We are continuing our series of 'witness seminars', open to anyone with an interest in the history of charismatic renewal, and with a particular invitation to those with personal memories to share of the period 1960-2000.

Thursdays at 2pm on Zoom

Thu 17th Oct – ‘Then and now’: reflecting on continuity and change in charismatic renewal, including responses from September’s Project Consultation at Wycliffe Hall in Oxford. 

Thu 14th Nov – Engaging with Scripture - how did charismatic renewal change or impact the way people engaged with the Bible? Do you have memories to share of Scripture 'coming alive' in a new way? How did daily devotions, or devotional reading, change? 

BOOKINGS CLOSED

Part of a series of regional gatherings, offering a day of spiritual refreshment as we reflect on, and pray for, the renewal of smaller churches.

Join ReSource at St Peter’s Church, Cringleford on Saturday 28th September for a day focussed on renewing hope in ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. We will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also have times to worship, to reflect, and to wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in smaller churches. This day will be co-hosted by Rob and Cathryn Baker, and is sponsored in part by the Diocese of Norwich. Book your tickets below.

Saturday, 28th September | 10am — 4pm 

Led by Garrie and Jill Griffiths & Revd David Newman

Venue: St Peter’s Church, Newmarket Road, Cringleford NR4 6UE

Parking is available.

Outline programme:

09:45 am     Arrivals

10:15 am       Welcomes and worship

11:00 am       “Hope - receiving, waiting, groaning” - Talk on Romans 8:14-27 by the Ven David Newman, with questions and discussion in small groups

12 noon        Plenary discussion followed by worship & opportunity for prayer.

1pm              Lunch

2pm              Worship & about ReSource

2:30 pm       “Signs of Hope” lead by the Revd Garrie & Jill Griffiths. Panel reflections with discussion in small groups.

3:30 pm       Closing worship, prayer ministry and the offer of anointing.

An online retreat to re-focus on Harvest

Wednesday 18th September | 9am – 1pm

The programme will include worship, music, teaching and times of silence, and a welcome to the Holy Spirit to meet us as we draw near to him. 

Led by ReSource Minister Revd Keith Powell

The day will be hosted on Zoom and is free of charge with the option to make a donation.

Please sign up on the form below. You will receive the Zoom link by return, and a programme a few days prior to the retreat.

BOOKINGS CLOSED

Join us at the beautiful Harnhill Centre in Gloucestershire for a day of inspiration and prayer, focussed on the life and renewal of ‘little, local, ordinary’ churches.

10am – 4pm.

ReSource has a particular call to focus on serving and encouraging the many churches in the UK which typically gather 50 people or fewer (sometimes far fewer!) on a Sunday, helping them unlock their particular gifts and face their specific challenges.

As someone once said, a satsuma is not a failed orange! This is a day for anyone wishing to pray for renewal in smaller churches to gather together.

Refreshments on arrival, from 9:45am

10.15am          Morning Prayer, sung worship, and opening address

ReSource Director Revd Dr Christopher Landau reflects on Luke 11:1-13 and the promise of Spirit-filled prayer renewing hope in smaller churches

11:15am          Foundations in Intercessory Prayer

ReSource Intercession Team Leaders Steve and Jocelyn Burton will share about the ministry of intercession, followed by a time of prayer for local churches represented on the day

11:45                Short Break

12:00pm          Encouragements Shared of Renewing Hope
We will hear some stories and testimonies of prayer as a foundation for renewal within and beyond the church, followed by time in small group prayer (with the option of silent personal prayer, or prayer walking)

1.00pm            Lunch

2.00pm            Praying for Leaders under Pressure

We hear from some ReSource Companions who offer one-to-one support to church leaders, followed by prayer in small groups for those in church leadership

2:45pm            Prophetic Prayer: What is the Spirit Saying to our Churches?

A time of sung worship and prophetic prayer, with prayer ministry available.

3.45pm            Tea, followed by departures

Lunch is included, and there will be plenty of time, weather permitting, to enjoy the gardens and grounds at Harnhill. There will also be opportunities to learn more about the ministry of ReSource and how we might be able to support your local church(es).

