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OCT 2020 - FEB 2021 all events remain subject to cancellation or re-arrangement

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DATE INDEX

Please note that CMD events will not be held until official clearance has been received. We are monitoring the situation carefully and look for-ward to resuming activities as soon as possible. We offer you our prayers and best wishes.

Revd Dr Earl Collins is priest in charge of St John the Baptist, Hove, and CMD Officer for the diocese. Earl.Collins@chichester.anglican.org

Diocesan workshops and cover image photos with kind permission of Jane Willis. Flickr: https://www.flickr.com/photos/revjane/albums , Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/janeewillis/?hl=en

Tue 27-Oct 1pm-2pm Religion, Evolution and the Social Brain, Prof. Robin Dunbar Online

Thu 5-Nov 10am-12pm The 4 Mores (1), Revd Rob Dillingham and Revd Dr Earl Collins Church House, Hove

CANCELLED CANCELLED Managing Relationships for Clergy and their Partners, Revd Canon Peter Wells CANCELLED

CANCELLED CANCELLED OT lecture at the Cathedral, Rt Revd Dr Jo Bailey-Wells CANCELLED

Tue 10-Nov 1pm-2pm Experimental Psychology of Religion, Dr Jonathan Jong Online

Wed 18-Nov 10am-12pm Running an Efficient PCC, Revd Rob Dillingham Zoom

Thu 19-Nov 10am-12pm Where’s God when there’s a Virus around - Petitionary Prayer, Revd Dr Earl Collins Zoom

Tue 24-Nov 1pm-2pm The Naturalistic Case for Free Will, Prof. Christian List Online

Tue 24-Nov from 10am Emotionally Healthy Spirituality retreat, Danny Wignall POSTPONED new date tbc

Wed 25-Nov leaving 3pm Emotionally Healthy Spirituality retreat, Danny Wignall POSTPONED new date tbc

Wed 25-Nov 11am-3pm Preaching Mark's Gospel, Revd Dr Neil Richardson Zoom

CANCELLED CANCELLED Ministry and Contemplative Living, Revd Dr Paul Redparth CANCELLED

Sun 29-Nov Online Retreat Waiting, Watching, Rejoicing, Consoling, Luigi Gioia Online Retreat

Thu 03-Dec 10am-12pm Dreams in the Bible and in Modern Psychology, Revd Dr Earl Collins Zoom

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Wed 06-Jan 10am-12pm Managing Your Time Efficiently, Revd Rob Dillingham Zoom

Fri-Sat 8-9-Jan Online Workshop Faith and Science in the Local Church, Faraday Institute Online Workshop

Sun 10-Jan Online Retreat Soul Songs: Praying the Psalms Online Retreat

Wed 13-Jan 10.30am-1pm Preaching in a Scientific Age, Revd Jennifer Brown Zoom Thu 14-Jan 10am-12pm Julian of Norwich, Revd Dr Earl Collins Zoom/Church House, Hove—tbc

Thu 04-Feb 10am-12pm How to Interview Candidates for Parish Posts, Revd Rob Dillingham Zoom/Church House, Hove—tbc

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27 Oct 2020, Tue

5 Nov 2020, Thu

The 4 Mores (1) - MORE OPEN: A SIGN OF BEING ONE

10am-12pm, via Zoom Free. 20 places. Led by Revd Rob Dillingham and Revd Dr Earl Collins 1 CORINTHIANS 12: 12-13 ‘Just as a body, though one, has many parts, but all its many parts form one body, so it is with Christ. For we were all baptised by one spirit so as to form one body.’

This workshop will look at both a practical, theological and personal application for how:

• To understand the four mores and their purpose and impact on the life of the parish and diocese.

• To consider how to be more representative of the community that the parish serves.

• To develop, implement and analyse a community audit, to ensure we are reaching out to and serving under-represented groups in our parishes.

• To think through existing and new patterns of worship, to ensure they are authentic in the Christian tradition and can speak into this age & culture, particularly in light of the coronavirus.

• To look at and review what regular youth & children’s focussed provision, the parish has or can start and how that is benefited by linking to others through the diocesan HUB networks.

• To consider how to improve links with local church and community schools, if the parish has one.

• To consider how to reach out to new building estates within the parish boundaries.

OPEN TO ALL

CLERGY

Religion, Evolution and the Social Brain 1pm-2pm, Online webinar Free. Led by Prof. Robin Dunbar [Oxford University] New evidence reveals that rituals affect biological processes that promote social bonding. Hear leading academic in experi-mental and evolutionary psychology of religion, religious studies, and the creator of the social brain hypothesis Professor Robin Dunbar, Oxford University, Department of Experimental Psychology.

