UK Churches Unite in Communications Training Courses for Clergy

Details of a new programme of Church courses has been unveiled for the first time this week. The Church of England courses have been backed and will involve many of the other UK mainstream Churches including the Baptist Union of Great Britain, the Methodist Church, United Reformed Church as well as the Salvation Army.
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The full details of the Church of England’s 2006 Communications Training courses are currently being sent to all Church’s paid clergy for the very first time.

The Head of Communications Training at Church House in Westminster, Rev Martin Short explained, “Thanks to the popularity of the Communications Training website, e only needed to produce a flyer this year to point people to the site, instead of a 20-page programme. All the course details are on www.commstraining.cofe.anglican.org and most people now book online.”

“Then there was the chance to piggy-back on a Church House Publishing mailing which meant we could put news of the courses onto vicarage doormats.

“That was particularly helpful this year as we are taking our training on the road and doing a lot of the courses in Manchester, bringing them closer to clergy and parishioners in the North.”

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However, over recent years the training courses offered have been increasingly backed by other Churches as well, and the expansion of the initiative has raised hopes of a brighter future among the Churches in the UK.

Backing the Church of England’s training courses this year are:
- Baptist Union of Great Britain
- Catholic Communications Service
- Church in Wales
- Methodist Church
- Salvation Army
- United Reformed Church

For full details of the training courses, tutors and locations please visit here. The website also offers online booking options.