Last updated 9th May 2022

Roots of Faith programme

Is Roots of Faith for me?
The six modules

2022 Timetable
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Is Roots of Faith for me?

The relaunched Roots of Faith Programme is for anyone who wants to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Two of the key areas of Vision 2026 are Making Disciples and Being Witnesses. We believe that knowing the Scriptures, understanding what we believe, and thinking about how we show this in our daily lives are crucial to our journey of Christian Discipleship and our ability to be Witnesses to Jesus Christ. We trust that the programme's modules will help you to:

Know the Scriptures better
Pray with greater depth and urgency
Talk about your faith with more confidence
Think about how we show God’s love in action
Reflect on how our churches fit in to today’s world
Consider your own participation in the Church

The six modules

Challenging: The world and ourselves, ethics and mission in the modern world
Remembering: The people of God and the Old Testament
Exploring: Our identity through the history of our church
Believing: The teachings of the church; questions of faith and doctrine
Following: Jesus through the New Testament
Responding: In the power of the Holy Spirit, spirituality, prayer and worship

You can do just one module, all six, or any number of the modules. The modules are independent, so you don’t have to do them in any particular order or in a single year.

2022 Timetable

The planned module timetable for 2022 is below. It it is intended that each module will be a mixture of online and face to face.

It is planned that each will be a mixture of face to face and online sessions with the first session face to face, the following sessions using Zoom and the final session all day Saturday at Whalley Abbey (including lunch). If you decide to attend with others from your church you could meet together on the 'Zoom' weeks and watch together and be your own 'breakout group'.

The evening sessions will begin promptly at 7.30 pm and finish before 9.30pm with a drinks break part way through

Register Interest

If you are interested in attending any of these, please use this link here to let us know and we can then send you more information once the venues and dates are confirmed to enable you to book.

Module/Venue	Tutors	Session	Date	Venue	Booking link
Challenging The world and ourselves, ethics and mission in the modern world Venue for 'in person' to be St James, Clitheroe Wednesday evenings and Saturday 10am - 4pm	Ruth Haldane and Revd Catherine Haydon	Session 1	8 June	In Person	Course Outline - Challenging Booking Link - Challenging
		Session 2	15 June	Zoom
		Session 3	22 June	Zoom
		Session 4	2 July	Whalley Abbey
Exploring Our identity through the history of our church Venue for 'in person' session to be Holy Trinity Hoghton Sessions 1, 3 and 4 Wednesday evenings. Session 2 Monday evening Session 5 Saturday 10am - 4pm	Revd Mike Print & Jordan Henderson & guests	Session 1	8 June	In Person	Booking Link - Exploring Course Outline - Exploring
		Session 2	13 June	Zoom
		Session 3	22 June	In Person
		Session 4	29 June	Zoom
		Session 5	9 July	Whalley Abbey
Remembering The people of God and the Old Testament Venue for 'in person' session to be St Margaret's Parish Centre, Tag Lane, Ingol, Preston, PR2 3ZU Tuesday evenings and Saturday 10am - 4pm	Revds Andy Meeson & Amy Bland	Session 1	28 June	In Person	Booking Link - Remembering Course Outline - Remembering
		Session 2	5 July	Zoom
		Session 3	12 July	Zoom
		Session 4	23 July	Whalley Abbey

Responding	Revd Adam Thomas and Elizabeth O'Connor. The details for this module have still to be confirmed and may be in the Autumn. You can still register interest for this or any other module using the link here
Following	The details for this module have still to be confirmed and may be in the Autumn. You can still register interest for this or any other module using the link here
Believing	This module ran in Spring 2022 so will not run again until 2023. For information you can see the 2022 course outline here You can still register interest for this or any other module using the link here

Comments from previous participants:

(Gave me) more confidence in sharing faith and answering questions
Discussions enjoyable and stimulating
It’s good to gather with other Christians and hammer out the issues that face us today in the world and in our parishes.
I don’t think ever in my life have I learned so much in such a fun environment. I’d recommend it to anybody.
It showed me the whole sweep of the Christian story. I was amazed once again by the reality of the Resurrection.
The tutor brought things alive. It’s helped me to bring something more to people in my church.
The session on John’s gospel was just mind-blowing, because John’s gospel is such a love story. It was faith-enhancing. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done.

See interviews with previous participants here

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Roots of Faith programme

Is Roots of Faith for me?

The six modules

2022 Timetable

The planned module timetable for 2022 is below. It it is intended that each module will be a mixture of online and face to face.

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