PAST EVENTS
29 May 2025
A recording of this webinar is still obtainable with the purchase of a livestreaming ticket. This online seminar, run jointly by Modern Church andThe Church Times,discussed the theology underpinning the drive for growth.
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28 February - 2 March 2025
Recordings of select sessions are still obtainable with the purchase of a livestreaming ticket.
tickets available
15 February 2025
An online webinar discussing the topic of safeguarding, in response to Professor Jay’s recommendations for operational independence. This event has already taken place. Purchase tickets to watch a recording
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28 November 2024
Webinar in collaboration with Modern Church. This event has already taken place. Purchase tickets to watch a recording.
tickets for a recording of this event are available
30 November 2024
An online seasonal retreat with Paula Gooder, Ally Barrett, Mark Oakley, Richard Carter, Rachel Mann and Andrew Rudd.
tickets for a recording of this event are available
The Power and The Glory? Talking Politics in a General Election Year
This is a political theology series brought to you by Modern Churchin collaboration withChurch Times.
Follow the links below to watch recordings of each webinar:
1. A Political Faith
2.Participating in Democracy
Follow the link above to purchase tickets online tickets. This will give you access to videos of a selection of sessions recorded on Friday and Saturday of the festival. Audio recordings to follow.
With Roger Bolton, Madeleine Davies, Kaya Burgess, Religious Affairs and John Bingham.
With Eve Poole, Helen King, Jude Padfield, Neil Patterson, Ed Shaw.
With Roger Bolton, Madeleine Davies, Kaya Burgess, Religious Affairs and John Bingham.
With Eve Poole, Helen King, Jude Padfield, Neil Patterson, Ed Shaw.
With Jay Hulme, Rachel Mann, Rob Marshall, NIck Papadopulos and Richard Carter
With Rachel Mann, Clare Gilbert, Richard Carter, Julia Mourant and Malcolm Guite. In association with Canterbury Press.
The interview with Christine Smith, publishing director of Canterbury Press, was recorded at the How to Preach training day, organised by the Festival of Preaching, on 24 October at St Martin in the Fields, in London, where Dr Wells is the Vicar.
A Church Times webinar discussing the fascinating topic of Artificial Intelligence and the Church, with the Bishop of Oxford, Dr Steven Croft, Professor Beth Singler, Andrew Brown and Dr Eve Poole.
The Sir Tony Baldry lecture given by Rowan Williams. Ethics and Solidarity: A basis for Christian politics.
An online Advent retreat with Malcolm Guite, Nicola Slee, Christopher Jamison OSB, Mark Oakley and Richard Carter.
Professor of Engineering and the Environment at Cambridge University Julian Allwood gives a frank overview of the challenges of the reality of reaching zero emissions.
A joint Church Times and HeartEdge webinar with Lamar Hardwick, Naomi Lawson Jacobs, Fiona MacMillan and Rachel Mann.
From the Festival of Preaching: an online event to inspire your preaching in these challenging times. With Sam Wells, Lucy Winkett, Rachel Mann, Malcolm Guite, Pádraig Ó Tuama, and Angela Tilby.
Hosted by SCM Press in association with the Churches Conservation Trust, this panel event considers the potentials and pitfalls of church architectural heritage and its place within national life. With Andrew Rumsey, Renie Chow Choy, David Hoyle, Peter Aiers, Becky Clark, and Ayla Lepine.
An online Lent retreat with Bishop Guli Francis-Dehqani, Andrew Nunn, Fr Luigi Gioia, Paula Gooder, and Ally Barrett. In association with Church House Bookshop.
A one-day, online festival from the Festival of Faith and Literature. With Sr Teresa White, Frances Ward, Mpho Tutu van Furth, Hazel Southam, and Catherine Fox.
What next for cathedrals in the wake of the pandemic? Hear from Adrian Dorber (Dean of Lichfield), Anne Richards (Mission Theology Advisory Group), and Mark Russell (The Children’s Society).
An online Advent retreat with Esther de Waal, Gregory Cameron, Peter Graystone, Richard Carter, and Rachel Mann. In association with Canterbury Press.
The premiere screening of the Green Church Showcase film, live from Glasgow. With Graham Usher, Ruth Valerio and Richard Black.
Warnings that the parish is under threat date back decades, as far back as the early 20th century. But are claims that it is now being dismantled accurate?
A one-day, online festival from the Festival of Faith and Literature. With Stephen Cottrell, Peter Stanford, Lucy Winkett, and Rowan Williams.
Two days of talks, sermons and worship. Speakers include Barbara Brown Taylor, Alister McGrath,
and Sam Wells.
Is the Church of England too middle-class? In this webinar, we explore how the Church talks - or fails to talk - about class. With Philip North, Sharon Prentis, Lynne Cullens, Azariah France-Williams, and Vicky Walker.
This online festival aims to bring together people with an appreciation of the literary and artistic works, musical compositions, people and places associated with RS Thomas and ME Eldridge.
RSCM and Church Times present this church music webinar with special guests John Bell and Noël Tredinnick.
An online poetry retreat with Pádraig Ó Tuama, Malcolm Guite, Helen Wilcox, Mark Oakley, Rachel Mann, Jay Hulme, and Roger Wagner.
A new one-day, online festival from the Festival of Faith and Literature. Speakers include Brian McLaren, Sarah Sands, Claire Gilbert, and Gareth Higgins.
London Churches Refugee Fund and Church Times present an evening in support of refugees. With keynote speaker Fr Timothy Radcliffe OP, actor Alfred Enoch, and representatives from LCRF and Migrants Organise.
A free, online festival to reflect on and deepen our understanding of pilgrimage in Christian culture.
A one-day online festival from the Festival of Preaching. With Sam Wells, Jane Williams, Luigi Gioia, Guli Francis-Dehqani, David Hoyle, and Mark Oakley.
The Festival of Faith and Literature took place in February 2021. Guests included Francis Spufford, Rachel Mann, Kathy Tiernan, and Mark Oakley, and Stephen Cherry.