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Residential Retreats
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Day Events
Year of Prayer 2025
Prayer for the Renewal of the Church
Throughout 2025, ReSource will be praying specifically for the renewal of the church.
In a year that will see the appointment of a new Archbishop of Canterbury, please consider joining us for monthly times of prayer for God’s renewing work across all the churches of our nation - with a particular focus on the life and ministry of the Church of England, at this time of change and challenge.
12 noon on the third Thursday of each month, on Zoom
January 16th
February 20th
March 20th
April 17th
May 15th
June 19th
July 17th
August 21st
September 18th
October 16th
November 20th
December 18th
Using the Church of England ‘Prayer During the Day’, followed by open prayer
Some Scriptures to inspire our prayer…
You are a chosen race, a royal priesthood, a holy nation, God’s own people, in order that you may proclaim the mighty acts of him who called you out of darkness into his marvellous light. Once you were not a people, but now you are God’s people; once you had not received mercy, but now you have received mercy.
I Peter 2.9,10
As you have sent me into the world, so I have sent them into the world. And for their sakes I sanctify myself, so that they also may be sanctified in truth. I ask not only on behalf of these, but also on behalf of those who will believe in me through their word, that they may all be one. As you, Father, are in me and I am in you, may they also be in us, so that the world may believe that you have sent me. The glory that you have given me I have given them, so that they may be one, as we are one, I in them and you in me, that they may become completely one, so that the world may know that you have sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me.
John 17.18-23
Just as the body is one and has many members, and all the members of the body, though many, are one body, so it is with Christ. For in the one Spirit we were all baptized into one body.
I Corinthians 12.12,13a
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Residential Retreat, Lee Abbey
Nourished by the Fruits of the Spirit
23rd - 29th August 2025
What does it mean to ‘live by the Spirit’ and ‘keep in step with the Spirit’? St Paul offers the ‘fruit of the Spirit’ in Galatians 5 as a core set of attributes that describe this way of life. During this week, we will explore what it means to apply the fruit to the challenges we face – in our own lives, the wider world, and the church. We will consider, in particular, how the fruit of the Spirit can help us face our inevitable disagreements in a transformative way.
Find out more and book your place here
Led by
Revd Dr Christopher Landau, Director of ReSource. Before ordination he was the BBC World Service’s religious affairs correspondent; he is the author of Loving Disagreement and has a particular desire to see the Spirit bring unity among Christians. He has previously been in parish ministry in London, and student chaplaincy in Oxford.
Revd Canon Felicity Lawson, Trustee of Resource and Scargill Movement. She has worked in lay and ordained ministry as a vicar, Director of Ministerial Training, Dean of Ministry and Director of Ordinands. She is the co-author of the Saints Alive! course and has written widely on discipleship.
Charismatic History - Witness Seminars
Share in a series of conversations on key aspects of the history of charismatic renewal.
As part of the Charismatic Renewal History Project, ReSource is holding another series of online Witness Seminars, based around the five key themes which are emerging from the ongoing work of the project, chaired by Dr John Maiden of the Open University.
Each 90-minute seminar will begin with some initial reflections from those leading the work on that day’s theme, followed by an opportunity for sharing memories, open to anyone wishing to reflect personally on the period 1960-2000. The seminars are also open to observers with an interest in the history of renewal in this period.
These seminars provide a great opportunity to reflect on some of the key ways in which charismatic renewal impacted the church, and to consider the ongoing implications for mission and ministry today.
Thursdays at 2pm on Zoom
Dates for your diary:
Week 1: 18/09/25 - Baptism in the Spirit and its impact on the local church.
Week 2: 02/10/25 - Unity and Community.
Week 3: 16/10/25 - transformed Worship and the Gifts of the Spirit.
Week 4: 06/11/2025 - Mission and Evangelism.
Week 5: 20/11/2025 - Leadership and Lay Ministry.
Regional Gathering – Cumbria - Windermere
Part of a series of regional gatherings, offering a day of refreshment as we reflect on, and pray for, spiritual renewal.
