'Practising Synodality' Webinar series continues

While the first Synod assembly of the 2021-24 Synod is taking place in Rome, the School for Synodality is hosting a series of webinars about how we can practise synodality at the local level. With speakers from both England and Wales and from across the world, we'll continue to explore what the practice of Synodality could look like in our own communities.

Already we've heard from Dr Jessie Rogers (Dean of Faculty of Theology, St Patrick's Pontifical University, Maynooth) who helped us explore what synodality is, and from Ciaran Beary (facilitation and leadership consultant, including for the UN) and Fr Kevin O'Driscoll (Parish Priest at Holy Family Catholic Church, Slough) who helped us explore power and trust.

Synodality, a cornerstone of Pope Francis's vision for the Church, emphasises dialogue, listening, and shared decision-making. The 'Practising Synodality' webinar series is designed to equip attendees with the knowledge and skills to integrate synodality into their everyday practices.

In the coming weeks we'll be joined by a series of speakers on a range of topics:

9 October: Best and worst practices - learning on the way Fr Matthew Nunes and Fr Phillip Inch, co-moderators of the Archdiocese of Liverpool Synod

16 October: Discerning the signs of the times - Sarah Adams, Director for the Department of Adult Education and Evangelisation in the Diocese of Clifton and participant in the European Continental Assembly in spring 2023

30 October: The art of listening: hearing all the voices - Sr Ngozie (Sierra Leone), in partnership with CAFOD

6 November: Group discernment: how do we know it's the Holy Spirit? - Mauricio Lopez, Executive Secretary of CEAMA (Ecclesial Conference of the Amazon)

13 November: Moving to action - TBC

20 November: Becoming a synodal community - Prof Anna Rowlands, Office for Synod, Vatican and Durham University

Each webinar, held from 7.30-8.30 on Monday nights, includes an interview with the speaker and time for Q&A from those watching live.

You can register for upcoming webinars, and watch those that have already taken place here: www.schoolforsynodality.org.uk/practising-synodality-webinars

Read more about the School for Synodality: www.SchoolforSynodality.org.uk