This short course run by the Catherine of Siena College (CSC), an online provider of education at the University of Roehampton, examines the role of women in Christian Leadership with a particular focus on recent developments in church life. The College offers an exciting and personal approach which provides opportunities for live conversation and discussion […]
MODEM & SWF Conference 16 November 2016
Title: Organisation Encounters Theology: making sense of ministries in a changing world Speakers: Clare Watkins; Emma Percy Date: Wednesday 16 November 2016 A thought-provoking event with delegates drawn from a range of roles, disciplines and denominations. Emma Percy’s and Clare Watkins’ reflections at the beginning of ‘Organisation encounters theology’ provoked a day of conversation – […]
Migration & Ministry Conference, Wednesday 7th September 2016
Theme: Migration & Ministry Hosts: The Susanna Wesley Foundation of the University of Roehampton in conjunction with the Methodist Church Date: Wednesday, 7 September 2016 Venue: University of Roehampton, London. A successful, thought-provoking day.Thank you to all those who contributed and all those who attended. To view the Opening and Closing Plenary sessions please go to […]
Changing the way we think about the Church can help us lead real change … a workshop for Methodist Presbyters, Deacons & Lay Workers.
Why do we do what we do the way we do? How changing the way we think about the Church can help us lead real change in the Church. A Workshop for Methodist Presbyters, Deacons & Lay Workers led by the Revd Keith Elford held on Monday 18th April 2016 held at Wesley’s Chapel & Leysian Mission. The […]
Catholic Women Speak: Bringing our gifts to the Table – London Book Launch at Roehampton University on 20th January.
On Wednesday 20th January 2016, the University of Roehampton celebrated the launch of the UK publication, Catholic Women Speak: Bringing Our Gifts to the Table. Catholic Women Speak is a groundbreaking, thought-provoking anthology of essays on women and family life that asks questions and explores issues that do not find space for open discussion in the […]
Rethinking Church as an organisation: Keith Elford on beginning a new PhD
Starting out: Keith Elford reflects on what led him to embark on a PhD examining what may be learned from thinking about the Church as an organisation. The Church has been around rather longer than most organisations so might be considered the archetypal example but to what extent is it right to see the Church […]
How Luke Curran uses Lego for exploring organisational development
In the late 1990s the CEO of the Lego Corporation was interested in improving the quality of the strategy formation within the company. A Swedish academic suggested that he should use his company’s own product to do this and Lego Serious Play (LSP) was born. Today LSP is an established facilitation technique which encourages collaboration, […]
Faith in the future: organisation, power and trust – MODEM’s 2015 conference
MODEM’S 2015 conference was held at Sarum College on 3/4 December. Some 40 delegates heard keynote talks from Professor Veronica Hope Hailey, Dean of the School of Management at the University of Bath on Faith in the future – learning to trust, and Revd Dr Justin Lewis-Anthony, Associate Dean of Students at Virginia Theological Seminary […]