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Leadership & Management

Foundation Courses

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Course Costs

SNU Individual, SNUi & Church Members With Printed notes £40.00
Without printed notes £25.00
NON Members With printed notes £50.00
Without printed notes £35.00

LM1 - Leadership & Management

This course is the accreditation level academic element of the Church Accreditation Scheme
(CAS). Its focus is on running a SNU church. If this course is completed as a stand-alone course,
it remains valid for five years from date of completion for entry to CAS. The course has the
following eight sections:

1. The History of Modern Spiritualism and the Development of the SNU.

2. The Teachings of Spiritualism.

3. The Church in the Community.

4. Church Leadership and Management.

5. Church Services and Activities.

6. Education Training and Spiritual Development.

7. Church Rules.

8. Promotion and Fundraising.
      Appendix 1 - Rules for Churches 2018.
      Appendix 2 - Rules for Churches 2021.

*Special discounted price of £5.00 for the LM1 course only. * 

This course is currently unavailable. 

MD1 - Ministerial Duties

A course designed to assist those who conduct official ceremonies such as namings, weddings, funerals and other Ministerial duties. This course covers the following sections:

  1. Spiritualists’ National Union

  2. Presentation and Suggested Readings

  3. Naming Services           

  4. Wedding Services           

  5. Funeral Services           

  6. When things go wrong           

  7. Confidentiality and the Law          

  8. Prison Visiting           

  9. Hospital and Hospice Visiting          

  10. Safeguarding

*This course is open to Officiant trainees only*. 

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Published: 28th September, 2017

Updated: 9th May, 2022

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Intermediate Courses

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Course Costs

SNU Individual, SNUi & Church Members

With Printed notes

£40.00

Without printed notes

£25.00

NON Members

With printed notes

£50.00

Without printed notes

£35.00

Course: G3 - Spiritualists' National Union Organisation

An introduction to the SNU, together with its administration as a charity and a limited liability company, and how this is achieved within the District Councils and the Spiritualists’ Lyceum Union. This course covers the following sections:

1. Background, History & Purpose of the SNU

2. Composition, Membership & Meetings

3. The NEC, The Council, Administration, Complaints & District Councils

4. Standing Committees: Accreditation Committee & Communications Committee

5. Trust Property & the SNU Trust Fund of Benevolence

6. The Spiritualists' Lyceum Union, SNUi, The Arthur Findlay College & The Barbanell Centre 


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Published: 29th September, 2017

Updated: 11th November, 2021

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Church Accreditation Scheme

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CAS - Church Accreditation Scheme

The Church Accreditation Scheme (CAS) is not an award but is necessary for a candidate who wishes to progress through to Leadership and Management awards. This Accreditation is a continuous assessment scheme. 

There are eight sections covering twenty-four subjects that a candidate must complete by gathering evidence of competence against the criteria laid down in their logbook. A candidate can attend training sessions arranged by EEcom approved trainers in churches, at the Barbanell Centre in Stafford or online. A candidate must complete the training programme within three years.

Before applying for the final assessment, a candidate must have completed the LM1 Education course (or G1 if completed after 31 Dec 18 with a grade B pass or higher, (the LM1 course is included in the price of the CAS) and the appropriate training. The Final Assessment is arranged by EEcom. A candidate must complete a private interview and an oral test of ten questions based on course LM1 and basic knowledge of the running of an SNU affiliated Church or a Pioneer Centre. A candidate must also chair a Church Service, give a prayer at that service and both choose and deliver a reading appropriate for a Church service.

*Special discounted price of £10.00 for the CAS & LM1 course combined. * 

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Published: 30th September, 2017

Updated: 10th January, 2022

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