Resources for Church Communities This year our annual 'CPD Day for ministers and worship leaders' has been extended and organised in collaboration with the Guntrip Trust and the School of Divinity's Centre for Theology and Public Issues. As well as the usual resources for the forthcoming Lectionary year, there's an opportunity to hear from Dr Selina Stone about her ongoing research into the Pentecostal tradition of waiting on God and its implications for worship.The event will also provide the chance to find out more about the role and place of psychoanalytic thinking in today's world, with a focus on theological perspectives and support through the work of the Guntrip Trust. Feel free to come to all or part of the day, and book only for the catering you require. Registration is required. Register Programme 9:30-10:30am – Dr Selina Stone: 'Tarrying with God and One another'In this session we will explore the spiritual practice of tarrying in the Pentecostal tradition and what it offers to all churches. How might our waiting on God - whether in relation to our personal needs, the needs of our communities or our world - shape our worship in ways that open it up, especially to those whose hopes are deferred? Dr Selina Stone is a theologian whose work is focused on the urgent social issues that face us as human beings in the UK and across the world. Prior to joining the University of Edinburgh, Selina was Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education at the University of Durham (2022-24). Her work included an oversight role within the Common Awards validation partnership, research and training for theological colleges on EDI and Decolonisation. Dr Selina Stone Selina is committed to developing and sharing knowledge for the academy, the church and the wider public. Her session is based on her recent book, Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith, the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book for 2024. 10:30-11am – Coffee and biscuitsAvailable to pre-book (£4). 11am-12pm – Dr Peter Atkins: 'Texts, Sources, and Migrants: Issues in Isaiah and Exodus' Dr Peter Atkins is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Old Testament and Hebrew Bible at the School of Divinity (Edinburgh). His works focuses on the prophets, animals, and ecology within the Bible and he is the author of The Animalising Affliction of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4 (2023). His session offers insights and resources into two of the key Old Testament texts for Lectionary Year A. Dr Peter Atkins 12-12:30pm – 'The School of Divinity and Church Communities: Resources, Research and Support'An open discussion led by Helen Bond and Alison Jack. Professor Helen Bond Professor Alison Jack 12:30-1:30pm – Lunch Available to pre-book (£12) or bring your own. 1:30pm – Dr J-Thomas Hewitt: New Testament Epistles in Lectionary Year A: Currents in Scholarship for the Church Dr J. Thomas Hewitt is Lecturer in New Testament and Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses ancient scriptural interpretation, early Jewish and Christian messianism, Jewish apocalypticism and Christian origins, and the Pauline epistles. He is the author of Messiah and Scripture (Mohr Siebeck, 2020) and is currently writing on early Christian conceptions of the ascended Christ. Dr J Thomas Hewitt 2:30-3pm CoffeeAvailable to pre-book (£4). 3-4pm – 'Can Psychoanalytic Thinking be Useful in Troubled Times?' An introduction to the psychoanalytic tradition of thinking about the nature of human development, and how contemporary issues of loss and change affect individuals, groups, and institutions in similar ways. Beginning with Freud and his preoccupation with the question of God, the lecture will also consider how Reformation and post-Reformation thought influenced the development of psychoanalytic ideas that originated in Scotland. Ms June Campbell Speaker: Ms June Campbell MPhil, DipSW, retired Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, formerly Adult Psychotherapist and Lead Clinician in Childhood Sexual Abuse Service, Royal Edinburgh Hospital. 4-5pm – 'The Life and Work of Harry Guntrip: Christian Minister and Psychotherapist'Speaker: The Rev Helen Alexander, retired Church of Scotland minister, also trained in Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.'What the Guntrip Trust Offers'Speaker: The Rev Iain Telfer, retired Church of Scotland minister, latterly Dept of Spiritual Care, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and currently Chair of the Guntrip Trust. Rev Helen Alexander Rev Iain Telfer Sep 17 2025 09.30 - 17.00 Resources for Church Communities A Continuing Ministerial Development Day run in collaboration with CTPI and the Guntrip Trust New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX
