Welcome to the
School for Synodality

The School for Synodality exists to support the Church’s synodal journey of openness to the Holy Spirit through listening, sharing, and discernment. 

In partnership with dioceses, religious congregations, parishes, communities, and individuals, we create resources, workshops, and opportunities to reflect together, as well as speaking, writing and offering formation on synodality.  While our work began with a focus on the Church in England and Wales, we are increasingly connecting with people from across the world, which brings rich experience and perspective to our work. 

Getting Started?
Curious about Synodality?

EXPLORE HERE

“We want to be a synodal Church, a Church that walks, a Church that always seeks peace, that always seeks charity, that always tries to be close especially to those who suffer”.

Pope Leo XIV’s first address from the balcony of St. Peter's Basilica, May 2025

Our Top Resources

Our Resources
A Feast for All Peoples - Small Group Resources
A Feast for All Peoples - Small Group Resources

A Feast for All Peoples our new small group resource is aimed to support groups in exploring pathways to synodality through scripture, the Final Document and Conversations in the Spirit.

Read More →
Book Club - Reading the Final Synod Document
Book Club - Reading the Final Synod Document

The School for Synodality’s Book Club explores key aspects of the Final Document with key guest speakers, taking us through chapter by chapter.

Read More →
Reimagining Pastoral Councils - Starter Kit
Reimagining Pastoral Councils - Starter Kit

This toolkit for pastoral councils is designed to foster faith-filled communities, more engaged participation, and a renewed openness to mission.

Read More →
Conversations In the Spirit - a How To Guide
Conversations In the Spirit - a How To Guide

All of our ‘Conversations in the Spirit’ practical resources, including prayers, meeting prompts and methods.

Read More →
Four Steps to Practising Synodality
Four Steps to Practising Synodality

A framework for thinking these new synodal processes and habits. Drawing on the Council of Jerusalem. It can be applied to any group making decisions or discerning the future.

Read More →
Reading the Final Document: Lectio Divina resources
Reading the Final Document: Lectio Divina resources

Follow along as we reflect together on key passages from the Final Document from the XVI Assembly.

Read More →
Conversation in the Spirit Resource Cards
Conversation in the Spirit Resource Cards

We have created these helpful cards that can be used to facilitate Conversations in the Spirit within your own communities. We have a professional printer version and a standard home printing version.

Read More →
MORE OF OUR RESOURCES

Quotes & Testimonies

  • "Continue your fantastic work. Thank you SO MUCH for this and the Book club on the Final Document. I have recommended it to numerous people and watched them several times"


    - Isabella Harding, UK: Pathways and Book club, 2025

  • "I urge anybody, if you haven't watched the book club sessions, please do watch them, because it really has a fantastic insight into the Final Document"


    - Fr Jonathan Stewart, Blessed Sacrament Chapel, Exeter, UK: Book club, 2025

  • "I am happy to report that we have shared with our parish staff our plan for a Lenten series exploring pathways to synodality that uses "A Feast for All Peoples." We are so very grateful and know this series will be a moving, grace-filled experience for our participants"

    - Christine Bochen, NY, USA: ‘A Feast for All Peoples Resource’, Oct 2025

  • "In the January 2025 webinar on From Rome to Home, that was excellent! The speakers were superb in sharing their experiences and the group sharing gave me much more practice on leading Conversations in the Spirit as well as information about the Final Document"


    - Participant, Rome, Italy: Rome to Home, Jan 2025

  • "Discovering the School for Synodality has been the singular most helpful group in my parish faith journey.... The resources you have are excellent and accessible to all"

    - Participant, UK: Pathways, Oct 2025

  • "I found the presented material on the foundation of what Pastoral Councils are to be, how we got to where we are today why new "models" are needed It was also very helpful to hear of other people's experiences in small group meetings"

    - Participant, USA: PCC Tool Kit Launch 2024

“Synodality is primarily a spiritual disposition. A synodal spirituality flows from the action of the Holy Spirit and requires listening to the Word of God, contemplation, silence and conversion of heart...”

— Final Synod Document

News & Stories

News
Testimonies from the Synodal Teams Jubilee
Testimonies from the Synodal Teams Jubilee

People from around the world share what synodality means to them - showcasing a rich diversity of approaches that ultimately leads us to closer communion with Christ, and one another.

Read More →
Review of the Year: A Letter from our Directors
Review of the Year: A Letter from our Directors

As we come to the close of 2025, Avril Baigent and Fr Matthew Nunes look back on a year of deep listening, joyful collaboration, and great steps forward in the synodal journey.  

Read More →
January workshops - Synodality 101: Conversations in the Spirit
January workshops - Synodality 101: Conversations in the Spirit

A series of 3 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations - book now, starting in January 2026

Read More →
Lived Catholicism Conference exploring Synodality
Lived Catholicism Conference exploring Synodality

From 2-3rd December 2025 online, scholars of theology, ecclesiology, ethnography, anthropology, organisational studies, cultural studies, history of Catholicism as well as practitioners in the field are invited to explore the diversity of synodality as it is unfolding. 

Read More →
School for Synodality at Jubilee for Synod Teams
School for Synodality at Jubilee for Synod Teams

The School for Synodality was delighted to be present at the Jubilee of Synodal Teams in October 2025, including a Jubilee audience with Pope Leo XIV

Read More →
Exploring next steps on our synod journey - Pathways event success
Exploring next steps on our synod journey - Pathways event success

We held a very successful online event called 'Pathways for Implementation: Next steps on our Synod Journey' -hosted by our Directors and with guest speakers Bishop Brendan Leahy & Austen Ivereigh

Read More →
School for Synodality Podcasts - Season 2
School for Synodality Podcasts - Season 2
Read More →
Jubilee of Synodal Teams - SfS Meet Up in Rome
Jubilee of Synodal Teams - SfS Meet Up in Rome

Are you going to be in Rome 24th-26th October, for the Jubilee of Synodal Teams & Participatory Bodies? Come and meet us there!

Read More →
‘Pathways’ - new Synodality Implementation Document
‘Pathways’ - new Synodality Implementation Document

A new document from the General Secretariat of the Synod has been published, answering key questions relating to the implementation phase 2025-2028

Read More →
Leaving Egypt podcast - ‘A Church Listening for the Spirit’
Leaving Egypt podcast - ‘A Church Listening for the Spirit’

Avril Baigent was a guest speaker on episode 45 of the ‘Leaving Egypt podcast, an initiative of Together for the Common Good.

Read More →
July workshops - Synodality 101: Conversations in the Spirit
July workshops - Synodality 101: Conversations in the Spirit

A series of 3 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations - book now for July 2025

Read More →
MORE NEWS & STORIES

“Synodality is the path God expects from the Church in the third millennium”

— Pope Francis

Get involved

Keep up to date with the project by following us on social media, and signing up to our newsletter!

Want to share resources you’ve found helpful, or get more involved? Contact us!

Contact us