WHO ARE WE LOOKING FOR?
We are looking for people who are maturing Christians; those thinking they may be being called to pioneering new expressions of church, who are able and called to set aside this ‘season’ for a period of investment.

Entry to Invest is not based on academic ability but rather on calling, gifting and potential. We are looking for evidence of relationship with God, and a growing and outward expression of faith which is maturing and bearing fruit. Each person must be able to commit to all the training, mentoring and an agreed level of ministry placement for at least a year. They must be willing to serve, be teachable, self-supporting and self-motivated. We are looking for people who are willing to serve in a local church context and see Invest as a means of achieving this.

We are looking for people for whom this information whets their appetite and who feel the Holy Spirit stirring them to pursue this further.

RESIDENTIAL TRAINING
W here the teaching element and personal development sessions
are covered and if possible visits are made to church plants for case studies.

NON-RESIDENTIAL TRAINING
Training which will probably happen within the placement church
where each participant is able to receive individual mentoring from a Church Planter
either in a current church plant or with experience of planting. Here they will have the
opportunity to reflect on their placement, look at how their perspective on the future is developing and ask the questions which will arise. There is also a trained counsellor available in Whiteinch.

PERSONAL STUDY
It is expected that each participant will put in a minimum of 3 hours
per week of personal study and reflection gathering work and information for their
Portfolio.

PORTFOLIO
Each participant is expected to gather a body of work and information from
the teaching sessions, assignments, their own study and reflection and from
investigative trips to be a resource for the future.
Placement: Placement will be tailored to individual availability – with a minimum of 3
hours a week.

COURSE DATES AND INFORMATION FOR ONE-YEAR SPARE TIME PROGRAMME
(For the NEW INVEST Intense 5-day course, please click on the Contact Us tab and send us your details)

For the 2010-2011 Course Programme, dates will be as follows:

Induction Week:
23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th September 2011

Teaching Weekends:
11th – 13th November 2011 – Chester or Glasgow
20th – 22nd January 2012 - Edinburgh
9th – 11th March 2012 - Inverness
11th – 13th May 2012 – Glasgow or Dundee

End of Year Graduation & Commissioning:
16th June 2012

WHAT WILL IT COST?
Participants would be expected to become members (or temporary members) of their Placement Church with the usual personal and financial commitment that involves.

The Participants are asked to contribute £900 towards the cost of running the Invest Programme.

This cost can be paid
either over the year in agreed instalments:
• £300 by the Induction Week, September 2011
• £300 at start of January 2012
• £300 by Easter 2012
or £300 by the Induction week, September 2011 and thereafter by Standing Order of
£60 a month for 10 months, September 2011 to June 2012 inclusive.

The course fee does not include the cost of participating in activities which may be required for, or advantageous to, involvement with an individual placement.

HOW DO YOU APPLY?
Right click on the link below and choose 'Save as' to download the interactive PDF application form, fill it in and click on the submit button within the form to return it to Invest. We will pick up your references. There will be a formal interview and there after a place on the programme may be offered.

Invest Application Form Download (2.5MB) (Right click and choose "Save as...")

Note: This interactive PDF form requires Version 7 or above of Adobe Acrobat or Adobe Reader. Click here to download the latest version.

For further information, please feel free to contact: Alan McWilliam (0141 576 9020), Penny Sharp (0141 954 6568 or 01505 612649), Peter Neilson (01333 310477) or Keith Short (0131 319 2301).