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God: Some Conversations HOW DO YOU SPEAK ABOUT GOD? ‘Can poetry 4 -14 JULY 2016 help us speak of God?’

‘Will the ‘Where next poor always for our health be with us?’ system?’

Enter into conversations on major issues facing Church and society. Speak with and learn from people of different traditions. Return refreshed and reinvigorated to your place of ministry speaking more confidently and convincingly about God.

CLERGY CONSULTATION CONSULTATION 4-14 JULY 2016 God: Some Conversations 4 -14 July 2016 HOW DO YOU SPEAK ABOUT GOD?

THE FORMAT When you attend this Consultation you will do so with at least five years ministerial experience. On arrival at St George’s House you will join a study group. These groups, led by experienced facilitators, will form the basis of a good deal of our work together, and there will be plenty of opportunity to get to know all the participants. Each day we will concentrate on a given issue and, whether in study groups or all together, we will examine that issue while engaging in the following activities:

Attending The first session of each day is a Bible study relating to the subject under discussion. Together we will attend to Scripture with a view to understanding what it has to say to our contemporary situation.

Reflecting Book and film reviews play an important part in our conversations. Through the monographs, novels and films, read or seen prior to the Consultation, we will be prompted to deepen our discussion of the topics.

Discovering An expert speaker will give a presentation on each subject. By listening to those who have a real depth of knowledge and involvement we will discover more about the subject matter and develop an understanding of the issues and questions.

Engaging Working in groups, participants will have the opportunity to unpack some of the relevant theological perspectives. It is often the case that we learn most when we engage with each other, listening to and sharing ideas.

Presenting Before coming on the Consultation, you will have written a short paper (2000 – 3000 words). While at Windsor you will have the opportunity to present that paper to the other participants. It is an occasion for trying out ideas and seeing if they can be strengthened.

Worshipping At the centre of life at St George’s is the daily worship. You are invited to join in the daily routine of services – Morning Prayer, Holy Communion and Evensong. None of this is compulsory and you should feel free to find your own level of comfort.

Producing As the Consultation comes towards a close, each study group will produce a report which will be presented on the last day. Through this report they will explain their understanding of how best we can speak about God today.

THE SUBJECTS The Consultation has been constructed to reflect on some of the issues and demands of modern society. The subjects to be explored are: •Poetry •God & The Arts •Today’s Church •Politics •Global Poverty •Sustainability •Health •Agriculture

HOW DO YOU SPEAK ABOUT GOD? CONSULTATION SPEAKERS

Poetry – The Right Reverend David Connor KCVO Born 6th April, 1947. Married to Jayne. Two married sons, and four grandchildren. He was educated at Erith Grammar School and Exeter College, Oxford. Having trained for the priesthood at St Stephen’s House, Oxford, in 1971, he became Chaplain of St Edward’s School, Oxford and, later, also Team Vicar of Summertown-with-Wolvercote. From 1980-86 he was Senior Chaplain of Winchester College and, for much of this period, Examining Chaplain to the . He was Vicar of Great St Mary’s, the University Church of Cambridge, from 1987-94, and Rural Dean of Cambridge from 1989-94. In February, 1994, he became Bishop of Lynn in the . Since 1998 he has been , during which time he also held the position of from 2001-2009. He is an Honorary Fellow of Girton College, Cambridge, and was Honorary Chaplain to The Pilgrims until 2012. He was appointed KCVO in 2010.

Today’s Church – Caroline Boddington joined the in 2004 as Archbishops’ Secretary for Appointments following eighteen years in the Oil and Gas Sector where she latterly headed up the international HR division for BG Group. She is based at Church House, Westminster and she and her team support the Archbishops and Bishops in appointing and developing senior leaders within the Church. She is Secretary to the Crown Nominations Commission, the body responsible for the nomination of Diocesan Bishops, and also to the panels responsible for the nomination of Cathedral Deans. She has also recently been involved in the report “Nurturing and Discerning Senior Leaders” and the subsequent leadership development work.

