Events

This year’s Denis Duncan Lecture will be led by Michael Harvey on the subject of health and healing in the Church. The Guild of Health and St Raphael are delighted to run this lecture in partnership with The Church of Scotland. The lecture will be followed by a panel discussion with some leaders in health …

When power is often misused to manipulate and control, how can we develop heart-filled, power-positive skills to bring restoration, goodness and change? In this workshop we will use Webinar material from Psychotherapist Dr Cedar Barstow, to explore our personal and positional relationship to power; how our own experience as client, student or directee can help …

The Scottish Church Theology Society cordially invite you to join them for their 2020 Conference. The title of the conference is “Borderlands of Philosophy: Some contact-points with Theology” and speakers include Prof Neil Spurway, Rev Fiona Ellis, Sarah Ritchie, Rev Liam Fraser and Rev Prof David Jasper. For more information and the application form, please click …

This course will be of interest to those who wish to explore the possibility of leading worship in their local church setting. It will focus on the history, theology and structure of worship services in a variety of styles, in order to ground current practice in its wider context. All the components of a church …

A Clergy Introductory Pilgrimage  23- 30 January 2020 This is an invitation to visit the Holy Land and see first hand the work of McCabe Pilgrimages and the McCabe Educational Trust. It is absolutely the best preparation and introduction to the idea of leading a parish pilgrimage.  We don’t mind if you are actively planning …

Designed as an introduction to the dynamic of the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises, this event will include input, guided reflection and interactive ‘stations’ to open up an overview of the Exercises’ scripture-based themes. It is for those who are simply curious, those who would like to revisit their experience of making the Exercises, and those who …

Rest, Receive, Restore You are invited….. This conference is eligible for Study Leave and is open to ministers at any stage of ministry who are looking to find rest, to receive from God, and to feel restored.   A time to be ministered to. Sanctuary gives a time to breathe, to slow down, to enjoy the …

What is spiritual abuse? What are the key characteristics that lie behind this difficult label? And what impact does the experience of spiritual abuse have on peoples lives? Through input from current research, small group discussion and plenary, this workshop will help soul care practioners to consider the definitions and implications of these questions for …