Bournemouth William Temple Association

14 October 2024
EQUIPPING THE SAINTS FOR WORKS OF SERVICE – DISCIPLESHIP FOR ALL OF
LIFE
Mr Julian Gadsby
Church Engagement Specialist. London Institute of Contemporary Christianity

4 November 2024
TRACES OF THE TEMPLE: NEW ARCHAEOLOGICAL DISCOVERIES FROM THE HOLY
LAND
Dr Chris Sinkinson
Retired Lecturer in Old Testament, Moorlands College. Former archaeologist
Author of Time Travel to the Old Testament

2 December 2024
HILDEGARDE OF BINGEN – A MYSTIC FOR OUR TIME?
The Right Reverend Karen Gorham
Bishop of Sherborne

13 January 2025
THE WORK OF SUNSHINE WITH SMILES TRUST IN THE GAMBIA
Dr Steve Bick
Locum GP and Chair of the charity

3 February 2025
WORSHIP AS THEATRE
Mr Michael Jones
Retired Theatre Producer

3 March 2025
THE NECESSITY OF INTERFAITH ACTION IN THE AGE OF WORLD WARS
Dr Amineh Hoti
Lucy Cavendish College University of Cambridge
Global Program Director & International Peacebuilding Leader

7 April 2025
SACRIFICING THE POOR ON BEHALF OF THE RICH? AN EXAMINATION OF THE
RITES OF SOCIAL WELFARE
Professor Jonathan Parker
Professor of Society and Social Welfare. Bournemouth University

12 May 2025
TO BE CONFIRMED
The Right Reverend Philip Mounstephen
Bishop of Winchester

9 October 2023

Genesis Chapters 1 to 11

Professor John Day

Emeritus Professor of Old Testament Studies in the University of Oxford

6 November 2023

Building Back Better: Critically reclaiming Temple’s social thought for a post-pandemic policy landscape

Professor Chris Baker

William Temple Professor of Religion, Belief and Public Life

4 December 2023

Bible Translation 

Mr. Julian Shelton

Wycliffe Bible Translators

8 January 2024

The Role of Nature and the Call of the Spirit in Combatting Climate Change

Mr. Hylton Murray-Philipson 

Chairman of Global Canopy

5 February 2024

Reflections on 30 Years of Women’s Ordination to the Priesthood

The Very Reverend Catherine Ogle

Dean of Winchester Cathedral

4 March 2024 (Change of Programme)

Women of Faith: Passion, peoples, places and practices

Professor Dr Sara Ashencaen Crabtree,

Professor of Social Diversity at Bournemouth University

8 April 2024

The Book of Psalms; A Springboard to Art

Rev. Canon Sue Wallace

Liturgist and Chaplain of Truro Cathedral

13 May 2024

To be confirmed

The Bishop of Salisbury or his representative

3 October 2022

The Work of Blandford CARES

Mr Michael Hearn

Co-founder of Blandford CARES

7 November 2022

Seventh Day Adventists

Pastor Lazlo Liebhardt

Bournemouth & Winchester Seventh Day Adventist Churches

5 December 2022

The Bible and Welcoming the Stranger

Dr. Jayme Reeves

Director of Academic Development & Tutor in Biblical Studies, Sarum College

9 January 2023

“Be Still and Know that I am God” – the Path of Christian Meditation

Rosalind Stockley

Chair of The World Community for Christian Meditation in the UK & Regional Co-ordinator for Dorset

6 February 2023

The Work of the MARS Trust

Mr Nick Ellis

Chief Executive Officer of the MARS Trust

6 March 2023

God, the Universe and Us

Reverend Dr. David Wheeler

Assistant Priest at St. Thomas’s Ensbury Park

3 April 2023

Dorset 2030- a Vision for Solving the Climate Crisis

Mr Mark Chivers

Co-founder & Director of Zero Carbon Dorset

8 May 2023

Meeting Cancelled Due to Coronation Bank Holiday

The Right Reverend Stephen Lake

Bishop of Salisbury

11 October 2021- Shades of Grey in a Post-Truth World

Mr Dudley Coates Vice- President of the Methodist Conference 2006-7

1 November 2021- The Work of Christian Aid

Mr Robert Pearce Christian Aid Staff Member 1978-2010

and Mr Tom Sanders Retired School Teacher

6 December 2021- One God? Jews and the Trinity Taboo

Rabbi Mark Solomon Interfaith Consultant for Liberal Judaism, Leo Baeck College

10 January 2022- The Climate Crisis and its Solutions; Where next after COP26?

Mr Mark Chivers Volunteer National Coordinator UK: The Climate Reality Project Europe

and Co-founder & Project Lead: Zero Carbon Dorset

7 February 2022- Pilgrimage

The Right Reverend Karen Gorham Bishop of Sherborne

7 March 2022- ‘Head and Heart’.  Ignatian spirituality and discernment

Father Paul Keys St. Catherine’s Church Wimborne

4 April 2022- The Work of Moorlands College

The Reverend Dr. David Hilborn Principal of Moorlands College

9 May 2022- To be confirmed

The Right Reverend Debbie Sellin  Bishop of Southampton

7th October 2019  

THERE IS SOMETHING SPECIAL ABOUT THIS PLACE – FINDING GOD IN THIN PLACES

The Revd Simon Evans

Vicar of  St Thomas’ Church Ensbury Park 

Chaplain to Dorset Police 

Anglican Ecumenical Officer for Dorset  

4th November 2019

THE JERUSALEM TEMPLE AS THE PLAN OF CREATION

Dr Margaret Barker

Temple Studies Group

2nd December 2019

THE THEOLOGY AND MISSION OF THE SALVATION ARMY

Andrew Wileman

Deputy Director, Older People’s Services

Salvation Army

6th January 2020

BEFRIENDING AGE? – EXPLORING A REFRAMING OF THE SOCIAL, THEOLOGICAL AND POLITICAL DIMENSIONS OF AGE

The Revd Canon Professor James Woodward Ph.D

Principal Sarum College

3rd February 2020

LOVE, SEX AND POWER

Jayne Ozanne

 LGBT evangelical and campaigner

Director Ozanne Foundation

2nd March 2020

MINISTRY TO VICTIMS- FORGIVENESS, HEALING AND ‘CHESED’

Revd Dr David Wheeler

St Thomas’ Church  Ensbury Park Bournemouth

6th April 2020

SON OF JOSEPH?  SON OF GOD?

Dr  David Catchpole

Emeritus Professor of Theological Studies

University of Exeter

11th May 2020 AGM

GETTING READY FOR LAMBETH

The Right Reverend Nicholas Holtam 

Bishop of Salisbury