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Soulful Nature
Sunday, April 5, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
[General]
Soulful Nature
Sunday, April 5, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
Nature isn't just good for us. We're part of it: created within the rhythms, seasons and cycles of God's good Creation. Little wonder, then, that we can feel disconnected from our own 'soulful nature' when we're cut off from the natural world; and that the soul can stir profoundly, when we step back outside to behold nature's beauty and wisdom.
On Palm Sunday, as we prepare to face into the pain and promise of Holy Week and Easter, Brian Draper, co-author of Soulful Nature, will ask reflectively how the season of spring can help bring life and light to the liturgical season, and enable us to lead lives more closely attuned to Creation, in a time of climate emergency.
Brian Draper is the co-author (with Howard Green) of Soulful Nature (Canterbury Press 2020). He works as a speaker, retreat guide, labyrinth curator and creative consultant, seeking to help people of all faiths and none to see the world from a creative and engaging spiritual perspective. His books include Soulfulness: Deepening the Mindful Life (Hodder 2016) and he is a regular contributor to BBC R4’s Thought for the Day.
- Organisers
- St Paul's Adult Learning department
- Website
- https://www.stpauls.co.uk/learning-faith/adult-learning/sunday-forum
- adultlearning@stpaulscathedral.org.uk
- Phone
- 02072468337
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My Soul Glorifies the Lord: Women in the Bible
Saturday, April 25, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
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My Soul Glorifies the Lord: Women in the Bible
Saturday, April 25, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
The wisdom and insight of women in the Bible have been largely overlooked. Liz invites us to listen anew to the voices and stories of women such as Mary, Eve, Hagar and Ruth, using storytelling from the Bible and art.
We will explore what women and their identity in the Bible can teach us today about contemporary issues of leadership, relationships, love and power. By re-evaluating our thinking we will ask, are these women still relevant and what is there to rediscover and to teach us in the modern world?
The workshop will introduce and draw on the work of leading feminist theorists such as Naomi Wolf and theologians including Elizabeth Schussler Fiorenza and Phyllis Trible.
The Ven Liz Adekunle is the Archdeacon of Hackney and a member of the Archbishops’ Task Group for Evangelism, and was previously Chaplain and Acting Dan of St John’s College, Cambridge. She is an associate at Westminster Abbey, Chaplain to Her Majesty the Queen and is currently working on her part-time PhD in Feminist Theology at Cambridge University.
- Organisers
- St Paul's Adult Learning department
- Website
- https://www.stpauls.co.uk/women
- adultlearning@stpaulscathedral.org.uk
- Phone
- 02072468337
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Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Lifecentral Church, Little Cornbow, B63 3AJ
Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
Lifecentral Church, Little Cornbow, B63 3AJ
Rob Parsons is going on tour with The Heart of Communication to share insights from over 50 years of experience. He will unpack methods that will help any public speaker to better grasp not only how to speak to the head, but to the heart.
- Organisers
- Care for the Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/heart-of-communication
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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The Lost Message of Paul
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
[General]
The Lost Message of Paul
Tuesday, April 28, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
Steve Chalke wants to start a new conversation about Paul the Apostle. He says that too often his words have been borrowed, lifted out of context and then put into the service of ideas, doctrines and behaviours which not only would he never have owned, but also would have strongly opposed. He says it is time to let Paul speak again.
He will argue that Paul has been so radically misunderstood that, for instance, original sin was never part of his thinking, and that justification by faith is actually based on a mistranslation of his words. Paul’s revolutionary message is that salvation is a gift of God’s grace to everyone, a result entirely of God’s faithfulness, not to do with our works, worthiness or even faith.
Join us as Steve invites us to hear Paul’s own words afresh, and in them find a new reformation and a new way of following Christ which offers liberation and welcome.
Steve Chalke is a Baptist minister, educator, broadcaster and activist. He is the founder of the Oasis Charitable Trust, Faithworks and Stop the Traffik. He is Anglo-Indian and a native south Londoner. He has authored over 40 books and is a regular presenter and commentator on television, radio and other media. His latest book is The Lost Message of Paul (SPCK 2019).
The evening will be chaired by Dr Paula Gooder, Biblical Scholar and Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, and include plenty of time for questions and answers.
- Organisers
- St Paul's Adult Learning department
- Website
- https://www.stpauls.co.uk/Paul
- adultlearning@stpaulscathedral.org.uk
- Phone
- 02072468337
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Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
All Nations Centre, 10 Frog Island, LE3 5AG
Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Wednesday, April 29, 2020
All Nations Centre, 10 Frog Island, LE3 5AG
Rob Parsons is going on tour with The Heart of Communication to share insights from over fifty years of experience. He will unpack methods that will help any public speaker to better grasp not only how to speak to the head, but to the heart.
