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2025 Clergy Summer School at The Southport School

The Southport School
2 Winchester Street,
Southport

The annual Clergy Summer School is a relaxed time of learning, fellowship and worship for clergy and formation students, arranged by clergy. With the theme “Bearing witness in a troubled world”, lecturers will provide insights and helpful ways to minimise trauma and promote healing. RSVP by 10am Friday 3 January. Costs vary according to attendance type. See more.

"What I have taken away from this experience has also led me to start a degree in Humans Services with a Counselling Major. I trust that one day I may have the same skills to share to help others as I was helped in a very difficult time" (Bishop Daniel Abot)
Reflections

From 'Lost Boy of Sudan' to Bishop to counselling undergrad

“During my month-long trip, people in the Kenyan refugee camp thought that as I was returning from the Western world that I had everything to solve their problems, but I could not overcome the massive difficulties my people now had. As a result, I felt a huge burden of guilt! I recognised that I needed some help,” says Bishop Daniel Abot

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