Oak Hill’s annual School of Theology will this year look at the topic of: Class and Ministry in the UK today.
Class continues to shape life in the UK and it shapes our churches too. These issues are not new, and past generations have faced them as well. Many churches are already thinking carefully and theologically about what class is (past, present and future), how Scripture helps us understand it, and how it affects ministry, leadership and church life both now and in the years to come. The Church of England, for example, has recently established a national strategy on class and classism.
This conference is an invitation to learn, to listen and to reflect together - something we as a theological college want to continue to do ourselves. Our plenary sessions will offer theological analysis grounded in lived experience across diverse contexts. Seminars will provide practitioner-led engagement, helping us examine our own assumptions and practices.
Our aim is not to offer final answers, but to deepen understanding and encourage ministries that are more attentive, more hospitable and more faithful in the varied social realities of the UK today.
The day will begin at 10am and finish by 4pm. The conference will include three plenary addresses with Q&A, a choice of seminar, lunch and opportunities for discussion.