Cost: £15 includes lunch

Location: Harnhill Centre of Christian Healing
Harnhill, Cirencester
Gloucestershire GL7 5PX

Loving Disagreement - The Problem is the Solution

Saturday 22nd June

10am to 4pm (refreshments available from 9:30am)

A day for clergy and lay leaders with the ReSource Director Revd Dr Christopher Landau, author of 'Loving Disagreement' and the 'Unity Course'.

Whether we're thinking about the church at a local level, nationally or internationally, the fact of disagreement among Christians is inescapable - but why is it often so toxic?

This day will be rooted in the reality of local church life, seeking to apply a theology of disagreement to the varied challenges faced in churches today.

£30 per person - includes lunch and refreshments. Sign up here

Reflecting on his experiences as a religion journalist, student of ethics and an Anglican priest, the day will be based around Christopher Landau's book, 'Loving Disagreement'. Biblical reflections will focus on applying the Fruit of the Spirit to the ways in which we handle our inevitable disagreements; the other key texts are the image of the vine, and the instance of footwashing, in John's Gospel.

Come and explore the challenge of facing disagreements in the life of the church in ways that reflect the love to which Christ calls his followers: ‘By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you have love for one another’ (John 13:35).

Click here for sign up info and tickets.

If you have any questions, please contact the Foxhill team: Foxhill@chester.anglican.org | 01928 733777

Find out more about The Unity Course here

• Session 1 – Thinking

• Session 2 – Praying

• Session 3 – Worshipping

• Session 4 – Writing and Speaking

• Session 5 – Unifying and Peace-Making

Join Revd Laura Lenander for an online morning retreat, focussing on Pentecost.

Using scripture, music and contemporary art to reflect on each theme.

• The Promise Fulfilled

• The Birth of the Church

• Empowered for Mission

• Continuing Pentcost

Please sign up on the form below.  You will receive the Zoom link by return, and a programme a few days prior to the retreat.

What is the Holy Spirit saying to the church?

How should we understand the theology and practice of spiritual gifts today?

How do we speak about religious experience in a way that intrigues people without Christian faith?

What does Pentecost have to do with unity?

Join ReSource Director Christopher Landau for a series of live online conversations with authors and theologians on the theology of Pentecost, and what it is to seek the Holy Spirit in the contemporary church.

Feel free to bring your lunch as we gather on Zoom at 1pm each Tuesday. The session begins with conversation between Christopher and his guest, followed by plenty of time for open questions and discussion, and ending (by 2pm) with a time of shared prayer.

The Conversations will also be available afterwards on the Resourcing Renewal Youtube page.

Guests

23 April – Dr Lucy Peppiatt

Lucy has been Principal at Westminster Theological Centre (WTC) since 2013. She teaches courses in Christian doctrine and in spiritual formation. Her research interests are Christ and the Spirit, Charismatic theology, theological anthropology, discipleship, 1 Corinthians, and women in the Bible. She is part of Crossnet Church in Bristol, which is led by her husband, Nick Crawley. She has four sons and four daughters-in-law.

30 April - Revd Dr Helen Collins

Helen Collins is Vice Principal Academic and Tutor in Practical Theology at Trinity College, Bristol. Helen describes herself as 'an interdisciplinary theologian' and she teaches and writes on a range of topics, including theological reflection, charismatic Christianity, feminism, motherhood, discipleship, preaching, and Christian doctrine. Her publications include Charismatic Christianity (Baker Academic). She is an ordained Anglican priest, a Spiritual Director and a mother of three.

7 May – Dr Ian Randall

Ian Randall has taught church history and spirituality since the early 1990s. He was based for much of that time in London, at Spurgeon’s College, and in Prague. In 2008 he moved to Cambridge, where he has combined theological and pastoral involvements. Ian has had a long-term interest in the study of movements of spiritual renewal and of missional initiatives. He is the author of several books, and recently published a Grove Booklet, Revival: Learning from History. He is part of the advisory board for ReSource’s project on the history of charismatic renewal.

