Start The Week

Sharing Hope in Crisis

Saturday 4th June, 9am to 5pm
WorldShapers Academy, The Community Centre, Datchet Close, Hemel Hempstead, HP2 7JX

What will you gain at the seminar?

- How to provide emotional and spiritual care
- Ministry skills to help you share God's love
- Tools for developing a church Crisis Ministry Team
- Opportunities to minister with RRT home & abroad

For more information or to book your place click here.

Summer Courses at St John's

Looking for a cheap but high quality break this summer?
Join us at St John’s Nottingham for a stimulating summer school!

Top Up Your Theology Week
Monday 4 – Friday 8 July

Listen to Ven Bob Jackson, Revd David Runcorn & members of Faculty sharing the latest developments in their subject areas, including Going for Growth & the gospel in today’s church. Book in for the whole week or select single days.
http://stjohns-nottm.ac.uk/events-calendar/2011-07-04

‘Myers Briggs: Leadership and Teamwork’ Weekend
Friday 8 – Sunday 10 July
Main Speaker: Ms Denise Owen

Explore how personality type affects relationships with others, in a Christian context. Price includes on-line testing, feedback and supporting book.
http://stjohns-nottm.ac.uk/myers-briggs-and-leadership/

Angel Week
Monday 11 – Friday 15 July
Main Speaker: Revd Dr Andy Angel

Angels in the New Testament and their meaning today.
http://stjohns-nottm.ac.uk/angel-week-angels-in-the-bible-and-now

Retreat Weekend
Friday 15 - Sunday 17 July 2011
Led by The Revd David Runcorn

'Under the hands of God' An opportunity for Clergy, Readers and anyone who would enjoy a weekend of retreat at St John’s.
http://stjohns-nottm.ac.uk/retreat-weekend/2011-07-15?CalendarStart=2011-07-16&CalendarEnd=2011-07-17

Hebrew in a Week
Monday 18 – Friday 22 July
Revd Dr David Firth

An introduction to reading the language of the Old Testament. For anyone who wants to read the Bible more!
http://stjohns-nottm.ac.uk/hebrew-in-a-week

For further details for the above or other courses in theology and counselling to St John’s Extension Studies, Bramcote, Nottingham NG9 3RL or tel. 0115 925 1117.

ext.studies@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk
www.stjohns-nottm.ac.uk

'The Faith of the English' by Nigel Rooms

Nigel Rooms, Director of Ministry and Mission in the Diocese of Southwell & Nottingham has a new book out this week published by SPCK.

The Faith of the English: Integrating Christ and Culture asks; What does it mean to be an English Christian? What happens when the principles of inculturation are applied to English culture?

The book, as a mixture of missiology, practical theology and adult education theory (with some Robin Hood thrown in for good measure), encourages people to think more deeply about the relationship between faith and culture, and to see how the good news can most effectively be brought to the English. The book also shows how a short six-week course was developed for any Christian (they don’t necessarily need to go to church – they could be among those 70% “census” Christians) to engage with these questions and presents the initial results of running the course in different locations. A final chapter engages with questions of doing mission in England as if culture mattered.

A full copy of the Englishness course is downloadable from the SPCK website and it and the details of the book are available at http://www.spckpublishing.co.uk/shop/the-faith-of-the-english/

Livability Vacancy

Community Mission Advisor

Do you have a passion to see communities transformed? Can you inspire and equip others for action?

Salary:                       £33,221.16 per year including Inner London weighting
Hours:                       Full time, 35 hours per week
Office base:           Central London (near Liverpool Street & Old Street stations)
Closing date:        25 May 2011
Interview:              16 June 2011 (in central London)
To apply:                 www.livability.org.uk

‘You’ll be known as those who can fix anything, restore old ruins, rebuild and renovate, make the community livable again’ (Isaiah 58:12, The Message version)

Livability works to see a transformed society where disabled and disadvantaged people can live life to the full. We believe that community transformation is at the heart of Christian mission. Our Community Mission Advisors work with churches in areas of deprivation to support and develop their community mission. On a broader level, we work in partnership with Tearfund to encourage churches into holistic mission that combats poverty and injustice.   For more information on the work of the Community Mission team, visit www.communitymission.org.uk

This post is a great opportunity for a dynamic and motivated person to work within a supportive team. The job offers the unique opportunity to equip churches to transform their communities.  Experience in grassroots community work, excellent communication skills and a strong personal vision for integrated Christian mission are essential.  This post involves office time at Livability’s central office as well as time with churches across London.

A Genuine Occupational Requirement under the Employment Equality (Religion and Belief) Regulation 2003 applies.

