On 30th January, over 250 people from all over the world tuned in to watch the live launch of Prof John Swinton’s lecture ‘Restorative Presence – creating spaces of belonging and paths to healing’.
“Wonderful, uplifting, restorative, thank you”
Martin
To date, hundreds of people have enjoyed the lecture and many have been inspired to go on to do the self led online course exploring the themes of belonging and presence that Prof Swinton explored.
If you would like to watch the lecture and do the course, please click below. GoHealth Members can access the course for free as part of their membership.
This lecture explores how to create healing communities of presence and belonging founded on the ministry of Jesus. With stories, practical suggestions and profound theology, John invites each of us into a vision of Christian community that does not seek to ‘fix’ brokenness but rather honour each person’ unique journey.
Prof John Swinton is professor of practical theology and pastoral care at the University of Aberdeen in Scotland. He is founder of the university’s Centre for Spirituality, Health and Disability. He is also an ordained minister of the Church of Scotland. He is the author of Becoming Friends of Time: Disability, Timefullness, and Gentle Discipleship (Baylor University Press, 2016) and his new book Finding Jesus in the Storm: The Spiritual Lives of Christians with Mental Health Challenges (Eerdmans, 2020).
The Denis Duncan lecture was created in partnership with the Church of Scotland