14 May – Fr Matt Anscombe

Fr Matt is a Catholic priest in the Clifton Diocese, which serves parts of South West England. He was ordained in 2010 and has served in several parishes. He has been a supporter of Catholic Charismatic Renewal for many years, and has recently published a book, Don’t Forget the Holy Spirit, urging readers ‘to be open to a fresh outpouring and further release of the gifts of the Holy Spirit’. He is currently parish priest of the South Bristol Mission Area, a family of four parishes.

21 May – Elizabeth Oldfield

Elizabeth is the host of the acclaimed Sacred podcast, and for ten years was director of Theos, the religion and society think-tank. Her first book, Fully Alive: Tending to the Soul in Turbulent Times, is about to be published, and includes reflection on charismatic spiritual experience and its place within and beyond the church. She writes and broadcasts widely, and is the chair of Larger Us, ‘a community of change-makers who share the aim of bridging divides rather than deepening them’. She lives in an intentional Christian community in South London with her husband and children.

Would you consider making a minimum £5 donation to ReSource to access this series?

Book your tickets below

As the caterer is already preparing for the day, we will no longer necessarily be able to cater for additional signups, although we will do our very best. Please contact katie@resourcingrenewal.org if you have any questions.

Part of a series of regional gatherings, offering a day of spiritual refreshment as we reflect on, and pray for, the renewal of smaller churches.

Join ReSource at St James Church, Stopes Brow, Lower Darwen on Wednesday, 17 April for a day focussed on renewing hope in these ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. Facilitated by Revd Jolyon Trickey, Ven David Picken and others, with teaching on Ephesians 1 from Bishop Mark Ashcroft, we will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also have times to worship, to reflect, and to wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in our wonderful little, local and ‘ordinary’ churches.  Book your tickets below.

Wednesday, 17 April | 10am — 4pm 

Led by Revd Jolyon Trickey

Venue: St James Church, Stopes Brow,  Lower Darwen BB3 0QP

Gather with us via Zoom as we mark Holy Week together. 

Wednesday 27th March | 9am – 1pm 

Join ReSource Director Christopher Landau for an online morning retreat, focussing on the journey towards the cross in Holy Week.  

Using gospel readings, the retreat will explore four key themes from the final days of Jesus’ life, and how they resonate with our own Christian journey today:  

9am: Anointing (John 12:1-11) 

10am: Communion (Mark 14:12-26) 

11am: Prayer (Mark 14:32-42) 

12 noon: Footwashing (John 13:1-17) 

Each hour’s section of the retreat will include a combination of music and sung worship, reflections from Christopher, and times of prayer, followed by around 30 minutes of time away from the screen for personal prayer and reflection. There will also be an opportunity, in the final hour, to share any insights with the rest of the group.  

Please sign up on the form below.  You will receive the Zoom link by return, and a programme a few days prior to the retreat. 

Canon Dr. Alison Fleetwood will be leading the Alive in Christ course online.

This event is now full. If you would like to go on a waiting list, please email us and we will let you know when a new course is announced.

Click here to find out more about Alive in Christ

1pm — 2:30pm

Dates:

19th Feb

26th Feb

4th March

11th March

18th March

A series of three Online Seminars on Tuesday afternoons in Jan/Feb 2024

Join our Director, Christopher Landau, and Roger Jones (Director of Christian Music Ministries) for a series of three online seminars, exploring some challenges and opportunities around music in worship in smaller churches.

Following a pilot seminar last September, Roger and Christopher have devised these three seminars for church musicians, clergy and lay leaders who are keen to see the Spirit at work where ‘small is beautiful’ and musical resources are limited.

30th January - Effective praise and worship with limited resources
• Matthew 13 - what God does in the small
Psalm 95 - seeking a heart for worship
• Open discussion: What are the challenges in your context?
• Effective music and worship in practice:
1. A Service of the Word / unstructured settings - Christopher
Opportunity for questions/response
2. Communion services – Roger
• Sharing of experiences – positive and negative.
What’s worked well in your context?
• Closing prayer, including listening prayer – for local contexts represented,
inviting the Spirit to breathe new life and hope.

6th February - “Ancient and Modern” - integrating different styles

• Introduction – what is the value of integrating musical styles, particularly in ‘little, local, ordinary’ churches?

