TAA December - A Progressive Christmas ... what do we tell the children?

Sunday 8 December 2024

On Sunday evening, 8 December, we meet online for Thinking Aloud Allowed when we'll be talking about "A Progressive Christmas" - thinking about things such as 'what do we tell the children?' It's the usual link starting at 6.30 for around an hour.

Location:

Online Zoom

Speaker:

Andy Lowe

Brian McLaren's Life After Doom discussion

Thursday 5 December 2024

Video recording of Brian McLaren speaking about his latest book and discussion to follow.

Location:

St Catherine's Church Hall, Aylsham Road, Norwich, NR3 2RJ

What ideas do progressive Christians have about RE in schools?

Tuesday 3 December 2024

In this discussion we shall look at the work of the Buckinghamshire SACRE in helping schools develop RE.

Location:

This will be a Zoom Meeting, please contact the convenor by email if you wish to come

Speaker:

Margaret Dean

Cana Conscious Conversations (CCC)

Saturday 30 November 2024

Revelations of the Aramaic Jesus

Location:

Zoom

Speaker:

Neil Douglas Klotz

Host:

CANA

Disability Theology through the lens of Bonhoeffer

Thursday 21 November 2024

The second of 2024's Autumn seminars hosted by Project Bonhoeffer exploring current issues through the lens of Bonhoeffer’s Theology.

Location:

Zoom

Speaker:

Eleanor McLaughlin, Ruth Wilde

Host:

Project Bonhoeffer

Is Peace Possible? Religious Responses to Conflict in the Middle East

Sunday 17 November 2024

The annual Younghusband Lecture of the World Congress of Faiths and the annual lecture of Reading Minster.

Location:

Reading Minster, RG1 2LG

Speaker:

Rabbi Michael Hilton, Mr Patrick Watt, Imam Issa Mahmoud Hayajneh

Host:

Reading Minster

Media for Good

Thursday 14 November 2024

Former BBC foreign correspondent Mike Wooldridge has also just completed nine years as a trustee of the BBC charity, Media Action, which believes in what it calls “the power of media for good”. Does it work? And how does it square with the broader activities of the media around the world?

This meeting will also be broadcast via zoom. Please email for details.

info@pcnmalvern.org.uk

Location:

Friends Meeting House, 1 Orchard Road, Malvern, WR14 3DA

Speaker:

Mike Wooldridge

“Sorrowful Yet Always Rejoicing”: Lament through the lens of Bonhoeffer

Thursday 14 November 2024

The third of 2024's Autumn seminars hosted by Project Bonhoeffer exploring current issues through the lens of Bonhoeffer’s Theology.

Location:

Zoom

Speaker:

Tim Judson, Ben Bano

Host:

Project Bonhoeffer

Discussion using Brian McLaren's "Life after Doom"

Tuesday 12 November 2024

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Pat, Joyce and Richard

November Thinking Aloud Allowed

Sunday 10 November 2024

Thinking Aloud Allowed meets monthly on the second Sunday at 6.30 pm mostly online via Zoom but also occasionally in person at Hove Methodist Church. It's a safe, respectful space in which to explore and discuss.

November's meeting is online. Contact me for Zoom link info by 6 pm sue.harrington@pcnbritain.org.uk

Location:

Online Zoom

Speaker:

Andy Lowe

What should progressive Christians be focusing on locally in the coming year?

Tuesday 5 November 2024

This will be an open discussion meeting.

Location:

This will be a Zoom Meeting, please contact the convenor by email if you wish to come

Speaker:

Dave Tomlinson

Artificial Intelligence through the lens of Bonhoeffer’s ethics

Thursday 31 October 2024

The first of 2024's Autumn seminars hosted by Project Bonhoeffer exploring current issues through the lens of Bonhoeffer’s Theology.

Location:

Zoom

Speaker:

Joseph Nelson, Esther Reid

Host:

Project Bonhoeffer

Dave Tomlinson on tour

Thursday 24 October 2024

During October, Dave Tomlinson will be visiting Oakham, Abingdon, Leeds and Glasgow in partnership with PCN Britain .

Location:

various

Speaker:

Dave Tomlinson

Host:

PCN Britain

PCN Britain's 2024 Members' Residential

Friday 18 October 2024 — Sunday 20 October 2024

** REVISED DATES** After a break, the PCN Members' Residential will return in 2024. This event will be at the Hayes Conference Centre and will run from Friday 18th to Sunday 20th October.

Location:

The Hayes Conference Centre, Swanwick

Host:

PCN Britain

Midweek Topic - icons and art

Monday 14 October 2024

Following use presentation of brief images used during services at Tavistock URC recently, members wished to reflect more deeply and draw out the significance of the images. The images reflect the art of the First Nations, Palestinian artist and those with disabilities.

Location:

49 Milton Crescent Tavistock

Speaker:

the members

Dave Tomlinson in Hove

Sunday 13 October 2024

"Prayer for Everyone - Not Just the Religious"

Location:

Hove Methodist Church, Portland Road, BN3 5DR

Speaker:

Dave Tomlinson

Host:

Thinking Aloud Allowed

What to teach (and what to learn)?

Thursday 10 October 2024

Questions for a teacher of Christian doctrine in the 21st century.

Location:

Friends Meeting House, 1 Orchard Road, Malvern, WR14 3DA

Speaker:

Revd Dr Jane Craske

OMG! A bad Christian's Book of Prayers - an evening with Dave Tomlinson

Tuesday 8 October 2024

Dave Tomlinson will speak about his latest book as part of a PCN Britain sponsored speaking tour. This event will take the place of the normal monthly meeting of the Abingdon PCN Britain Group. It will not be available on Zoom.

Location:

All Saints Methodist Church, Appleford Drive, Abingdon, OX14 2AQ

Speaker:

Dave Tomlinson

Exploring Faith and Belief/Embracing Uncertainty

Tuesday 8 October 2024

Location:

Brunswick Methodist Church, Newcastle upon Tyne, NE1 7BJ

Speaker:

Open discussion

Faith, Peace and Justice Forum: A Call to Action

Saturday 14 September 2024

There comes a point where we need to stop just pulling people out of the river. We need to go upstream and find out why they’re falling in.” ― Desmond Tutu

Location:

St Catherine's Church, Mile Cross, Norwich, NR3 2RJ

Speaker:

Chris Howson, Kate Doran-Smith, Vanessa Elston, Lee Marsden