Venue: The Pencil Factory, Keswick
Cost: £385 per person
Attendance based on application
Meals: Refreshments, lunches and 2 evening meals on Tuesday and Thursday.
Accommodation: Not included
Inspiring leaders in all spheres of life
This course is aimed at leaders in all spheres of life: leaders in churches, in the corporate and public sectors, the services, voluntary sectors and small businesses.
Past attendees have included CEO’s, senior managers, founders and entrepreneurs, pastors, consultants, services personnel, local church and para-church leaders as well as University professors and headteachers.
The Keswick Leadership Course will enable you, in an open and supportive environment, to become more alive in your leadership, more secure in your identity, more invested in your character development and more influential in your relationships.
It will facilitate you to engage your Christian faith with your leadership in whatever situation God has called you to lead.
The course is being held in partnership with Forge Leadership Consultancy. Simon Barrington, founder and director at Forge said: ‘Come prepared to be honest, open, challenged and changed and you will find that you meet Jesus in a new way, return refreshed and ready for your next challenge and look at the issues you face from a completely new perspective.’
Each day there will be time for devotions, worship and spiritual reflection on leadership issues. Delegates will also work closely with the team who will help leaders develop their own personal development plan based on the five i’s of Leadership – Identity in Christ, Intimacy with Jesus, Integrity of Character, Inner Strength (resilience/perseverance) and Influence (making a difference for Christ). By the end of the week, delegates will have been supported to develop a personal development plan and will be partnered with other leaders to support them through the application.
The course format will be dynamic, interactive and demanding. It brings out and develops each individual’s gifting and addresses each individual’s situation, rather than giving a formulaic grid.
A highlight of the course is the group coaching that runs throughout it, together with the opportunity for 1:1 coaching and practical exercises.
The most inspiring, invigorating and impactful course on leadership that you'll ever take part in.
Workshop Leaders
Simon Barrington - Founder, Forge Leadership
Simon is the founder of Forge Leadership Consultancy. He is an experienced Chief Executive who is now utilising this experience in mentoring, coaching, advising and supporting executive and church leaders in leadership development.
Simon has written two books on leadership - Leading the Millennial Way and Just Leadership which expound many of the themes on this course.
John Russell - Lead Minister, Cornerstone Church Nottingham
John is Lead Minister and Elder at Cornerstone Church Nottingham. John is passionate about helping people follow Jesus in every part of life. Prior to training for church leadership, John worked in local government. He has served on the staff of Cornerstone Church Nottingham since 2007, becoming Lead Minister in 2015. John is married to Catherine and they have a young family.
Mark Ellis - Chief Executive, Keswick Ministries
Mark has been involved in cross-cultural ministry in Asia, in student ministry, in church planting, and in local church pastoral ministry. Now working with Keswick Ministries, he longs to see believers’ hearts melted as they draw closer to Christ; delighting in and serving him joyfully as they in turn are refreshed in him.
Guest Speaker
Sharon Bell - Chief Executive, Services For Education
Sharon leads a Birmingham-based charity providing music education to 32,000 children in local schools each week. The organisation also offers an extensive leadership training and consultancy portfolio to school leaders. Sharon is committed to the mental health and well-being conversations within the church and is Chair of Trustees for the national Christian mental health charity Renew Wellbeing. Beyond her day job, Sharon coaches individuals, including charity and church leaders, and is passionate about supporting them to realise their God given potential. She has also developed a recent obsession for pickleball!
Course Details
The course is being held in partnership with Forge Leadership Consultancy. Simon Barrington, founder and director at Forge said: ‘Come prepared to be honest, open, challenged and changed and you will find that you meet Jesus in a new way, return refreshed and ready for your next challenge and look at the issues you face from a completely new perspective.’
Each day there will be time for devotions, worship and spiritual reflection on leadership issues. Delegates will also work closely with the team who will help leaders develop their own personal development plan based on the five i’s of Leadership – Identity in Christ, Intimacy with Jesus, Integrity of Character, Inner Strength (resilience/perseverance) and Influence (making a difference for Christ). By the end of the week, delegates will have been supported to develop a personal development plan and will be partnered with other leaders to support them through the application.
The course format will be dynamic, interactive and demanding. It brings out and develops each individual’s gifting and addresses each individual’s situation, rather than giving a formulaic grid.
A highlight of the course is the group coaching that runs throughout it, together with the opportunity for 1:1 coaching and practical exercises.
Cost and Venue
The course will be held at Keswick Ministries, in Keswick Cumbria. The cost is £385 per person, on acceptance of application. The price includes all refreshments, lunches each day and 2 evening meals on Tuesday and Thursday.
Dietary requirements: Please note that all our food is bought in or prepared by a caterer. We are able to provide food for the following diets: dairy free, lactose intolerant, coeliac, gluten-free, vegetarian, and combinations of those. You will be asked on the registration form of any dietary needs.
Accommodation is not included and should be organised on an individual basis. There are plenty of bed and breakfasts, hostels, hotels and self-catering cottages to choose from in Keswick.
Application to Attend
To ensure maximum benefit for delegates, there is a limit of 24 places.
You need to apply by completing the online form below. Applications will be assessed, using a rolling deadline, at the end of October 2024, January 2025, March 2025 and May 2025. You will hear whether you have a place shortly after your application has been assessed. The final deadline for applications will be 2nd May 2025.
For further information contact Carolyn on tandt@keswickministries.org or on 017687 80075 option 4.