“if a university chaplain organises an event but nobody turns up….was it a failure?’ This was the opening question of a session entitled ‘What’s it worth? Impact in HE chaplaincy’ and posed by Christopher Stephens and Sue Miller to university chaplains at their annual CHELG (Chaplains in Higher Education Liaison Group) conference. Questions, too, around […]
Menopause and theology research project
Summary: SWF researcher Dr Emma Pavey is researching menopause and theology from various angles, a topic that is current and yet also massively under-explored. This project is looking at different ways theological thinking can accompany those experiencing menopause, but also vice versa – how menopause can serve theology and the church through dialogue with those […]
On the Move: World Methodist Conference
In August, Sue Miller and Emma Pavey of the Susanna Wesley Foundation joined Head of Southlands College Christopher Stephens and around 2,000 others at the World Methodist Conference in Gothenburg, Sweden, a global gathering of Methodist-Wesleyan denominations that happens every 5 years. The theme was ‘On the Move’, divided into days around ‘pilgrimage’, ‘migration’ and […]
Podcast 20: Challenging Hope: surviving conflict, building peace
Podcast 20: Challenging Hope: surviving conflict, building peace This special conversation is a continuation of a conversation that began at our annual conference in June 2024 between Dr Oded Adomi Leshem and Dr Munyurangabo Benda. You can find their presentations, and the start of that conversation on our youtube channel. Listen to the episode here or […]
SWF Annual Conference – a day of Challenge and Hope
“You curated a powerful and stimulating day with emotional and cerebral provocations. I have much to digest and reflect on.” On 18th June we gathered for our annual conference entitled ‘Challenging Hope’ along with contributors and participants from across the globe and a wide range of disciplines, walks of life and backgrounds. “I appreciate the […]
Podcast 19: The Next Right Step: community, resilience and death
The Next Right Step: community, resilience and death This conversation is part of a miniseries of three episodes that emerge from our recent report on death, dying and afterlife beliefs and practices which you can read here. In this third episode of the three, guest host Lia Shimada (Senior Research Officer, SWF) is joined by […]
SWF 10th Anniversary Symposium and celebration dinner
Welcome to the celebration of 10 years of the Susanna Wesley Foundation! Wednesday 26th March, 2025 We are delighted to have you with us. As part of our commitment to sustainability, you will find useful information for the symposium and celebration dinner below as pdfs, including the programme, campus map, and biographies of contributors. These […]
Research Report: Reclaiming Local Lay Ministry for Mission
Replanting in the Same Pot: Reclaiming Local Lay Ministry for Mission is an action research project led by Erica Dunmow, an organisational development, fresh expressions, and urban mission practitioner, working with Dr Delroy Hall, pastor, counsellor and equalities practitioner. They had a vision that churches could be revived and made more missional through a focus […]