- Organisers
- Care for the Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/heart-of-communication
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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The Heart of Communication
Thursday, April 30, 2020
The Riverside Centre, Riverside Court, Pride Park, DE24 8HY
Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Thursday, April 30, 2020
The Riverside Centre, Riverside Court, Pride Park, DE24 8HY
Rob Parsons is going on tour with The Heart of Communication to share insights from over 50 years of experience. He will unpack methods that will help any public speaker to better grasp not only how to speak to the head, but to the heart.
- Organisers
- Care for the Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/heart-of-communication
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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A Year of Grace: Exploring the Christian Seasons
Sunday, May 3, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
[General]
A Year of Grace: Exploring the Christian Seasons
Sunday, May 3, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
When we go to church, whether we go every week or just at Christmas and Easter, we step into a year-long story about God, and ourselves. David Hoyle will invite us to find our place in that story as he explores the cycle of the Christian year and the richness of the worship that goes with it. Each of its seasons, from the high feasts of Christmas and Easter to the long season of Ordinary Time, is a part of the drama, calling us to be alive to whole story of salvation. And as we approach Ascension Day, he will also reflect on what happens to our relationship with God when the risen Christ ascends from earth to heaven.
The Very Revd Dr David Hoyle is the newly installed Dean of Westminster and his latest book is A Year of Grace: Exploring the Christian Seasons (Canterbury Press 2019). He has a keen interest in theological education and has previously held positions at Magdalene College, Cambridge and Gloucester Cathedral, and is the former Dean of Bristol.
- Organisers
- St Paul's Adult Learning department
- Website
- https://www.stpauls.co.uk/learning-faith/adult-learning/sunday-forum
- adultlearning@stpaulscathedral.org.uk
- Phone
- 02072468337
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Training Events
Left To Their Own Devices?
Monday, May 4, 2020
City Life Church, 85 Tangier Road, PO3 6JH
Training Events
Left To Their Own Devices?
Monday, May 4, 2020
City Life Church, 85 Tangier Road, PO3 6JH
Left To Their Own Devices? – Confident Parenting in a World of Screens is for parents, carers or anyone who is passionate about helping children navigate the digital world confidently. Katharine and Sim will enable you to power up your parenting for the online generation.
- Organisers
- Care For The Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/owndevices
- mail@cff.org.uk
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- 02920 810800
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Left To Their Own Devices?
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Great Western Hall, Fire Fly Avenue, SN2 2EY
Training Events
Left To Their Own Devices?
Tuesday, May 5, 2020
STEAM - Museum of the Great Western Railway, Great Western Hall, Fire Fly Avenue, SN2 2EY
Left To Their Own Devices? – Confident Parenting in a World of Screens is for parents, carers or anyone who is passionate about helping children navigate the digital world confidently. Katharine and Sim will enable you to power up your parenting for the online generation.
- Organisers
- Care For The Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/owndevices
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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Left To Their Own Devices?
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Oakwood Church Centre, Obridge Road, TA2 7PU
Training Events
Left To Their Own Devices?
Wednesday, May 6, 2020
Oakwood Church Centre, Obridge Road, TA2 7PU
Left To Their Own Devices? – Confident Parenting in a World of Screens is for parents, carers or anyone who is passionate about helping children navigate the digital world confidently. Katharine and Sim will enable you to power up your parenting for the online generation.
- Organisers
- Care For The Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/owndevices
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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The Heart of Communication
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The Stormont Hotel, 587 Upper Newtownards Road, BT4 3LP
Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Tuesday, May 12, 2020
The Stormont Hotel, 587 Upper Newtownards Road, BT4 3LP
Rob Parsons is going on tour with The Heart of Communication to share insights from over 50 years of experience. He will unpack methods that will help any public speaker to better grasp not only how to speak to the head, but to the heart.
- Organisers
- Care for the Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/heart-of-communication
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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A Call to be Changed: Florence Nightingale and the Meaning of Vocation
Thursday, May 28, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
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Amazing Grace
Sunday, June 7, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
[General]
Amazing Grace
Sunday, June 7, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
Grace is transformative. We sing about it, invoke it and thank God for it, but do we really understand it? Do we accept ourselves as worthy of God’s grace? Do we see ourselves as bringers of grace? And how we can deepen our understanding of what God intends by it in our daily lives?
Jarel Robinson-Brown will invite us to reflect on the familiar language of grace and to deepen our understanding of what God intends by and through it. He will explore the transforming nature of grace through the many hymns we sing about it, its scriptural roots and contemporary theological interpretations.
The Revd Jarel Robinson-Brown has been a Methodist Minister since 2013, and joined King's College London as the Methodist Chaplain in 2019. Prior to full-time ministry he studied classical music as a pianist and organist. Jarel is currently researching Coptic Monasticism and Religion in Late Antiquity. He has interests in Liberation Theology, Queer Theology and the life of the Prophets.
