We talked through the practicalities, and heard hopes for re-imagined pastoral councils in a synodal style in your community at our recent workshop, available here.

Join us on the 23rd November for an online workshop exploring our latest resource, the ‘Pastoral Council Starter Kit’.

Avril reflects on her Synod experiences for the Northampton Diocese in these two interviews - one with Austen Ivereigh, the other with a NBCW representative.

The School for Synodality is thrilled to announce our new resource pack - the ‘Reimagining Pastoral Councils Starter Kit’.

‘Bringing Synodality Home: building our capacity as a synodal church’ event held in Rome in October 2024

Avril Baigent was a guest speaker on the Jesuitical Podcast, speaking about her experiences at the Synod Assembly and the opportunities and challenges of a Synodal Church.

How shall we be together? Our helpful prompt cards for Conversations in the Spirit are now available in different languages.

A series of 3 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations - book now for Autumn 2024

A series of 3 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations - book now for August 2024

The SVP annual meeting brought together experts, thought leaders and speakers from a variety of sectors

A series of 2 online workshops about how to facilitate spiritual conversations - book now for July 2024

The School for Synodality was represented at the Catholic Parish Summit, held in Harrogate in June 2024 and attended by over 1000 people curious about parish renewal

Avril Baigent sees the green shoots of synodality appearing in the everyday life of dioceses and organisations in the Church, and gives 3 key lessons learnt from her work with the School for Synodality in the 15th June 2024 edition of The Tablet.

Conversations In the Spirit - ‘a How To Guide’

Co-founder Avril Baigent was a speaker for the ‘Inspiring Women’ series of webinars with NBCW

Keynote from the annual Crichton lecture in the March 2024 edition of Music & Liturgy Journal