Books, Books and More Books
‘God Calls Everyone’ – Revd. Canon Derek Walmsley One of the challenges of any form of studying is the number of books on your reading list. Even for those of us who love reading this can be a huge task. Every challenge comes with opportunity and for me, the breadth of my reading for this…
What are the ‘Four Voices of Theology’?
The ‘Four Voice of Theology’ (Figure 1) is a reflective tool developed by the Action Research: Church and Society (ARCS) team while working with churches, Christian NGO’s and organisations in the UK. In the book ‘Talking About God in Practice (Cameron, et al., 2010) the ARCS team discuss the four different theological voices that can…
Let’s Learn
A huge thank you to everyone who gave their time to tell their stories during the ‘Let’s Chat’ stage of the Appreciating Theology research study. We had over 30 people sharing their amazing stories about faith and work. The stories were a delight to hear and full of rich information for the study. The stories…
Mission or Mystery?
As a Pastor people often ask me how can I find my purpose in life?, what is my mission in life?. It can seem like a mystery that for some, remains unsolved for years which is sad and as we all want to live a life of purpose. God has been very transparent in sharing…
Let’s Chat
Let’s Chat is the first stage of our research project ‘Appreciating Theology’. It is exactly what it says – an opportunity for two people to have a chat about their work and faith experiences. The chat focusses on the amazing stories we all have but maybe have never shared with anyone. Sometimes we don’t recognise…
What is ‘Appreciating Theology’ ?
Appreciating theology is the title of our church project where we will be exploring faith and work. The project is also a university research study. The term ‘appreciating theology’ reflects the type of research approach I am using for the project. The research approach has two parts. The first is something called appreciative inquiry (AI),…
Why Faith and Work?
I have already shared my personal story and details of my journey as a Christian called to both a secular job and a role within the life of the church. Within my story, I have described some of my thoughts and questions about a potential sacred-secular divide in the area of faith and work. I…
My Story
Anyone else find it difficult to write about themselves? I can hear my Mum telling me not to brag and my own inner critic asking “and who do you think would be interested in your story”? All our stories are special, are of value and can inspire others. This blog is all about stories, stories…
Welcome to this Blog
Welcome to this blog, thank you for taking the time to drop by. I hope you find it informative but more than that, I hope you find it affirmative and transformational as we take this journey together into theology and research in the area of faith and work. My audience is those of us who…
Appreciating Theology 