This could change your life!

It is good to take a break - an opportunity to take stock, think things through and see what could be better. For some, life feels good - we have a lot to be thankful for - yet there is still more and we want to live in that ‘more’. For others, life feels like a continuous uphill struggle. Does it really have to be like this?

The aim of the weekend is to help us understand ourselves better. We will do that through teaching, sharing our experiences with you, providing you with opportunities to talk one to one as well as group discussion. The weekend will challenge and create new perspectives and you will  leave with a greater ability to relate better to those who matter in your lives.

Some of our weekends are residential, and in which case the venue is a small family farm in the village of Cratfield – a beautiful setting in the heart of rural Suffolk. The accommodation is in four-star cottages enjoying excellent views of the countryside. Some of the weekends are in various locations around the country. There is a complete list of courses below.

These are a few of the many testimonials from previous weekends:

‘The course explained the reasons why I feel like I do.’

‘A great help in developing my understanding of myself and others.’

‘An incredibly valuable experience.’

‘Accommodation had the wow factor – warm, welcoming and comfortable.’

‘Most interesting, very relevant and helpful to my specific situation.’     

'The best and most practical Christian course I’ve ever been on… when we understand our temperaments and can see God’s vision and created purpose for them it transforms the way we think about ourselves in a real and practical way.'

Each weekend forms part of an ongoing series, building on the previous one. 

Step One

We discover our combination of temperaments and how our two main temperaments interact within us and the significance of that interaction. We look at how our past has helped to shape who we are today and how our identity is formed - plus many more fascinating insights.

Camborne, Cornwall

Our next weekend in Cornwall is a Step One. The event page is now posted so click the link below to get all the information you need and the opportunity to register.

18th - 20th May 2012

Step Two

This weekend will give a greater opportunity to explore in depth the understanding and application of the material covered in Step One as well as sharing new insights, including how to become truly objective. Group sessions will enable us to explore the power of how we feel about ourselves, and how to properly value others and ourselves.

Our next Step Two will be:

Cratfield

9-11th November 2012

Step Three

This weekend will again build on the first two but will demonstrate how to use what we have learnt to make a real difference in the lives of others. There will be opportunity for some ‘hands on’ experience!

Our next Step Three will be:

Cratfield

 

1st-3rd March 2013

 

The difference between the online course and 'Understanding Yourself' course

The online course is not the same as the Understanding Yourself Course. The online course is a personal look at the formative influences of our childhood, a discovery of our particular temperament blends and how those influences have shaped who we are by temperament.

The Understanding Yourself Course also helps us to identify our particular temperaments blends but, in addition, introduces fascinating concepts such as ‘how our identity is formed,’ ‘affirmation’ and ‘reaching the introvert within ourselves.’ Being part of a group clearly helps provide numerous insights and illustrations of what is being shared.

As you can see, the two do dovetail and complement each other well but I would always encourage someone to attend the course as it creates an ideal context if you want to go on and do the online course.

Bring the course to your area

These courses have already been taken to Newquay, Pool, Portreath, Bristol, Wimborne and Earl Soham and we are heading back to Portreath and Bristol in the New Year. If you are part of a church or group that would like to explore the possibility of bringing this course to your area please get in touch.

Organise your own residential weekend

If you have between 12 and 15 people who would like to come to lovely rural Suffolk for a Step One Understanding Yourself weekend we can arrange that. This year we have a group from London doing just that. It is a wonderful opportunity to learn and grow together and would be ideal for a home group or leadership team that wanted to build better relationships.

Write to us to request more details and/or booking information about the weekends by clicking here.

Testimonial from a church leader in Cornwall

I can highly recommend the Understanding Yourself courses. John's insight is God-given and spiritually grounded. He explains personality types and how they typically interact together clearly and patiently, and always with an emphasis on God and the person that He has made each of us to be. He clearly shows how our personalities can become distorted by the world, and how we must become more Christ-centred in order to flourish and to be who we were created to be. 

John has had many years in this ministry, and he is clearly experienced in helping people and challenging them to be more than they believe possible. I have watched members of our church begin to grapple with and overcome problems in their lives that have previously seemed to them insurmountable, and for them to grow spiritually as a result. 

No one that I know who has completed a course has found it less than life-changing, and at our church the interest in doing further courses after Step 1 has been 100%. I have also completed 3 of the 'Steps' and have found the insights that I have been given into my own personality and the effect that it has on how I interact with others challenging and profoundly useful in my ministry. I only wish that John lived nearer so we could run more of his courses more often!

Keep it going!

We are posting material that will help you build on what you have already learnt on your course. To visit the page, click here.