Adventures in Faith: Courses
There are many different providers of courses and events, all over Scotland and the UK, which may be of interest to clergy and laity in the Diocese. To save each person trawling the internet to find what’s on, we collate the information for you! It is organised into the following sections:
- Scottish Providers
- Scottish Retreat Providers
- Other Providers: Online
- Always Available Online Learning
And don’t forget to check out the Diocesan Calendar here!
Last Updated 5 November 2026.
Scottish Providers
Scottish Episcopal Institute (SEI)
The Scottish Episcopal Institute offers courses that SEC clergy and readers can audit for free, or study for credit at minimal cost. Here are upcoming courses for the 2026/27 academic year.
TERM 1
Elementary New Testament Greek with Dr Patrick Murray
Thursdays from 3 December–25 February. 7–8pm.
TERM 2
Liturgy and Spirituality with Revd Canon Professor David Jasper
Tuesdays from 5 January–20 March, 7–9pm.
Secularisation and Christianity with Dr Liam Fraser
Wednesdays from 6 January–21 March, 7–9pm.
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew with Dr Amber Shadle
Thursdays from 7 January–22 March, 7–8pm.
Intermediate New Testament Greek with Dr Patrick Murray
Thursdays from 7 January–22 March, 7–8pm.
TERM 3
Feminist Pneumatology with Dr Anna-Claar Thomasson-Rosingh
Tuesdays from 30 March–15 June, 2–4pm.
Themes in Moral Theology with Dr Joel Pierce
Wednesdays from 31 March–16 June, 7–9pm.
Advanced biblical languages may also be offered if there is enough interest.
If you’re interested in these courses, email: dos@scotland.anglican.org.
More information about these courses via the SEI website.
SEC Net Zero Team
Information on all learning events on the SEC Net Zero Team website
Christ Church, Morningside: Journeys in Faith Seminars
The Life and Legacy of William Tyndale by Adrian Armstrong of the Scottish Bible Society
Sunday 6 December, 11.30am (after the morning service), free.
Find out more on the Christ Church Morningside website.
Trinity College, Glasgow
Liturgy and Prayer
From Wednesday 13 January, 4pm–6pm, hybrid (online and in-person), £207.
Designing and Leading Christian Worship
From Monday 18 January, 7pm–9pm, hybrid (online and in-person), £207.
Creative Writing as Spiritual Reflection
From Wednesday 20 January, 7pm–9pm, online, £207.
Listening in Mission
From Thursday 28 January, 7pm–9pm, online, £207.
Disability Theology (Masters Level)
From Tuesday 19 January, 7pm–9pm, online, £499.
Leading in Church Change (Masters Level)
From Monday 25 January, 7pm–9pm, online, £499.
Information about upcoming short courses via the Trinity College website. The deadline for the above courses is 11 December 2026.
University of Aberdeen
Short Courses
More Than a Song: Learning to Lead Worship with Authenticity, Humility and Passion
From January 2027, online.
Voices for the Kingdom: Empowering Preachers to Speak with Authority and Grace
From April 2027, online.
More information on the University of Aberdeen’s Conference and Short Courses web page.
Epiphany Group
God’s Invitation to Relationship: An Introduction to Ways of Praying
Thursdays from 5 November to 10 December 2026, 7–8.30pm online, free, donations welcome.
Growth in Prayer & Reflective Living
Tuesdays 3 November 2026 to 16 March 2027, 7–9pm online plus three in-person Saturdays in Edinburgh, £450.
Information about upcoming courses on Epiphany’s website
Godly Play Scotland
Storyteller and Door Person Accredited Training
Tuesday 17 November to Thursday 19 November, 8.30am–6.30pm (8.30am–5pm on the Thursday), St Andrew’s Episcopal Church, St Andrews, £315, early bird discounts available.
Information about upcoming courses on the Godly Play Scotland website
Place for Hope
Knowing Yourself in Conflict
Wednesday 11 November, 10am–12pm, online, £45.
