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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></h2>\n \n <p>&nbs
 p\;</p>\n \n <blockquote>\n <p>TRANSFORM is one of
  a kind... It&rsquo\;s a wonderful opportunity for
  personal growth in intimacy with God\, in a safe 
 setting\, with excellent input and fellowship - so
 mething I&rsquo\;ve rarely found as a leader.</p>\
 n </blockquote>\n \n <p>&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <p><a hre
 f="/sites/default/files/downloads/events/2026-TRAN
 SFORM-brochure.pdf" style="background-color: #0b67
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 nter">DOWNLOAD THE BROCHURE</a></p>\n \n <h2>&nbsp
 \;</h2>\n \n <h2>Why TRANSFORM?</h2>\n \n <p>Joini
 ng TRANSFORM will provide you with the necessary t
 ime and space in your schedule to engage at a deep
  level with life and leadership-transforming truth
 . TRANSFORM offers unprecedented access to the Fre
 edom In Christ&#39\;s teaching resources embedded 
 within a collaborative learning environment and in
 cludes:</p>\n \n <ul>\n 	<li>Weekly Hubs encounter
 ing Gods Truth with other leaders</li>\n 	<li>Two 
 Retreats - at least 1 face-to-face</li>\n 	<li>A p
 ersonal\, confidential Steps To Freedom In Christ 
 appointment\, and two further opportunities to eng
 age with the Steps To Experiencing God&#39\;s Grac
 e\, and the Steps To Freedom For Leaders.</li>\n <
 /ul>\n \n <p>You&rsquo\;ll be joining other leader
 s from church and ministry contexts and can expect
  lasting and mutually beneficial friendships to fo
 rm. During our time together\, you will find an ho
 nest\, &ldquo\;real&rdquo\; environment where you 
 are not expected to perform but simply be yourself
 .</p>\n \n <h2>The TRANSFORM Invitation</h2>\n \n 
 <p>Applications are welcome from Christian leaders
  who want to kick-start and accelerate the process
  of personal and corporate discipleship that bears
  much fruit\, through an intentional\, structured\
 , supported programme that&nbsp\;strengthens what 
 you already have and helps make your ministry even
  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\, bu
 t 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 at the end of Aug
 ust and finishes in May\, and involves weekly stud
 y and prayer\, and an online (Zoom) hub to share a
 nd pray together. In addition\, there are two Retr
 eats in October and March.</p>\n \n <p>Before your
  application is accepted\, we will want to make su
 re that enough time and space will be made availab
 le for you to engage with TRANSFORM&nbsp\;on a wee
 kly basis and to release you to go on the two retr
 eats.&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <h2>The TRANSFORM Cost</h2>\
 n \n <p>The cost of the 9-month TRANSFORM programm
 e is <strong>&pound\;745\, including a 3 night Ret
 reat in 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
  reading list which will cost in the region of <st
 rong>&pound\;65 </strong>for all titles (plus p&am
 p\;p).</p>\n \n <p><strong>There is no charge to a
 pply</strong>\, but if accepted full payment\, or 
 an initial 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/regis
 ter?id=506&amp\;reset=1" style="background-color: 
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 one\; display: inline-block\;  font-family: Gill S
 ans\, GillSans\, Gill Sans MT\, Arial\, sans-serif
 \; font-size: 16px\; border-radius: 8px\; text-ali
 gn:center">APPLY TODAY FOR TRANSFORM 2026</a></p>\
 n \n <p>&nbsp\;</p>\n \n <p>&nbsp\;</p></body></ht
 ml>
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)\n \n
  \n  \n \n \n \n \n TRANSFORM is one of a kind... 
 It’s a wonderful opportunity for personal growth i
 n intimacy with God\, in a safe setting\, with exc
 ellent input and fellowship - something I’ve rarel
 y found as a leader.\n \n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \n DO
 WNLOAD THE BROCHURE (/sites/default/files/download
 s/events/2026-TRANSFORM-brochure.pdf)\n \n \n \n  
 \n \n \n Why TRANSFORM?\n \n \n Joining TRANSFORM 
 will provide you with the necessary time and space
  in your schedule to engage at a deep level with l
 ife and leadership-transforming truth. TRANSFORM o
 ffers unprecedented access to the Freedom In Chris
 t's teaching resources embedded within a collabora
 tive learning environment and includes:\n \n \n \n
  \n 	Weekly Hubs encountering Gods Truth with othe
 r leaders\n 	Two Retreats - at least 1 face-to-fac
 e\n 	A personal\, confidential Steps To Freedom In
  Christ appointment\, and two further opportunitie
 s to engage with the Steps To Experiencing God's G
 race\, and the Steps To Freedom For Leaders.\n \n 
 \n You’ll be joining other leaders from church and
  ministry contexts and can expect lasting and mutu
 ally beneficial friendships to form. During our ti
 me together\, you will find an honest\, “real” env
 ironment where you are not expected to perform but
  simply be yourself.\n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM Invi
 tation\n \n \n Applications are welcome from Chris
 tian leaders who want to kick-start and accelerate
  the process of personal and corporate discipleshi
 p that bears much fruit\, through an intentional\,
  structured\, supported programme that strengthens
  what you already have and helps make your ministr
 y even more fruitful. \n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM Co
 mmitment\n \n \n TRANSFORM will be quite a commitm
 ent for a Church or Organisation\, but it will be 
 a wise investment likely to be repaid many times o
 ver in the coming years.\n \n \n \n The programme 
 starts at the end of August and finishes in May\, 
 and involves weekly study and prayer\, and an onli
 ne (Zoom) hub to share and pray together. In addit
 ion\, there 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 spa
 ce will be made available for you to engage with T
 RANSFORM on a weekly basis and to release you to g
 o on the two retreats. \n \n \n \n The TRANSFORM C
 ost\n \n \n The cost of the 9-month TRANSFORM prog
 ramme is £745\, including a 3 night Retreat in May
 . Payment can be spread with 6 monthly installment
 s of £125.\n \n \n \n Bursaries are available - pl
 ease enquire via email.\n \n \n \n There is also a
  required reading list which will cost in the regi
 on of £65 for all titles (plus p&p).\n \n \n \n Th
 ere is no charge to apply\, but if accepted full p
 ayment\, or an initial monthly installment\, will 
 be required by 15th August.\n \n \n \n  \n \n \n \
 n APPLY TODAY FOR TRANSFORM 2026 (https://www.ficm
 .org.uk/civicrm/event/register?id=506&reset=1)\n \
 n \n \n  \n \n \n \n  \n \n 
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