For an application pack, please visit:  www.livability.org.uk

Fresh Expressions Vacancy

Experiences of Ministry Survey

Tim Ling writes:

The Continuing Ministerial Development Panel in collaboration with King's College London has just launched a project looking at clergy 'Experiences of Ministry'. This is a 5 year process of research and consultation looking at what it is that sustains clergy and enables them to flourish in ministry. It will really hit the ground on the 18th May with an invitation from Dr Mike Clinton at King's to all clergy in the open Crockford's database to participate in an online survey. One of the exciting things about this survey is, thanks to input from members of this network, that it includes questions about growth and a question about how regularly clergy run nurture courses.

It would be great to get as many responses to this survey as possible and for you to complete the survey yourself (if you are ordained in the Church of England) and encourage others to do the same. Mike Clinton and I will be running two days to provide interim feedback to the CMD network and diocesan Mission and Evangelism advisers on the 19^th and 20^th of September. Please do put one of these dates in your diary. We have yet to confirm venues but will advise you of these at the national conference, through Friday Mailing, and Start the Week. If you would like to provisionally book a place on one of these dates now please do send me an email tim.ling@churchofengland.org.

More details can be found at: www.experiencesofministry.org including a link to complete the survey. If you've any questions please do get in touch with me or Dr Mike Clinton at King's both our contact details are on the webpage.

Innovation and Tradition

Innovation and Tradition: a conference exploring catholic and sacramental mission

Westcott House
Jesus Lane, Cambridge CB5 8BP
13 – 15 September 2011

This conference is for those wanting to think about contemporary mission in the catholic and sacramental tradition.

“This is for all of us seeking renewal of our engagement in God’s mission for the Church. It will help us learn the Kingdom art of bringing out of our treasure ‘what is new and what is old.”
Martin Seeley, Principal of Westcott House

Speakers include: Damian Feeney, Maggi Dawn, Ian Mobsby, Andrew Davison, Ian Adams.

There will be opportunities to listen to key speakers, share practice and experience together and worship and pray.

To book or for more information go to www.westcott.cam.ac.uk or download the flyer below.
Download Catholic Flyer

Fresh Expressions and Pioneering

Ridley Hall
Cambridge CB3 9HG, U.K.
Tues 6 – Sun 11 September 2011

This gathering is for those involved in fresh expressions from beyond the UK, working as practitioners, educators or permission givers.

Speakers include: Bishop Graham Cray, Mike Moynagh, Adrian Chatfield, David Male and Maggi Dawn plus others

The gathering will be a great opportunity to:
• receive input from leading thinkers and practitioners in the UK
• network with people from various countries
• reflect on your own situation
• visit local fresh expressions
• enjoy exploring the City of Cambridge

To book or for more information download the flyer below or go to www.centreforpioneerlearning.org.uk.

Download 2011 Flyer

Missioners News

It seemed it was a good moment to give a little missioners mailing!

We have just a couple of places left for the missioners conference in Merville…. The absolute and real deadline is this Friday 13th! So please let Laura know if somehow you forgot and still want to join us. So far there are 74 of us planning on being there! Book online ASAP at www.nicolajamescommunications.com/booking/missionersconference2011 or email laura@nicolajamescommunications.com.

Missioners Movements! ( I think this might be a good place to keep us all up to speed with appointments etc in our network)

Our wonderful Janet Russell is on her way from Oxford to become the Director of Mission for the Diocese of Swansea and Brecon starting her new role in June. She says "I am looking forward to the challenges of the role - and to the beautiful countryside (I shall be based in Brecon). I am keen to remain part of the Missioners' network despite moving over the border into God's own land."

David Banbury my great colleague from CPAS has been appointed as the new Missioner for Blackburn Diocese and he says "I am delighted to be heading ‘up North’ to work with Blackburn Diocese. We are moving at the end of August and I start work as Missioner in Sept." I know many of you in the network already know how fabulous it will be to have David as part of the network.

Then we want to welcome Judy Hirst who I'm looking forward to meeting as the new missioner type role in the Diocese of Durham under the title of Advisor for Parish Growth and Development.

Our own Kerry Thorpe is changing from a part-time to a full-time role for the Diocese of Canterbury.

If anyone knows anyone I've forgotten please let me know, there is no central system by which we get to hear the news!

See you all at the conference - we can't wait!

Rachel and Laura

Dr Rachel Jordan
Associate Mission & Evangelism Adviser
Mission and Public Affairs Division, Archbishops' Council
Church House, Great Smith Street, London SW1P 3AZ
T: 020 7898 1436 F:020 7898 1431 M: 07905505302