Join ReSource at St Mary’s Church on Saturday 20th September for a day to be refreshed and resourced, whatever season of faith and ministry we are in. Led by Bishop Mark Ashcroft and ReSource Minster Dr Alison Fleetwood, this day offers an opportunity for teams and individuals to:
Worship and encounter God afresh;
Renew our faith in the presence and power of the Holy Spirit;
Discern how God is calling us in this particular season;
and rooting everything we do in the reality of our contexts.
We will also pray for each other, enjoy a good quality lunch, and have the option of receiving prayer ministry and/or anointing with oil.
Book your tickets below.
Saturday 20th September | 10am - 4pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Ambleside Rd, Windermere, Cumbria LA23 1BA
Inspired by the Psalms, Scargill retreats
Inspired by the Psalms
Whether you want to explore the role of the Spirit through the laments and praise of these treasured songs, poems and prayers. Or use Walter Breuggemann’s framework of the Psalms and apply them to your ministry and church you serve to bring them before God. This week has been split into 2 halves and can be booked as either a 2 day retreat, or book onto both and join us for all 4 days. Whether you join us for 2 days or 4, there will be space for prayer, biblical teaching, personal teaching and times of sung worship, led by Adrian and Esther Stone.
22nd - 24th September
Led by Resource Ministers, Kevin and Anne Roberts and Phil Stone (Director of Scargill Movement) this 2 day retreat will give you the opportunity to seek spiritual refreshment from these treasured poems, songs and prayers. With time to reflect on lament, praise and the role of the Spirit throughout a selection of Psalms. This time together will include times of sung worship and prayer, biblical teaching, space for personal reflection and opportunities to welcome the ministry of the Holy Spirit.
Click here to book your space on this 2 day retreat.
24th - 26th September
Led by Annie Naish (Chaplain at Scargill), Felicity Lawson (ReSource Trustee) and Christopher Landau (Director of ReSource). This 2 day retreat for clergy and lay church leaders will reflect on the Psalms as a source of inspiration for our ministry. Walter Brueggemann writes of three types of Psalms: orientation, disorientation and reorientation, which will be the framework to bring our ministries and churches we serve before God.
Click here to book your space on this 2 day retreat
Regional Gathering – South East - Tunbridge Wells
Part of a series of regional gatherings offering spiritual refreshment as we reflect on and pray for the renewal of smaller churches.
Join ReSource at Christ Church Tunbridge Wells on Saturday 27th September for a day focussed on renewing hope in ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. We will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also have time to worship, reflect, wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in smaller churches.
Led by ReSource Ministers Jolyon Trickey, George Fisher and others
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Saturday, 27th September | 10am — 4pm
Venue: Christ Church, High Street, Tunbridge Wells, TN1 1UT
Online Retreat - Harvest
Join us as we gather online to mark Harvest
Split into four hourly sessions, this online retreat will combine time of guided reflection, worship and prayer with time for personal reflection and worship alongside making space to hear and respond to the work of the Holy Spirit.
Led by
This online retreat will be led by Resource Minister, Revd Andy Ackroyd.
The retreat will be hosted on Zoom and is free of charge with the option to make a donation.
Please sign up using the form below, you will receive the meeting details by prior to the event.
Cuddesdon Retreat
So Longeth My Soul: spiritual renewal, past and present
11am on Wednesday 8th to after lunch on Friday 10th October 2025
A two-night retreat reflecting on texts from the history of Christian spirituality, and bringing them into conversation with the challenges of fostering spiritual renewal in the contemporary church – particularly in ‘little, local, ordinary’ churches.
Book online HERE
Led by
Cuddesdon associate tutor Revd Canon Dr Joanna Collicutt, author of So Longeth My Soul: A Reader in Christian Spirituality
Cuddesdon alumnus Revd Dr Christopher Landau, Director of ReSource (and Hon. Professor of Practice in Christian Spirituality at Emmanuel Theological College).
