A space for lay people to find encouragement and help equip them for their journey of everyday discipleship.

You can choose which session you wish to attend - both morning and afternoon, morning only, afternoon only.

• Morning - 'Magnifying Matthew' interactive learning around the Year A Gospel led by Sue Woan.

• Afternoon - workshops on a variety of aspects of lay discipleship and ministry.

If attending the full day / afternoon session, please select 3 workshops from the list below when registering in order of preference. We aim to give as many people as possible there first two choices.

Dwelling in the Word – Learning from spiritual practices developed for our missional learning communities

Being Creative with Holy Habits – Considering creative ways to nurture and sustain our everyday discipleship using insights from the Deepening Discipleship course

The Joy of Prayer – A refreshing and light-hearted look at why prayer is quite simply the best gift anyone has ever given you

Running on Empty (Self-Care) – Considering ways to refresh ourselves for lay ministry and discipleship amid the busyness of life

Sharing Faith with Children and Young People – Thinking about ways we can pass on the faith as parent, uncle, aunty or just as an adult member of the congregation

Sharing faith with older people -Thinking about ways we can encourage older people in their faith journey using insights from Anna Chaplaincy

Caring for Creation – Considering ways we can play our part in caring for the environment using insights from Eco-Church and how we can get to net zero carbon emissions by 2030

Exploring Lay Ministry and Service - Question and Answer session on Lay Ministry as it is evolving in the diocese.

• Chaplaincy available throughout the day.

Learn, Network and Pray: A Day for Lay People