- Organisers
- St Paul's Adult Learning department
- Website
- https://www.stpauls.co.uk/learning-faith/adult-learning/sunday-forum
- adultlearning@stpaulscathedral.org.uk
- Phone
- 02072468337
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The Heart of Communication
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Jurys Inn Cheltenham, Gloucester Road, GL51 0TS
Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Tuesday, June 9, 2020
Jurys Inn Cheltenham, Gloucester Road, GL51 0TS
Rob Parsons is going on tour with The Heart of Communication to share insights from over 50 years of experience. He will unpack methods that will help any public speaker to better grasp not only how to speak to the head, but to the heart.
- Organisers
- Care for the Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/heart-of-communication
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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The Heart of Communication
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
The King’s Centre, Osney Mead OX2 0ES
Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Wednesday, June 10, 2020
The King’s Centre, Osney Mead OX2 0ES
Rob Parsons is going on tour with The Heart of Communication to share insights from over 50 years of experience. He will unpack methods that will help any public speaker to better grasp not only how to speak to the head, but to the heart.
- Organisers
- Care for the Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/heart-of-communication
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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The Heart of Communication
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Tonbridge Baptist Church, Darenth Avenue, TN10 3HZ
Training Events
The Heart of Communication
Thursday, June 11, 2020
Tonbridge Baptist Church, Darenth Avenue, TN10 3HZ
Rob Parsons is going on tour with The Heart of Communication to share insights from over 50 years of experience. He will unpack methods that will help any public speaker to better grasp not only how to speak to the head, but to the heart.
- Organisers
- Care for the Family
- Website
- https://www.careforthefamily.org.uk/events/heart-of-communication
- mail@cff.org.uk
- Phone
- 02920 810800
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David danced before the Lord: King David as the Ancestor of Christ
Saturday, June 13, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
[General]
David danced before the Lord: King David as the Ancestor of Christ
Saturday, June 13, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
King David is one of the most vivid characters in the Bible. Complex and contradictory, he a man of great faith who lives a life of joyful intimacy with God and yet is still flawed, sinful and called to repentance.
His are some of the most memorable stories in the Bible. In his youth, he defeated the giant Goliath, danced before the Lord (to the embarrassment of his wife), and formed a passionate friendship with Jonathan. In his maturity he becomes King and his story darkens into war, family breakdown, heartrending grief at the death of his son and perhaps the darkest moment of all when he orders Bathsheba’s husband’s death in order to take her for himself.
But in the Gospels, Jesus is called Son of David, and David’s finer qualities are ones that point us to Christ and become evident in the story of Christ.
Janet Tollington will bring King David to life, exploring the light and dark of his life and character, asking what aspects of his story have resonance and relevance for us, and why he should matter to us as Christians today.
The Revd Dr Janet Tollington is an Old Testament scholar and a Minister in the United Reformed Church. She has taught Hebrew and Old Testament at Westminster College, Cambridge within the Cambridge Theological Federation, an ecumenical body for lay and ordained ministry training. A much-loved teacher, she is back with us by popular demand.
- Organisers
- St Paul's Adult Learning department
- Website
- https://www.stpauls.co.uk/david
- adultlearning@stpaulscathedral.org.uk
- Phone
- 02072468337
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Conferences
The Gathering 2020
26 - 28 June 2020
#inafieldnearswindon Lynt Farm Ln, Swindon SN6 7QZ
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St Augustine: A Life of Prayer, Learning and Love
Sunday, July 5, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
[General]
St Augustine: A Life of Prayer, Learning and Love
Sunday, July 5, 2020
St Paul's Cathedral, London EC4M 8AD
St Augustine often gets a bad press, for supposedly being anti-women and obsessed with sin and sex. So why is his writing still relevant in the 21st century, and how can it help us as Christians today to grow in our faith and discipleship?
Cally Hammond, who has translated Augustine’s Confessions for Harvard University Press, says he ‘couldn’t simply accept something because somebody told him to believe it. He had to make sense of it for himself’. In doing so he became one of the greatest Christian theologians. Cally will introduce his life and thought, and invite us to take inspiration from Augustine, and - like him – to ask questions which lead us to become wiser, kinder and more prayerful.
The Revd Dr Cally Hammond is Dean of Gonville & Caius College, Cambridge, where she teaches early Christian history, New Testament Greek and Classical Latin. She lectures and leads retreats introducing people to Augustine, and encourages people to learn from his love of Scripture, his prayer life and his personal dedication to God. She says of him ‘I feel as if I know him, that he’s a friend’. Her latest book is Augustine’s Life of Prayer, Learning and Love (BRF 2019).
- Organisers
- St Paul's Adult Learning department
- Website
- https://www.stpauls.co.uk/learning-faith/adult-learning/sunday-forum
- adultlearning@stpaulscathedral.org.uk
- Phone
- 02072468337
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