Everything you need for your Grow Course
Accessing the Course
The course is made up of four modules: Vocation, Formation, Mission, and Multiplication.
Each module is worked on over a three-month period which includes a coaching session for the team lead and a learning community for the whole church team. The learning for each of the modules is accessed in three ways:
- Self-guided Learning: Everyone doing the course (both the church leader and every member of the church team) should to complete the self-guided learning for each module. As we each have different technology learning styles, there are two options to access the Self-guided Learning; they are identical, but just accessed differently. Please choose one and try and stick to it for a whole module.
- Team Essentials: In preparation for each Learning Community it is advisable to watch a selection of short (10-20min) videos as a team and work through the associated questions. These are all accessible here.
- Dig Deeper: If you would like to know more about a topic, head over to the ‘Dig Deeper’ section in each module below, such as the following for Vocation.
If you have further questions, please email us at grow@ccx.org.uk.
Welcome & FAQ
Welcome to the Grow Course! Here is what you need to know.
In this course, we will invite you to share thoughts about your church and consider what you can do to journey towards health and growth. We recognise that this can sometimes be difficult to discuss and to share openly.
Your Action Plans and the answers you write in the Self-guided Learning on Gnowbe can be accessed by CCX staff and coaches, but are not visible to other participants unless you choose to share them with your cohort.
One church leader per church will have access to eight one-to-one coaching sessions over the next 12 months.
Church leaders will need to complete the following:
- Assigning your coach. You will receive an email introducing you to your coach. Please make contact with them and arrange your first coaching session.
- Ensure the completion of our Church Metrics Form every six months.
- Foster the right learning conditions for your team, by organising regular meetings to discuss the course content.
A learning community is a three-hour meeting for church teams, held every two-to-three months in person (please find locations below). In this meeting, you will have a chance to discuss the online content with other churches and to work on an Action Plan for your church.
Dates of upcoming learning communities:
- Welcome: 2 November 2023, 10am-1pm
- Vocation: 11 January 2024, 10am-1pm
- Formation: 21 March 2024, 10am-1pm
- Mission: 9 May 2024, 10am-1pm
- Multiplication: 18 July 2024, 10am-1pm
An Action Plan is a document that helps you outline your next steps as a church. It is there to help you prioritise your tasks and focus on what matters. You will be encouraged to fill out your Action Plan throughout the course during Learning Communities.
Your first Learning Community will be on Thursday 2 November from 10am-1pm at the following location:
Diocesan Office, Wolvesey, Winchester, SO23 9ND
Before this session
The only thing you need to do before this session is to make sure that you are set up on CCX.media and the Gnowbe app.
Any questions?
If you have any questions or would like help with this, do send us an email at grow@ccx.org.uk.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Vocation
From November 2023 to January 2024
As a church team, before the Vocation Learning Community, please complete the following Vocation Team Essentials.
–> Click here to access them on our website.
If you would like to explore this topic further, check out our other videos on Vocation:
- Leading Change, with Andy Blacknell
- Digital Growth, with Jess Locke
We would also recommend the following resources and publications:
- John Greenway, Andy Blacknell & Andy Coombe: LEAD: 50 models for success in work & life – the Grow Course uses many models from this book
- John Kotter: Leading Change
Your second Learning Community will be on Thursday 11 January 2024 from 10am-1pm. We will communicate the location closer to the date.
Before this session
Please make sure to complete the above Vocation module before coming to this session. This involves individually completing the Self-guided Learning and discussing the Team Essentials as a church.
Any questions?
As always, if you have any questions or would like help with this, do send us an email at grow@ccx.org.uk.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Formation
From January to March 2024
As a church team, before the Formation Learning Community, please complete the following Formation Team Essentials.
–> Click here to access them on our website.
If you would like to explore this topic further, check out our other videos on Formation:
- Self-care in leadership, with Ron Bushyager
- Servant Leadership, with Archbishop Stephen Cottrell
- Persistence in prayer, with Bishop Philip North
- Fostering innovation, with Wole Agbaje
- Managing conflict pt 1 and pt. 2 with Ron Bushyager
- Presenting your true self, with Ron Bushyager
- Gethsemane – A practice for handling stress, with Michael Harvey
- Catholic formation, with Fr Matthew Cashmore
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Discipling children and youth, with Sam Donoghue
- Three principles in discipling young people, with Temitope Taiwo and James Fawcett
Your third Learning Community will be on Thursday 21 March 2024 from 10am-1pm. We will communicate the location closer to the date.
Before this session
Please make sure to complete the above Formation module before coming to this session. This involves individually completing the Self-guided Learning and discussing the Team Essentials as a church.
Any questions?
As always, if you have any questions or would like help with this, do send us an email at grow@ccx.org.uk.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Mission
From March to May 2024
As a church team, before the Mission Learning Community, please complete the following Mission Team Essentials.
–> Click here to access them on our website.
If you would like to explore this topic further, check out our other videos on Mission:
- The post-quarantine church, with Dr Thom Rainer
- Communicating faith, with Fr Matthew Cashmore
- Steps to improve your website, with Rochelle Bond
- ACORN – A practice of reaching out, with Michael Harvey
- Guest journey mapping tool, with Marie-Louise Aitken
- Four-week invitation plan, with Marie-Louise Aitken
- Missional hospitality, with Linda & Nick from CLO Coffee
- Looking after our buildings, with Martin Euden
- Welcoming Diversity, with John Beauchamp and Sonia Barron
Your fourth Learning Community will be on Thursday 9 May 2024 from 10am-1pm. We will communicate the location closer to the date.
Before this session
Please make sure to complete the above Mission module before coming to this session. This involves individually completing the Self-guided Learning and discussing the Team Essentials as a church.
Any questions?
As always, if you have any questions or would like help with this, do send us an email at grow@ccx.org.uk.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Multiplication
From May to July 2024
Before our next learning community, please complete the Multiplication self-guided learning module. Click to access it on Gnowbe (recommended). Click to access it on our website.
Before the Vocation Learning Community, please complete the following Vocation Self-guided Learning.
–> Click here to access it on Gnowbe (recommended).
–> Click here to access it on our website.
As a church team, before the Multiplication Learning Community, please complete the following Multiplication Team Essentials.
–> Click here to access them on our website.
If you would like to explore this topic further, check out our other videos on Multiplication.
- Planting small churches, with Brian Sanders
- Pioneers, with Phil Hoyle
- To find out more about church planting, check out our Plant Course.
- To find out more about raising leaders on estates, check out our Become Course.
- To discover creative ways of starting new Christian communities, check out our Explore Pioneering Course.
Your last Learning Community will be on Thursday 18 July 2024 from 10am-1pm. We will communicate the location closer to the date.
Before this session
Please make sure to complete the above Multiplication module before coming to this session. This involves individually completing the Self-guided Learning and discussing the Team Essentials as a church.
Any questions?
As always, if you have any questions or would like help with this, do send us an email at grow@ccx.org.uk.
We look forward to seeing you then!
Meet the Team
Here are the people you are likely to meet while on the Grow Course. Click on their picture to find out more about them.
Meet our Coaches
Our accredited and experienced coaches are there to support you throughout the course. Click on their picture to find out more, and choose a coach by emailing us at grow@ccx.org.uk.
