Events Diary
December
04 December
Who Cares? Training for Pastoral Care
7.00 - 9.00 pm Online.
In response to Our Calling, Methodist people are to help others to grow and learn as Christians, through mutual support and care. Who Cares? is a series of four 2-hour modules that introduces participants to pastoral practice. With suggested pre/post session learning and reflection, these pilot sessions will set churches and Methodist communities on a sound footing to envision and enable pastoral support in their context.
Please click here for more information and to book.
04 December
Encounter 2024 Taster Evening
7.00 pm Online.
Encounter is an exploration of personal vocation and discipleship, shared with a small group of participants. Each month we offer a different perspective on these questions. Ideas are offered from experience and tradition. We share together in conversation and activities as we seek to uncover where God is calling us at this moment in time. Join us in a taster session to consider whether you would value being part of the Encounter 2024 group.
Please click here for more information, and here to book.
January
10 January
Encounter 2024 Taster Evening
7.00 pm Online.
Encounter is an exploration of personal vocation and discipleship, shared with a small group of participants. Each month we offer a different perspective on these questions. Ideas are offered from experience and tradition. We share together in conversation and activities as we seek to uncover where God is calling us at this moment in time. Join us in a taster session to consider whether you would value being part of the Encounter 2024 group.
Please click here for more information, and here to book.
10 January
Positively Rural: Spirituality of Older People
7.30 - 9.00 pm Online.
Positively Rural is an online community hosted by the Methodist Learning Network, but open to anyone of any denomination involved in rural ministry, including volunteers, lay workers and clergy. In this webinar, we will be considering the spirituality of older people in a rural context with input from the organisation ‘Anna Chaplaincy’.
Please click here to book your place.
19 January
Lay Orientation Day
10.00 am - 3.00 pm Online.
A day for new Lay Employees to meet, explore their role, understand Methodism and get to grips with key employment practices and much more!
Please click here to book.
22 January
Integrating Creation Care and Evangelism
7.00 - 9.00 pm Online.
What is the Good News of Jesus in the midst of the climate and ecological crisis? How does our carbon footprint link to our sharing of faith?
This webinar, with input from Holly Adams of the Methodist Church's Evangelism & Growth Team, will help us understand what people are expecting of us as Christians, and how we can talk about evangelism and climate issues with integrity. This webinar, along with taught content, will offer space for conversation with others, and time for Q&A with Holly and others from the Southampton District Eco Group.
Please click here for more information and to book.
23 January
Growing through Change and Conflict
7.00 pm Online.
Growing through Change and Conflict offers support and training to Church Leaders, lay and ordained, as they recognise and respond to conflict. The day offers the opportunity to consider our own personal responses to conflict, to discuss our experience of conflict within a small group, to explore how conflict escalates within a faith setting, and to consider some simple techniques to lower the level of the conflicts that we experience.
Please click here for more information and to book.
24 January and 26 January
Mental Health First Aid Online
09.00 am - 5.00 pm Online.
Mental Health First Aid (MHFA) is a nationally accredited training course which teaches people how to spot the signs and symptoms of mental ill health and provide help on a first aid basis. This is a practical skills and awareness course designed to give you a deeper understanding of mental health and the factors that can affect people’s wellbeing, including your own; practical skills to spot the triggers and signs of mental health issues; confidence to step in, reassure and support a person in distress; enhanced interpersonal skills such as non-judgmental listening; knowledge to help someone recover their health by guiding them to appropriate support.
Please click here for more information and to book.
24 January
Coaching Taster
10.00am and 7.30pm Online.
Do you enjoy helping others develop and reach their potential? Are you a good listener, but keen to develop your active listening skills? Have you noticed how great questions open up a conversation? Then you may have the potential to be a great coach. This taster session is there to help you decide if being a coach is for you.
Please click here for more information, and to select the time you would like to book.
31 January
Lay Employees Community of Practice
10.30 am Online.
An informal drop-in for Lay Employees in the Yorkshire Plus and Newcastle Learning Network, which is an opportunity to catch-up over coffee. Smaller work-based break-out groups can be facilitated if wanted.
No registration necessary, just follow this link.
February
01 February
Coaching Taster
7.30pm Online.
Do you enjoy helping others develop and reach their potential? Are you a good listener, but keen to develop your active listening skills? Have you noticed how great questions open up a conversation? Then you may have the potential to be a great coach. This taster session is there to help you decide if being a coach is for you.
Please click here for more information and to book.
06 February
Leading into Change
7.30 - 9.00 pm Online.
Following Jesus is all about transformation. In Methodist churches, transformational leadership is practised by teams of lay and ordained leaders: ministers, lay workers, church and circuit stewards and other committed volunteers. The monthly Leading into Change webinars offer leadership ideas to stimulate your thinking and give you space to apply this thinking to your own particular context.
Please click here for more information and to book.
07 February
Spirituality, Scripture and Conflict
09:30 am - 4.00 pm Online.
Our churches and faith communities are experiencing rapid change, which can sometimes result in difficult conversations and conflicted relationships. These experiences would be familiar to the early Christian church, where change and conflict were the norm, and heated conversations were regular occurrences. What can we learn from scripture about conflict and change?
Please click here for more information and to book.
07 February
Lay Leadership Skills Training
10.00 am - 3.00 pm Online.
A day exploring the themes of: leadership styles, leadership skills, leading meetings, managing volunteers, encouraging participation and team and group dynamics.
Please click here to book.
12 February
Understanding Sustainable Buildings
7.00 - 9.00 pm Online.
How do we make our buildings green? Dr. Ho Lim, convenor of Stratford-Upon-Avon Methodist Church, will break down the story of their church creating a Zero Carbon building. Lim will also help us understand how we might do something similar according to our own budgets and contexts, and talk about why it matters. This webinar, along with taught content, will offer space for conversation with others, and time for Q&A with Lim and others from the Southampton District Eco Group.
Please click here for more information and to book.
19 February
District Digital Forum
1.00 pm - 2.00 pm Online.
Log on and join in with a conversation facilitated by our Digital Church Enabler, Revd Mark Stennett. Each forum will be focused on a different digital theme, please keep an eye on this page or our social media channels for more information on the upcoming topic.
The Forum will meet on Zoom and the meeting ID is 973 3944 2422. The pass code is Digimon.
26 February
Circuit Stewards Training
7.00 - 9.00 pm Online.
Are you a new circuit steward, or have been one for a while and are looking to dive deeper in to your roles and responsibilities, and develop your skills and knowledge? This 6 session course takes place on Monday evenings from 26th Feb to 15th April. It introduces new Circuit Stewards to expectations and responsibilities of serving in this area of circuit leadership and will refresh existing Circuit Stewards in their ongoing learning and development. Each session will offer opportunities to explore ideas and share experiences as well as identify areas for further action, ongoing learning and development.
Please click here for more information and to book.