Events

Saturday 30 January 2021, 10.00am-12.00noon

What’s God laying on your heart about gospel ministry? Are you thinking about what he might be calling you to? In spite of Covid-19, economic downturn and challenges within the Church, God is still raising up workers for the harvest field.

At this event we will be discussing: 'Why get ordained at all?', 'Why get ordained in the Church of England in particular?' and 'Why get ordained in the Church of England now, at this present time?'.

This was the third and final in a series of three study days on the doctrine of humanity.

In July 2020 the annual Oak Hill School of Theology was hosted live online. The theme of the event was 'Image bearers', looking at the questions: How do we exercise power in ways that honour the image of God in others? How should the church uphold the most vulnerable in our society? What should we make of attempts to “upgrade” humanity with new technologies and the rise of artificial intelligence?

This was the second in a series of three study days on the doctrine of humanity.

Over 100 people gathered for the annual Oak Hill School of Theology in July 2019, which focused on the doctrine of humanity in the 21st century, and our theological and pastoral response to the leading challenges of our times.

‍Our starting point was that the story of humanity in the 21st century is a tragic tale of confusion and anxiety. Who are we? How do we know? What value do we have, and why? What divides and what unites the human race? Are we gods, or cogs in a wheel? Villains or victims?

This was the first in a series of three study days on the doctrine of humanity.

We began by considering the question, ‘Who am I?’ This is fundamentally a theological and pastoral question. It’s one that resonates widely with issues of identity in contemporary culture. Yet without a robust understanding of the biblical teaching on the image of God, we often find ourselves scrambling in the messiness of ministry. Our aim was to make everything we do in ministry – evangelism, preaching, counselling, discipleship – rooted in our doctrine of the imago dei.