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Beyond the Church Mice: Encouraging Children's Understanding of Church Buildings
Visits to places of worship are an integral part of the RE curriculum for Key Stages 1, 2 and 3. Visits to churches can make important contributions to the children’s spiritual, moral, social and cultural development. They can provide opportunities for reflections on beliefs and values, and allow children to respond with awe and wonder to the atmosphere and to something that is beautiful and special. This seminar will consider how this can be achieved and will also take into account other areas of the curriculum that can be studied through a visit to a church and the sort of materials that can be produced in order to enable pupils to understand and interpret the building for themselves. |
Parish Records: A Welcome Opportunity
More and more people are becoming interested in tracing their family history, and visiting those churches where the significant rites of passage of their ancestors have taken place can bring this experience to life for many people. This seminar will enable those churches who welcome genealogical tourists to explore ways in which they can support these visitors, enhance their experience and enable them to find out more. |
Sharing Your Story: Writing Better Visitor Resources for Your Church
Any visitor to your church will be making that visit for a variety of reasons. You can’t make assumptions about those who come to explore and share your buildings - but you can be ready for them. Some people will just want to enjoy the peace and tranquillity that your church can offer but others will be thirsty for facts and be in need of a little help. This course is to enable participants to think about the way that they currently interpret the faith, history and heritage of their own churches through their existing literature, and how they might improve on this to meet the needs of a diverse range of visitors. |
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Churches Need Guardian Angels: reviewing security in your church
Keeping churches open and welcoming as a quiet space or for visitors who want to appreciate the heritage of their local church is a big challenge in today’s environment. This seminar is aimed at improving security for those churches that want to welcome visitors but also want to ensure the safety of their buildings and staff. The day will be led by Nick Tolson, the UK’s leading expert in personal safety for clergy and the National Churchwatch Co-ordinator.
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Sharing Your Story: Writing Better Visitor Resources for Your Church
Any visitor to your church will be making that visit for a variety of reasons. You can’t make assumptions about those who come to explore and share your buildings - but you can be ready for them. Some people will just want to enjoy the peace and tranquillity that your church can offer but others will be thirsty for facts and be in need of a little help. This course is to enable participants to think about the way that they currently interpret the faith, history and heritage of their own churches through their existing literature, and how they might improve on this to meet the needs of a diverse range of visitors. |
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Sharing Your Story: Writing Better Visitor Resources for Your Church
This course is to enable participants to think about the way that they currently interpret the faith, history and heritage of their own churches. They will examine their existing booklet or church guide and be asked to consider how might it be improved? Does it look tired or out of date? Could it do with revamping or updating? How might this be achieved?
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Liverpool Metropolitan Cathedral
The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King is situated on the high ridge of Mount Pleasant and is visible from most parts of the city.
Blackburn Cathedral
A cathedral takes its identity from the fact that it contains the bishop's cathedra or teaching seat, which is also his worshipping seat in the building.
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