Resources for Church Communities This year our annual 'CPD Day for ministers and worship leaders' has been extended and organised in collaboration with the Guntrip Trust and the School of Divinity's Centre for Theology and Public Issues. As well as the usual resources for the forthcoming Lectionary year, there's an opportunity to hear from Dr Selina Stone about her ongoing research into the Pentecostal tradition of waiting on God and its implications for worship.The event will also provide the chance to find out more about the role and place of psychoanalytic thinking in today's world, with a focus on theological perspectives and support through the work of the Guntrip Trust. Feel free to come to all or part of the day, and book only for the catering you require. Registration is required. Register Programme 9:30-10:30am – Dr Selina Stone: 'Tarrying with God and One another'In this session we will explore the spiritual practice of tarrying in the Pentecostal tradition and what it offers to all churches. How might our waiting on God - whether in relation to our personal needs, the needs of our communities or our world - shape our worship in ways that open it up, especially to those whose hopes are deferred? Dr Selina Stone is a theologian whose work is focused on the urgent social issues that face us as human beings in the UK and across the world. Prior to joining the University of Edinburgh, Selina was Postdoctoral Research Associate in Theological Education at the University of Durham (2022-24). Her work included an oversight role within the Common Awards validation partnership, research and training for theological colleges on EDI and Decolonisation. Dr Selina Stone Selina is committed to developing and sharing knowledge for the academy, the church and the wider public. Her session is based on her recent book, Tarry Awhile: Wisdom from Black Spirituality for People of Faith, the Archbishop of Canterbury's Lent Book for 2024. 10:30-11am – Coffee and biscuitsAvailable to pre-book (£4). 11am-12pm – Dr Peter Atkins: 'Texts, Sources, and Migrants: Issues in Isaiah and Exodus' Dr Peter Atkins is a Postdoctoral Fellow in Old Testament and Hebrew Bible at the School of Divinity (Edinburgh). His works focuses on the prophets, animals, and ecology within the Bible and he is the author of The Animalising Affliction of Nebuchadnezzar in Daniel 4 (2023). His session offers insights and resources into two of the key Old Testament texts for Lectionary Year A. Dr Peter Atkins 12-12:30pm – 'The School of Divinity and Church Communities: Resources, Research and Support'An open discussion led by Helen Bond and Alison Jack. Professor Helen Bond Professor Alison Jack 12:30-1:30pm – Lunch Available to pre-book (£12) or bring your own. 1:30pm – Dr J-Thomas Hewitt: New Testament Epistles in Lectionary Year A: Currents in Scholarship for the Church Dr J. Thomas Hewitt is Lecturer in New Testament and Christian Origins at the University of Edinburgh. His research focuses ancient scriptural interpretation, early Jewish and Christian messianism, Jewish apocalypticism and Christian origins, and the Pauline epistles. He is the author of Messiah and Scripture (Mohr Siebeck, 2020) and is currently writing on early Christian conceptions of the ascended Christ. Dr J Thomas Hewitt 2:30-3pm CoffeeAvailable to pre-book (£4). 3-4pm – 'Can Psychoanalytic Thinking be Useful in Troubled Times?' An introduction to the psychoanalytic tradition of thinking about the nature of human development, and how contemporary issues of loss and change affect individuals, groups, and institutions in similar ways. Beginning with Freud and his preoccupation with the question of God, the lecture will also consider how Reformation and post-Reformation thought influenced the development of psychoanalytic ideas that originated in Scotland. Ms June Campbell Speaker: Ms June Campbell MPhil, DipSW, retired Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, formerly Adult Psychotherapist and Lead Clinician in Childhood Sexual Abuse Service, Royal Edinburgh Hospital. 4-5pm – 'The Life and Work of Harry Guntrip: Christian Minister and Psychotherapist'Speaker: The Rev Helen Alexander, retired Church of Scotland minister, also trained in Adult Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.'What the Guntrip Trust Offers'Speaker: The Rev Iain Telfer, retired Church of Scotland minister, latterly Dept of Spiritual Care, Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh and currently Chair of the Guntrip Trust. Rev Helen Alexander Rev Iain Telfer Sep 17 2025 09.30 - 17.00 Resources for Church Communities A Continuing Ministerial Development Day run in collaboration with CTPI and the Guntrip Trust New College, Mound Place, Edinburgh, EH1 2LX
Sep 17 2025 09.30 - 17.00 Resources for Church Communities A Continuing Ministerial Development Day run in collaboration with CTPI and the Guntrip Trust