Professor Dunbar has long been interested in social evolution and gradually considering, when ultimately looking at humans, the question “Why is there religion?” and “What does it do?” In this talk Professor Dunbar will be sharing his research on the origins of religion and transitions into its modern form to consider why, when and how it happens.

To find out more and to join: https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-robin-dunbar-religion-evolution-and-the-social-brain/

To find out more and book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/more-open-a-sign-of-being-one-for-chichester-clergy-tickets-104031248264

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10 Nov 2020, Tue

18 Nov 2020, Wed

Running an Efficient PCC

10am-12pm, via Zoom Free. 20 places. Led by Revd Rob Dillingham PCC’s matter. They matter a lot. A healthy and functioning PCC enables a church to focus on what matters most. But such PCC’s don’t just happen, they come about through thoughtful, loving and creative leadership. This course is designed to enable an incumbent to run an efficient PCC, so the PCC may help the church fulfil the mission and ministry in that place.

OPEN TO ALL

To find out more and book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/running-an-efficient-pcc-for-chichester-clergy-tickets-71493883129

CLERGY

Religion, Evolution and the Social Brain 1pm-2pm, Online webinar Free. Led by Dr. Jonathan Jong [Oxford University] In November 2020 the Woolf Institute and the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion are partnering in two live webinars on the subject Conference on Climate Change and Religion: Politics, Perceptions and Radical Potentials. These events will bring together academics, religious leaders and grassroots activists to discuss the present and future of religious groups’ action to combat the climate crisis.

To find out more and to join: https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/dr-jonathan-jong-experimental-psychology-of-religion/

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19 Nov 2020, Thu

24 Nov 2020, Tue

The Naturalistic Case for Free Will 1pm-2pm, Online webinar Free. Led by Prof. Christian List [London School of Economics] In November 2020 the Woolf Institute and the Faraday Institute for Science and Religion are partnering in two live webi-nars on the subject Conference on Climate Change and Religion: Politics, Perceptions and Radical Potentials. These events will bring together academics, religious leaders and grassroots activists to discuss the present and future of reli-gious groups’ action to combat the climate crisis.

CLERGY

To find out more and to join: https://www.faraday.cam.ac.uk/event/prof-christian-list-the-naturalistic-case-for-free-will/

To find out more and book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wheres-god-when-theres-a-virus-around-petitionary-prayer-tickets-104032076742

OPEN TO ALL

Where’s God when there’s a Virus around - Petitionary Prayer

10am—2pm, via Zoom Free. 20 places Led by Revd Dr Earl Collins In a time of crisis, and particularly in times of sickness, there is a tendency to ask why “God” has permitted such a thing or where God was in the midst of it. This workshop will look at different ways of understanding how God interacts with our petitionary prayer, drawing on examples from the Scriptures and the Church’s prayer traditions.

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24-25 Nov 2020, Tue-Wed

Emotionally Healthy Spirituality, 2 day retreat Postponed—new dates tbc Free. 20 places. Led by Danny Wignall 'It’s impossible to be spiritually mature while remaining emotionally immature' says Pete Scazzero, author of 'Emotionally Healthy Spirituality'. Yet, too often as Christians when we ignore the emotional component of our lives, we move through the motions of Chris-tian disciplines, activities and behaviours, but deeply rooted behavioural patterns from our past continue to hinder us from an authentic life of maturity in Christ. We often neglect to reflect on what is going on inside us and around us (emotional health) and are too busy to slow down to be with God (contemplative spirituality).

As a result we run the high risk of remaining stuck as spiritual infants failing to develop into spiritually/emotionally mature adults in Christ.

As a result of this two day retreat we hope that together we will all discover how emotional health and contemplative spir-ituality, when interwoven together, offer nothing short of a spiritual revolution, transforming the hidden places deep be-neath the surface of our lives – changing forever the way we love God, love others and love ourselves.

CLERGY

To find out more and book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/emotionally-healthy-spirituality-2-day-retreat-for-chichester-clergy-tickets-88812597871

CLERGY 25 Nov 2020, Wed

Preaching Mark's Gospel

25 November 2020, 11.00-15.00 | via Zoom General, £10; Ministry Student, £7 Led by Revd Dr Neil Richardson, Methodist minister and former President of the British Methodist Conference. Mark is the shortest of the gospels and, arguably, conveys its message with a palpable sense of urgency. This workshop will examine how Mark presents the Good News of Jesus and how we as preachers can interpret that message, and its challenges, for our congregations today.

