Tuesday 18 April 2023, online event
Tackling hygiene poverty as a church
This session from Compassionate Communities will explore hygiene poverty in London, and how church and school communities can get involved in helping to bring an end to hygiene poverty. Ending with an opportunity for Q&A. Find out more and book here.
Monday 24 April 2023, online event
The ministry of toddler groups, with Bron Coveney
Led by the London District of the Methodist Church but open wider. Many churches around the country host a range of families in their churches at their weekly toddler groups. Beyond the noise and hum of babbling toddlers, there is a glorious, rewarding and exciting ministry to discover. This event and others from the London District can be booked here.
Tuesday 25 April 2023, online event
Ecumenism: The Next Generation
Join this webinar to find how under 35s are shaping the future of unity work and to hear about the launch of The Bill Snelson Young Ecumenists Fund. Find out more and book.
Tuesday 9 May 2023, Peterborough (see also 10 May, 11 May)
The heart of communication
Rob Parsons (Care for the Family) invites you to this event, where he will share insights and techniques from his fifty years of public speaking experience. Find out more and book Peterborough event here.
Wednesday 10 May 2023, Coventry (see also 9 May, 11 May)
The heart of communication
Details above for 10 May event, or find out more and book for Coventry event here.
Thursday 11 May 2023, Milton Keynes (see also 9 May, 10 May)
The heart of communication
Details above for 10 May event, or find out more and book for Milton Keynes event here.
Friday 12 to Sunday 14 May 2023, Newport in Wales / online
International Commission on Couple and Family Relations Conference
Hosted at the headquarters of Care for the Family. The theme of the conference, The family offers a lifetime foundation to build resilience and elasticity, acknowledges the impact recent world events have had and are still having on families. Families have been challenged to maintain an environment in which members can cope, adapt, transition, celebrate and even grieve when the larger community has been generally unstable. The keynote speakers will offer a cross-cultural, international point of view on the subject of the family’s role as a critical environment in which resilience is cultivated. Find out more and book.
Sunday 14 to Tuesday 16 May 2023, Gloucester (see also 6-8 June, 13-15 July)
Godly Play core training course
Led by two Godly Play trainers, these three-day courses offer a mixture of trainer-led sessions and opportunities for coached storytelling by participants. Each day focuses on a different kind of Godly Play presentation (sacred stories, parables and worship) to help you understand how different styles of Christian language support spiritual exploration. Courses take place in a model Godly Play environment, with the opportunity to use and see a comprehensive set of resources. £325 including lunch each day. Find out more here or book for Gloucester here.
Monday 15 May 2023, online event
Family/Intergenerational ministry with Gail Adcock
Led by the London District of the Methodist Church but open wider. This session will explore why being intergenerational matters, reflect on the benefits it offers to all as well as sharing some useful tools and resources. Come ready to share your own tips and learn from others as we explore great ways to shape an intergenerational identity for your church both now and into the future. This event and others from the London District can be booked here.
Thursday 16 May 2023, Birmingham (see also 17 May, 18 May)
Mums' night out
Care for the Family invite mums to take a breather and be affirmed in the incredible job they do. The hope is that participants will leave feeling refreshed and ready to face the many demands of motherhood. Find out more and book for the Birmingham event here.
Friday 17 May 2023, Stoke-on-Trent (see also 16 May, 18 May)
Mums' night out
See details for 17 May or book for the Stoke-on-Trent event here.
Friday 17 May 2023, University of Roehampton
Emotional spaces: The student journey through Higher Education and beyond
This free symposium proposes that we explore the journey of students through education by considering the different spaces that students inhabit as part of their experience of Higher Education and beyond. Students are emotionally embedded in these spaces and this becomes part of the narrative of their educational experience, and how ‘successful’ they may deem this journey (and their future) to be. Find out more and book here.
Saturday 18 May 2023, Manchester (see also 16 May, 17 May)
Mums' night out
See details for 17 May or book for Manchester event here.
Tuesday 23 May 2023, Bath (see also 28 March, 29 March, 30 March, 24 May, 25 May)
A Mind of Their Own
See information for 28 March or find out more here. Book for the Bath event here.
Wednesday 24 May 2023, Exeter (see also 28 March, 29 March, 30 March, 23 May, 25 May)
A Mind of Their Own
See information for 28 March or find out more here. Book for the Exeter event here.
Thursday 25 May 2023, Poole (see also 28 March, 29 March, 30 March, 23 May, 24 May)
A Mind of Their Own
See information for 28 March or find out more here. Book for the Poole event here.
Friday 26 to Monday 29 May 2023, Cliff College
Cliff College Festival 2023 - Eden Restored
This could be your youth group’s next adventure! Cliff Festival 23 is a place for all ages to gather for a fun weekend of camping and encountering God on the beautiful Cliff College site in Derbyshire. The festival aims to be an affordable event for youth groups and therefore offers FREE tickets for under 18s. Find out more here.
Tuesday 6 to Thursday 8 June 2023, Saffron Walden, Essex (see also 14-16 May, 13-15 July)
Godly Play core training course
See details for 14-16 May or find out more here. Book for Essex here.
Saturday 10 June 2023, Leeds
Dignity for All conference
The Joint Public Issues Team (JPIT) is partnering with Church Action on Poverty and the APLE collective to host this conference about ending poverty where the real experts are at the centre: people who experience poverty. The hope is to bring together activists based in churches with campaigners with lived experience of povert y - to listen and learn from each other about how we can end poverty in the UK. Find out more and book here.
Wednesday 14, Thursday 15, Wednesday 21, Thursday 22 June 2023, online
Youth Mental Health First Aid training
(Also running in October/November 2023)
See article above or book for the June training here.
Thursday 13 to Saturday 15 July 2023, Llandudno (see also 14-16 May, 6-8 June)
Godly Play core training course
See details for 14-16 May or find out more here. This event is residential and the cost is £460, including two nights' accommodation. Book for Llandudno here.
Saturday 23 September 2023, Bristol (also in Sheffield on 5 October)
National Estate Churches Network Conference 2023
The theme for the conference is ‘God With Us: Sharing our journey’, with opportunity to share examples of God at work and good practice in estates ministry, as well as practical workshops and fellowship. Conversations will include starting out in a new church, longevity in ministry and moving on well. Find out more and book here.
Thursday 5 October 2023, Sheffield (also in Bristol on 23 September)
National Estate Churches Network Conference 2023
See details for 23 September or click here.
Friday 20 October to Sunday 22 October 2023, Cliff College
Community organising
Beginning at 6pm with dinner on the Friday evening and ending after lunch on the Sunday. This course is a starting point for anybody interested in community organising. It will help develop an understanding of what community organising involves and what it looks like in the real world. Participants will start to explore how people come together so that they can understand and take action on their concerns to build community and overcome social injustice. Find out more and book here.
Tuesday 31 October, Thursday 2, Tuesday 7, Thursday 9 November 2023, online
Youth Mental Health First Aid training
(Also running in June 2023)
See article above or book here for the October/November course.
