Why Pioneer Enablers?

The Church of England currently defines “pioneers” as:

“People called by God who are amongst the first to see and respond to the Holy Spirit’s initiatives with those outside the church within a particular context, around which others will gather with them and together establish new Christian communities.”

Pioneer Enablers might work with a Parish, Chaplaincy or Bishop’s Mission Order (BMO) in partnership with clergy and other lay people. Pioneering will be the main focus of their ministry and most of their time will be spent with people outside of the local Church. Pioneer Enablers have a role in enabling others in pioneer mission. We are looking for those explorers and adventurers who want to follow their God-given dreams to reality; those who can see the culture gap between the church  and the local community context and want to bridge it.

Details, Details, Details!

The training will be delivered by recognised Pioneer practitioners and will look at six different areas of Pioneering Mission in the following modules:

• Pioneer Mission
• Reading the Bible
• Doing Theology
• Transforming Communities
• Mission Spirituality
• Mission and Church

Each module is a mix of 14 hours of teaching all together and small group sessions.  The training will be delivered  face to face, with the priority of building community, but also via Zoom for some evening sessions to allow easy access.

The 2021/22 course will run from September 2021 – July 2022. Over the entire duration of the course, students will build up a portfolio which will include components for each of the modules. This is designed to be creative and flexible. For this reason all student work will be assessed and feedback given. The portfolio is for the students to keep as a record of their learning and how it is applied to their pioneering context.  Training dates for September 21 – July 22 here

There is no financial cost for the course as we want there to be as few barriers as possible. We will need a reference from the student’s incumbent and a statement of why they feel this course will be important to them in their particular context. Anyone is welcome to apply, regardless of family or work commitments, or educational background.

Questions and Applications

Lay Pioneering Training Dates

Please find below the training dates for the 2021/2022 course.

Induction Day
Saturday 4 September 2021	Induction Day (9.30 – 12.30) Feldon Lodge

 

Module 1
Saturday 11 September	Training Day  (10.00 – 17.00) Astral Park Hall, Leighton Buzzard
Wednesday 22 September	Whole Group (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 6 October	Training Evening (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 20 October	Small Group Evening (19.30 – 21.30)

 

Module 2
Saturday 6 – Sunday 7 November	Residential Training Weekend (Saturday am to Sunday lunch)  Feldon Lodge
Wednesday 17 November	Whole Group (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 24 November	Training Evening (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 1 December	Small Group Evening (19.30 – 21.30)

 

Module 3
Saturday 8 January 2022	Training Day  (10.00 – 17.00)  Youthscape, Bute Mills, Luton.
Wednesday 19 January	Whole Group (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 2 February	Training Evening (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 23 February	Small Group Evening (19.30 – 21.30)

 

Module 4
Saturday 5 March	Training Day  (10.00 – 17.00)  St Albans Cathedral
Wednesday 16 March	Whole Group (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 30 March	Training Evening (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 13 April	Small Group Evening (19.30 – 21.30)

 

Module 5
Saturday 23 April	Training Day  (10.00 – 17.00)
Wednesday 4 May	Whole Group (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 18 May	Training Evening (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 25 May	Small Group Evening (19.30 – 21.30)

 

Module 6
Friday 10 – Sunday 12 June	Residential Training Weekend (Friday pm to Sunday Lunch
Wednesday 22 June	Whole Group (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 6 July	Training Evening (19.30 – 21.30)
Wednesday 13 July	Small Group Evening (19.30 – 21.30)

 

Final Celebration
Saturday 16 July	Final Celebration

Questions

For any questions about this course or to have a discussion, please contact Sue Hughes at the RNP office or you can email pioneer@stalbans.anglican.org.