Holding Difficult Conversations
Friday 13 November, 3pm–5pm, online, £45.
The Decisive Space: Building the Confidence to Decide Well Together
Tuesday 17 November, 10am–12pm, online, £45.
When Conflict Escalates
Wednesday 18 November, 10am–12pm, online, £45.
Building a Healthy Church Culture
Thursday 19 November, 3pm–5pm, online, £45.
Understanding Conflict in Churches
Wednesday 3 February, 10am–12pm, online, £45.
Holding Difficult Conversations
Thursday 11 February, 2.30pm–4.30pm, online, £45.
Information about upcoming courses on the Place for Hope website
Scottish Baptist College
Information about upcoming courses on the Scottish Baptist College website
EICSP: Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace
R S Thomas: The Spiritual, Ecological and Social Vision in His Life and Work
Wednesday 11 November, 7–9pm, online, donation of £10+.
Politics and Conscience: Spiritual, Ethical and Social Perspectives and Responses
Wednesday 18 November, 7–9pm, online, donation of £10+.
Spirituality and the Land: Spiritual, Ecological, Ethical and Social Perspectives
Wednesday 2 December, 7–9pm, online, donation of £10+.
Mary Oliver: The Spiritual, Ecological and Social Vision and Influence in her Life and Work
Wednesday 13 January, 7–9pm, online, donation of £10+.
Nan Shepherd: The Spiritual, Ecological, Ethical and Social Vision and Influence in her Life and Work
Wednesday 3 February, 7–9pm, online, donation of £10+.
The Spanish Mystics: The Spiritual Vision and Legacy in Their Life and Work
Wednesday 24 February, 7–9pm, online, donation of £10+.
Full list of webinars, further information and booking via the EICSP website
Public Health Scotland
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid
Thursday 12 November to Friday 13 November, 9:30am–4:30pm, Edinburgh location, £200.
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid online
Wednesday 2 December to Thursday 3 December, 9:30am–4:30pm, online, £95.
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid
Monday 14 December to Tuesday 15 December, 9am–5pm, Edinburgh location, £195.
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid
Tuesday 15 December to Wednesday 16 December, 9am–5pm, Edinburgh location, £275.
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid online
Tuesdays 12 and 19 January, 9am–4pm, online, £95.
Scotland’s Mental Health First Aid online
Tuesdays 19 and 26 January, 9:30am–5pm, online, £100.
Further information and booking at SMHFA website
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
Time Management in the Workplace
Wednesday 11 November, 10am–4pm, online, £215.
Introduction to Project Management
Wednesdays 11 and 18 November, 10am–4pm, online, £215.
Funding Fundamentals: Choosing the Right Funds and Thinking Like a Funder
Thursday 19 November, 10–11.30am, online, £85.
Understanding Trauma
Thursday 19 November, 1.30–3pm, online, £85.
Funding Fundamentals: Writing Strong Progress Reports for Funders
Tuesday 24 November, 10–11.30am, online, £85.
Building Personal Resilience and Self Confidence
Thursday 26 November, 10am–1pm, online, £150.
Adapt and Develop your Management Skills: Managing People in the Modern World
Thursday 3 December, 9.30am–3.30pm, online, £215.
Introduction to People Management
Wednesday 13 January, 9.30am–3.30pm, online, £215.
Funding Fundamentals: Choosing the Right Funds and Thinking Like a Funder
Thursday 14 January, 10am–12pm, online, £85.
Social Media Foundations: A Strategy for Small Charities and Busy Teams
Thursday 14 January, 1pm–4pm, online, £150.
Funding Fundamentals: Writing Strong Progress Reports for Funders
Thursday 21 January, 10am–12pm, online, £85.
Further information, booking, and future events on the SCVO website
Scottish Retreat Providers
Whitchester Christian Centre
Ministers/Clergy Retreat
Tuesday 10 November to Saturday 14 November, any two nights or more at discounted full board rate.
