Certificate in Theology & Mission Course

CERTIFICATE IN THEOLOGY AND MISSION  September 2019 – June 2020  Aim: to facilitate the development of each participant’s own personal theology and mission.   Areas: to include bible study, contemporary theology, personality temperaments, urban theology, liberation theology, discipleship, rule of life spirituality, public theology, social and political development.  Method: collegial, with all members participating,…

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May Forum 2019

Lunchtime Forums: What makes a good city? Series 3 Wednesday, 22 May 2019: Qari Mohammed Siddique, Islamic scholar, University of Sheffield Chaplain and ex-city councillor on ‘The Islamic tradition of Charity and welfare’.  The respondent is to be confirmed.    Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and…

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Summer Forums 2019

SUMMER FORUMS 2019   What makes a good city? Series 3.   Seek the welfare of the city where I have sent you into exile, and pray to the LORD on its behalf, for in its welfare you will find your welfare. Jeremiah 29:7  We are continuing looking at the issues where…

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April Forum 2019 – Our City & Climate Change

SPRING FORUM SERIES 2019  What makes a good city? Series 2: Wednesday 10 April: 12 – 1.30pm   Jenny Carpenter on ‘How well is our city responding to climate change?’  with the Revd Michael Bayley as respondent and Jo Chamberlain as Chair   Sir David Attenborough has described climate change as the greatest threat…

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March Forum: Church Policy in Sheffield with John Vincent

 SPRING FORUM SERIES 2019: What makes a good city? Series 2  The Revd Dr John Vincent on ‘Church Policy in Sheffield’ with the Revd Nick Jowett as respondent and the Revd Phil Borkett as chair  Wednesday 13 March: 12 – 1.30pm All welcome! As recounted in their book Inner City Testament (2017), John and Grace Vincent began their mission…

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Jubilee Guest Blog Post: Greg Smith

In last week’s blog post Paul Keeble wrote about encountering UTU via the Urban Theology Collective at Gladstone’s library. This week our contributor Greg Smith, shares his journey including the collaborative writing of ‘Faithfulness in the City’ a piece of work which came out of a writing fortnight with the…

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