Effectiveness in leadership is not measured so much by what any leader achieves but rather by whom they raise up and equip for service. The development and empowering of others certainly seems to have been a top priority for Jesus and those who followed after him. With particular reference to his example, in this session…
Travelling Well: A Theological Reflection on the Place of Pilgrimage in the Christian Life Cost £8.00, including breakfast and mid-morning refreshments; students: £5 per lecture; under 18s free. Fees payable preferably in advance by the online booking system Eventbrite or on the day by contactless card or cheque (to Harrogate School of Theology and…
Reading the Bible part 1 - Dr. Jane Williams Cost £2 , Under 18s free Zoom link and talk summary will be sent out a couple of days in advance to ticket holders.
In Search of the Presence of God: How We Meet God in Worship What is the presence of God? How do we come to know it? Is it possible to make sense of our experience in a way that honours both God and science? Mark Powley will share the fruits of ten years of PhD…
Reading the Bible part 2 - Dr. Jane Williams Cost £2 , Under 18s free Zoom link and talk summary will be sent out a couple of days in advance to ticket holders.
Working with Yorkshire’s Muslim Communities Christians working with Muslims (and vice versa) face particular joys and challenges, not least in our global and national context in which Muslims are often spoken of negatively in the press, on social media and by politicians. Reflecting on his experience in Bradford and more widely, Bishop Toby will share…
Theology and living wisely part 1 - Prof David Ford Prof. David Ford explores how theology is really about having a life-long conversation with God and drawing on the wisdom of prior conversations as recorded in the Scriptures. Those conversations involve the disciplines of listening as well as conversing, thinking as well as feeling (faith…
Theology and living wisely part 2 - Prof David Ford Prof. David Ford offers advice for reading the Bible in the twenty-first century and discusses how we should read the Old and New Testaments together in the Spirit of the risen Jesus Christ, and that Texts of Scripture do not have a single meaning limited…
How is Heaven related to Space? Galileo famously quipped “The intention of the Holy Ghost is to teach us how one goes to heaven – not how heaven goes.” Jesus Ascension was not the same as the ascent of a rocket. But what is the relationship between life in heaven and life in outer space?…
Andrew Emerton