Adventures in Faith: Courses

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! And don’t forget to check out the Diocesan Calendar to your right…!

Last Updated 25 March 2025.

Scottish Episcopal Institute
SEI Webinars: Miriam’s Sisters, Deborah’s Daughters: When Women Lead the Way– a short course in Lent 2025
7.00–7.25pm each Monday, online, free.
10 March, Leadership as Learning – Miriam
17 March, Leadership as Resistance – Vashti
24 March, Leadership as Tenacity – Mary, mother of God
31 March, Leadership as Breaking the Mould – Mary of Bethany
7 April, Leadership as Finding New Landmarks – for such a time as this

Previous short courses are available to view at any time on the SEI website.

 
SEC Net Zero Team
Business Energy Scotland Webinar: No Cost Energy Audit Reports and Funding Opportunities
Thursday 27 March, 1–2pm, online, free.
Maintaining Scottish Churches 
Monday 28 April, 10am–4pm, Pettinain (Lanark), free.
Maintaining Scottish Churches 
Wednesday 28 May, 9.45am–3.45pm, Lochgilphead, free.
 
 
New College, Edinburgh
 
 
Trinity College, Glasgow
Leading in Church Change (a Masters-level Short Course)
Eight Thursdays, 1 May–24 June, 9am–1pm, online, £499.
 
 
Epiphany Group 
Further information and registration details on Epiphany’s website.

 
Godly Play Scotland
Book Group – Dr Rebecca Nye’s “Children’s Spirituality: What It Is and Why It Matters”
Six Wednesdays, 30 April–4 June, 8–9pm, online, free.
 
Christian Aid (Scotland)
The Power of Storytelling
Monday 14 April, 7–8pm, online, free.
 
Place for Hope
Place for Hope Bitesize
Bitesize 1 & 2 (mandatory – please choose one set of dates)
Thursday 15 & Thursday 22 May, 9.30–11.30am, £15/£15.
Tuesday 16 & Tuesday 23 September, 9.30–11.30am, £15/£15.
Bitesize 3
Wednesday 19 March, 9.30–11.30am, £15.
Bitesize 4
Tuesday 8 April, 9.30–11.30am, £15.
Bitesize 5
Thursday 1 May, 9.30–11.30am, £15.
Bitesize 6
Wednesday 10 September, 9.30–11.30am, £15.
Bitesize 7
Thursday 9 October, 9.30–11.30am, £15.
 
Growing through Change and Conflict Foundation 
Wednesday 30 April & Wednesday 7 May 9.30am–1pm, £45.
Tuesday 30 September & Tuesday 7 October 9.30am–1pm, £45.
 
Responding to Challenging Behaviour 
Tuesday 18 & Tuesday 25 March 9.30am–1pm, £45.
Tuesday 4 & Tuesday 11 November 9.30am–1pm, £45.
 
Journeying and Leading through Change and Transition
Wednesday 4 & Wednesday 11 June 9.30am–1pm, £45.
Thursday 6 & Thursday 13 November 9.30am–1pm, £45.
 
Nonviolence: Jesus’ Radical Invitation 
Thursday 5 & Thursday 12 June 9.30am–1pm, £45.
 
Whitchester Christian Centre
Individually Guided Retreats
 
 
The Bield at Blackruthven
Seasonal Quiet Garden Day
Tuesday 22 April, 10am–4pm, £65.
Enneagram Introduction Day
Saturday 3 May, 10am–4pm, £65

Holding Space – Vessel Making
Wednesday 7 May, 10am–4pm, £65.
 
Abernethy, Kilmalieu
Individually Guided Retreat
Friday 2 May to Monday 5 May, from £360.
 
EICSP: Edinburgh International Centre for Spirituality and Peace
Fr Thomas Keating: The Spiritual Vision of Contemplation and Transformation in his Life and Work.
Wednesday 2 April, 7–9pm, online, donation of £10+.
Laudato Si – on care for our common home: Spiritual, Social, Ecological, and Policy Perspectives.
Wednesday 16 April, 7–9pm, online, donation of £10+.
 
 
College of Preachers
The Language of Resurrection: Finding the Right Words
Wednesday 2 April, 10.30am–1pm, online, £12 (booking closes 28 March).
Interpreting Texts for Preaching
Saturday 10 May, 10.30am–1pm, online, £12 (booking closes 7 May).
 
 
Sarum College (online)
 
Windows onto the Passion: Stations of the Cross
Wednesday 26 March, 7–9pm, online, £18 or £50 for series of 3.

Windows onto the Passion: Kenosis
Wednesday 2 April, 7–9pm, online, £18 or £50 for series of 3.
Women Mystics: Teresa of Avila
Monday 14 April, 7.30–9pm, online, £18.
Celebrating Extraordinary Ordinary Time
Tuesday 29 April, 9.30am–12.30pm, online, £40
 
 
CPAS

Collaborating with Others (Lay Leadership Training)
Thursday 1 May, 7.30–8.30pm, online, £10
The Change Course: A Three-Session Online Leadership Course
Thursdays 22 May, 12 June and 3 July, 9.30am–12.45pm, online, £150.

Further information on these and future events available via CPAS website

 
Prospects Across Scotland

Building Communities of Hope – Worship for all
Monday 24 March, 7–9pm, online, £12.

Further information and booking at PAS website.

 
Public Health Scotland

Mental Health First Aid
Tuesday 29 April to Wednesday 30 April 2025, 9.30am–4.30pm, £200.

Further information and booking at SMHFA website.

 
BRF Ministries
Messy Church
Messy Masterclass – Starting Your Messy Church
Thursday 27 March, 7.30–9pm, online, free.
 
Spiritual Care Series
Spiritual Care Series Online Training – May 2025
Thursdays from 1 May to 3 July, 3pm–5.30pm, 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.
 
 
Care for the Family
Bereaved Care Awareness
Saturday 12 April, 10am–1pm, online, £10.
Wednesday 30 April, 10am–1pm, online, £10.
Saturday 17 May, 1.30pm–4.30pm, online, £10.
 
London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC)

Workplace Witness: Living and Sharing Your Faith in Jesus
Wednesday 2 April, 5.30–6.45pm, online, pay what you choose.

Further information, booking, and future events at LICC’s Eventbrite Page.

Institute for Children, Youth and Mission

Foundations in Biblical Studies
Self-study, online, £50.
Foundations in Educational Chaplaincy
Self-study, online, £125.
A Trauma Sensitive Approach to Children’s, Youth and Family Ministry
Self-study, online, £15.

Further information, booking and information about future online self-study courses at the CYM website.

Church Mission Society
Pioneering Parishes: Culture Change in Practice
Four Tuesdays, weekly from 29 April, 12noon–1.30pm, online from £10 (book by 22 April).
Pioneering Parishes: First Steps
Four Wednesdays, fortnightly from 11 June, 2.00–3.30pm, from £10 (book by 4 June).