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SUMMARY:TRANSFORM 2026 - A 9-month personal journey for Ch
 urch and Ministry Leaders into greater freedom\, f
 ruitfulness and disciple-making
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  "-//W3C//DTD HTML 3.2//EN"><html><body><p>&nbsp\;
 </p>\n \n <p><img alt="TRANSFORM " src="https://ww
 w.ficm.org.uk/sites/default/files/civicrm/persist/
 contribute/images/TRANSFORM%20Email%20Header.png" 
 /></p>\n \n <h4>Are you a&nbsp\;Christian in leade
 rship\, responsible for setting vision and strateg
 ic direction?</h4>\n \n <h4>Do you want the opport
 unity&nbsp\;to take your leadership into a place o
 f greater freedom\, fruitfulness and transformatio
 n?</h4>\n \n <h2><a href="https://www.ficm.org.uk/
 civicrm/event/register?id=506&amp\;reset=1" style=
 "text-decoration: none\; color: #000000\;">Apply n
 ow for TRANSFORM 2026&nbsp\;</a>- CLOSING DATE FOR
  APPLICATIONS 17 JULY 2026</h2>\n \n <p>&nbsp\;</p
 >\n \n <blockquote>\n <p>TRANSFORM is one of a kin
 d... It&rsquo\;s a wonderful opportunity for perso
 nal growth in intimacy with God\, in a safe settin
 g\, with excellent input and fellowship - somethin
 g I&rsquo\;ve rarely found as a leader.</p>\n </bl
 ockquote>\n \n <p>&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <p><a href="/si
 tes/default/files/downloads/events/2026-TRANSFORM-
 brochure.pdf" style="background-color: #0b67a4\; b
 order: none\; color: white\; padding: 15px 32px\; 
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 ay: inline-block\;  font-family: Gill Sans\, GillS
 ans\, Gill Sans MT\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font-siz
 e: 16px\; border-radius: 8px\; text-align:center">
 DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE</a></p>\n \n <h2>&nbsp\;</h2
 >\n \n <h2>Why TRANSFORM?</h2>\n \n <p>Joining TRA
 NSFORM will provide you with the necessary time an
 d space in your schedule to engage at a deep level
  with life and leadership-transforming truth. TRAN
 SFORM offers unprecedented access to the Freedom I
 n Christ&#39\;s teaching resources embedded within
  a collaborative learning environment and includes
 :</p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li>Weekly Hubs encountering Go
 ds Truth with other leaders</li>\n 	<li>Two Retrea
 ts - at least 1 face-to-face</li>\n 	<li>A persona
 l\, confidential Steps To Freedom In Christ appoin
 tment\, and two further opportunities to engage wi
 th the Steps To Experiencing God&#39\;s Grace\, an
 d the Steps To Freedom For Leaders.</li>\n </ul>\n
  \n <p>You&rsquo\;ll be joining other leaders from
  church and ministry contexts and can expect lasti
 ng and mutually beneficial friendships to form. Du
 ring our time together\, you will find an honest\,
  &ldquo\;real&rdquo\; environment where you are no
 t expected to perform but simply be yourself.</p>\
 n \n <h2>The TRANSFORM Invitation</h2>\n \n <p>App
 lications are welcome from Christian leaders who w
 ant to kick-start and accelerate the process of pe
 rsonal and corporate discipleship that bears much 
 fruit\, through an intentional\, structured\, supp
 orted programme that&nbsp\;strengthens what you al
 ready have and helps make your ministry even more 
 fruitful.&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <h2>The TRANSFORM Commit
 ment</h2>\n \n <p>TRANSFORM will be quite a commit
 ment&nbsp\;for a Church or Organisation\, but it&n
 bsp\;will be a wise investment&nbsp\;likely to be 
 repaid many times over in the coming years.</p>\n 
 \n <p>The programme starts at the end of August an
 d finishes in May\, and involves weekly study and 
 prayer\, and an online (Zoom) hub to share and pra
 y together. In addition\, there are two Retreats i
 n October and March.</p>\n \n <p>Before your appli
 cation is accepted\, we will want to make sure tha
 t enough time and space will be made available for
  you to engage with TRANSFORM&nbsp\;on a weekly ba
 sis and to release you to go on the two retreats.&
 nbsp\;</p>\n \n <h2>The TRANSFORM Cost</h2>\n \n <
 p>The cost of the 9-month TRANSFORM programme is <
 strong>&pound\;745\, including a 3 night Retreat i
 n May.</strong>&nbsp\;Payment can be spread with 6
  monthly installments of &pound\;125.</p>\n \n <p>
 Bursaries are available - please enquire via email
 .</p>\n \n <p>There is also a&nbsp\;required readi
 ng list which will cost in the region of <strong>&
 pound\;65 </strong>for all titles (plus p&amp\;p).
