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SUMMARY:TRANSFORM 2027 - 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 2027&nbsp\;</a>- CLOSING DATE FOR
  APPLICATIONS 31 JULY 2027</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
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 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>One perso
 nal\, confidential Steps To Freedom In Christ appo
 intment\, and then two further opportunities to en
 gage with the Steps To Experiencing God&#39\;s Gra
 ce\, and the Steps To Freedom For Leaders.</li>\n 
 </ul>\n \n <p>You&rsquo\;ll be joining other leade
 rs from church and ministry contexts and can expec
 t lasting and mutually beneficial friendships to f
 orm. During our time together\, you will find an h
 onest\, &ldquo\;real&rdquo\; environment where you
  are not expected to perform but simply be yoursel
 f.</p>\n \n <h2>The TRANSFORM Invitation</h2>\n \n
  <p>Applications are welcome from Christian leader
 s who want to kick-start and accelerate the proces
 s of personal and corporate discipleship that bear
 s much fruit\, through an intentional\, structured
 \, supported programme that&nbsp\;strengthens what
  you already have and helps make your ministry eve
 n more fruitful.&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <h2>The TRANSFORM
  Commitment</h2>\n \n <p>TRANSFORM will be quite a
  commitment&nbsp\;for a Church or Organisation\, b
 ut it&nbsp\;will be a wise investment&nbsp\;likely
  to be repaid many times over in the coming years.
 </p>\n \n <p>The programme starts In September and
  finishes in May\, and involves weekly study and p
 rayer\, and an online (Zoom) hub to share and pray
  together. In addition\, there are two Retreats in
  October and March.</p>\n \n <p>Before your applic
 ation is accepted\, we will want to make sure that
  enough time and space will be made available for 
 you to engage with TRANSFORM&nbsp\;on a weekly bas
 is and to release you to go on the two retreats.&n
 bsp\;</p>\n \n <h2>The TRANSFORM Cost</h2>\n \n <p
 >The cost of the 9-month TRANSFORM programme is <s
 trong>&pound\;745\, including a 3 night Retreat in
  May.</strong>&nbsp\;Payment can be spread with 6 
 monthly installments of &pound\;125.</p>\n \n <p>B
 ursaries are available - please enquire via email.
 </p>\n \n <p>There is also a&nbsp\;required readin
 g list which will cost in the region of <strong>&p
 ound\;65 </strong>for all titles (plus p&amp\;p).<
 /p>\n \n <p><strong>There is no charge to apply</s
 trong>\, but if accepted full payment\, or an init
 ial monthly installment\, will be required by 15th
  August.</p>\n \n <p>&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <p><a href="
 https://www.ficm.org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=
 518&amp\;reset=1" style="background-color: #0b67a4
 \; border: none\; color: white\; padding: 15px 32p
 x\; text-align: center\; text-decoration: none\; d
 isplay: inline-block\;  font-family: Gill Sans\, G
 illSans\, Gill Sans MT\, Arial\, sans-serif\; font
 -size: 16px\; border-radius: 8px\; text-align:cent
 er">APPLY TODAY FOR TRANSFORM 2027</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 2027  (https://www.ficm.
 org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=506&reset=1)- CLO
 SING DATE FOR APPLICATIONS 31 JULY 2027\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 	O
 ne personal\, confidential Steps To Freedom In Chr
 ist appointment\, and then two further opportuniti
 es to engage 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 an
 d ministry contexts and can expect lasting and mut
 ually beneficial friendships to form. During our t
 ime together\, you will find an honest\, “real” en
 vironment where you are not expected to perform bu
 t simply be yourself.\n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM Inv
 itation\n \n \n Applications are welcome from Chri
 stian leaders who want to kick-start and accelerat
 e the process of personal and corporate disciplesh
 ip that bears much fruit\, through an intentional\
 , structured\, supported programme that strengthen
 s what you already have and helps make your minist
 ry even more fruitful. \n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM C
 ommitment\n \n \n TRANSFORM will be quite a commit
 ment for 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 In September and finishes in May\, and inv
 olves weekly study and prayer\, and an online (Zoo
 m) hub to share and pray together. In addition\, t
 here are two Retreats in October and March.\n \n \
 n \n Before your application is accepted\, we will
  want to make sure that enough time and space will
  be made available for you to engage with TRANSFOR
 M on a weekly basis and to release you to go on th
 e two retreats. \n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM Cost\n \
 n \n The cost of the 9-month TRANSFORM programme i
 s £745\, including a 3 night Retreat in May. Payme
 nt can be spread with 6 monthly installments of £1
 25.\n \n \n \n Bursaries are available - please en
 quire via email.\n \n \n \n There is also a requir
 ed 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 requ
 ired by 15th August.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n APPLY
  TODAY FOR TRANSFORM 2027 (https://www.ficm.org.uk
 /civicrm/event/register?id=518&reset=1)\n \n \n \n
   \n \n \n \n  \n \n 
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