Background

How FaithFaith 1. Belief and trust in someone or something. 2. Acceptance of particular religious teachings. in the North came about

On 12 June 2023, scholars and ChristianChristian Name originally given to disciples of Jesus by outsiders and gradually adopted by the Early Church to designate all members of the church. leaders gathered at an event held at Bishopthorpe Palace to discuss how to mark the anniversary in 2027 of the baptismBaptism The Sacramental rite of admission into the Christian Church. The candidate is immersed in or sprinkled with water in the name of the Trinity and may also be anointed with oil. in YorkYork 1. A Roman city and early centre of Christianity. 2. Diocese and province under the leadership of the Archbishop of York. by BishopBishop Bishops exercised pastoral care over a diocese and authority to confirm and ordain Paulinus of King Edwin, the first King of NorthumbriaNorthumbria Northumbria was an early medieval Anglian kingdom in what is now Northern England and South Scotland. to profess the Christian faith. They discovered multiple challenges and encouragements for teaching, preaching, church planting, prayer, and renewal.

Questions raised included:

How can we play our part in sharing our rich inheritance of faith effectively today?

What did a missionMission 1. A group of people sent out to share religious faith. 2. The task of sharing faith.-shaped Church look like then and how can it inspire and help to equip us now?

Why did BedeBede, the Venerable (c.673-735) Anglo-Saxon historian and biblical scholar. Sent to study at the monastery of Wearmouth at seven; later transferred to Jarrow. Renowned in his lifetime for his learning, Bede wrote treatises on poetry, time and cosmography. Historical works include History of the Abbots, prose and verse versions of the Life of St Cuthbert and Ecclesiastical History of the English People., a devoted biblical scholar, choose to invest so much time in telling the story of church planting in this land?

How did radical missionaryMissionary Someone sent out to share religious faith. discipleship translate a faith which originated in Palestine into the multi-cultural context of an island lying at the very edge of the known world?

What can we learn from the way the Church in Anglo-Saxon England used beauty, worshipWorship 1. Doing homage and giving honour and respect to God. The Bible includes a wide range of physical expression in worship, including bowing down, lifting hands, dancing, processions and singing. The main day on which Christians gather for communal worship is Sunday (the day when Christ is believed to have risen from the dead). 2. Christian liturgy including sung material and prayers of thanksgiving and praise., places, and the arts to engage people and communicate faith?

What might we do to develop further resources for mission and teaching?