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SUMMARY:Lecture - John Bell
DESCRIPTION:The Imagination as a Key to Unlocking Scripture \n\n\n\nVenue:\nSt Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate (& Zoom option)\nDate:\nSaturday 19th September 2026\, 10.00 – 12.00 noon with breakfast available from 9.30 am\nTickets:\n£10 (including breakfast and refreshments)\nStudents: £7; Under 18s free.\nZoom live-stream: £5 per person\, must be purchased online in advance.\nTickets available soon\n\n\n\nThe Imagination is sometimes regarded as being an unreliable or mischievous faculty\, more of a danger to faith than an aid. But given that it is commonly employed by the prophets in their writings and Jesus in his parables\, it deserves serious consideration. In this lecture\, John Bell will argue that the imagination is an essential aid not only to interpreting scripture but also an ally in pastoral work and preaching\, as it offers an alternative to rigid thinking and dull speech.     \nBiography\nJohn Bell has worked for over 30 years in the areas of music\, worship\, spirituality and social justice. He conducts workshops and seminars across the globe and\, with his colleagues\, develops new and accessible liturgical materials. He is an occasional broadcaster and for over 20 years was a regular contributor to Radio 4’s Thought for the Day. \nPublications\nTo date\, John has published 17 collections of original and global songs\, and numerous collections of liturgical material. His most recent books are: \nTen Things They Never Told Me About Jesus (Wild Goose Publications)\nLiving with the Psalms (SPCK)\nAnd Then She Said (Wild Good Publications)
URL:https://hstm.org.uk/event/lecture-john-bell-2026/
LOCATION:St Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate\, HG2 8AY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Live Lectures
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Paul Kunert
DESCRIPTION:Jesus Died to save the planet\n\n\n\nVenue:\nSt Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate (& Zoom option)\nDate:\nSaturday 21st November 2026\, 10.00 – 12.00 noon with breakfast available from 9.30 am\nTickets:\n£10 (including breakfast and refreshments)\nStudents: £7; Under 18s free.\nZoom live-stream: £5 per person\, must be purchased online in advance.\nTickets available soon\n\n\n\nIn this lecture we’ll consider how a full biblical account of the death and resurrection of Jesus compels us to make a response to the climate and nature crises a central part of our response to the Gospel. We’ll set out that account\, focusing on Jesus’ work of redemption\, reconciliation\, renewal and restoration of all things; see what it means for the renewal of humanity and our role and purpose; and then what it demands of the church. We’ll also diagnose why the flourishing of creation remains stubbornly peripheral – against the purposes of God – to the life of most churches and set out a way forward for any church that wants to see following Jesus for the flourishing of all creation – human society and non-human creation – integrated into the everyday lives of its people. \nBiography\nBorn and bred in the UK\, Paul has been working in Africa’s electricity sector for the last 25 years in various senior leadership roles\, developing\, financing\, building\, and managing major power plants in countries all over the continent. He is a chartered accountant and has a degree in economics and politics. He is married to Tara and they have three grown-up children. \nFor a long time – far too long – he’d seen ‘climate change’ as a secondary concern\, not something very high on God’s to-do list. Either world leaders were on top of it\, or it wasn’t that big of an issue anyway. Or worse still\, maybe God wasn’t that bothered.  \nWhen the truth about climate and ecological breakdown – and God’s purpose for his creation and the full extent of the work of Christ on the cross – finally hit home\, he realised he couldn’t have been more wrong. Jesus Died to Save the Planet was published last year.
