Services Retreat Discover More Counselling We recognise the important role that timely and effective therapeutic support can provide at various times for every individual. Ministers and their families can access different counselling and therapeutic support through our Pastoral Support team. Discover More FFY CMD Allowance Discover More Spiritual Accompaniment The process of accompanying someone on a journey of a deepening relationship with God. It involves listening, praying, discerning and affirming. Discover More Pastoral Supervision A relationship characterised by trust, confidentiality and openness that offers you freedom and safety to explore issues arising in your work. Discover More MDC MDC is a minister-led and confidential conversation that provides you with the opportunity to reflect on your role, ministry and future. Discover More Coaching Coaching is a conversation that offers a partnership of discovery. It starts with the premise that the client is the expert in their own context. Discover More First Five Years First five years’ support is changing. We are committed to providing support and development that makes a real difference. Discover More Place for Hope – Ministers in First Five Years Discover More Learning Communities Learning Community is a chance to take some of your members / leadership team on a journey. Four times over a period of two years, you and up to five others from your church come together for 2 full days of teaching, reflection and planning. Discover More Postgrad Fund The newly formed Postgraduate Fund provides monies for part-time postgraduate studies. Discover More
Counselling We recognise the important role that timely and effective therapeutic support can provide at various times for every individual. Ministers and their families can access different counselling and therapeutic support through our Pastoral Support team. Discover More
Spiritual Accompaniment The process of accompanying someone on a journey of a deepening relationship with God. It involves listening, praying, discerning and affirming. Discover More
Pastoral Supervision A relationship characterised by trust, confidentiality and openness that offers you freedom and safety to explore issues arising in your work. Discover More
MDC MDC is a minister-led and confidential conversation that provides you with the opportunity to reflect on your role, ministry and future. Discover More
Coaching Coaching is a conversation that offers a partnership of discovery. It starts with the premise that the client is the expert in their own context. Discover More
First Five Years First five years’ support is changing. We are committed to providing support and development that makes a real difference. Discover More
Learning Communities Learning Community is a chance to take some of your members / leadership team on a journey. Four times over a period of two years, you and up to five others from your church come together for 2 full days of teaching, reflection and planning. Discover More
Postgrad Fund The newly formed Postgraduate Fund provides monies for part-time postgraduate studies. Discover More
Events Acts of the Apostles and the 21st Century Church. Prof. Mark Elliot – By Pastors in a Secular Age Acts of the Apostles and the 21st Century Church. Prof. Mark Elliot The dynamic story of the earliest church still has much to say to pastors and church leaders in our diverse and challenging contexts today. Date and time Thursday, April 25 · 3:30 – 4:30pm GMT+1 Location Online About this event … Read More Scottish Church Planting Network Conference 2024 Scottish Church Planting Network Conference 2024 An exciting conference for church leaders to come together to share and learn about church planting and be inspired to transform Scotland. Read More Growing through Change & Conflict: Further Skills For: CoS Years 1-5 Growing through Change and Conflict Further Skills – Years 1-5 CoS Ministers – April & May 2024 Church of Scotland Online Course for Years 1-5 Ministers Two half-day workshops: 30th April and 7th May from 0930-1300. If you have any issues completing this form, please contact: gillthomas@placeforhope.org.uk Application form Read More Change maker activism training – CA X Methodist YAs Join us for a training session on how to be changemakers as young adult Christians, tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. Join us for a training session on how to be changemakers as young adult Christians, tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. By Christian Aid Campaigns Date and time Thursday, May 2 · 7 – 8:30pm GMT+1 Location Online About this event 1 hour 30 minutes We’ll be sending out physical copies of a training … Read More Welcome to Mary of Guise An event to mark the plaque celebrating the Queen of Scotland’s connection to the New College Site Date and time Thursday, May 2 · 3:30 – 5:15pm GMT+1 Location New College, The University of Edinburgh Mound Place Edinburgh EH1 2LX Show map About this event 1 hour 45 minutes Welcome to Mary of Guise Date: Thursday 2 May Time: 15:30 Location: The event will begin with the unveiling of the Mary of Guise cast in … Read More Pioneering Parishes – Pioneer Advocates Book Club The book