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Avril Baigent invited to be Synod facilitator in Rome
Avril Baigent, our Co-Founder and Director, has been invited to be a facilitator for the 16th Assembly in October 2024, as part of her work with the School for Synodality and the Diocese of Northampton!
August workshops - Synodality 101: Conversations in the Spirit
A series of 3 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations - book now for August 2024
Keynote at St Vincent de Paul Society’s National Meeting 2024
The SVP annual meeting brought together experts, thought leaders and speakers from a variety of sectors
July workshops - Synodality 101: Conversations in the Spirit
A series of 2 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations - book now for July 2024
Inspiring synodality at the Catholic Parish Summit
The School for Synodality was represented at the Catholic Parish Summit, held in Harrogate in June 2024 and attended by over 1000 people curious about parish renewal
‘A Church for the Third Millennium’ feature in The Tablet
Avril Baigent sees the green shoots of synodality appearing in the everyday life of dioceses and organisations in the Church, and gives 3 key lessons learnt from her work with the School for Synodality in the 15th June 2024 edition of The Tablet.
Conversations In the Spirit - Our Resources
Conversations In the Spirit - ‘a How To Guide’
‘Women and Synodality’ webinar with the National Board of Catholic Women
Co-founder Avril Baigent was a speaker for the ‘Inspiring Women’ series of webinars with NBCW
Featured in the Society of St Gregory’s Journal
Keynote from the annual Crichton lecture in the March 2024 edition of Music & Liturgy Journal
Synodality 101: Conversations in the Spirit workshops May 2024
A series of 3 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations - book now for April & May 2024
Practising Synodality Webinar Series: ‘Becoming a Synodal Community’
The final session of our Practising Synodality Webinar Series: ‘Becoming a synodal community’, with Prof Anna Rowlands, Office for Synod, Vatican and Durham University.
‘Becoming Synodal’ - presentation video from ACTA event
The founders of School for Synodality presented at an online event with ACTA in November 2023.
Practising Synodality Webinar Series - 'A European Perspective'
The sixth in our Practising Synodality Webinar Series, this week exploring 'A European Perspective' with Geert De Cubber.
Practising Synodality Webinar Series - 'Group Discernment'
Our guest this week is Mauricio Lopez, Executive Secretary of CEAMA (Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon).
Practising Synodality Webinar Series - ‘The Art of Listening’
The fifth Practising Synodality Webinar Series: exploring ‘The art of listening - hearing all the voices’ with Sr Ngozie, the Director of the Centre for Women Studies and Intervention in Nigeria.
Leaving Egypt podcast - ‘Listening with the Spirit in our neighbourhoods’
Avril Baigent was a guest speaker on episode 5 of the ‘Leaving Egypt podcast, an initiative of Together for the Common Good.
Practising Synodality Webinar Series - ‘Best and Worst Practices’
The fourth of our Practising Synodality Webinar Series, this week exploring ‘Discerning the Signs of the Times’. Our guest will be Sarah Adams from the Diocese of Clifton.
Practising Synodality Webinar Series - ‘Best and Worst Practices’
The third of our Practising Synodality webinar series, ‘exploring ‘Best and worse practices’. With guests Fr Matthew Nunes and Fr Phillip Inch, co-moderators of the Archdiocese of Liverpool Synod.