Diocesan Assembly Toolkit
Resource: The Diocesan Assembly Toolkit is a practical, prayerful guide to help synodal co-leads and teams prepare their diocese's Ecclesial Assembly, structured around the four steps of the journey: Prepare, Listen, Discern and Act.
Final Document Lent Reflections Series
Our Resource: Be ‘called to the journey’ to reflect each week during Lent on key passages of the Final Synod Document
Testimonies - What Does Synodality Mean for You?
Our Resource: People from the Jubilee of Synodal Teams share what synodality means to them - showcasing a rich diversity of approaches that ultimately leads us to closer communion with Christ, and one another.
Reading the Final Document: Lectio Divina resources
Our Resource: Follow along as we reflect together on key passages from the Final Document from the XVI Assembly
A Feast for All Peoples - Small Group Resources
Our Resource: 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.
Book Club - Reading the Final Synod Document
Our Resource: The School for Synodality’s Book Club explores key aspects of the Final Document with key guest speakers, taking us through chapter by chapter.
Video Resources - Reimagining Pastoral Councils
Our Resource: These videos are from our 'Pastoral Council Starter Toolkit', a free resource you can download from our website, along with many other resources, events and programmes about synodality.
Synodality 101: Our Workshops
Our Resource: Learn about our online series of workshops with practical application on hosting Conversations in the Spirit in your own contexts.
Conversations In the Spirit - a How To Guide
Our Resource: All of our ‘Conversations in the Spirit’ practical resources, including prayers, meeting prompts and methods.
Voices from the Synod: Avril speaks to Austen Ivereigh & National Board of Catholic Women
Recommended Resource: Avril reflects on her Synod experiences for the Northampton Diocese in these two interviews - one with Austen Ivereigh, the other with a NBCW representative.
Four Steps to Practising Synodality
Our Resource: 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.
Bishop Nicholas Hudson Synodality Interview
Our Resource: Bishop Nicholas Hudson and Avril Baigent discuss life at the Synod in Rome, and how we can bring synodality into our parishes at home.
Explainer video - What is Synodality?
Our Resource: What is Synodality, exactly? Watch and share the School for Synodality’s video exploring the core components of the synodal way.
Conversation in the Spirit Resource Cards
Our Resource: 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.
Practising Synodality Webinar Series
Our Resource: On-demand versions of our Practising Synodality webinar series, in which we heard from several important voices on the topic of synodality.
Leading Prayer in Meetings
Our Resource: Step by step directions for meetings that draw on the rich tradition of Lectio Divina. This process can help us enrich decision making meetings to be both more effective, and become encounters that help us grow as living communities of faith.