CS Lewis and Prayer
Friday 20 November to Sunday 22 November, £195.
Advent Retreat
Friday 27 November to Sunday 29 November, £195.
Christmas Houseparty
Thursday 24 December to Sunday 27 December, £345.
Information about retreats and other events on Whitchester website
The Bield at Blackruthven
Stillness and Remembrance
Wednesday 11 November, 10am–4.30pm, £75.
Stillness and Stitching
Wednesday 25 November, 10am–4pm, £75.
HerRhythm
Friday 27 November to Sunday 29 November, 4pm on day of arrival to 3pm on day of departure, £355.
Seasonal Quiet Garden Day
Wednesday 2 December, 10am–4pm, £75.
Silent Retreat Day
Wednesday 9 December, 10am–4pm, £70.
Journey Into Healing
Saturday 12 December, 9.30am–4:45pm, £75.
Further information and booking information on The Bield’s website
Abernethy, Kilmalieu
Rediscovering Grace: Learning to Breathe Again
Monday 16 November to Friday 20 November, from £480.
Behold! Looking Attentively at Art, Nature and Scripture
Friday 5 February to Monday 8 February, from £378.
Mission Enablers’ Retreat: A Time for Reflection, Recharging and Support
Friday 5 March to Monday 8 March, from £295.
Rest and Restore
Monday 29 March to Friday 2 April, from £504.
Look at the Birds: A Birdwatching Retreat
Monday 26 April to Friday 30 April, from £504.
Further information and booking requirements online
Other Providers: Online
St Martin-in-the-Fields Autumn Lecture Series: Here I Stand
Michael Morpurgo: In the City and the Country
Monday 9 November, 7pm, online option, £10 donation.
Janine Di Giovanni: How to Catch a War Criminal in the 21st Century
Monday 16 November, 7pm, online option, £10 donation.
Michael Heseltine: From Acorns to Oaks
Monday 23 November, 7pm, online option, £10 donation.
Further information and booking via the St-Martin-in-the-Fields website
College of Preachers
Getting to Grips with Mark’s Gospel
Saturday 21 November, 10am–12pm, online, free.
Resting in the Word
Thursday 10 December, 12–1pm, online, £5.
Preaching when the World is in the Room
Monday 11 January, 7–8.30pm, online, £15.
Preaching in a Polarised Society
Saturday 23 January, 10am–12pm, online, £15.
Possible Preaching Pitfalls in the Passion (and how to avoid them)
Wednesday 27 January, 7.30–9.30pm, online, £15.
Preaching and Communicating the Gospel Alongside Secular & “Spiritual but not Religious” People
Wednesday 3 February, 2–4pm, online, £15.
From Pulpit to Platform: Preaching on TikTok
Monday 8 February, 7–9pm, online, £15.
Retiring Well from Preaching
Tuesday 23 February, 10–11am online, £5.
Easter – Who Gives a Fig!
Wednesday 3 March, 10–11.30am, online, £15.
Listening Skills for Preachers
Tuesday 13 April, 10–11.30am, online, £15.
Bridging the Gap: How the Old Testament Can Become God’s Living Word to Us Today
Monday 26 April, 7–9pm, online, £15.
Preaching with Stories from the Margins
Thursday 8 July, 2–3.30pm, online, £15.
Further information and booking via the College of Preachers website
Sarum College
Thinking Theologically about Conflict and Peace
Wednesday 11 November, 1pm–4pm, online option, £70.
Come and See … An Introduction to Further Study in Theology, Ministry and Mission
Wednesday 11 November, 7.30–8.30pm, online, free.
Online Taster Session for Postgraduate Programmes in Christian Spirituality
Wednesday 18 November, 7–8pm, online, free.
Made with Love: Prayerful Crafting for Advent
Monday 30 November, 10am–4pm, online option, £70.
