A series of two articles have been published in the Journal of Pastoral Care and Counseling, authored by SWF Director Sue Miller, and Christopher Stephens, Head of Southlands College. The articles can be read by clicking on the links below: Assessing Impact Amongst Chaplains in a University Setting: Phase One of an Action Research Project […]
Book review: Hope Amidst Conflict
Oded Adomi Leshem, Hope Amidst Conflict: Philosophical and Psychological Explorations (2023, Oxford University Press) Hope is a key concept both for theology and for church life. It has been an interest of ours at SWF for some time and Challenging Hope is the title of our annual conference on June 18th, 2024. Oded Adomi Leshem […]
Podcast 16: Naming the Grace: faith learning in church communities
Naming the Grace: faith learning in church communities In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series, Emma Pavey is joined by Clare Watkins and Simon Sutcliffe to talk about faith learning in church communities and its relation to formation, discipleship, power dynamics…and compost. This episode relates to a major project around faith learning in […]
SWF Annual Conference 2024
Join us to explore ‘Challenging Hope’
Learning opportunity
SWF is pleased to be supporting a project for Christians working to support refugees and asylum seekers, hosted at Durham University. The organisers invite participation and their deadline is Jan 19th 2024. They write: Free international reflective learning programme for Christians supporting refugees and asylum seekers in local communities across Northern, Eastern and Central Europe […]
Journal issue: Learning faith
The CMS (Church Mission Society) recently published an issue on the theme of Learning Faith. Here, issue editor James Butler tells us more. So much of people’s learning takes place in the midst of everyday life. As humans, we grow and change through our experiences, our interactions, and through life events, both big and small. […]
Crafting Hope Together
‘One of the best days for learning that I’ve been on‘ cht Participant On 23rd November, we gathered to explore authenticity, discernment and relational dynamics with a group of ministers from several denominations, in Tamworth, Staffordshire. This was the first of our series of three in-person gatherings we are calling ‘Crafting Hope Together’. We offered […]
Podcast 15: The Power of your Own Voice
The Power of your Own Voice: community arts, social justice and crafting hope In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series, Emma Pavey is joined by Gauri Taylor-Nayar and Rachel Griffiths to talk about the role of community choirs and community theatre work for crafting hope together in our local communities. Listen to the […]