To find out more and book: www.collegeofpreachers.co.uk/events

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29 Nov 2020, Sun

Waiting, Watching, Rejoicing, Consoling

4 sessions, beginning 29th November

Led by Luigi Gioia

The retreats are free; if you would like to make a donation towards the costs please use this link.

https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/fundraising-at-st-augustines-college/tattersall-bursary-fund/

Waiting with Creation

“The Hastening that Waits”: used to sum up the thought of the Swiss theologian Karl Barth, this sentence captures the essence of Christianity. Christian hope teaches us how to take responsibility while waiting the completion from the Lord. In this balance we discover authentic freedom.

Watching with the Prophets

The ‘advent’, the way God visits us, never corresponds to our expectations. Instead, it invites us to embark on the journey beyond the desert, or beyond the lake. Hence the need to be watchful: not apprehensive, but eager and attentive to the signs through which God reveals his presence and action among us.

Rejoicing with the Consoler

Our constant quest for excitement might lead us to miss the joy of our covenant with the Lord. It is an acquired taste, in takes time, but for this very reason, whereas excitement fades, joy lasts.

Consoling with the Prince of Peace

Nothing matters more to the Lord than our consolation. He visits us from on high for this reason: Comfort ye, comfort ye, my people, says the Lord. The only way of welcoming this consolation is sharing it with our sisters and brothers, through care, patience, listening and forgiving, thus building the only peace that lasts.

CLERGY

To find out more and book you will need to register using this link, if you have not already done so.: https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/login

https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/login

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6 Jan 2021, Wed

Managing Your Time Efficiently

10am—12pm, via Zoom Free. 20 places. Led by Revd Rob Dillingham Objective To maximise your effectiveness to reduce your stress. Programme 1. Scheduling. 2. Prioritising and delegation. 3. Boundaries. 4. Distractions. 5. Asking for help. 6. Procrastination.

To find out more and book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/managing-your-time-efficiently-for-chichester-clergy-tickets-71495931255 Detail to be confirmed nearer the time

CLERGY

CLERGY 3 Dec 2020, Thu

Dreams in the Bible and in Modern Psychology

10am—2pm, via Zoom Free. 15 places Led by Revd Dr Earl Collins We will consider such things as dreams and trauma, keys to stress, resolving personal difficulties and maintaining a healthy equilibrium In one’s inner life.

To find out more and book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/dreams-in-the-bible-and-in-modern-psychology-for-chichester-clergy-tickets-104034297384 Detail to be confirmed nearer the time

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CLERGY 8-9 Jan 2021, Fri-Sat

Soul Songs: Praying the Psalms 4 sessions, beginning 10th January The retreats are free; if you would like to make a donation towards the costs please use this link. https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/fundraising-at-st-augustines-college/tattersall-bursary-fund/

Psalms of Lament Psalms of Remembrance Psalms of Trust Psalms of Pilgrimage

The Psalms are ‘soul songs’ that express the heights and depths of human experience. Each week we will explore

how the Psalms give language for what is moving in our hearts.

To find out more and book you will need to register using this link, if you have not already done so.: https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/login

10 Jan 2021, Sun

Faith and Science in the Local Church

Cost: £50 (£30 for those in ministry training)

Join us for this interactive two-day workshop designed for lay and ordained

Christian leaders. The workshop will cover contemporary topics in the dialogue

between Science and the Christian Faith, including Artificial Intelligence, Bioeth-

ics, Creation Care, and Response to Disasters. Participants will be equipped to

engage with scientific issues in the day-to-day life of their ministry context.

Open to all church leaders – no scientific background required.

To find out more and book you will need to register using this link, if you have not already done so.: faraday.institute/churchleadersworkshopncluding

Preaching in a Scientific Age

13 January 2021, 10.30-13.00 | via Zoom General, £7; Ministry Student, £5 Led by Revd Jennifer Brown, Director of Training for the College of Preachers and former Science Missioner in the Diocese of Oxford. Science & technology are central to our lives and there are many who believe that science and religious faith are incompatible - that we can believe one or the other but not both. This workshop will explore how we can use our preaching to dispel this myth, help people to discover the truth of scripture in an age of science, and equip our congregations to bring Christian values to discussions about how science & technology are used in society.

