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Stranger to Friend

Stranger to Friend

St John the Evangelist Church Hall, Churchdown St John's Avenue, Gloucester

Welcome, hospitality and mission. Wherever, and however we meet people, there are small things that make a big difference to how those new to church move from stranger to friend.Continue reading

Open the Gospel Learning Community

Open the Gospel Learning Community

Online event

Do you sometimes read the Gospel for this coming Sunday and wonder what new perspective you might find? Would you value space to wrestle with the text with other, faithfulContinue reading

EcoChurch Resourcing: EcoChurch drop-in with sustainable heating demo
Into Incumbency: Enabling and Sharing Ministry

Into Incumbency: Enabling and Sharing Ministry

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

Part of every minister’s role is to enable the ministry of all God’s  people.  It is often easier to talk about collaborative ministry than to put it into practice.  InContinue reading

£10.00
Into Incumbency: Parish Finances

Into Incumbency: Parish Finances

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

To explore the particular role that the incumbent has in the financial management of the parish.  This includes the basics of reading balance sheets and annual accounts, how to workContinue reading

£10.00
Unconscious Bias Training

Unconscious Bias Training

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

We all have opinions, are aware of it and make allowances. What is of greater concern is those of which we are unconscious. This training, which is part of ourContinue reading

Free
Open the Gospel Learning Community

Open the Gospel Learning Community

Online event

Do you sometimes read the Gospel for this coming Sunday and wonder what new perspective you might find? Would you value space to wrestle with the text with other, faithfulContinue reading

Unconscious Bias Training

Unconscious Bias Training

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

We all have opinions, are aware of it and make allowances. What is of greater concern is those of which we are unconscious. This training, which is part of ourContinue reading

Free

Open the Gospel Learning Community

Open the Gospel Learning Community

Online event

Do you sometimes read the Gospel for this coming Sunday and wonder what new perspective you might find? Would you value space to wrestle with the text with other, faithfulContinue reading

Open the Gospel Learning Community

Open the Gospel Learning Community

Online event

Do you sometimes read the Gospel for this coming Sunday and wonder what new perspective you might find? Would you value space to wrestle with the text with other, faithfulContinue reading

Run the Race

Run the Race

Prinknash Abbey Prinknash Abbey, Gloucester

Therefore, since we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, let us also lay aside every weight and the sin that clings so closely, and let us runContinue reading

Into Incumbency: Hassle to Harmony

Into Incumbency: Hassle to Harmony

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

Being an incumbent necessarily involves handling disagreement and   conflict. This session helps us identify the importance of, and how to enable, different voices to be heard.  Thus moving from conflictContinue reading

£10.00
Into Incumbency: Chair of the PCC & APCM

Into Incumbency: Chair of the PCC & APCM

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

Archdeacons Hilary and Phil help us understand the legal aspects of the PCC, the responsibilities of the incumbent, and consider how to chair good and fruitful PCC meetings.   ToContinue reading

£10.00
Reader Café Meet Up

Reader Café Meet Up

Lavender Bakehouse and Coffee Shop 20 London Road, Chalford, Stroud, United Kingdom

Drop in for a coffee and a chat with our Interim Warden of Readers, Nick Partridge, as well as finding support and connecting with other Readers in the Diocese ofContinue reading

Grant Writing Workshop

Grant Writing Workshop

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

There are many Trusts across the UK who are seeking to make grants to churches and worshipping communities but many churches are unsure how to access these and how toContinue reading

Ageing Gracefully – a practical theology of later life

Quiet Days for anyone in Ministry

Quiet Days for anyone in Ministry

Brownshill Monastry Brownshill Road, Stroud, United Kingdom

A gentle day of prayer and reflection. Time for silence, space to walk and reflect in the presence of others who share our calling. In the beautiful countryside of Stroud,Continue reading

£15
Grant Writing Workshop

Grant Writing Workshop

St Mary's Church, Charlton Kings Horsefair Street, Cheltenham, United Kingdom

There are many Trusts across the UK who are seeking to make grants to churches and worshipping communities but many churches are unsure how to access these and how toContinue reading

Into Incumbency: Supervision Skills

Into Incumbency: Supervision Skills

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

Supervision is the art of helping someone develop in their ministry or role. At its heart it is offering someone thinking space so they can think through what they areContinue reading

£10.00
Into Incumbency: Legal Matters

Into Incumbency: Legal Matters

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

This session covers some of the main areas where legal issues impact on day to day ministry.  This includes: Marriage - banns, qualifying connections, common and special licenses and marriageContinue reading

£10.00

Into Incumbency: Environment and Faith

Into Incumbency: Environment and Faith

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

Against the background of the climate and biodiversity emergencies, the Diocese is giving increasing priority to exploring environmental concerns as a core discipleship priority.  We achieved bronze Eco Diocese accreditationContinue reading

£10.00
Into Incumbency: Church Schools

Into Incumbency: Church Schools

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

Exploring the ways that the incumbent can engage with children, staff and pupils in their schools and to help us understand the important aspects of children’s spirituality, as well asContinue reading

£10.00
Preaching Generosity Workshop

Preaching Generosity Workshop

St Matthews, Church Road, Cainscross, Stroud

This workshop is designed for anyone who leads in churches and wants to feel more confident in preaching and teaching about giving as a part of our Christian discipleship. TheContinue reading

Free

Funeral Ministry and Bereavement Training
Kingdom Vision Retreat

Kingdom Vision Retreat

Holland House Main Street, Cropthorne, Pershore

Kingdom Vision – A retreat for ministers (lay and ordained) to seek fresh lenses for Kingdom work. What have you planned for 2025 to keep you refreshed and ready forContinue reading

£175

Reader Training Day and AGM

Reader Training Day and AGM

Hatherley Manor Down Hatherley Lane, Gloucester

This event is for Readers of Gloucester Diocese ONLY. Reader Training Day is a full day of training and networking for our Reader Community at Hatherley Manor Hotel. It willContinue reading

Into Incumbency: Buildings and Faculties

Into Incumbency: Buildings and Faculties

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

This session is designed to help clergy navigate the broad and potentially complex range of issues affecting buildings and churchyards.  Putting buildings within their wider missional context and not simplyContinue reading

£10.00
Into Incumbency: Leading a Positive Safeguarding Culture

Into Incumbency: Leading a Positive Safeguarding Culture

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

Looking at the specific role of the incumbent in safeguarding: where the responsibilities lie, how to develop the safeguarding work of the parishes and oversight of those involved, and howContinue reading

£10.00

Bereavement Visitor Training

Bereavement Visitor Training

Monday 16 June - Monday 7 July 2025 @ 7.30-9.00pm in The Monastery', (the old House of Frazer Building) near Cirencester Parish Church, Market Place, Cirencester, GL7 2NX. (possibility ofContinue reading

Quiet Days for anyone in Ministry

Quiet Days for anyone in Ministry

Brownshill Monastry Brownshill Road, Stroud, United Kingdom

A gentle day of prayer and reflection. Time for silence, space to walk and reflect in the presence of others who share our calling. In the beautiful countryside of Stroud,Continue reading

£15

Into Incumbency: The ABCD of Community

Into Incumbency: The ABCD of Community

The Jerusalem Room, No 4 College Green, Gloucester, GL1 2LR No 4 College Green, Gloucester, United Kingdom

Asset Based Community Development encourages good practice for churches engaging with local communities.  The ABCD approach resonates with the Christian understanding of ‘mission dei’ - finding out what God isContinue reading

£10.00

"I have come that they may have LIFE, and have it to the full." ~ John 10:10