Growing Up into the Children of God

An opportunity for reflection, conversation and prayer based on some of the themes contained in David’s book of the same title. What is a mature relationship with God? What in that is God’s part and what is our part? Can we expect too much of God and turn him into a magician or too little and make faith not much more than a human enterprise? We will pick up issues like prayer and providence, pain and suffering and think through what makes for a mature church as well personal faith.

David Newman has been the warden of Launde Abbey for two and a half years and enjoys the opportunity to support people in their spiritual growth and development through leading retreats, courses, quiet days, and spiritual direction. He has a long experience of pastoral leadership in the church through incumbencies in Derby and Loughborough and most recently as archdeacon of Loughborough.