URL:https://hstm.org.uk/event/lecture-paul-kunert-2026/
LOCATION:St Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate\, HG2 8AY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Live Lectures
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Alex Harris
DESCRIPTION:Unhindered – From Acts to Today: discovered an unhindered faith and an unhindered church\n\n\n\nVenue:\nSt Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate (& Zoom option)\nDate:\nSaturday 23st January 2027\, 10.00 – 12.00 noon with breakfast available from 9.30 am\nTickets:\n£10 (including breakfast and refreshments)\nStudents: £7; Under 18s free.\nTickets available soon\n\n\n\nAlex will use the book of Acts to explore what it means for everyone everywhere to have a faith and share a faith that is unhindered? What\, according to Acts\, are those core traits in an unhindered faith and church? How do we find that ancient record of Acts as a living experience today in our churches\, our lives and in our communities. Alex’s session will be interactive\, using both discussion and lecture styles and accessible for both long term Christians\, church leaders and ministers\, and those just starting out on their Christian or theological journey.  \nSpeaker Bio\nAfter growing up in West Africa\, Alex met Jesus while studying at University in the UK. After time in America\, he was an evangelist for Christians in Sport for 7 years. This was initially amongst university students in the UK\, but ultimately across Asia. After 5 years in China\, Alex planted a new church on the edge of London\, before leading Beacon Church in Stafford for 10 years\, which both grew and evolved into a scattered approach to church planting\, growing to numerous expressions. \nAlongside being Director of the St Hild Centre for Church Planting\, Alex is Yorkshire Baptist Association Regional Minister for Pioneering and Church Planting\, specifically responsible for empowering and releasing pioneering\, experimentation and innovation in gospel-planting and church creation. He is also co-leader of the Firestarters Network of growing churches helping churches to grow. Alex acts as a co-convener for the National Church Planting Network uniting denominations\, networks\, and streams in a collaborative desire to reach England together through planting new churches\, revitalising existing churches and reimagining what church for the future will look like. As a family\, they are planting Lydia House in the centre of Leeds. \nAlex has a BSc (Hons) in Geography\, a BTh and MA from Spurgeons College\, and a DMin from Asbury Seminary\, USA. His doctorate studies are in ‘Church Planting in post-Christendom Europe’. \nAlex has authored or co-authored a number of books including On this Rock: Simple Lessons and Achievable Habits for Church Growth (2023)\, Scattered not Small: Empowering Ordinary Churches to Become Disciple-Making Communities (2024) and due out in 2025 ‘How to Start New\, Simple Churches Right Where They are Needed: A Guide for Everyone and Everywhere’.
URL:https://hstm.org.uk/event/lecture-alex-harris-2027/
LOCATION:St Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate\, HG2 8AY\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Chine McDonald
DESCRIPTION:Theological and Religious Thinking\n\n\n\nVenue:\nSt Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate (& Zoom option)\nDate:\nSaturday 13th March 2027\, 10.00 – 12.00 noon with breakfast available from 9.30 am\nTickets:\n£10 (including breakfast and refreshments)\nStudents: £7; Under 18s free.\nTickets available soon\n\n\n\nDetails to follow \nBiography\nChine McDonald is Director of Theos\, the religion and society think tank. She was previously Head of Public Engagement at Christian Aid. She has two decades of experience in journalism\, media and communications across faith\, media and international development organisations. She also speaks and writes regularly on issues of race\, faith and gender\, and is the author of God is Not a White Man and Other Revelations (Hodder & Stoughton\, 2021) which was runner-up for the Michael Ramsey Prize for theological writing. \nChine is a regular writer\, broadcaster\, panel host and media commentator\, and has written for the Financial Times\, the Guardian\, The Independent\, The Big Issue\, Prospect\, and the Mirror. She contributes to TV and radio programmes\, regularly presents the BBC’s Thought for the Day on Radio 4’s Today programme\, and appears on BBC Sunday Morning Live. \nShe regularly speaks in and hosts panels including previously at Cheltenham Festivals and How the Light Gets In. She is vice–chair of Greenbelt Festival and a trustee of Christian Aid. Chine studied theology and religious studies at Cambridge University\, and is a canon theologian at Chester Cathedral. Her most recent book\, Unmaking Mary: Shattering the Myth of Perfect Motherhood\, was published in 2026.
URL:https://hstm.org.uk/event/lecture-chine-mcdonald-2027/
LOCATION:St Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate\, HG2 8AY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Live Lectures
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SUMMARY:Lecture - Isabelle Hamley
DESCRIPTION:Judges\n\n\n\nVenue:\nSt Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate (& Zoom option)\nDate:\nSaturday 11th March 2028\, 10.00 – 12.00 noon with breakfast available from 9.30 am\n\nTickets available nearer the time\n\n\n\nWe are delighted to invite Isabelle Hamley back to HST&M in March 2028\, to deliver a lecture on the book of Judges. \nFurther details to follow.
URL:https://hstm.org.uk/event/lecture-isabelle-hamley-2028/
LOCATION:St Mark’s Church\, Leeds Road\, Harrogate\, HG2 8AY\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Live Lectures
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