 </p>\n \n <p><strong>There is no charge to apply</
 strong>\, but if accepted full payment\, or an ini
 tial monthly installment\, will be required by 15t
 h August.</p>\n \n <p>&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <p><a href=
 "https://www.ficm.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id
 =506&amp\;reset=1" style="background-color: #0b67a
 4\; border: none\; color: white\; padding: 15px 32
 px\; text-align: center\; text-decoration: none\; 
 display: inline-block\;  font-family: Gill Sans\, 
 GillSans\, Gill Sans MT\, Arial\, sans-serif\; fon
 t-size: 16px\; border-radius: 8px\; text-align:cen
 ter">APPLY TODAY FOR TRANSFORM 2026</a></p>\n \n <
 p>&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <p>&nbsp\;</p></body></html>
DESCRIPTION: \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Are you a Christian in le
 adership\, responsible for setting vision and stra
 tegic direction?\n \n \n Do you want the opportuni
 ty to take your leadership into a place of greater
  freedom\, fruitfulness and transformation?\n \n \
 n Apply now for TRANSFORM 2026  (https://www.ficm.
 org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=506&reset=1)- CLO
 SING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 17 JULY 2026\n \n \n  \
 n \n \n \n \n TRANSFORM is one of a kind... It’s a
  wonderful opportunity for personal growth in inti
 macy with God\, in a safe setting\, with excellent
  input and fellowship - something I’ve rarely foun
 d as a leader.\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n DOWNLOAD
  THE BROCHURE (/sites/default/files/downloads/even
 ts/2026-TRANSFORM-brochure.pdf)\n \n \n \n  \n \n 
 \n Why TRANSFORM?\n \n \n Joining TRANSFORM will p
 rovide you with the necessary time and space in yo
 ur schedule to engage at a deep level with life an
 d leadership-transforming truth. TRANSFORM offers 
 unprecedented access to the Freedom In Christ's te
 aching resources embedded within a collaborative l
 earning environment and includes:\n \n \n \n \n 	W
 eekly Hubs encountering Gods Truth with other lead
 ers\n 	Two Retreats - at least 1 face-to-face\n 	A
  personal\, confidential Steps To Freedom In Chris
 t appointment\, and two further opportunities to e
 ngage with the Steps To Experiencing God's Grace\,
  and the Steps To Freedom For Leaders.\n \n \n You
 ’ll be joining other leaders from church and minis
 try contexts and can expect lasting and mutually b
 eneficial friendships to form. During our time tog
 ether\, you will find an honest\, “real” environme
 nt where you are not expected to perform but simpl
 y be yourself.\n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM Invitation
 \n \n \n Applications are welcome from Christian l
 eaders who want to kick-start and accelerate the p
 rocess of personal and corporate discipleship that
  bears much fruit\, through an intentional\, struc
 tured\, supported programme that strengthens what 
 you already have and helps make your ministry even
  more fruitful. \n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM Commitme
 nt\n \n \n TRANSFORM will be quite a commitment fo
 r a Church or Organisation\, but it will be a wise
  investment likely to be repaid many times over in
  the coming years.\n \n \n \n The programme starts
  at the end of August and finishes in May\, and in
 volves weekly study and prayer\, and an online (Zo
 om) hub to share and pray together. In addition\, 
 there are two Retreats in October and March.\n \n 
 \n \n Before your application is accepted\, we wil
 l want to make sure that enough time and space wil
 l be made available for you to engage with TRANSFO
 RM on a weekly basis and to release you to go on t
 he two retreats. \n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM Cost\n 
 \n \n The cost of the 9-month TRANSFORM programme 
 is £745\, including a 3 night Retreat in May. Paym
 ent can be spread with 6 monthly installments of £
 125.\n \n \n \n Bursaries are available - please e
 nquire via email.\n \n \n \n There is also a requi
 red reading list which will cost in the region of 
 £65 for all titles (plus p&p).\n \n \n \n There is
  no charge to apply\, but if accepted full payment
 \, or an initial monthly installment\, will be req
 uired by 15th August.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n APPL
 Y TODAY FOR TRANSFORM 2026 (https://www.ficm.org.u
 k/civicrm/event/register?id=506&reset=1)\n \n \n \
 n  \n \n \n \n  \n \n 
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