It's here! The brand new Sarum College Brochure for Spring 2026! We are launching exciting new courses and bringing back well-loved favourites! Check it out here: www.sarum.ac.uk/wp-content/u... Book early for discounts1

Something exciting is coming... Watch this space @sarumcollege.bsky.social

Planning your Nativity Play? Come and explore how St Francis of Assisi's 1223 performance of the Nativity continues to influence our depictions of the Crib scene today. 10th Dec online at @sarumcollege.bsky.social with the wonderful @mshahn.bsky.social. Book now: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

The Sermon on the Mount contains "the most radical, political, and revolutionary words ever uttered!" (John Dear) Come and explore them with Rabbi Dr Shoshana Boyd-Gelfand and Dr Jayme Reaves at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 3rd December: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

"...an inspiring vision of God renewing the church in unexpected ways." Come and spend a day with the editors and contributors to the "remarkable book" 'Lived Mission in 21st Century Britain' at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 1st December. Book here: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

Due to a kind anonymous donor, all donations made to Christian Climate Action up to Wednesday 5th November will be matched, up to a maximum of £10,000. Donations can be made via our website. christianclimateaction.org/2025/10/19/d...

Looking for hidden pearls of insight by finding theological meaning in the experience of people who live with Dementia. 26th Nov at @sarumcollege.bsky.social Peter Kevern brings academic expertise and personal experience to guide us in this exploration. Book here: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

The beautiful East End 🙏 📸 - Martin Cook

"If teaching is not anointed by the Spirit, it is just the ego strutting and repeating information. Teaching prophetically goes beyond facts and material. It reaches into the unutterable and allows silence and Spirit to do the teaching. " Dr Barbara Holmes (1943-2024)

THEOLOGY CATCH-UP: As we draw towards the end of the year celebrating the 1700th anniversary og the Council of Nicaea, explore what it means for the church in 2025 with Dr Beth Dodd @sarumcollege.bsky.social An online lunch gathering. Book here: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

What if God is not all-powerful? @thomasjayoord.bsky.social proposes that an all-loving God can't exert control. Join @sarumcollege.bsky.social online on 14th Oct to ask whether a God who can't control could create the world, answer prayers, overcome suffering & evil. www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

Some 5 billion photos are taken every day across the world; photos can deepen our vision and sense of what life is all about. Join visual theologian, Philip Richter for a transformative weekend at @sarumcollege.bsky.social using photography to gain new perspectives: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

It is an incredible privilege to be part of this amazing @methodist.org.uk event. About 2000 children & young people playing, learning, wondering, exploring, discerning and growing on the Journey of a Lifetime! #3generate

The Methodist 3Generate event looks amazing. I am there on the Saturday morning running a Laughter Workshop in the leaders area.

Going to be driving some chuckling, chortling and cachinnating on October. Will be at 3GENERATE at the NEC leading a laughter workshop (or as they have mistakenly called it, A laughter Work Out). Then in half-term, doing a day on Stand Up performance Skills for a Youth Theatre Fun will be had.

Today we celebrate the Feast of St Francis of Assisi, 799 years after he died on the evening of 3rd October. He continues to have a pronounced influence on Christian life, thought and practice. Here is my lecture on Franciscan spirituality and its value today www.youtube.com/watch?v=aAaT...

It's fewer than 100 days until Christmas! Not too soon to begin thinking aboout the new liturgical year, reading Matthew's Gospel. Join priest and poet Mark Pryce at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 6th Nov to discover fresh insights through poetry and imagery: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

The UK has just had the hottest summer on record and ocean acidity has just crossed a critical threshold for marine life. How do we find and share Good News in this context? Join Cate Williams at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 5th November: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

🚨 New publication 🚨 One of our PhD researchers, Lizzy Peach, has recently published an article in the Journal of Practical Theology titled: Autistic Christians and their experiences of faith, worship, and community in Evangelical churches in the UK www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10....

Explore more about what celebrating the image of God in everybody means in worship with @autismtheology.bsky.social Director, Dr Leon Van Ommen at @sarumcollege.bsky.social online on 9th Oct: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

Methodists in Britain have responded to community tension and division by making a film, with more than 140 congregations singing the hymn “All Are Welcome” and shouting that same message in many languages

"Empathy can be developed and discerned, even when there is a significant barrier in language and lifeworld. It can contribute to the kind of understanding needed for the task of practical theology." aura.abdn.ac.uk/server/api/core/bitstreams/ad3d9948-b819-4693-a541-03668a0e9158/content

In a world of harsh division and strident polarisation, I am profoundly heartened that so many different people came together to affirm this simple message of warmth, kindness and shared humanity. We don't always get it quite right, but just look how many of us are determined to keep trying!

