Purley Baptist Church : Positive Life Courses

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.

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 10:30am–12:30noon.
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 #3 Boosting Relationship Skills #4 Boosting Highly Effective Relationship Characteristics #5 Handling Conflict & Difficult People	WORK SKILLS COURSES #8 Professional Writing #9 Presenting for High Impact #10 Meeting Management #11 One Minute Praising & Redirecting #12 Deadline Management & Progress Tracking

#1 Boosting Life Skills : An Introduction

Mondays PM (7.15-9.15pm) 7 sessions: Sept 14, 21, 28; Oct 5, 12, 19; Nov 2

📘 Check out the full Course syllabus for details.

#2 Boosting 7 Highly Effective Characteristics (B7HEC)

Mondays PM (7.15-9.15pm) 3 sessions: Quarter 2 2027 (dates to be confirmed)

How, in a highly effective way, to:

· approach problems

· check we’re going in the right direction & manage time

· get agreements, collaborate & listen.

📘 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

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

Wednesdays AM (10.30-12.30pm) 7 sessions: June 3, 10,17,24; July 1, 15, 22

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 Syllabu s 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: Wednesdays AM (10.30-12.30pm) 4 sessions: July 29; Aug 5,12, 26

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 Office. Whilst the course is FREE, Booking is Required

#5 Handling Conflict & Difficult People

Course dates: Wednesdays AM (10.30-12.30) 4 sessions: Quarter 4 2027 (dates to be decided)

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 Office. Whilst the course is FREE, Booking is Required

#6 Boosting the Benefits of Sleep

Course dates: Monday PM (7.15-9.15pm) April 27

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 Syllabu s 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

#7 Boosting Our Health by Eating & Drinking (BOHBEAD)

Course dates: Saturday AM (10.30-12.30) April 4

Learn how to eat & drink for better health - as well as save money.

· 30 tips to save money by eating/drinking healthily.

· Understand healthy food & drink with clear, simple guidance on what to choose and what to avoid.

· Learn simple ways to lose weight & keep it off.

📞 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

#8 Professional Writing (PWC)

Course dates: Saturday AM (9.30-1pm) April 25

How to write clearly, concisely & precisely so we can have:

· our messages quickly & easily understood

· a professional image

· error-free writing.