Lay Pastoral Visitor Course

This is a five-day course, running on 5 Saturdays: 24 February, 9 & 23 March, 20 & 27 April, from 10am til 4pm; to be held at St John's Church, Church Road, St John's, Woking, GU21 7QN (except for Session 3 on 23rd March which will be held at St Peter's Church, Church Street, Old Woking, GU22 9JF).

The course is led by Revd Martin Smith from Christ Church Woking with a team of trained pastoral tutors.

This is NOT a free course; the course fees are £150 but they are paid upon completion of the course. Booking a ticket via Eventbrite reserves your space on the course. The course fees are normally covered by the PCC in support of the applicant. There may be occasions where participants opt to self-fund.

The course covers:

• Definition of pastoral care
• Understanding ourselves
• Gains and losses of significant life experiences
• Learning from Jesus' ministry
• Exploring judgment and prejudice in our response to others
• Key skills in pastoral care
• Listening skills
• Pastoral care in the community
• Safeguarding