The retreat will provide time both for personal retreat and reflection, and also optional opportunities for discussion and conversation. We hope participants will be keen to share about, and learn from, one another’s contexts and experience. We also look forward to welcoming college principal Bishop Humphrey Southern for an evening session.
£190, includes accommodation and meals
Find the Programme and book online HERE
Regional Gathering - Wales - Pembrokeshire
Part of a series of regional gatherings, offering a day of spiritual refreshment as we reflect on, and pray for, the renewal of smaller churches.
Join ReSource at St Mary’s Church, Begelly on Saturday 11th October for a day focussed on renewing hope in ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. We will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also have times to worship, to reflect, and to wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in smaller churches.
Facilitated by the Ven Mones Farah, Jolyon Trickey and others.
Book your tickets below.
Saturday, 11th October 2025 | 10am — 4pm
Venue: St Mary’s Church, Begelly, Kilgetty, SA68 0YH
Outline programme:
09:45 am Arrivals
10:15 am Welcomes and worship
11:00 am Talk on biblical hope
12 noon Plenary discussion followed by worship & opportunity for prayer.
1pm Lunch
2pm Worship & about ReSource
2:30 pm “Signs of Hope” - panel reflections with discussion in small groups.
3:30 pm Closing worship, prayer ministry and the offer of anointing.
CRE 25
Christian ReSources Exhibition 25
Come and find us at CRE 25 between the 15th and 16th October 2025
This year we’ll be joining over 150 other exhibitors as we gather to share ideas and discover new ministries and resources at CRE 25 at Sandown park, Surrey.
Open to all, this exhibition brings together ministries, charities and churches in one space to exhibit all they do. A one stop shop for all your church needs.
Special Offer
Book your ticket through our link here and get free entry!
Regional Gathering – South East - Marlow
Part of a series of regional gatherings offering spiritual refreshment as we reflect on and pray for the renewal of smaller churches.
Join ReSource at All Saints, Marlow on Saturday 18th October for a day focussed on renewing hope in ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. We will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also worship, reflect, and wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in smaller churches.
Book your tickets below.
Saturday, 18th October | 10am — 4pm
Venue: All Saints Church, The Causeway, Marlow SL7 2AA
Rural Renewal Learning Community - Taster Day
Renewal - Reimagining - Resourcing
Rural Renewal Learning Community - Taster Day
For lay and ordained leaders of churches in rural contexts, focussing on multi-parish benefices and other groups of churches.
ReSource recognises the specific challenges facing rural churches, and this one-day event offers an opportunity to meet and consult with others in similar circumstances, to pray and worship together, and to learn more about the path to renewal offered by ReSource.
With a particular focus on ‘little, local, ordinary’ churches, this taster is an opportunity for clergy and lay leaders in rural, multi-parish benefices to learn about the resources offered by ReSource and to consider joining a Rural Renewal Learning Community, beginning 2026.
Led by ReSource Ministers David & Meg Heywood , with additional input from ReSource Director Christopher Landau.
10:30am arrivals for 11am start; the day finishes at 4pm.
Shallowford House, Stone, Staffordshire, ST15 0NZ
£20 per person (If cost is an issue please email bookings@resourcingrenewal.org, as some bursary support is available).
For more information please call ReSource on: 01952 371300
Or book now using the form below.
Equipping the Church for ‘Quiet Revival’
You’re invited to ReSource’s national conference in Telford!
ReSource works for spiritual renewal in local churches – what we often call ‘little, local, ordinary’ churches. What does news of a ‘Quiet Revival’ mean in such contexts, and how might clergy and lay leaders be equipped to respond to these spiritual stirrings?
Our keynote speaker is Revd Dr Helen Collins, author of Charismatic Christianity: Introducing Its Theology Through the Gifts of the Spirit. Helen will offer both theological teaching and practical application, focussed on what it is for the church to be renewed in the spiritual gifts that defined its early expansion.