13 Jan 2021, Wed CLERGY

To find out more and book: www.collegeofpreachers.co.uk/events

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14 Jan 2021, Thu

Julian of Norwich

10am—2pm, via Zoom / @ Church House TBC Free. 20 places Led by Revd Dr Earl Collins The English mystical writer (1343-c.1416) Julian of Norwich recorded her spiritual experience in Revelations of Divine Love, the first surviving book written in English by a woman. Although an anchorite, (a hermit), Julian’s interpretation of her vision of Christ crucified speaks powerfully to a wide variety of Christians nowadays, clergy and lay. Her rethinking of such doctrines as grace and sin and her vivid and imaginative way of presenting God as love are both spiritually stimulating and prophetically provocative. This workshop will offer a general introduction to her work, before considering three topics in more detail: her understanding of Christ, her thoughts on the Trinity, and what she meant by prayer. We will read sections of her work together and explore what she can say to us as contemporary Christians seeking to deepen our faith and pray in a more contemplative way.

How to Interview Candidates for Parish Posts

9.30am—12.30pm, via Zoom / @ Church House TBC Free. 20 places. Led by Revd Rob Dillingham Training in how to interview lay and ordained candidates for parish posts. How to brief an interview panel. How to ensure that they do not breach the law and best practice.

CLERGY

To find out more and book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/how-to-interview-candidates-for-parish-posts-for-chichester-clergy-tickets-104036849016 Detail to be confirmed nearer the time

To find out more and book: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/julian-of-norwich-for-chichester-clergy-tickets-105774895560 Detail to be confirmed nearer the time

4 Feb 2021, Thu CLERGY

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RESOURCES: Study OPEN TO ALL

To find out more and book: https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/courses/postgraduate-studies/ or https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/contact/

To find out more and bok: https://www.chichester.anglican.org/glitter_news/2020/04/21/ministry-contemporary-church/

Chichester University MA in Christian Ministry

3 years, part-time.

The MA in Christian Ministry has been specifically developed to meet the needs of Christian ministers, predominantly those working in local churches. A diverse and exciting range of modules will enhance your theological and ministerial practice.

This course will:

• Enhance and enrich your ministry and practice

• Help you gain new insights for your ministerial practice

• Develop your theological knowledge and expertise

• Enable you to reflect creatively on practical issues and questions

• Give you confidence in your theological skills

For those recommended by their church authorities, the fee is £1,500 per annum for each of the three years. For those applying from the Diocese of Chichester a fee arrangement is in place which allows students to study for a much reduced rate.

St Augustine's MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission

The St Augustine’s MA in Theology, Ministry and Mission is a specially tailored programme of theological learning and research that allows lay and ordained ministers, as well as church members, to deepen their theological knowledge by building on previous theological learning, engaging with daily life and ongoing experience of the Body of Christ.

Accredited and awarded by Durham University, the degree includes both taught modules and guided research in a theological discipline of your choice. It offers opportunities to develop advanced skills as part of your continuing ministerial development e.g. in pastoral supervision, leadership, mission, spirituality.

The degree can be taken part-time or full-time. Much of the teaching is delivered alongside candidates for church ministry, but the programme is suitable for all, irrespective of any ministerial involvement.

Since the MA aims for a more critical mode of engagement with theology and ministry, the teaching sessions and much of the contact time will take the form of seminars, during which you will discuss texts with teachers and fellow students and present your own work.

The course is designed for lay and ordained ministers, or church members, who wish to deepen their theological knowledge by building on previous theological learning. To undertake the MA, you must have completed either a degree in theology or ministry or a degree in another subject combined with an additional qualification in theology or ministry.

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Safeguarding for Clergy and Parish

The hub for all information, resources, news and events relating to safeguarding children and adults throughout the life of the Diocese. It also introduces a new tool - 'Safer Quality Protects' - which will help parishes to assess and improve their own safeguarding practice, whilst providing useful resources to enable them to achieve this goal. Safeguarding is a complex area of church life - how do we keep children and adults safe from harm, whilst building communities of trust and openness, and still demonstrate the welcome the Gospel offers to all? Moreover, how do we build church communities that obey the biblical mandate to defend those who are weak, heal those who are hurt, and demonstrate God's forgiveness to all, for all have sinned? This site is intended to provide people in parishes with a 'one stop shop' for all things safe-

guarding.

Wellbeing for Clergy and Families

“In my experience the journey of ministry can be joyful and fulfilling but can also be stormy, scary and turbulent. Clergy, their partners and their families at times walk on a very real tightrope, with many demands upon us. There will be times for all of us when we need pastoral care and support” Archdeacon Fiona. The Diocese of Chichester is committed to promoting and sustaining the Wellbeing of our clergy and their families. Nicola Canham, Head of Wellbeing for Clergy and their Families (WCF), is employed by the DOC to provide the WCF services for clergy and their families. We provide Reflective Practice Groups (RPG’s), counselling for clergy, couples and families, de-briefing sessions for clergy after a traumatic event, psychoeducational groups e.g. anxiety and depression, stress management and wellbeing activities e.g. Christian mindfulness.

