Training

We are always offering training opportunities for people. Please keep an eye out for the courses and events that are advertised, and register to attend.

As an example, this week Judith, Kym and Greg are attending a training event called "Everyone Counts". It is a course designed to help people look after people in a church, engage with those that might be on a 'drop out track', listen well where there is conflict and develop good communication skills. It is a course that is used world-wide and we are going to greatly benefit from having trained personnel using their skills among the congregation.

We also have a layered learning event next week that will be attending by the senior leadership team. This is a twice annual event where our corps leaders meet with those from Arndale, Ingle Farm and Golden Grove for focussed lay training. This month's topic is 'Lessons in Leadership from William Booth'.

Next Saturday there is an event open to everyone around awareness on the sexualisation of women. It will be facilitated by our divisional headquarters and running at our hall from 9am on Saturday 19th. See Kathleen for more information.

Later in the month the CSS team are taking a whole bus load of people to upskill and update their Child Safe Environment training (formerly known as Mandatory Reporting). If you haven't done this before and work with children - it's a must, and it would be good to do it with a team. See Kerryn for details and to get yourself registered. For those that have trained in this area before - remember that we need to update every two years.

Finally, we also have the One Mission Conference coming up soon. Jeff Lucas and Alan Harley are must-hear speakers. If you are around on April 2, please register.

One of the key roles of the senior leadership in any church is the equipping and deployment of people into ministries. These courses and training days are ways in which this becomes possible.