The Simeon Centre for Prayer and the Spiritual Life: Retreats and Conferences
Restoring Prayer - in images
Photographs are copyright Mark Woods-Nunn
The Crucible of Waiting: A Day of Preparation for Advent
Book your place now - by post or online
The Simeon Centre invites you to a day of preparation for Advent, led by Jane Keiller, Adrian Chatfield, and the Simeon Centre Team. The Day will take be held at Ridley Hall on Saturday 28th November 2009, and is open to all. There is a registration fee of £20. Please bring a packed lunch; drinks will be provided. Book your place now by completing and returning a booking form or by booking online now - simply click the link below and you will be guided through a simple and fast registration process.
Book now on the Simeon Advent Day 2009
If you know of someone who would be interested in coming to the Advent Day, feel free to download an event flyer, which includes a booking form. Download it by clicking on the image below:
Restoring Prayer - Conference CDs
CDs of the addresses given at this year's Simeon Centre international conference are now available for order from Ridley's online shop. They can be purchased as individual CDs or sets:
- Eugene Peterson 1: Prayer and all the Saints £6.99
- Eugene Peterson 2: Prayer and all the Fulness £6.99
- Eugene Peterson 3: Prayer and the Wiles of the Devil £6.99
- Eugene Peterson: Set of 3 £18.00
- Paula Gooder 1: 2 Corinthians 3 £6.99
- Paula Gooder 2: 2 Corinthians 4 £6.99
- Paula Gooder 3: 2 Corinthians 5 £6.99
- Paula Gooder: Set of 3 £18.00
- Alister McGrath: Adoration: The Consummation of Theology in Prayer and Worship £6.99
- Full set of 7 Conference addresses £40.00
All prices include UK P&P. Order now from Ridley's online shop.
Free 'bonus track'
Listen for free to Eugene Peterson's sermon on John 12:20-33 delivered during the Sunday morning service of the Restoring Prayer conference, using the audio player below. Use the control on the right to adjust the volume.
Eugene Peterson speaks on John 12:20-33
(Lesson read by Jane Keiller)
Listen to more: Eugene Peterson's conference lectures and those of other speakers at 'Restoring Prayer' are available on CD from Ridley's online shop.
Supplementary materials to Paula Gooder's presentations
If you attended the conference, you might like to know that Paula Gooder has made available notes and meditations from her conference lectures as a download on her website.
‘Ask for the ancient paths’: Press Release
For immediate use
Restoring prayer – to the individual and to the life of the church – was the focus of the Simeon Centre conference at Ridley Hall, Cambridge, in . Ridley is one of the Church of England’s theological colleges.
Keynote speaker, Eugene Peterson (The Message), took the book of Ephesians as his text to reclaim the language of prayer. He was supported by Professor Alistair McGrath, Dr Paula Gooder and Revd Canon Anne Dyer.
The conference has been a long-awaited event at Ridley Hall, where the Simeon Centre for Prayer and the Spiritual Life is just starting its third year in existence.
The dream of Ridley’s chaplain, Revd Jane Keiller, and Revd Adrian Chatfield, the Simeon Centre not only oversees the spiritual health of Ridley Hall and its students but, as demonstrated by the 300 conference attendees, reaches far beyond Cambridge to resource churches and communities in the UK and beyond.
For more details about the Simeon Centre, including how to order copies of the addresses contact Rosemary Kew at Ridley Hall on rak44@cam.ac.uk
Restoring Prayer - more about the conference
A conference for all who long to grow in their spiritual life and to help their church rediscover a passion for prayer.
Keynote speaker – Eugene Peterson
Probably best known for The Message, his translation of the Bible in the language of today, Dr Peterson was for many years James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College. Now retired from full-time teaching, Eugene lives in rural Montana and has recently completed The Jesus Way, his latest in a projected five-volume series. Order a set of his three conference addresses at Ridley's online shop.
Other speakers:
The Revd Canon Anne Dyer: Prayer, Art, Poetry and Scripture
Anne Dyer is Warden of Cranmer Hall, Durham. Her interests include 19th-century women’s history and spirituality, art, current affairs, gardening and making quilts.
Professor Alister McGrath: Adoration – The Consummation of Theology in Prayer and Worship
Alister McGrath is presently Professor of Theology, Ministry and Education, and Head of the Centre for Theology, Religion and Culture, at King’s College, London. He has a longstanding interest in the relation of theology and spirituality. Order a CD of his conference address at Ridley's online shop.
Dr Paula Gooder: Bible Explorations
Paula Gooder is a freelance writer and lecturer in New Testament. She is a visiting lecturer at Kings College London, Canon Theologian of Birmingham Cathedral and a Reader in the Church of England. Order a set of her three conference addresses at Ridley's online shop.
Pathways in Prayer
In addition to regular morning and evening worship, prayer and Bible exposition, we offered a series of workshops – Pathways in Prayer. These were be facilitated by people drawn from a whole range of Christian spiritual traditions, from Bishop Simon Barrington-Ward on the Jesus Prayer, through the sculptor Toddy Hoare, to Sally Dakin on forms of sensory prayer.
Full programme
For more details on the conference you can still download a conference programme (pdf - requires the free software Adobe Reader to be installed on your computer).
Restoring Prayer was proud to be part of the celebrations of the 800th anniversary of Cambridge University and of the 900th anniversary of the Diocese of Ely. The conference programme included space to explore both cities.
On this page:
- Restoring Prayer - in images
- The Crucible of Waiting:
A Day of Preparation for Advent - Restoring Prayer - CDs
- Bonus track - Eugene Peterson sermon
- Notes to Paula Gooder's talks
- More information on the conference
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Ask for the ancient paths, ask where the good way is, and walk in it, and you will find rest for your souls"
(Jeremiah 6:16)
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It will be an immense privilege to spend these days together, learning, sharing in prayer, exploring new and old paths in our journey with Christ"
Adrian Chatfield, Director of the Simeon Centre
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