• Breakout rooms: what are the issues in your context when it comes to integrating ancient/modern? Are you in a place which prefers one style only? How flexible are people to try something new?

•  Input from Roger: the Biblical model of psalms, hymns and songs – and what it is to make space for all these elements of sung worship.

• Breakout room group exercise: creating a block of praise / sung worship using ‘psalms, hymns and spiritual songs’ suitable for Easter

20th February - Nurturing creative, prophetic worship

• Introduction – what do we mean by seeking the Spirit as we worship? What are our basic assumptions about charismatic gifts, and how might we encourage people in our churches to be open to new encounters with God?

•  Breakout room: to discuss the reality of our own context and our current experience.

•  Input from Roger: Biblical basis for prophetic worship, and practical musical examples. Including reflection on how to ‘improvise in the Spirit’ and encourage participation.

•  Breakout room: how to earth these ideas in your own context – challenges and opportunities.

•  Final song: ‘Precious and Honoured’ followed by whole group prayer.

2pm – 3.30pm

Led by Roger Jones and Christopher Landau

Save the Date!

We are also running a 24 hour residential retreat to explore these themes more practically in person – Friday 5th – Saturday 6th July 2024 in Cuddesdon, Oxford. More details here.

An online retreat to re-focus on Ash Wednesday

Wednesday 14th February | 9am – 1pm

The programme will include worship, music, teaching and times of silence, and a welcome to the Holy Spirit to meet us as we draw near to him. 

Led by ReSource Minister Julia Powley

The day will be hosted on Zoom and is free of charge with the option to make a donation.

Please sign up on the form below. You will receive the Zoom link by return, and a programme a few days prior to the retreat.

As the caterer is already preparing for the day, we will no longer necessarily be able to cater for specific dietary requirements although we will do our very best. Please contact katie@resourcingrenewal.org if you have any questions.

Part of a series of regional gatherings, offering a day of spiritual refreshment as we reflect on, and pray for, the renewal of smaller churches.

Join ReSource at St Peter's Church, Gildersome, Leeds on Monday 5th February for a day focussed on renewing hope in these ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. Facilitated by Revd Jolyon Trickey (Resource Minster) and Revd Canon Phil Stone (Director of the Scargill Movement), we will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also have times to worship, to reflect, and to wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in our wonderful little, local and ‘ordinary’ churches.   Book your tickets below.

Monday 5th February | 10am — 4pm 

Led by Revd Jolyon Trickey

Venue: St Peter’s Church, Church Street, Gildersome, Leeds LS27 7AF. Parking is available.

You’re invited to ReSource’s first National Day Conference: Spiritual Renewal in Smaller Churches

Telford Minster, Southwater Square, Telford

• Keynote address from The Revd Canon Dr Michael Leyden, Dean of Emmanuel Theological College

• A range of afternoon seminars on ministry in smaller churches, including: Developing Healing ministry; Growing in discipleship (including running the Saints Alive! course); Building Foundations in Prayer; Developing music and sung worship (with Roger Jones of Christian Music Ministries).

• An opportunity to hear more about ReSource’s Alongside Scheme, and to meet Companions and church leaders currently in the scheme

• The day will include a celebration of Holy Communion with the offer of anointing, with prayer ministry available, led by Bishop John Holbrook, our chair of trustees.

Location:

Telford Minster is located within Meeting Point House, Southwater Square, Telford TF3 4HS (the same building as the ReSource office). Enter through the main exterior doors from Southwater Square, and the entrance to Telford Minster is through the double doors immediately on your left. Proceed upstairs to the first floor of the building. There is a lift enabling full disabled access.

Transport:

The nearest train station is Telford Central, which is about 20 minutes’ walk from Telford Minster.

The nearest car park is Southwater Multi-Storey Car Park, Northfield Street, Telford, TF3 4HD. Level 2 of the car park is the level which leads out to the street. On exiting the car park at level 2, turn left (away from the shopping centre entrance) and walk towards the large, gold building (SW1 library). As you walk this way you will see Meeting Point House on the left.