The day will also include a variety of workshops (offering opportunities to be equipped for ministry even in the smallest or least well-resourced contexts), alongside times of prayer and worship. There will also be the offer of personal prayer ministry and anointing.
Location:
Telford Minster is located within Meeting Point House, Southwater Square, Telford TF3 4HS (the same building as the ReSource office). Enter through the main exterior doors from Southwater Square, and the entrance to Telford Minster is through the double doors immediately on your left. Proceed upstairs to the first floor of the building. There is a lift enabling full disabled access.
Transport:
The nearest train station is Telford Central, which is about 20 minutes’ walk from Telford Minster.
The nearest car park is Southwater Multi-Storey Car Park, Northfield Street, Telford, TF3 4HD. Level 2 of the car park is the level which leads out to the street. On exiting the car park at level 2, turn left (away from the shopping centre entrance) and walk towards the large, gold building (SW1 library). As you walk this way you will see Meeting Point House on the left.
Accommodation:
Staying with us for the evening celebration? Why not book a hotel and make the most of the conference.
Travelodge - Central
Travelodge - Shawbirch
Renewed in Prayer, Pleshey Retreat
Renewed in Prayer
ReSource works to encourage spiritual renewal in local churches, particularly ‘little, local, ordinary’ churches. This retreat will explore a variety of approaches to prayer, with a particular emphasis on what it means for prayer to come alive through the ministry of the Holy Spirit. The work of ReSource is founded on the promise of living water for every Christian (John 7:38), and we will relate this hope to our life of prayer, reflecting also on the promise in Romans 8 that the Spirit ‘helps us in our weakness’ and ‘intercedes for us’.
ReSource is publishing a new course, Together in Prayer, which is particularly designed to help encourage small group prayer, including in contexts where few people are used to praying together in small groups. Some elements of the retreat will draw on this material, and we will encourage those on the retreat to journey together in small group prayer (whether or not this is a new adventure in prayer for you!).
Based at The Diocesan Retreat House, Pleshey, CM3 1HA
To book your place click here
Led by:
Revd Dr Christopher Landau is the Director of ReSource. Before ordination he was the BBC World Service’s religious affairs correspondent; he is the author of Loving Disagreement and has a particular desire to see the Spirit bring unity among Christians. He has previously been in parish ministry in London, and student chaplaincy in Oxford. He is Honorary Professor of Practice in Christian Spirituality at Emmanuel Theological College.
Revd Esther McCafferty spent 37 years in full-time stipendiary ministry in ‘little, local and ordinary’ churches, having originally trained as a primary school teacher. Intercession has sustained and encouraged her in tough inner city/urban situations, and she now feels called to be a blessing to others, through intercession, in renewal, discipleship and mission. She has been an Intercessor for both ReSource and the international mission agency SOMA.
To book your place click here
Beyond the Happy Clappy? - Consultation
Beyond the Happy Clappy?
A consultation for church leaders exploring the past, present and future of charismatic renewal.
Monday 15th - Wednesday 17th June, 2026
How did charismatic renewal impact the church in the period 1960-2000?
What are the lasting implications for the church’s mission and ministry?
How might this equip, encourage or challenge church leaders today?
These are some of the questions that will be explored during this three day gathering, which brings together serving church leaders with historians, theologians, and those with personal memories of charismatic renewal to share.
Drawing on new research focussed primarily on charismatic renewal within the Church of England, the Consultation will consider how this work of the Spirit impacts the whole church today, and into the future.
Venue: Yarnfield Park, Staffordshire.
Date: Monday 15th - Wednesday 17th June, 2026
Price: £249pp, includes en-suite accommodation, all meals and refreshments (Payment can be made in full at time of booking, or via 3 instalments of £83).
Chaired by Christopher Landau, Director of ReSource, with a keynote address from Dr John Maiden of the Open University.
Other speakers and full programme to be announced.
Book your space here:
Online Retreat for Pentecost 2025
Join us for an online morning retreat, focussing on Pentecost.