RESOURCES: Safeguarding

To find out more and book: https://safeguarding.chichester.anglican.org/safeguardingelearning/

CLERGY AND FAMILIES RESOURCES: Wellbeing

To find out more and book: https://www.chichester.anglican.org/wellbeing-for-clergy-and-families/ and https://www.chichester.anglican.org/mental-health-and-wellbeing/

RESOURCES: Safeguarding OPEN TO ALL

CLERGY AND THEIR FAMILIES RESOURCES: Wellbeing

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East Sussex Ashburnham Place Ashburnham Christian Trust, Ashburnham Place, Battle East Sussex TN33 9NF

Crowhurst Christian Healing Centre The Old Rectory, Forewood Lane, Crowhurst, Battle TN33 9AD

Penhurst Retreat Centre Manor House, Penhurst, Battle TN33 9QP

West Sussex Chemin Neuf Community Storrington Priory, School Lane, Storrington, Pulborough RH20 4LN

Monastery of the Holy Trinity Fermandy Lane, Crawley Down, Crawley Down, Crawley RH10 4LH

Worth Abbey Paddockhurst Rd, Crawley RH10 4SB

RESOURCES: Study OPEN TO ALL

To find out more and book: as above

OPEN TO ALL RESOURCES: Retreat

To find out more and book: http://www.retreats.org.uk/findaretreat.php?area=southeast

University of Chichester Website: https://www.chi.ac.uk/ Main reception: 01243 816000

St Augustine’s College of Theology Website: https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/ Main reception: 01732 252 656

Sussex Gospel Partnership Website: https://sussexgospelpartnership.org.uk/ Contact: Mrs Wendy Sands, SGP Administrator, Haywards Heath, RH16 3LE. Ph 01444 458635

Sarum College Website: http://www.sarum.ac.uk/learning Main reception: 01722 424800 Email info@sarum.ac.uk

RESOURCES: Study OPEN TO ALL

RESOURCES: Retreat OPEN TO ALL

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Bursaries, Extended Ministerial Development Leave—EMDL (Sabbaticals), Education and Training Ecclesiastical Ministry Bursary Awards; European Bursary Trust ; Fellowship of the Maple Leaf; Josephine Butler Memorial Trust; Philip Usher Memorial Fund; Provost Howard Fund; Socie-ty for the Relief of Poor Clergymen; SPCK: The Richards Trust & St Aidan’s College Charity; St Boniface Trust; St George’s Trust; St Luke’s College Foundation; Winston Churchill Memorial Trust; Elfinsward Trust, Women’s Continuing Ministerial Education Trust Children of Clergy The Buttle Trust; Lawrence Atwell’s Charity; Rustat Trust; Society for the Relief of Poor Clergymen; Working Families Tax Credit Clergy Spouse/Retired Clergy Broken Rites; Church of England Pensions Board; Diocesan Committee for retired Clergy and Widows/ers; Crosse’s Charity; Dr. George Richards’ Charity; Family Action; Foundation of Ed-ward Storey; Independent Age; Newton’s Trust Debt Assistance Christians against Poverty General Assistance with Hardship Elizabeth Finn Trust; Frances Ashton’s Charity; Fraser and Howarth Trust Funds; Friends of the Clergy/Sons of the Clergy; Henry Smith’s Charity; Queen Victoria Clergy Fund; Society for the Relief of Poor Clergymen; Society for the Assistance of Ladies in Reduced Circumstances; Society of Mary and Martha, TURN2US, The Clergy Support Trust, St Luke’s Healthcare Health Pyncombe Charity; St. Luke’s Healthcare for Clergy Holidays Eggbeer Trust; English Clergy Association; Mothers’ Union; Tranquillity House Trust Vocational Grants Board of Mission Trust Fund; Cleaver Ordination Candidates' Fund National Transition Service for Clergy: Church of England website

APOSTOLIC LIFE

RESOURCES: Grants

Applying for a CMD grant or EMDL: https://www.chichester.anglican.org/fundraising-and-grants/ https://www.chichester.anglican.org/cmd/ Earl.Collins@chichester.anglican.org

The Department for Apostolic Life brings together several areas of responsibility at Church House whose primary aim is to support parishes and individuals in their ‘apostolic’ life and ‘mission’ activities.

The overall team is headed by the Director Revd Canon Rebecca Swyer,

and The Deputy Director Revd Rob Dillingham

Contact us:

https://www.chichester.anglican.org/apostolic-life/

RESOURCES: Grants CLERGY