St Paul's Cathedral

Sermon by Dr Paula Gooder, Director of Mission, Learning and Development, Diocese of Birmingham, at the Consecration of the Venerable Dr John Perumbalath as Bishop of Bradwell, the Very Reverend Vivienne Faull as Bishop of Bristol and the Venerable Simon Burton-Jones as Bishop of Tonbridge on Tuesday 3 July 2018.

We live in extraordinary times. How can we think and act as Christians in response to the urgent, sometimes overwhelming politics that we experience every day? Where do politics, theology and faith meet? And how is it that different Christians can hold completely opposing views, all claiming the gospel as their inspiration? One way to think afresh about this is to look at Jesus’ own actions and teaching, ask whether they were or were not political, and what we can draw from that for our own engagement in public and political life. Selina Stone will explore key aspects of Jesus’ life, teaching and parables, and ways we can bring our faith into action for the common good, whatever our circumstances. Selina Stone is Tutor and Lecturer in Political Theology at St Mellitus College, and previously worked at the Centre for Theology and Community, in Parliament and as a community organiser in Brixton. Her PhD is in the impact of Pentecostal theology and ministry on issues of social justice. Recorded 1 July 2018.

A conversation between Canon Mark Oakley and the artist Gerry Judah, in which they discuss the twin sculptures created to commemorate the Great War.

Sermon by The Right Reverend and Right Honourable Dame Sarah Mullally, The Bishop of London, at the Ordination of Deacons on Saturday 30 June 2018.

Sermon by The Right Reverend Nicholas Holtam, Bishop of Salisbury, at Evensong to celebrate 200 years of the Incorporated Church Building Society attended by the National Churches Trust, on Tuesday 26 June 2018.

Sermon - The Reverend Canon Mark Oakley, Canon Chancellor, at Evensong, on Sunday 24 June 2018, The Birth of John the Baptist.

Sermon by The Reverend Canon Dr Rachel Mann, Rector, St Nicholas, Burnage and Visiting Teaching Fellow, Manchester Writing School, Manchester Metropolitan University, at Evensong on the Third Sunday after Trinity, Sunday 17 June 2018.

Fabiana Barticioti, an Archivist from LSE, explores the history of The Movement for the Ordination of Women within the Church of England. A story of clandestine services, heated national debate and the determination that unity and equality would overcome division and hostility. Related archive material from St Paul’s Cathedral Collections will also be on display. Recorded on 15 June 2018.

Part 4: Living Water. Do you ever wonder if God has a plan for your life? Julia Mourant says that God calls each of us, with all our gifts and vulnerabilities, to contribute our gifts to the world and to each other and so find life in all its abundance. But the reality is it can feel profoundly difficult to know what that call might be. This day will offer the opportunity to explore your vocation, whoever you are, and whatever stage of life you’re at. It will include practical, prayerful ways through which we might discover God’s will for us, in particular by paying attention to how God speaks through our imaginations, hopes, dreams and desires, and through times of change, challenge and surprise. Julia Mourant is an Anglican priest and Scholar in Residence at Sarum College, Salisbury. A spiritual director and vocations advisor of many years’ standing, she has an MA in mentoring and coaching, has taught spiritual direction at Sarum College and is the author of Listening to Your Life: 30 ways to discern direction for your future (Canterbury Press 2016). Recorded at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine on 9 June 2018.

Part 3: In the Belly of the Whale. This podcast refers to a handout a copy of which can be found at https://www.stpauls.co.uk/SM4/Mutable/Uploads/medialibrary/In-the-belly-of-the-whale-pdf.pdf Do you ever wonder if God has a plan for your life? Julia Mourant says that God calls each of us, with all our gifts and vulnerabilities, to contribute our gifts to the world and to each other and so find life in all its abundance. But the reality is it can feel profoundly difficult to know what that call might be. This day will offer the opportunity to explore your vocation, whoever you are, and whatever stage of life you’re at. It will include practical, prayerful ways through which we might discover God’s will for us, in particular by paying attention to how God speaks through our imaginations, hopes, dreams and desires, and through times of change, challenge and surprise. Julia Mourant is an Anglican priest and Scholar in Residence at Sarum College, Salisbury. A spiritual director and vocations advisor of many years’ standing, she has an MA in mentoring and coaching, has taught spiritual direction at Sarum College and is the author of Listening to Your Life: 30 ways to discern direction for your future (Canterbury Press 2016). Recorded at the Royal Foundation of St Katharine on 9 June 2018.