Training & Development
As we journey together in Christ we find that we meet challenges and opportunities along the way. Our journey can take us in a number of different directions, sometimes we can feel fully equipped for all that lies ahead and at other times we can sense a need for equipping.
Training & Development is an essential part of equipping the whole people of God in their journeys together.
The BEH District works to provide suitable training and development opportunities to encourage and equipping the whole people of God in meeting the challenges that lie ahead and taking advantage of the opportunities as they arise.
Training
Working within the Methodist South East Training Forum East Anglia and BEH Districts share training resource through the recent creation of regional Training Officers. The two Districts share the equivalent of a full time Training Officer working with a regional and District brief.
Ann Howlett-Foster and Richard Armiger work together as half-time Training Officers for the two Districts.
We are in the process of developing a ‘Training Diary’ which will keep you up to date with the events taking place in the District and beyond during the next few months. Once fully operational you be able to use the website to ask for more information and to make bookings.
You are also welcome to provide information about any events you are organising or that you think members of the District would find helpful. To post information, contact Ann Howlett-Foster.
Training Links
Ann Howlett-Foster - Training Officer
Richard Armiger - Training Officer
More information to follow
Development
The role of District Development Enabler was introduced in September 2008 to enable Districts to focus on the Priorities of the Methodist Church and the areas within 'Our Calling'. Richard Armiger works half-time as District Development Enabler within the District.
Initially this work is focusing on reviewing the current Circuit structures and boundaries within the District in response to 'Mapping a Way Forward: Regrouping for Mission'.
There are currently a number of joint Circuit discussions in progress looking at the mission opportunities that could be created through larger Circuits as well as some of the practical benefits of pooling resources and re-thinking what it means to be a Circuit resourcing mission. As these discussions develop more information will become available through the website.
Other areas that fall under this role are individual Circuit Reviews and the DDE will be working with individual Circuits each year enabling them to evaluate where they are currently and look towards where they would like to be and work through challenges that they may face.
For more information on the development work within BEH please contact Richard Armiger.
Richard Armiger – District Development Enabler
Richard was born in Dunstable, and has been involved in the Methodist church from as early as he can remember. He is a fully accredited local preacher and held several offices within his local Methodist Church. He was appointed DDE for the BEH District in September 2008. Prior to this role Richard worked as Training and Development Officer for the BEH District from its formation in August 2006.
Richard worked for 15 years in the BBC before establishing his own media company in 2002. During his time at the BBC he worked as a senior manager specialising in change management and the development of staff and broadcast technology.
The DDE role is part time within BEH and alongside this he owns and runs the media production company Active Media Publishing Ltd (AMP) (www.ampublishing.net). AMP works with a broad range of clients from Christian/charity/commercial sectors. Their media based worship resource have included the JustWorship series of resources and an exciting KS3 Schools Resource EXODUS 20. AMP is currently working on two exciting church related projects. The first of these is a Youth Worker training resource for churches, due for completion in summer 2009. This project is in partnership with The Methodist Church, AMAZE, CYM and others. The second project is working with the London District of the Methodist Church producing a DVD based resource for worship and preaching taking a look at the multicultural diversity within London.
Richard has particular interests in enabling the church to effectively communicate the good news of Jesus Christ in this ever changing culture that it now finds itself in responding and adapting to the changes that are happening all around so as to ensure that the church is relevant and real for the people of today. | 