Director of Lay Education, St Francis College, Milton

Jonathan Sargeant

About Jonathan -

Jonathan Sargeant is Director of Lay Education at St Francis College, Milton and worships there too. He has a Bachelor of Theology from the BCT and a MMin from Charles Sturt University, along with Education and Youth Work diplomas. With a special interest in Public Discourse about religion, pop culture and film, Jonathan’s PhD is on the way.

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Articles by Jonathan

Owning and grounding: how to engage young people in faith discussions

Ignite Children’s Ministry Conference & Expo speaker, Jonathan Sargeant, shares some effective techniques, so we can engage children and teenagers in meaningful conversations about faith

Sunday devotion: 13 January 2019, The Baptism of Our Lord

Fishing for metaphorical red herrings

Widows

‘Beyond subverting the economic motivations for criminality, Widows firmly locates the story in a patriarchal setting where escape from domination, domestic violence and dishonesty through law breaking seems eminently justifiable,’ says movie reviewer Jonathan Sargeant

The puzzle of Paul

‘Paul has been a controversial figure over the centuries. Many have used words attributed to him to justify abuses ranging from apartheid, to fascism, to oppression of women and repression of sexuality,’ reflects our FormedFaith team

Building the Diocese's media and community engagement skills

The Social Responsibilities Committee hosted a Media and Community Engagement Workshop and Training Session, including presentations, a Q&A panel and practice interviews, on Friday 24 August at St Francis College, Milton – workshop trainers summarise their presentations for readers

Faith formation for a new and exciting era

The triennial Provincial Clergy and Lay Conferences were recently held, with author and faith formation expert John Roberto presenting as key speaker – local clergy and lay leaders summarise Roberto’s key ideas and the potentially rich application of these for our Diocese

The Miseducation of Cameron Post

Jonathan Sargeant reviews The Miseducation of Cameron Post, a coming-of-age story based on Emily M. Danforth’s novel of the same name