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Positive Life Courses - Unlocking Potential

 
 Our Positive Life courses are short, supportive sessions designed to build confidence and strengthen everyday life skills. Each course offers practical tools and insights around well-being, health, relationships, and work. It’s a safe, friendly space to explore real-life challenges, discover new possibilities, and take steps toward positive change at your own pace.
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Everyone’s welcome and it’s all FREE

Sessions take place at Purley Baptist Church (in the Cube):

Mondays 7:15 – 9:15pm or Wednesdays 10:00am–12:00noon.
Browse the course descriptions below or click a title for a quick summary. 


The series of Positive Life Courses

 
WELLBEING COURSES
#1 Boosting Life Skills: An Introduction
#2 Boosting 7 Highly Effective Characteristics
HEALTH COURSES
#6 Boosting the Benefits of Sleep
#7 Eating & Drinking for Health
RELATIONSHIP SKILLS COURSES
WORK SKILLS COURSES
#8 Professional Writing
#9 Presenting for High Impact
#10 Meeting Management
#11 One Minute Praising & Redirecting
#12 Deadline Management & Progress Tracking

Register your interest for a course via the Church Office

#2 Boosting Relationship Skills: How to understand people and establish a strong connection 


Course dates: Mondays 7.15-9.15pm, 7 weeks: 2025 April: 14,28 May: 12  June: 2, 23, 30 July: 7

This course is all about helping you connect better with the people in your life. Whether it’s friendships, family, work relationships or romantic ones, we’ll look at 20 key skills that can really make a difference in how we relate to others. It’s practical, down-to-earth, and designed to help you build stronger, healthier connections, because good relationships are such a big part of our mental health and wellbeing.

📘 Check out the full
Course Syllabus for details.
📞 To sign up or find out more, get in touch with Nick Waters or contact the
Church Office. Whilst the course is FREE, Booking is Required
 

#4 Boosting Highly Effective Relationship Characteristics


Course dates: Mondays 7:15 -9:15pm | Sept: 29, Oct 13, 20, 27 ( 4 sessions) 

Become a More Effective Relationship Builder

This course focuses on developing strong interpersonal skills
 with others (eg. friendships, family, work relationships or romantic ones). We’ll look at how to grow the qualities that make relationships  thrive, improve your listening skills, and understand how different personality styles shape the way we connect.

📘 Check out the full Course Syllabus for details.
📞 To sign up or find out more, get in touch with Nick Waters or contact the 
Church OfficeWhilst the course is FREE, Booking is Required
  

#5 Handling Conflict & Difficult People


Course dates: Wednesdays 10am-12pm: 2025 Nov: 5, 12, 19, 26 (4 sessions)

We all face tricky people and tough conversations from time to time. This course gives you practical tools to deal with conflict in a healthier way—whether at home, work, or anywhere in between.

We’ll explore how to:
  • defuse tension and de-escalate conflict
  • restore and rebuild broken relationships
  • respond wisely to anger and understand 21 common “difficult” behaviour types
📘 Check out the full Course Syllabus for details.
📞 To sign up or find out more, get in touch with Nick Waters or contact the 
Church OfficeWhilst the course is FREE, Booking is Required
 

#6 Boosting the Benefits of Sleep


Course dates: Wednesdays 10am -12noon - Dec 2025  3rd & 10 (2 week course)

How to get a good night's sleep every night:
  • Good sleep ‘hygiene’ & sleep strategies.
  • Tackling insomnia.
  • The impact of not getting enough sleep.
📘 Check out the full Course Syllabus for details.
📞 To sign up or find out more, get in touch with Nick Waters or contact the 
Church OfficeWhilst the course is FREE, Booking is Required
 

 

 

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