Information: Programme for the day:

To be held at Harrogate College, Hornbeam Shared Conversations Park, Harrogate HG2 8QT In the morning there will be a significant input on (an address and a conversation between Scripture, Mission & Human Sexuality Ample parking on site invited speakers) and in the afternoon conver-

Adjacent to Hornbeam Station sations in groups, with a facilitator. Saturday 30 January 2016 Listening to the Bible

Cost: £5 for lunch—payable on the day Saturday 13 February 2016 Listening to the Culture Deadline for applications: 20 December 2015

(Ideally people should commit to all three sessions so that group conversations can be Saturday 27 February 2016 sustained.) Listening to Pastoral Perspectives

To be held at To book, or make enquiries, contact Harrogate College, Hornbeam Park, Mrs Judith Richardson on: Harrogate HG2 8QT

 01677 423525 10.00 am till 4.00 pm  judith.richardson@westyorkshiredales. anglican.org

Listening to the Bible Listening to the Culture Listening to Pastoral Perspectives

Dr Al McFadyen Rev Dr Andrew Goddard Bishop Keith Sinclair Al is a Senior Lecturer in Systemic Theology in the Dept Andrew is a Senior Research Fellow at the Kirby Laing Keith Sinclair has been the Bishop of of Theology & Religious Studies at the University of Institute for Christian Ethics. His current work is focused Leeds. He works mainly on the theme of humanity, Birkenhead since 2007 having previously in areas of sexual ethics and and its trying to understand theologically how to be human and worked in Coventry and Birmingham. structures, serving as a member of the Archbishops’ Faith what it means to be human in practice as well as in theo- and Order Advisory Group. ry, as well as how to speak humanly about humanity. Before being ordained he worked as a He was ordained in the in 1996 along- solicitor in Birmingham. He has a passion side his wife and is currently based in London where she The Rt Revd Dr Toby Howarth for evangelism, justice and renewal. is a vicar. Toby became Bishop of Bradford in the new diocese of West Yorkshire & the Dales in October 2014 after a Rev Dr Paul Goodliffe period as vicar of a church in Birmingham sited in a Paul is an Associate Research Fellow at Spurgeon’s majority Muslim area of the city. He has a lot of interfaith College where he trained for the ministry in the 1908’s. Professor Loveday Alexander experience, previously working in India and Rotterdam. With an interest in theological education he has taught at He was also Adviser on Interfaith Relations to the Bishop St John’s Nottingham and at the University of Gloucester- of Birmingham. Loveday is Emeritus Professor of Biblical shire’s Open Theological College. After serving as a Studies at Sheffield University and a Minister in Stevenage he became General Superinten- Theologian at both Chester and Chichester Peter Hart dent for the Baptist Union Central Area and between Cathedrals. Peter worked in an Anglican church in Hartlepool for 2004-14 was Head of Ministry at the Baptist Union. He seven years co-ordinating youth and children’s work has a keen interest in ecumenism serving as a member of Alongside her academic work she is inter- across the parish. He then worked for Hartlepool’s Inte- the World Council of Churches Joint Consultative Group. ested in exploring the impact of the New grated Youth Support Service for a year. After finishing Katherine Grasham Testament in church teaching. She is a his MA in Theology & Ministry, with a youth ministry member of the Ministry Council and of the specialism, he returned to study in 2010 in the field of Katherine is currently Children, Young People and Faith and Order Commission for the Church youth work at Durham University. Families Worker at St. James Church, Birkdale in the of England and is also an assistant parish Diocese of Liverpool; previously working in the same role His main area of research interest is youth work practice in Alderley Edge, Cheshire. in Skipton. She graduated from Edge Hill University in and young people, particularly considering the juxtaposi- 2014 with a Degree in Dance and Drama. tion of secular and theological theory and practice.