Diocesan Clergy Women's Day
Saturday 1 October 10am - 4pm
St Andrew's Church, Linton Road, Oxford. OX2 6UG
An opportunity for all ordained women to celebrate, connect, be refreshed, and released. Speakers, workshops, prayer, creativity room, baby facilities, new friends... This is a free event with lunch and refreshments provided.
Leadership in Rural Multi-Parish Benefices.
Tuesday 27 September 10am - 3.30 pm
Saint Mary’s Convent, Denchworth Road, Wantage, OX12 9AU
Consider how leadership might be exercised in one’s own rural situation. We shall explore a range of leadership models, including oversight and chaplaincy, the role context has to play, and how leadership might be developed. As much of the best leadership is shared, we suggest clergy bring at least one lay leader from their benefice with them.
This event is part of an autumn programme for small and rural churches. See the full series of events, from the inaugural Rural Lecture from Bishop Dagmar Winter to a Rural Read-along to How Village Churches Thrive, an inspiring, practical guide from Bishop Robert Atwell and others.
Watch out for more events coming up in the spring...
Past events and online resources
Missed an event or want to listen back to refresh your memory? Click on the titles below:
Blessed are the Placemakers
Andrew Rumsey, the Bishop of Ramsbury, leads us through some ‘ecclesiastical geography’, explores biblical themes of place and locality and how the parish system translated these into the English context, and helps us reflect on what that mean for us now.
Preaching on the cross
Tom Wright, former Bishop of Durham and known to many as the author NT Wright, offers a series of three talks to help inform our theology of the cross and how we might preach on it, particularly over Lent, Holy Week and Easter.
Session 1
Hope Amid the Broken Signposts
Session 2
The Crown of Thorns and the Game of Thrones
Session 3
A Far, Far Better Thing: With his Stripes We are Healed
Preaching the Gospel of Mark
The Revd Dr Will Lamb, Vicar of the University Church in Oxford, offers a number of resources that explore some of the major themes that can help preachers connect Mark's gospel with the life of the Church and the world. Kindly hosted on the University Church website.
The Bampton Lectures
The prestigious annual Bampton Lectures are intellectually stimulating and often court controversy. Listen to the recordings on the University Church website.
Christ's Last Seven Words
A series of podcasts by Professor Graham Ward.
Seeking the Common Good
Three podcasts hosted by Professor Sarah Mortimer with guest speaker.
Climate Change and Spirituality
Four podcasts exploring the spirituality of climate change.