The programme will include worship, music, teaching and times of silence, and a welcome to the Holy Spirit to meet us as we draw near to him.
Led by Alongside Manager Revd Jolyon Trickey
The day will be hosted on Zoom and is free of charge with the option to make a donation.
Please sign up on the form below. You will receive the Zoom link by return, and a programme a few days prior to the retreat.
Online Retreat - Holy Week
Gather with us via Zoom as we mark Holy Week together.
Wednesday 16th April | 9am – 1pm
During Holy Week there can be a tendency to focus on the events of Jesus’ final week and the assorted characters who appear in the Gospel narratives, whilst Jesus, himself, is portrayed as somewhat other-worldly. Much Western Art reinforces this image. As a result we sometimes forget that Jesus was fully human and, as a human, was knowingly facing the most traumatic days of his life.
Join Alongside Companion Revd Dr Caroline Friswell for an online morning retreat, exploring something of Jesus’ own human responses to events and people around him as we revisit, once again, some of Jesus’ experiences in his final days. In doing so, we are reminded of the full cost that Jesus paid for our salvation.
We will use readings from the gospels of Luke and John, times of prayer, music and sung worship, followed by around 30 minutes of time away from the screen each hour for personal prayer and reflection.
Please sign up on the form below. You will receive the Zoom link by return, and a programme a few days prior to the retreat.
Renewing Hope in Smaller Churches - Midlands
As the caterer is already preparing for the event, we may not now be able to cater for specific dietary requirements. If you have any questions please get in touch with katie@resourcingrenewal.org.
Part of a series of regional gatherings, offering a day of spiritual refreshment as we reflect on, and pray for, the renewal of smaller churches.
Join ReSource at St Paul’s Church Leamington on Saturday 29th March for a day focussed on renewing hope in ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. We will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also have times to worship, to reflect, and to wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in smaller churches.
Facilitated by Jolyon Trickey and others with biblical teaching from David Newman, formerly warden of Launde Abbey
Book your tickets below.
Saturday, 29th March | 10am — 4pm
Venue: St Paul's Church, Leicester Street, Leamington Spa, CV32 4TE
Outline programme:
09:45 am Arrivals
10:15 am Welcomes and worship
11:00 am "Receiving, Waiting, Groaning" - talk by David Newman, former warden of Launde Abbey, on Romans 8, with questions and discussion in small groups
12 noon Plenary discussion followed by worship & opportunity for prayer.
1pm Lunch
2pm Worship & about ReSource
2:30 pm “Signs of Hope” - panel reflections with discussion in small groups.
3:30 pm Closing worship, prayer ministry and the offer of anointing.
Lent Conversations on Church Renewal
Battles and Blessings: Lent Conversations on Church Renewal
Join ReSource Director Christopher Landau for a series of live online conversations about the challenges and opportunities facing the church in our day, as we journey through the season of Lent.
Feel free to bring your lunch as we gather on Zoom at 1pm each Wednesday. The session begins with conversation between Christopher and his guest, followed by plenty of time for open questions and discussion, and ending (by 2pm) with a time of shared prayer.
The Conversations will also be available afterwards on the Resourcing Renewal Youtube page.
19th March: Pastor John Funnell, author of What God can do with a little oil: Church Growth in a Desperate Situation
Pastor John arrived in Abersychan, in the Welsh valleys, in 2014. On a street which once had seven churches, most (including the Anglican church) had closed; the congregation at Nodffa Church had dwindled and its own closure was imminent. But God had other plans… and the church has, over the last decade, been transformed into a thriving community. John will share with us a story of sacrifice, prayer, and ultimately revival.
26th March: Bishop Emma Ineson, Bishop of Kensington.
Bishop Emma was ordained in 2000, and In December 2022 was announced as the Bishop of Kensington. Bishop Emma is an academic, specialising in practical theology. She is the author of Failure: What Jesus Said About Sin, Mistakes and Messing Stuff Up. She recently wrote an article for Premier titled ‘I’m praying for revival. Will you join me?’.