Global Poverty – Loretta Minghella OBE is Chief Executive Officer of Christian Aid. As such she is responsible for their strategic direction, plans and programmes across the world. She joined Christian Aid in April 2010. Loretta is a lawyer by training who, after practising as a criminal litigator, began a career in financial regulation in 1990. The first Head of Enforcement Law, Policy and International Co-operation for the Financial Services Authority, she also chaired the International Organisation of Securities Commissions' Standing Committee on Enforcement and Information-Sharing. In 2004, Loretta became Chief Executive of the Financial Services Compensation Scheme, in which capacity she oversaw the payment of over £21bn in compensation to victims of bank and other financial failures. In recognition of her contribution in that role, she was awarded the OBE in the New Year's Honours 2010. Loretta is a trustee of the Disasters Emergency Committee and of St Georges House Trust (Windsor Castle). She is also a member of the Church of England’s Ethical Investment Advisory Group. Loretta has a BA (Hons) in Law from the University of Cambridge. She lives with her husband and two children in South London and attends St Barnabas Church, Dulwich, where she is, in her own words, an ‘enthusiastic if not talented’ member of the choir.

Health – Professor Hugh Montgomery is Professor of Intensive Care Medicine at University College London, where he directs the Centre for Human Health and Performance. He leads an active research group, and has published more than 300 papers. He has a strong interest in Climate Change, environment and health: he chaired the 2015 Lancet Commission on Climate Change and Health, and holds the title of London Leader in Sustainability with the GLA. Hugh believes that the current model of 'disease treatment' in the UK is unsustainable. He is also concerned that 'over-treatment' is a problem at every level of healthcare. He wonders whether an emphasis on public health policy and disease prevention might not be vastly more effective, and also better for society. Hugh sits on the Board of St George’s House.

God & The Arts – Brian Allen is Chairman of the London Old Master art dealers Hazlitt Ltd and is the former Director of Yale University's Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art. He was Chairman of the Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) and is a Trustee of the National Portrait Gallery, a member of the Advisory Panel of the National Heritage Memorial Fund and a member of the Government's Acceptance-in-Lieu panel which decides which pre-eminent works of art are accepted in lieu of death duties on deceased estates. He has published and lectured widely on 18th century British Art.

CLERGY CONSULTATION 4-14 JULY 2016 Politics – Lord Hennessy of Nympsfield is the Attlee Professor of Contemporary British History at the Queen Mary, University of London. As a journalist for over 20 years – with spells on The Times, The Financial Times and The Economist, he unearthed the hidden wiring of the constitution and the power of the machinery of government in Britain. Those themes remained at the heart of his research and teaching at Queen Mary when he moved from journalism to academia in 1992. Since then, it has been his aim to write the history of his own country, in his own times, for academic and public audiences alike.

Sustainability – Dean Sanders founded GoodBrand in London in 1997, as a community of professionals from different relevant disciplines working to a common mission: Creatively turning responsible practice to strategic advantage. Today the company is headquartered in London but with international reach via a network of franchisees and partners including Germany. Dean acts as chairman and strategic planning director. In the past fourteen years Dean has worked at senior levels internationally with clients to create Economic Return from Social and Environmental Investments (EROSEI) and invented the GoodBrand Social Equity Index®, a unique tool to measure the social value of brands. GoodBrand programmes have been awarded Excellence Awards by Business in the Community, presented by HRH The Prince of Wales. Dean is an alumnus of The Sustainable Enterprise Academy at University of North Carolina and has been a speaker at international CSR and sustainability events. Prior to embarking on a career in CSR and sustainability Dean was 11 years at Kraft Foods in various international posts in Germany and in the UK. His last role was marketing director for the UK. For details of forthcoming Agriculture – Lord Curry of Kirkharle Kt, CBE, FRAgS chaired the Policy Commission on the Future of Farming and Food, reporting to Clergy Consultations Government in 2002 and was responsible for overseeing the Government’s please visit our website at Strategy for Sustainable Farming and Food until March 2009. He currently chairs Steering Board of Farming Futures (the Centre of Excellence of UK Farming), a www.stgeorgeshouse.org consortium of academic and industrial partners who combine their scientific knowledge to develop practical ‘knowledge transfer’ solutions for sustainable food production in the UK. He also chairs Cawood Scientific, an independent provider of accredited analytical laboratory testing services for the land-based sector. Lord Curry’s wide experience of agriculture in the UK includes his time as Chair of the Meat and Livestock Commission during the 1990s and early 2000s which coincided with the BSE crisis and the outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease. In 1990, he founded the charity At Home in the Community which provides care and support for people with learning disabilities. Lord Curry also holds Honorary Doctorates from Cranfield University, the Clergy Consultations University of Gloucestershire and Newcastle University. He was awarded a CBE for his services to Agriculture in the 1997 New Year’s Honours list, a knighthood in St George’s House the 2001 Birthday Honours and was appointed a cross-bench peer in the House of Lords in October 2011. Windsor Castle Windsor, SL4 1NJ NEXT STEP

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