God Incarnate: Reflections on the Nativity
Mondays 30 November, 7 & 14 December, 6.30–8.30pm, online, £60.
Theology Catch-Up: Grace Upon Grace
Thursday 3 December, 12–2pm, online, £25.
Mystical Poets: Session 1: Hadewijch
Monday 25 January, 7.30–9pm, online, £22 (or £99 for all five ‘Mystical Poets’ sessions).
Trajectories of Freedom: Revealing Matrices of Oppression
Monday 8 February, 1–4pm, online, £40.
Mystical Poets: Session 2: Dante
Monday 22 February, 7.30–9pm, online, £22 (or £99 for all five ‘Mystical Poets’ sessions).
Come and See … An Introduction to Further Study in Theology, Ministry and Mission
Wednesday 3 March, 1–2pm, online, free.
Mystical Poets: Session 3: John of the Cross
Monday 22 March, 7.30–9pm, online, £22 (or £99 for all five ‘Mystical Poets’ sessions).
Mystical Poets: Session 4: George Herbert
Monday 26 April, 7.30–9pm, online, £22 (or £99 for all five ‘Mystical Poets’ sessions).
Come and See … An Introduction to Further Study in Theology, Ministry and Mission
Thursday 13 May, 7.30–8.30pm, online, free.
Online Taster Session for Postgraduate Programmes in Christian Spirituality
Tuesday 18 May, 7–8pm, online, free.
Mystical Poets: Session 5: Audre Lorde
Monday 24 May, 7.30–9pm, online, £22 (or £99 for all five ‘Mystical Poets’ sessions).
Further information and booking via Sarum’s Short Course webpage
Beyond the Walls
Catch up on the webinar series via the Beyond the Walls website
CPAS
Lead On Live
Tuesday 10 November, 12.30–1.15pm, online, free.
Effective Line Management
Wednesday 11 November, 9.30–11.45am, online, £21.
Building a ‘Next Generation’ Culture
Tuesday 17 November, 9.30–11.40am, online, £21.
Called. Shaped. Sent.
Wednesday 18 November, 9.30am–12pm, online, £21.
Top Five Resources (Five Outstanding Resources that Can Help Churches Serve Schools Well, Build Trust, and Share Faith)
Wednesday 18 November, 1.15–2pm, optional £5 fee.
Lead On Live
Wednesday 2 December, 12.30–1.20pm, online, free.
Leading Well Course
Thursday 21 January, Thursday 25 February, Wednesday 17 March, Thursday 15 April, Thursday 13 May, 9.30am–3.30pm, £315.
Lead On Live
Thursday 4 February, 12.30–1.15pm, online, free.
Three Essential Prayers for Every Leader
Wednesday 10 February, 12.30–1.30pm, optional £5 fee.
Moving On
Wednesday 17 February, 9.30–11.30am, £21.
Lead On Live: Leading in a Distracted Age with Bishop Graham Tomlin
Wednesday 3 March, 12.30–1.15pm, online, free.
Further information on these and future events available via CPAS website
BRF Ministries
Messy Church
Starting Your Messy Church Masterclass
Tuesday 10 November, 7.30–9pm, online, free.
Starting Your Messy Church Masterclass
Thursday 19 November, 1–2.30pm, online, free.
More information about Messy Church Courses on the BRF website.
Anna Chaplaincy Spiritual Care Series
Spiritual Care Series Online Training
Nine Thursdays from 14 January, 7–9pm (first session 7.30–8.30pm), online, £180.
More information about Anna Chaplaincy Courses on the BRF website
Parenting for Faith
The Foundry (Monthly Gathering of Leaders)
Thursdays 3 December, 14 January 2027, 11 February, 11 March, 15 April, 13 May, 10 June, 8 July, 23 September, 14 October, online, £50 for 10 sessions.
Parenting for Faith Courses on the BRF website
Care for the Family
Widowed Young Support Online
Saturday 14 November, 10am–3.15pm, online, £15.
