Revd Peter Ball Training and Church Development Officer
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The United Reformed Church is in a period of change. As the Church moves forward it is important that Training and resources keep a pace with the changes. I believe that Mission begins and ends with the local Church and so am delighted that here in Eastern Synod it is our aim to invest time and money into equipping God's people to be able to meet the challenges of 2008 and beyond with confidence and enthusiasm.

We shall be engaging fully with Vision4LIFE  from Advent 2008 and will be able to offer resources to help the local church engage with the process. There are already resources and stories available on the national website at Vision4LIFE.org.uk. For our Synod information click on the link below where you will find resources prepared by myself and Henry Playle.

It is also hoped that we shall be starting to produce training resources for the Area Partnerships and individual congregations later this year that will be available in DVD format and will be publicised on this website.

Alongside of this we put on occasional conferences and training opportunities. Currently we have a Synod Vision4 LIFE conference for ministers and Biblical conference open to all taking place in September 2009. See Conference link below for details.

If you have any other inquiries or comments on training needs or the resources offered do get in touch.

 Quiet Days

Training for Learning and Serving

Resources

Retreats

Windermere Centre
 

Westminster College

Ecumenical Training Opportunities

Training Opportunities

Rural Church Resources

Resources for Working with the Elderly

Eldership  

Membership

Guidelines for Synod Lay Preaching Matters
Useful Contact Details
 

Home Communion Training
for Lay Preachers

Health & Healing

   SPIRITUALITY

Ministers
EM3
Learning  Opportunities

Helpful Contacts
within the Synod