Circuit Stewards Monthly Community of Practice

Circuit Stewards Community of Practice

Are you a Circuit Steward and do you feel you could benefit from connecting with other Circuits Stewards -- to share what's happening for you in your role and oversight, and to learn what's happening in others' contexts? Would you also like to be in closer dialogue with members of the Connexional Team who have specific responsibilites for mission areas that relate to your role and responsibilities? Would you like a space to ask questions about your role and mission, to share your insights, celebrations and challenges...to listen and learn as a community?

If so, please join this Circuit Stewards' Community of Practice, that is facilitated by the Learning Network and wider Connexional Team. This growing community meets on Zoom each last Wednesday of the month (excluding August and December), where Connexional Team members with insights and expertise from particular mission areas share their wisdom and knowledge, invite discussion, listen and learn what's happening for those present, and respond to any key questions that have been prepared, or that emerge. These session also offer the opportunity to connect with other Circuit Stewards, to build relationships and share experiences and knowledge together.

The Community of Practice sessions will explore many of the practical, missional aspects of Circuit Stewarding including: property, finance, mission planning, climate care, trusteeship and governance, leadership and management, EDI/JDS, justice-seeking, lay employment, managing conflict and good conversations... and more!

Session Titles will be confirmed early in the 2024/2025 Connexional Year. Please save the dates:

Wed. July 31st, 7-9pm: Inclusive Mission with Bevan Powell (Director of Inclusion, Methodist Church)

Wed. 25th September: Self Care and the Role of the Circuit Steward

Wed. 30th October: Support and Care

Wed. 27th Nov: Local Mission

2025:

Wed. 29th Jan: Circuit Stewarding for Justice

Wed. 27th Feb: Justice, Governance and Finance

Wed. 26th March: Justice in Project Management

Wed. 30th April: Property and Justice

Wed. 28th May: Church Closures and Building Transformations

Wed. 25th June: Accessible Spaces

Wed. 30th July: Reviewing, Celebrating, Planning and Actioning!

Simply sign up to receive joining instructions each month - signing up for these sessions does not mean you are required to attend each one, simply attend when you are able and where your interests lie. Although, we encouarage and recomend you to attend as many as you can in order to take full advantage of these regular opportunities for support and relationship-building.

These sessions began in 2023 and will continue to run for the forseeable.

If at any point you decide the sessions are no longer useful to you, or you can no longer be part of this community of practice, please either cancel your ticket via Eventbrite's options, or email us to let us know and we will delete your data from the Eventbrite list.

For more information, please contact Jenna Thorne (thornej@methodistchurch.org.uk) or Katie Deadman-Vernall (deadmank@methodistchurch.org.uk)

Who should come to this Learning Network event?

Anyone preparing for, or who has recently started in the role of Circuit Steward or anyone currently serving as a Circuit Steward.

How much does this event cost?

This event is free and offered as part of the Learning Network support across the Connexion - just register and you'll receive joining instructions for the event.

About the Connexional Learning Network

Learning and development across the Connexion is supported by the Methodist Church's Learning Network. This work has four aims:

• nurturing and equipping Christ-like disciples
• challenging and equipping mission-shaped communities
• forming and equipping those who share in lay and ordained ministry
• enabling and encouraging creative thinkers in an environment of scholarship, research and innovation

How can I cancel my tickets/ participation in this community?

If at any point you decide the sessions are no longer useful to you, or you can no longer be part of this community of practice, please either cancel your ticket via Eventbrite's options in the ticket area, or email us to let us know and we will delete your data from the Eventbrite list.