LAUNCH OF CHURCH OF SCOTLAND LEARNING

August 2023

BREAKING NEWS

Jesus calls us now to follow him, just as he did with his first disciples.

What that means and what that looks like will be different for each one of us, depending on our circumstances and personalities. We all want to be following Jesus – activating our faith, living out all that God shows us and grows in us. We want to be following Jesus together – encouraging each other to grow in faith, courage and confidence.

The Church of Scotland has created a new learning portal where everyone can access learning opportunities that are practical, relevant and productive. The new courses and materials are open to all, they are not offered at academic level and they are not assessed. We hope that for some, this will be a first step in engaging more fully with our faith.

Most of the new materials are best explored in a group setting so full facilitator notes have been provided. You can use the materials any way that suits you to meet the needs around you, whether that be through congregations, presbyteries, intergenerationally, ecumenically, in the community or online.

The first wave of innovative development resources will be available from mid August.

Log on to the Church of Scotland website and look for Church of Scotland Learning.

Available f rom 16th August:

■ Materials for helping us explore new ways of building church communities

■ Conversations in Discipleship: An introductory session encouraging us to think about what it looks like to be a follower of Jesus

■ Exploring Discipleship: A set of sessions exploring the characteristics of being a follower of Jesus

■ Aset of sessions helping us become more confident in talking about Jesus with others

■ Sessions making us aware of the issues surrounding violence against women

■ Equality, Diversity and Inclusion, looking at how we might grow in being a more inclusive and accessible church

■ Unconscious Bias and Me – understanding more of how I can grow in my thinking, attitudes and understanding

■ Two sessions to help us understand more fully where God is at work and what God is calling us to

For further details contact learning@churchofscotland.org.uk