club for those who support pioneers, lead parishes and/or want to see culture change in their worshipping community. Date and time Tue, 7 May 2024 19:30 – 21:00 BST Location Online About this event 1 hour 30 minutes Pioneer Advocates Book Club The book club is for those who support pioneers, lead parishes … Read More Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow! Come and hear from the Faith Action Team Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow! Come and hear from the Faith Action Team Wednesday 8th May in Langside Parish Church An inspirational time of worship, prayer, and vision. Post General Assembly 2023 we have seen the creation of Seeds for Growth and the Faith Action Programme Leadership Team. We are excited to be visiting … Read More Growing through Change and Conflict Foundation Course Growing through Change and Conflict Foundation This foundation course helps participants learn how to recognise and understand conflict, earlier and with confidence. We will share how conflict ‘looks’ in our churches, explore different approaches and responses, and develop your skills in transforming conflict. Read More 5Q: Apostolic Sustainability: How to Build a Foundation for Multiplication Building a foundation of sustainability that leads to greater scalability. Date and time Wednesday, May 8 · 8 – 9pm BST Location Online About this event 1 hour Mobile eTicket The flourishing of the apostolic function naturally leads to scaling and multiplying any organization. Yet, that same ability to scale and multiply can lose steam … Read More View All Events
Acts of the Apostles and the 21st Century Church. Prof. Mark Elliot – By Pastors in a Secular Age Acts of the Apostles and the 21st Century Church. Prof. Mark Elliot The dynamic story of the earliest church still has much to say to pastors and church leaders in our diverse and challenging contexts today. Date and time Thursday, April 25 · 3:30 – 4:30pm GMT+1 Location Online About this event … Read More
Scottish Church Planting Network Conference 2024 Scottish Church Planting Network Conference 2024 An exciting conference for church leaders to come together to share and learn about church planting and be inspired to transform Scotland. Read More
Growing through Change & Conflict: Further Skills For: CoS Years 1-5 Growing through Change and Conflict Further Skills – Years 1-5 CoS Ministers – April & May 2024 Church of Scotland Online Course for Years 1-5 Ministers Two half-day workshops: 30th April and 7th May from 0930-1300. If you have any issues completing this form, please contact: gillthomas@placeforhope.org.uk Application form Read More
Change maker activism training – CA X Methodist YAs Join us for a training session on how to be changemakers as young adult Christians, tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. Join us for a training session on how to be changemakers as young adult Christians, tackling the root causes of poverty and injustice. By Christian Aid Campaigns Date and time Thursday, May 2 · 7 – 8:30pm GMT+1 Location Online About this event 1 hour 30 minutes We’ll be sending out physical copies of a training … Read More
Welcome to Mary of Guise An event to mark the plaque celebrating the Queen of Scotland’s connection to the New College Site Date and time Thursday, May 2 · 3:30 – 5:15pm GMT+1 Location New College, The University of Edinburgh Mound Place Edinburgh EH1 2LX Show map About this event 1 hour 45 minutes Welcome to Mary of Guise Date: Thursday 2 May Time: 15:30 Location: The event will begin with the unveiling of the Mary of Guise cast in … Read More
Pioneering Parishes – Pioneer Advocates Book Club The book club for those who support pioneers, lead parishes and/or want to see culture change in their worshipping community. Date and time Tue, 7 May 2024 19:30 – 21:00 BST Location Online About this event 1 hour 30 minutes Pioneer Advocates Book Club The book club is for those who support pioneers, lead parishes … Read More
Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow! Come and hear from the Faith Action Team Strength for Today, Hope for Tomorrow! Come and hear from the Faith Action Team Wednesday 8th May in Langside Parish Church An inspirational time of worship, prayer, and vision. Post General Assembly 2023 we have seen the creation of Seeds for Growth and the Faith Action Programme Leadership Team. We are excited to be visiting … Read More
Growing through Change and Conflict Foundation Course Growing through Change and Conflict Foundation This foundation course helps participants learn how to recognise and understand conflict, earlier and with confidence. We will share how conflict ‘looks’ in our churches, explore different approaches and responses, and develop your skills in transforming conflict. Read More
5Q: Apostolic Sustainability: How to Build a Foundation for Multiplication Building a foundation of sustainability that leads to greater scalability. Date and time Wednesday, May 8 · 8 – 9pm BST Location Online About this event 1 hour Mobile eTicket The flourishing of the apostolic function naturally leads to scaling and multiplying any organization. Yet, that same ability to scale and multiply can lose steam … Read More