Do you need some 'good space' to read, write, reflect or be creative? @sarumcollege.bsky.social offers you a dayr just for you on 4th November; use it as you will and be refreshed. Warm hospitality, great food and companionship in study: book here: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

On 4th November from 1-4 PM (UK time), two great writers on Julian of Norwich, Hannah Lucas and Claire Gilbert, will run an online course in conversation on how we can draw from Julian’s insights for today. Booking here: sarum.ac.uk/short-courses/… 5/6

The only tools for the work of ministry are the ministers themselves. Keep your tools in tip-top condition with Corin Pilling, Ministerial Flourishing expert, over three online evenings with @sarumcollege.bsky.social starting on 6th Nov. Book here: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

How do we read Scripture? Rabbi Professor Deborah Kahn-Harris of @leobaeckcollege.bsky.social explores 3 ways to read the book of Ruth at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 3rd Nov. Come and enjoy a day of rich reflection & deep learning: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

@sarumcollege.bsky.social is incredibly lucky to be offering another day with the dynamic duo of Biblical scholars, Dr Jayme Reaves and Rabbi Shoshana Boyd-Gelfand. On 23rd October they as, "Who's Calling?" Book now: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

Come to @sarumcollege.bsky.social for an empowering retreat 17-18 Oct with Prof Gillian Ahlgren, recognised authority on the Christian mystical tradition. Discover your potentiality & engage deeply with God & others through #TeresaofAvila's Interior Castle. Book now! www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

"Queerness could be transformative for the life of the church!" Explore how online at @sarumcollege.bsky.social with Charlie Bell's "Queer Spirituality: An Introduction" on 22nd Oct. Book now: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... @inclusivechurch.bsky.social @opentablelgbt.bsky.social

Love's not something we decide to do now and then. Love is who we are! Our basic, foundational existence—created in the image of the Trinity—is love...Trinity [says] God is not an isolated divine being. God is a quality of relationship itself...an infinite flow of outpouring. cac.org/daily-medita...

Are you passionate about peace education and ready to lead a national movement for change? Peacemakers - an amazing charity - is entering a transformative phase and seeks a visionary CEO to guide this exciting transition and shape our future. To Apply visit: peacemakers.org.uk/lead-us-into...

Come to @sarumcollege.bsky.social for an empowering retreat 17-18 Oct with Prof Gillian Ahlgren, recognised authority on the Christian mystical tradition. Discover your potentiality & engage deeply with God & others through #TeresaofAvila's Interior Castle. Book now! www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

While I am in the world, I am the light of the world 🌅 John 9:5 📸 - Martin Cook

NEWS FLASH! NOW AVAILABLE AS A HYBRID COURSE! Sign up to join online: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... @sarumcollege.bsky.social @scholarpriest.bsky.social

To be human is to be spiritual! @sarumcollege.bsky.social offers an opportunity for a four-week online journey through #Ignation Spiritual Exercises accompanied by experienced spiritual guide and leading academic expert Dr Gillian Ahlgren. www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

So glad to be at Newport Methodist Church, Isle of Wight, for the welcome for Jane Craske as Superintendent. Jane has been a great colleague as Director of Methodist Formation at Queen's. Good to see her warmly welcomed and to run into a couple of former Queen's students! @queens.ac.uk

Explore this idea in more depth at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 2nd October with @woodwardjames.bsky.social and Julia Burton-Jones, T&D Lead at Anna Chaplaincy. Book here: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

My colleague Richard told the BBC he found the findings "really upsetting". "People are still dying quite young and are not getting the right support and care. It could be me or it could be somebody I know and I want these deaths to be taken really seriously." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Worship through the lens of Autism" www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... Join @sarumcollege.bsky.social online to learn with autism theologian, Dr Leon van Ommen about autistic and neurodivergent experiences of worship and becoming more inclusive and enabling. With @autismtheology.bsky.social

Tickets acquired! This disabled-led conference on disability & church is the highlight of my year (& features prominently in my book with @emjric.bsky.social). Will be lovely to reunite with old friends for the first hybrid conference & first at St Martin’s since 2019. I’m preaching on the Sunday :)

How will you mark #BlackHistoryMonth ? Why not Celebrate Black Spiritual Poetry at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 7th Oct with the inspirational @scholarpriest.bsky.social and our own wonderful Dr Beth Dodd! www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... @blackhistorymonth.org.uk #BlackSky #BlackLiterature

“Church-bels beyond the starres heard” 3-5 Oct: a relaxed weekend of listening, reflecting and learning on the home soil where Herbert was parish priest @sarumcollege.bsky.social with the wonderful Prof Helen Wilcox and the eorge Herbert in Bemerton Group: www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course... Book now!

A prayer for start of the new Connexional Year. O Christ of the morning, You who sang the stars into being, Sing again into our hearts today. As a new year unfolds, we walk into the next chapter of your story, the next line of your song.

“Let us go on asking for peace...” Paul Spray, member of the Connexional Council, asks what this Sunday’s Bible readings have to say to us about Gaza at methodist.org.uk/about/our-stories/gaza-what-do-this-sundays-bible-readings-have-to-say-to-us/

"What is old age for?" Join Julia Burton-Jones, T&D Lead for Anna Chaplaincy at BRF & our very own @woodwardjames.bsky.social at @sarumcollege.bsky.social on 2nd Oct. "There is adventure and new things to discover about ourselves, our faith and the world around us." www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...

This week's quote is from an article by Paula Duncan and Zoe Strong where they explore humour and the importance of challenging stereotypes and misconceptions in mental health and neurodivergence. Read it here: www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23312521.2024.2441436

The world watches Putin and Trump speak. The world weeps at plans for further settlements in the Middle East. The need for deep lasting #peace . Join our weekly prayers for peace in Ukraine and around the world - tonight at 7.30pm - Register to join via https://loom.ly/rhL3MEI

See you on Monday...

“A Spiritual Journal a tool for self-discovery..." (Klug, 2002) Come and explore a range of ways to write, create and reflect before God, with Dr Polly Magne, @sarumcollege.bsky.social's Director of Spiritual Direction online on 1st Oct. www.sarum.ac.uk/short-course...