9th April: Bishop John Inge, former Bishop of Worcester
Bishop John Inge has recently retired after seventeen years as Bishop of Worcester. Over those years he was a member of the Faith and Order Commission, chair of the College of Evangelists, and lead bishop on cathedrals and church buildings. He is the author of A Christian Theology of Place. In a recent social media post, he noted that the Church of England is engaged in an intense spiritual battle – a comment which prompted the invitation to join this series of conversations.
16th April: Revd Dr Russ Parker, Director of 2Restore.
Russ was Director of the Acorn Christian Healing Foundation from 1995-2013 and is now the Director of 2Restore which resources churches to resolve unhealed issues and move forward in a renewed ability to flourish as God intends. He is the author of Healing Wounded History and Rediscovering the Ministry of Blessing. Russ travels extensively around the UK and abroad, lecturing and teaching on issues connected with Christian Healing and Healthcare, Reconciliation and Church Transformation.
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Would you consider making a minimum £5 donation to ReSource to access this series?
Renewing Hope in Smaller Churches - Wales
As the caterer is already preparing for the day, we can no longer guarantee to cater for specific dietary requirements. If you have any questions please contact katie@resourcingrenewal.org.
Part of a series of regional gatherings, offering a day of spiritual refreshment as we reflect on, and pray for, the renewal of smaller churches.
Join ReSource at Holy Trinity, Llandrindod Wells on Saturday 15th March for a day focussed on renewing hope in ‘little, local, ordinary’ contexts. We will encounter God afresh, renewing our confidence in the inextinguishable power of biblical hope. We will also have times to worship, to reflect, and to wrestle together with the practicalities of living hopefully in smaller churches.
Facilitated by the Ven Mones Farah, Christopher Landau, Jolyon Trickey and others with biblical teaching from Bishop Mark Ashcroft.
Book your tickets below.
Saturday, 15th March 2025 | 10am — 4pm
Venue: Holy Trinity in Llandrindod Wells, LD1 5EY
Outline programme:
09:45 am Arrivals
10:15 am Welcomes and worship
11:00 am Talk by Bishop Mark Ashcroft on biblical hope, with questions and discussion in small groups
12 noon Plenary discussion followed by worship & opportunity for prayer.
1pm Lunch
2pm Worship & about ReSource
2:30 pm “Signs of Hope” - panel reflections with discussion in small groups.
3:30 pm Closing worship, prayer ministry and the offer of anointing.
Online Retreat for Ash Wednesday
An online retreat to re-focus on Ash Wednesday
Wednesday 5th March | 9am – 1pm
The programme will include worship, music, teaching and times of silence, and a welcome to the Holy Spirit to meet us as we draw near to him.
Led by ReSource Director Christopher Landau
The day will be hosted on Zoom and is free of charge with the option to make a donation.
Please sign up on the form below. You will receive the Zoom link by return, and a programme a few days prior to the retreat.
Alive in Christ - Online
This event is fully booked. If you would like to go on a waiting list for the next course, please email bookings@resourcingrenewal.org.
Alive in Christ is a course for small groups, whose aim is to offer each member of the group a transforming experience of God’s love, enabling them to love and forgive others and helping them to become confident about serving God as a member of Christ’s Body.
Testimonies
“Have you ever wanted to try something different but have never been able to pluck up the courage to make that leap of faith? ‘Alive in Christ’ is a course that we encourage everyone to attend. It is perfect for anyone regardless of age, how long they have been a Christian or how strong their faith is. You have nothing to loose, and everything to gain. The course can be challenging at times but that is good. It makes you think, it helps you to address issues in your life and confirms that the love of God is all sufficient.”
“Alive in Christ is non-confrontational, there is no right or wrong, no pass or fail. You are amongst like-minded people who want to extend their learning by using the Bible, conversation, prayer and music to gain a greater understanding of how they can grow in faith and ultimately discover their role in God’s Kingdom.”
