a spare pair of hands for busy parishes. Training incumbents are selected on the basis of their potential ability as trainers rather than the needs of the parish. All those receiving a curate for the first time are required to attend two training days to learn about the curates’ training programme and assessment procedures, and to practise supervision skills. Area deans’ consultation Monday 14 – Wednesday 16 January 2019 Sarum College, 19 The Close Salisbury SP1 2EE As the Church gradually 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 6 Diocese of Oxford deans are invited to join the Regional Renaissance consists of two 48-hour approaching retirement and their Training Partnership Area deans’ residential courses a few months spouses to a three-day residential consultation for an orientation to apart. You will look back on your course to think about this important the new role. ministry so far; identify those aspects transition in the relaxing surroundings of ministry that renew you and those of Sarum College. The programme In addition, the diocese provides that drain you; reflect on whether your includes advice about health and regular training on coaching original vocation needs reappraising in wellbeing, finance and housing as skills, conflict resolution, pastoral the light of experience; identify the new well as small group work on future reorganisation, deanery finances and skills you may need to learn; and plan discipleship and ministry. briefings on authorised local ministry. for sustainable lifestyle in ministry. Except for some special Renaissance ministry If you think Renaissance might be circumstances, ordained ministers for you, speak to your archdeacon. over the age of 62 are automatically Monday 10 – Wednesday 12 Renaissance is funded partly through invited each autumn to the following December 2018 and Monday the Bayne Benefaction and partly year’s residential. 4 – Wednesday 6 February 2019 through CMD grants, and you will need Sarum College, 19 The Close your archdeacon’s recommendation to Salisbury SP1 2EE apply for Bayne Benefaction funding. With retirement age for many now Preparing for retirement approaching 70, what does it mean to be in ministry for the long haul? Monday 1 – Wednesday 3 July 2019 The Regional Training Partnership Sarum College, 19 The Close Renaissance ministry programme Salisbury SP1 2EE is especially relevant for clergy who have been in stipendiary parochial Retiring from ordained ministry ministry for a number of years, and are means a change in lifestyle and a new beginning to think about how to shape phase of Christian discipleship. The their ministry for the next phase. diocese invites all stipendiary clergy Continuing Ministerial Development 2019 7 Photo CMD day events 2019 This section gives details of CMD day events on a wide range of topics. Not all will appeal, but our aim is to provide a programme that will kindle your interest and support your ministry. It is not easy to take time out from a full ministry. However, time for learning in the company of others almost always Photo refreshes and equips you, meaning that over time the ministry you are offering to others becomes more fruitful. Don’t neglect the section on Flourishing in ministry (page 23). These are events primarily designed to help you prioritise self-care – time for you that will build up your resilience. Unless there is a note to the contrary, you are unable to attend, and we are we will ask for your initial response events begin at 10.00am, with reluctant to penalise you. However, to the content, the presenter, the refreshments available from 9.45am, please remember that your lunch and style of presentation, etc. After three and will finish by 4.00pm. We aim to other costs associated with the day will or four months, we will ask what provide lunch as part of our gift of have been paid for, so do all you can to difference you think the day has made hospitality; only where this proves stick by your resolution to devote the to your ministry: what are your key impossible to arrange will we ask you day to beneficial learning for the sake memories and what you may now be to bring your own packed lunch. of those whom you serve. doing differently. This information is extremely valuable as we plan for The standard fee for each event is £10. Booking for CMD events is via the future and we are very grateful A few events are free and a very few Eventbrite. You will find the links on the for your feedback. are more than £10. This amount will be diocesan website: deducted from your CMD grant unless Don’t forget: LLMs and SSMs are oxford.anglican.org/ you choose to pay by credit card also entitled to a CMD grant. cmd-events-2019 when you book. We do not charge for cancellation. We know that for those Eventbrite will also generate a request in ministry crises do arise which mean for feedback. Soon after the event, Continuing Ministerial Development 2019 9 Presenters Exploring Islam in Britain: Moves The pastoral offices Charles Chadwick is Parish beyond the stereotypes to explore the Development Adviser for the variety, geography and demography of Thursday 17 January Dorchester Archdeaconry. St Peter’s Church, Church Road Muslim communities in Britain. Earley, Reading RG6 1EY Mark Bennet is Rector of Thatcham. Christians responding to Islam: What concerns Christians about Becky Bevan is Vicar of St George and This day is an opportunity to reflect Islam and the presence of Muslims? St John, Newbury. on your practice relating to baptisms, A discussion and assessment of the weddings and funerals in the light of Jeremy Brooks is Team Rector of spectrum of Christian responses to rapidly changing social customs. Beaconsfield. Islam in Britain from confrontation to In 2016 in this diocese there were conciliation, ideology to pragmatism. 4,880 baptisms, 2,260 weddings Understanding Islam and Christians engaging with Muslims: and 5,380 funerals, totalling 12,520. Muslims in Britain The challenges of multicultural If there were an average of 50 coexistence and the implications of people at each of these pastoral Tuesday 22 January shared social action in addition to how Church House Oxford, Langford Locks offices, 626,000 people would have the church might approach dialogue Kidlington OX5 1GF experienced the church. People and the sensitive issues of evangelism continue to see something beautiful and the pastoral care of converts. and good in having a relationship with This day is an introduction to our God and the local church. Muslim neighbours. It will include Presenters sessions on: Richard McCallum is a sociologist. We shall consider how we might build After returning from 10 years spent Understanding Muslims: An on these initial encounters, relevant teaching in Tunis, his doctorate overview of Muslim belief and practice, resources and the importance of the explored Christian responses to with the emphasis on listening to the pastoral offices in mission and ministry Islam in the British context.
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