Liturgy as Pastoral Care

An exploration of how liturgy can be a powerful element of pastoral ministry in a parish or other worshipping communities.
Attention will be given both to the occasional offices, and the routine Eucharistic worship of a parish, demonstrating that both can be powerful pastoral ministries.

The liturgical worship of the parish carries with it pastoral opportunities as well as those of teaching and discipleship. In this day course we will explore the ways in which liturgy has a pastoral aspect, focusing for half of the day on the ‘occasional offices’, and in particular on the rites of healing and Ministry to the sick, and in the other half of the day on the routine Eucharistic worship offered Sunday by Sunday in so many parishes. We will look at the ways in which the liturgy carries with it a strong pastoral dimension, with the opportunity to transform and minister to those engaged in it in profound ways.

Tutors:
Tom Clammer is a freelance theologian, educator and spiritual accompanier. He has had extensive experience of leading Advent liturgies in parish and cathedral settings.

James Steven is the Centre Coordinator, Academic Dean and Programme Leader for the MA in Christian Liturgy. He is a leading scholar in the fields of contemporary worship and the theological dimensions of liturgical practice.

This course is run by Sarum College. Visit our courses and events diary to view the full course programme https://www.sarum.ac.uk/events

NOTE August 2020 - This course may revert to being held on Zoom depending on circumstances and numbers outside of anyone`s control