A unique opportunity to explore the listening ministry over the two weekends of Friday 4th - 6th July and Friday 1st - 3rd August at Wydale Hall, led by Jennie Fytche (Acorn North East and East Region Coordinator) with members of the York Diocese ‘Equipping God’s People’ Team.
This is a residential course to explore your ‘Call to Listen’ and will enable you to listen more effectively to yourself, to others and to God. It will be a means of encouragement on the journey towards wholeness.
Successful participants will be trained as ‘Christian Listeners’ a ministry that may be applied within a parish scheme of shared ministry or in some other appropriate context. Some participants may also opt for beginning training as Tutors within the York Diocesan Tutor Team.
The course provides a Christian understanding of the person and underlines the value of listening to the whole person. Teaching and practice in disciplined listening skills will be provided in a context where you will draw on your own life experiences as part of your learning.
Some pastoral support and supervision is provided during the course, together with a proper honouring of confidences. You will be enabled to discover your own level of competence and to judge when other help, through those in church leadership, medicine, social work or voluntary organisations should be sought.
For more information and to book a place, download the leaflet and booking form below.