Forum 2018 texts, videos, photos and reports

Welcome to this summary page which contains all texts and downloadable material from the 2018 Forum: ‘I am with you always –  Together in God’s Mission’.  What is the Forum? It’s the broadest ecumenical representative gathering of Christians in England.

Photos

All Forum photos can be downloaded from Flickr. Please credit ‘© Churches Together in England; Photo: Chris Dobson’ – except on the rare occasion that someone else has taken the photograph. Clicking the photo in Flickr and scrolling down gives you all the information you require.

Texts and reports

Downloadable files appear below. All texts are © Churches Together in England unless otherwise stated. Please ensure you credit as appropriate. Send your report to Lorraine Shannon to be included below and read the Forum evaluations by participants.

Videos

All CTE videos are on Vimeo and were shot and edited by Jim Cooke at Centreline Films, including a short overview of the 2018 Forum and the importance of Swanwick in the ecumenical journey (1:55 mins).

Monday 17 September

• Welcome to Forum (4:39 mins)
• Why we are here (8:12 mins)
• Unpacking the theme (12:41 mins)
• David Cornick’s General Secretary’s report and reflection (22:23 mins)
• The transforming presence of Christ: Archbishop Angaelos, Cardinal Vincent Nichols and Archbishop Justin Welby (28:02 mins)
• Questions from young adults to the Presidents – follow-on from previous session.  (26:54 mins)

Tuesday 18 September

• The transforming presence of Christ: Pastor Agu Irukwu, The Revd Canon Billy Kennedy and The Revd Dr Hugh Osgood (23:04 mins)
• Questions from young adults to the Presidents – follow-on from previous session.  (26:54 mins)
• Questions from small groups to the Presidents (34:44 mins)

Tuesday afternoon was spent in the marketplace and in workshops and the evening was in small groups.

Wednesday 19 September

• Multi-voice bible study, Emmaus reading and William Kay (16:13 mins)
• Multi-voice bible study, Patsy McDonald SHCJ ( 11:50 mins)
• Multi-voice bible study, Janet Scott (19:53 mins)
• Multi-voice bible study, panel in conversation (10:54)
• Ruth Bottoms thanks David Cornick and Rachel Parkinson reflects on the weaving (13:07 mins)
• Ruth Bottoms interviews and commissions Paul Goodliff, CTE’s new General Secretary (15:45 mins)
• The Lord’s Prayer – a new musical piece commissioned for Forum (3:09 mins)