Bereavement Care Awareness
Saturday 14 November, 1.30pm–4.30pm, online, £10.
Just for You: Hope
Monday 16 November, 8pm–9.30pm, online, £5
Just for You: Hope
Wednesday 18 November, 8pm–9.30pm, online, £5
Bereaved Parent Support Online
Saturday 21 November, 9.45am–3.30pm, online, £15.
Bereavement Care Awareness
Wednesday 25 November, 10am–1pm, online, £10.
Bereaved Parent Support Online
Saturday 20 February, 9.45am–3.30pm, online, £15.
Bereaved Adult Sibling Online
Saturday 27 February, 10am–3.30pm, online, £15.
Further information, booking, and future events at Care for the Family’s Eventbrite page
London Institute for Contemporary Christianity
Further information on the LICC website
Society for Ecumenical Studies
Further information on the Society for Ecumenical Studies Eventbrite page
London Centre for Spiritual Direction
Growing in God’s Life: Exploring Four Recurring Movements within Spiritual Development
Friday 13 November, 10am–3pm, online, £50 for non-members.
Holding the Whole Image of God: Encountering the Divine Feminine in Spiritual Direction
Friday 22 January, 10am–2pm, online, £50 for non-members.
Gates of Grief
Tuesdays 9 February and 16 March, 6.30–8.30pm or Wednesdays 10 February and 17 March, 12 noon–2pm, online, £50 for non-members.
Group Spiritual Direction
Friday 5 March, 12 noon–4pm, online, £50 for non-members.
Exploring Dementia Together: Head to Heart
Friday 16 April, 10am–3pm, online, £60 for non-members.
Further information on the LCSD website
Church Mission Society
Further information, booking, and future events at CMS website
Intergenerate UKI
More information on the Intergenerate UKI Eventbrite page
Youthscape
Youthscape Essentials
From Tuesday 12 January, 7.15–9.15pm, online, £50.
More information on the Youthscape Essentials page
GoHealth
Everyday Healing: An Introduction to the Christian Tradition
Thursdays 22 and 29 October, 5 and 12 November, 10am–12pm, online, £70 for individuals, £170 for church groups.
More information on the GoHealth website
Always Available Online Learning
BRF Ministries
Parenting for Faith
Parenting for Faith Online Course with Cliff College
‘Completion’ option is available at any time, £150.
‘Certificate’ option commences in October, £175.
More details on both are available on the Cliff College website
Center for Action and Contemplation
The Tears of Things: Integrating the Prophetic Path
Self-study, online, $100.
Falling Upward: Life as a Spiritual Journey
Self-study, online, up to $497.
Mystical Sobriety: Coming Home to Love
Self-study, online, up to $497.
The Divine Exchange: Living in Sacred Rhythm
Self-study, online, up to $497.
Further information and booking on the Center for Action and Contemplation website
GoHealth
For Such a Time as This: A Reflective Journey Inspired by the Archbishop of Canterbury
Self-study, online, free.
Wisdom from the Wilderness: A Path for Flourishing
Self-study, online, free.
Where Healing and Reconciliation Meet: Seeking Peace in Today’s World
Self-study, online, £15.
Sounding Like Yourself: A Journey into Human Flourishing
Self-study, online, £15.
The Invitation to Heal
Self-study, online, £15.
Belonging in a Divided World: Mental Health and Community
Self-study, online, £15.
Burn Like Stars: A Course Exploring How to Avoid or Recover from Burnout
Self-study, online, £25.
Thinking Health and Healing: What Does the Christian Faith Offer?
Self-study, online, £15.
Being Trauma Informed
Self-study, online, £15.
The Chaplaincy Course: Presence and Healing
Self-study, online, £125.
Everyday Healing: Group Course
Self-study, online, £250 per church licence.
Further information and booking at the GoHealth Shop
Christian Aid
Act on Poverty Short Course
Self-study, online, free.
Further information on the Christian Aid website