HeartEdge/St Augustine’s Summer School (12-16 July)
See Sam Wells’ short introduction on what’s planned for the Summer School here. To find out more and book your place see: Mission Summer School (myiknowchurch.co.uk)
Next online retreat – beginning 18 April
‘A Cloud of Witnesses’ What can we learn from the witness of people like Abraham and Sarah, Jeremiah, Job, Naomi and Ruth about the shape of God’s invitation to us? Their journeys, struggles, hopes and prayers are not so different from our own. In this 5 week series we look back to faith journeys within the Jewish tradition – the rock from which our own religious traditions are hewn. What wisdom might we discover for our own times? To register of login see here: https://staugustinescollege.ac.uk/login. Introduction by the retreat leader, Chris Chapman, here.
Fitting study around your commitments – life and work!
Every one of our students has commitments outside the College – many of you will have families, and be working full- or part-time, as well as continuing to be involved with your local church. It is part of our job to support you in meeting the demands of life whilst you study with us. At St Augustine’s, you have the option of full-time or part-time study, with a choice of either teaching days at the tranquil abbey at West Malling, evening classes at Trinity House in the heart of Southwark or a combination of the…
Student Story – Vicki
Vicki is currently an Independent student, who joined us in September 2020 for a taster module whilst waiting for her BAP. We asked her to tell us what a difference her experience has made. I’ve always known I wanted to give people the ‘street version’ of the Bible, using practical, accessible and modern language rather than old-fashioned biblical speak, and giving it meaning and relevance to the modern world. As a charismatic evangelical, I felt my faith as a heart faith, but realised I didn’t have the head knowledge to back it up. I couldn’t…
Stephen Laird talks about how our Taster Module scheme helps students ease gently into academic theological study.
Our Taster Module scheme is there for people who are considering ordained or licenced ministry, but who have not yet reached the stage when they are ready to join a full-scale Church-sponsored programme. Meanwhile, others who join just want to get a feel for the experience of study within our college and community, but without making too big a commitment at the outset. The ‘Taster Students’, who study with regular student cohorts, enjoy a proactive package of support designed to help them get their studies off the ground and build their confidence. Before the module…
Message from Rt Revd Rose Hudson-Wilkin MBE, QHC, is the Bishop of Dover and the Bishop in Canterbury
I consciously believe, that, right now in the life of the Church, God is opening up many opportunities for ministry in the Church of England. Theological colleges have a critical role to play as it seeks to equip leaders to embrace these opportunities. We often do not engage with what God is doing in our midst because we lack the confidence to embrace God in the public square. We grow up thinking (and sometimes we are taught) that faith is private (between us and God) and with this, we lose confidence and the language of…
Research at St Augustine’s
Research at St Augustine’s It’s common wisdom in Higher Education that good teaching is informed by research, just as the latter is shaped and enriched by classroom experience. That is why individual St Augustine’s tutors engage in ongoing study, research and writing in their areas of expertise and interest – alongside their teaching, tutoring and may other College responsibilities. In addition, however, St Augustine’s had started to stimulate research at an institutional level, too, in the following two ways: Last year, the College entered into a partnership with Durham University (with who our students are…
We are thrilled to be part of this project!! Science for Seminaries…..
We’re thrilled to be part of this project! Our proposal, draws scientific study into our core teaching in spirituality and cultural engagement, taking us beyond the traditional apologetic focus on these questions. This will feed through all the courses offered across the College, benefitting all our student cohorts through the different licensed ministry pathways and independent study. Further details to follow! You can find out more here: https://www.eclasproject.org/science-for-seminaries…/…
This week’s online retreat examines the Prayer of Contemplation….
Adventures in Prayer provides the opportunity to explore what prayer is, the many different forms it can take and ways of overcoming the barriers that might have made growth in prayer difficult for us in the past. This week Father Luigi Gioia, talks about ‘Prayer of Contemplation’ as a way of welcoming the transforming power of God’s love in our lives.
This week’s online retreat is led by Lyndall Bywater
This week’s Adventures in Prayer is focused on Prayer and burden bearing and is led by Lyndall Bywater. Listen to Lyndall’s introduction here. To register or logon here.