Adventures in Faith: Digest

There are many different providers of courses and events, all over Scotland and the UK, which could 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!

New College, Edinburgh

Devolution @25: Reflections, perspectives and visions of the Churches’ relationship with the Scottish Parliament
Wednesday 4th September, 10:30am-6:30pm, New College, £10/3.
Professor Jeremy Carrette’s Inaugural Lecture: ‘A Philosophy of Love: Nietzsche, Lou Salomé and William James’
Wednesday 11th September, 2pm, Assembly Hall, New College, free.
Professor Naomi Appleton’s Inaugural Lecture: ‘What are Stories For? Answers from the Buddha and Beyond’
Wednesday 9th October, 5:15pm, location tbc, free.

 

Epiphany Group 

Training in Spiritual Direction (Accompaniment)
Eight  month course, starting Tuesday 1st October, 7-9:15pm, hybrid, £755.
Growth in Prayer and Reflective Living
Seven month course, starting Thursday 31st October, 7-9:15pm, Christ Church, Morningside, £455.
God’s Invitation to Relationship: An Introduction to Ways of Praying
Six week course, starting Wednesday 6th November, 7-9pm, online, free.
Prayers for Peace in the Middle East
Monthly: Tuesday 24th September, 7-8pm, online, free. 

Place for Hope & SEC

Living Well with Differences – Further Skills
Tuesdays 10th and 17th September, 9:30am-1pm, online, free, book via this form.
Living Well with Differences
Four Tuesdays, 8th-29th October, 2-5:30pm, online, free, book via this form

 

Place for Hope

Responding to Challenging Behaviour
Thursdays 3rd & 10th October, 9:30am-1pm, online, £45.
Journeying and Leading through Change and Transition
Tuesdays 5th & 12th November, 9:30am-1pm, online, £45.
Growing through Change and Conflict (Foundation)
Thursdays 12th & 19th September, 9:30am-1pm, online, £45.
Faith in Change and Conflict
Mix of residential and online training, 24th September-5th December, £1050 (can be paid in instalments).
Spirituality, Scripture and Conflict
Wednesdays 13th & 20th November, 9:30am-1pm, online, £45.
Nonviolence: Jesus’s Radical Invitation
Tuesdays 14th & 21st November, 9:30am-1pm, online, £45.

 

Sarum College (online)

Modern Mystics: Zilpha Elaw
Thursday 19th September, 7-9pm, online, £20 (or £50 for all 3).
Reading Scripture Together: Jews in Royal Courts (Esther)
Tuesday 24thSeptember, 10am-4pm, online, £70.
Exploring Christian Belief Course
Tuesdays, 7-9pm, 24th September-26th November, online, £95 (£190 for essays)
Modern Mystics: Etty Hillesum
Thursday 26th September, 7-9pm, online, £20 (or £50 for all 3).
Modern Mystics: Teilhard de Chardin
Wednesday 2nd October, 7-9pm, online, £20 (or £50 for all 3).
 

 

CPAS

Embracing Faith Explores in our Churches (Part 1)
Wednesday 18th September, 9:30-11:30am, online, £9 (closing date = 16 Sep).
Leading Well: A Five-Session Online Leadership Course
Tuesdays monthly, 9:45am-4pm, 24th September-25th February, online, £200 (closing date = 6 September).
How to Lead a Faith-Sharing Church (Webinar)
Wednesday 25th September, 10-11am, online, free (closing date = 23 Sept).
Focal Ministry: Purpose-Driven Ministry
Thursday 26th September, 7:30-9m, online, £9 (closing date = 24 Sep).
Moving On
Wednesday 9th October, 9:30am-1pm, online, £18 (closing date = 1 Oct).

 

BRF Ministries

Anna Chaplaincy
Spiritual Care Series
Mondays, 30th September until 2nd December, 7-9:30pm, online, £180.
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.
Parenting for Faith Jumpstart Training
Thursday 24th October, 10am-12noon, online, £12.50.
Thursday 24th October, 7:30-9:30pm, online, £12.50.
Babies and Toddlers Course
Four Thursdays in November, 8-9pm, online, £40 (NB this is for groups).

 

Institute for Children, Youth and Mission

A Trauma-Sensitive Approach to Children’s, Youth and Family Ministry
Online, self-paced learning, £15 to purchase.