Naming the Grace: faith learning in church communities
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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 churches supported by the Susanna Wesley Foundation. Read more about this work in this post, which points to this issue of Anvil, the CMS journal dedicated to faith learning in the church, and includes articles by Clare Watkins, James Butler, and this by SWF Director Sue Miller, Stan Brown and Graham Jones.
Listen to the episode here or via most of the usual podcast sources.*
View online or download here a handout with quotes from Clare and Simon to stimulate discussion, as well as links to resources and references mentioned.
Find a transcript of this episode here.
Professor Clare Watkins is a Catholic ecclesiologist and sacramental theologian, and Professor of Christian Faith and Practice at the University of Roehampton. A co-originator of theological action research, her current research includes theological action research projects looking at patterns of faith learning among lay people, and among marginalised groups.
The Revd Simon Sutcliffe is a Methodist minister serving for the last ten years in adult theological education, including previously at Queens Theological Foundation. He is currently a Learning and Development Officer for the Learning Network of the Methodist Church.
*We recorded this podcast episode in person rather than online which made for a lovely, flowing conversation but a challenging recording. So do listen out for planes overhead, squeaky doors, and the Richmond park parakeets…