SGP TRAINING

SHORT COURSES

Training so far…• Successful 1 to 2 year courses– SMTC (Tuesdays in Haywards Heath)– SMBTC (Eastbourne and Angmering)– depth, but big time (and travel) commitment

Training so far…• Mixed success with half-day training events– e.g. ‘Come and See’• ~100 from ~15 churches

– Very good but...• Many not reached – Distance? Ownership? Buy-in?• Highly time-constrained; intensive

SOMETHING IN BETWEEN?

LOCAL AND LOCALLY-ORGANISED?

Short courses – the concept

• 4 to 8 hour short courses run in a local church• preferably for a small group of churches• for everyone or particular leaders• adaptable to the local situation and needs– different timing options– different styles of presentation and levels of

interaction

Short courses - portfolio

• Bible understanding & Bible handling

Short courses - portfolio

• Understanding Christian Doctrine

Short courses - portfolio

• Christian thinking and living

Short courses - portfolio

• Evangelism

Short courses - portfolio

• Bible understanding & Bible handling• Understanding Christian Doctrine• Christian thinking and living• Evangelism• Other?

Short courses – the trainers

• Nick McQuaker

• Jon Hobbs

• Martin Povey

• Glen Scrivener

• You?

Short courses – the benefits

• Focussed training• You set the agenda• Extra resource• Experience• A outsider’s voice• Fellowship across churches

Short courses - promotion

• Training for...– Small-Group Leaders– Sunday School Teachers

• An evening with...talking about...• Lent course• Enrichment week• Summer school

QUESTIONS