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“Research shows that when a child is named, intentionally included and encouraged by five adults in a church congregation, they will start to feel at home in their parish community,” says St Francis College’s Fiona Hammond, while suggesting a number of helpful conversation kick-starter questions
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St Francis College lecturer Jonathan Sargeant invites you to sign up for an amazingly practical subject that will help you help others to understand and grow their faith. It will make sense of every other subject in your studies
“Many theologians have come up with various models for how faith develops, but one in particular caught my attention a few years ago. It still manages to be helpful in my day-to-day understanding of faith, the Church, ministry and just about everything,” says Jonathan Sargeant from St Francis College
Hear Bishop John Roundhill and The Rev’d Penny Jones explain the significance of intercessions in this St Francis College short course video: “Intercessions are as important as the sermon. They need to be given as much time and attention as the sermon and they can sometimes be more difficult to write”
Hear Bishop Jeremy Greaves and The Rev’d Penny Jones explain the congregation’s critical role in worship: “It’s about showing up, being very intentional about being there and immersing yourself in the experience and participating”
Hear The Rev’d Gillian Moses and Bishop Jonathan Holland explain the place of the Eucharist, and how our hearts are “set on fire as we chew over the scriptures” and how we then “get inspired when we meet Christ in the bread and the wine”
Hear Bishop Jeremy Greaves and Bishop Jonathan Holland explain how our lectionary helps us engage with scripture and connects us to people from other Christian denominations
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