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 Looking back to look forward: The role of history in Theology and Ministry. Scottish Church Theology Society Date and time Mon, 6 Jan 2025 18:00 – Thu, 9 Jan 2025 11:00 GMT Location Stirling Court Hotel Airthrey Road Stirling FK9 4LA United Kingdom Show map About this event Event lasts 2 days 17 hours Welcome to “LOOKING BACK TO LOOK FORWARD: THE ROLE OF HISTORY IN THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY”! Date: Mon Jan 06 … Read More Pioneering Parishes: Culture Change in Practice – 4 session webinar A webinar series for parish leaders which works either as a follow-on from Pioneering Parishes First Steps or as a stand alone. Date and time Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:30 – 21:00 GMT Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable. About this event Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes … Read More Pioneering Parishes: First Steps – 4 session webinar A series of four fortnightly webinars to help parishes start to move their energy outwards, become more pioneering and network with others. Date and time Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:30 – 21:00 GMT Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event Eventbrite’s fee is non-refundable. About this event Event lasts 1 hour 30 … Read More Liturgy & Prayer in Christian Worship – Online Practical Theology Short Courses with Trinity College This course develops participant skills in planning, writing and producing worship materials including spoken liturgies and prayer, and leading these in the context of Christian Worship. This course is designed as a follow up for those who have completed another course in worship, or who have experience in leading worship. Find out more here. Read More Aberdeen Academy of Theology – January – March 2025 AAT – For Thine is the Power – Sara Mannen Dear Friends, I’m excited to share with you our next series of Aberdeen Academy of Theology workshops. They will be led by Dr Sara Mannen, the McDonald-Agape Research Fellow in Systematic Theology at the University of Aberdeen, and will be on the theme of … Read More Bereavement Care Awareness Online Part of the Bereavement Care Awareness collection Date and time Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:30 – 16:30 GMT Location Online Refund Policy No Refunds About this event Bereavement Care Awareness training has been produced as part of Care for the Family’s bereavement training for churches. It is useful for clergy, church leaders, pastoral care leaders or any … Read More Connected Scotland – a Retreat for those in Youth Ministry Connected Scotland – a Retreat for those in Youth Ministry You would be so welcome to come along to Connected Scotland. Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 January 2025 in the MacDonald Resort, Aviemore. Connected is a three-day retreat where we focus on getting connected back to our first love and spend time connected with others … Read More LICC: Witness on the Frontline: Evangelism for Non-Evangelists Six webinars that’ll help you share your faith more authentically, start richer conversations, and grow deeper relationships where you are. Date and time Monday, January 20, 2025 · 5:15 – 6:30pm GMT Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event About this event Event lasts 1 hour 15 minutes Share your faith … Read More Designing and Leading Worship – Online Practical Theology Short Courses with Trinity College This course is an introduction to designing and leading Christian worship services utilising theological and historically rich patterns and practices and adapting these to participants contemporary church context. It will stimulate participants to be reflective, recognise how worship works and become more skilled at designing and leading meaningful, participatory acts of church worship. This course … Read More View All Events
Looking back to look forward: The role of history in Theology and Ministry. Scottish Church Theology Society Date and time Mon, 6 Jan 2025 18:00 – Thu, 9 Jan 2025 11:00 GMT Location Stirling Court Hotel Airthrey Road Stirling FK9 4LA United Kingdom Show map About this event Event lasts 2 days 17 hours Welcome to “LOOKING BACK TO LOOK FORWARD: THE ROLE OF HISTORY IN THEOLOGY AND MINISTRY”! Date: Mon Jan 06 … Read More
Pioneering Parishes: Culture Change in Practice – 4 session webinar A webinar series for parish leaders which works either as a follow-on from Pioneering Parishes First Steps or as a stand alone. Date and time Tue, 14 Jan 2025 19:30 – 21:00 GMT Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event Eventbrite’s fee is nonrefundable. About this event Event lasts 1 hour 30 minutes … Read More
Pioneering Parishes: First Steps – 4 session webinar A series of four fortnightly webinars to help parishes start to move their energy outwards, become more pioneering and network with others. Date and time Wed, 15 Jan 2025 19:30 – 21:00 GMT Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event Eventbrite’s fee is non-refundable. About this event Event lasts 1 hour 30 … Read More
Liturgy & Prayer in Christian Worship – Online Practical Theology Short Courses with Trinity College This course develops participant skills in planning, writing and producing worship materials including spoken liturgies and prayer, and leading these in the context of Christian Worship. This course is designed as a follow up for those who have completed another course in worship, or who have experience in leading worship. Find out more here. Read More
Aberdeen Academy of Theology – January – March 2025 AAT – For Thine is the Power – Sara Mannen Dear Friends, I’m excited to share with you our next series of Aberdeen Academy of Theology workshops. They will be led by Dr Sara Mannen, the McDonald-Agape Research Fellow in Systematic Theology at the University of Aberdeen, and will be on the theme of … Read More
Bereavement Care Awareness Online Part of the Bereavement Care Awareness collection Date and time Sat, 18 Jan 2025 13:30 – 16:30 GMT Location Online Refund Policy No Refunds About this event Bereavement Care Awareness training has been produced as part of Care for the Family’s bereavement training for churches. It is useful for clergy, church leaders, pastoral care leaders or any … Read More
Connected Scotland – a Retreat for those in Youth Ministry Connected Scotland – a Retreat for those in Youth Ministry You would be so welcome to come along to Connected Scotland. Monday 20 to Wednesday 22 January 2025 in the MacDonald Resort, Aviemore. Connected is a three-day retreat where we focus on getting connected back to our first love and spend time connected with others … Read More
LICC: Witness on the Frontline: Evangelism for Non-Evangelists Six webinars that’ll help you share your faith more authentically, start richer conversations, and grow deeper relationships where you are. Date and time Monday, January 20, 2025 · 5:15 – 6:30pm GMT Location Online Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before event About this event Event lasts 1 hour 15 minutes Share your faith … Read More
Designing and Leading Worship – Online Practical Theology Short Courses with Trinity College This course is an introduction to designing and leading Christian worship services utilising theological and historically rich patterns and practices and adapting these to participants contemporary church context. It will stimulate participants to be reflective, recognise how worship works and become more skilled at designing and leading meaningful, participatory acts of church worship. This course … Read More
