Pastoral Principles
For living and learning well together
Over the summer you are invited to participate in a 5-week course about how we live and learn together in the face of difference and diversity.
The Pastoral Principles identify six ‘pervading evils’: prejudice, silence, ignorance, fear, hypocrisy and power. These ‘evils’ hinder our personal growth as Christians, hurt other people, and create barriers that stop our churches from growing into Christian communities of welcome and belonging.
Groups will be led by our clergy team and you can attend different groups to fit around other commitments.
SESSION 1: Listening and speaking – addressing IGNORANCE and paying attention to POWER
SESSION 2: Talking about confidence and casting out FEAR
SESSION 3: Talking about respect and acknowledging PREJUDICE
SESSION 4: Talking about openness and speaking into SILENCE
SESSION 5: Talking about integrity and admitting HYPOCRISY
Sundays 11.30 in St John’s chapel led by Rev'd Aggy Palairet and Canon Stephen Spencer
Session 1: 18th July
Session 2: 25th July
Session 3: 1st August
Session 4: 8th August
Session 5: 15th August
Fridays 2.30 on zoom led by Canon Dan Tyndall and Rev'd Simon Goodman
Session 1: 23rd July
Session 2: 30th July
Session 3: 6th August
Session 4: 13th August
Session 5: 20th August
Wednesdays 7.30pm, on zoom, led by Rev'd Anthony Everitt and Rev'd Kat Campion-Spall
Session 1: 28th July
Session 2: 4th August
Session 3: 11th August
Session 4: 18th August
Session 5: 25th August
You can see the course material here
Please sign up here
