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Dates for your diary

Please put these 2012 dates in your diary

• March 29th: New Monasticism Day at Sheffield Cathedral. For more information and to book please go to http://newmonasticismday.eventbrite.com/
• May 9th: Faith in Research Conference. More details to follow
• June 3rd: HM The Queen's Diamond Jubilee and the Big Jubilee Lunch. Lots of details to follow soon. For now please check out www.diamondjubilee.churchofengland.org 

Get in the Picture

For more information on Get in the Picture from the Baptist Union of Great Britain please click the link below:

Download Getinthepicture2011

A question from Dave

Dave Elkington asks you the question:

Do you know of good rural youth work?

If you can help Dave to answer this question then please email him on djelk@btinternet.com

 

Evangelism at home and away: What would Jesus do?

A reminder that Fellowship for Parish Evangelism’s Annual Conference for 2012 ‘Evangelism at home and away:  What would Jesus do?’.  It is from 23^rd to 25^th January at The Hayes, Swanwick and its main speakers are Robin Gamble and Jim Currin.  For more information and conference programme, www.fpe-network.org/Conference2012.aspx

 

Going for Growth

You or your colleagues may be interested in this forthcoming training programme at St John’s:

GOING FOR GROWTH… is back by popular demand!

‘Vital to scratch where clergy are itching! This course is timely, relevant and practical’  ‘A brilliant series of practical ideas and delivered with enthusiasm’

The Venerable Bob Jackson at St John’s College Nottingham

Wednesdays 2pm to 5pm - 29 Feb, 7, 14, 21, 28 March 2012

This course about how churches grow today is for all clergy and other lay leaders who wish to see their churches flourish and grow numerically and spiritually. Each session will focus on a different aspect of the general road to church growth, but will also give time for your own particular concerns and situation.

 Price: £85 + lunch or supper as required

Booking deadline: Friday 21 January 2012

Places MUST be booked and paid for in advance.

To book: contact Helen Taylor on 0115 968 3221 or 0115 925 1114 or email h.taylor@stjohns-nottm.ac.uk for a booking form or download from Click here for a leaflet/booking form

Christmas message from Rachel

Dear All,

I hope you are enjoying Advent and that in all the preparation for Christmas you are managing to find a few moments to reflect on the wondorous mystery of the incarnation - the greatest fulfilment of a mission strategy that there ever was, the birth of a baby round the back in a stable!

Have a Blessed and Happy Christmas,

With Love

Rachel and Suzie