Ridley Hall, Cambridge

The Simeon Centre for Prayer and the Spiritual Life: Resources

Spirituality Lectures at Ridley Hall

In 2007-2008, Adrian Chatfield is delivering 5 Spirituality Lectures to the Hall community. Outline versions and full audio recordings of the lectures will be downloadable below as they become available.

• Lecture 1: The Christian Journey
• Lecture 2: Charismatic and Pentecostal Spirituality
• Lecture 3: Spirituality in the season of Lent (also available as an mp3 audio recording)
• Lecture 4: The Imitation of Christ in Service and Suffering (also available as an mp3 audio recording)

Online sermons and talks

• 'The Bible and Prayer' by Adrian Chatfield at Ely Cathedral (mp3 recording)
• 'The Secret of overcoming our difficult attitude to prayer' - Church of England Newspaper interview with Adrian Chatfield (pdf)
• 'Emerging Church' 2010 Bell Lecture, organised by "The Churches Together in Clare and Cavendish" (cd audio file)
• 'Called Together' - a sermon by Adrian Chatfield is available on the St Nic's website
• Adrian Chatfield considers how to face the uncomfortable subject of judgement (mp3 file)
• Talks given by Adrian Chatfield at a parish weekend are available for download at the website of St Andrews Church, Chesterton
• Sermon on Romans 5.1-11 by Adrian Chatfield (mp3 audio file)
• Sermon on The Body of Christ by Adrian Chatfield [The Uncut Project at All Saints Ecclesall] (mp3 file)
• Treasures of Darkness: Prayer when God seems absent by Jane Keiller (mp3 file)
• Treasures of Darkness: Praying in a time of doubt by Adrian Chatfield (mp3 file)
• Treasures of Light: ‘Let there be light’ – using God’s spiritual gifts by Adrian Chatfield
• Treasures of Light: ‘Light for my path’ – God’s guidance by Jane Keiller
• Treasures of Light: ‘Lighten our darkness’ – living well, dying well by Adrian Chatfield and Jane Keiller

Worship resources

A valuable set of resources for a series of all-age services has been made available by Ridley students on the main Ridley Resources page. Each lesson, based on a parable, gives guidance on the parable, advice on preparation, and a full service plan. Also available for download is an audio file of the services' "theme song", and a video for use with the first lesson.

Internet resources

One of the visions of the Centre is to encourage Christians to use the rich resources of the internet more fully, and to discover some of the other places where our vision for a heart of prayer is shared. To this end, we will write from time to time on an aspect of web-based Christian spirituality from which you can explore the web. Click on the link below to read the first ‘essay’ on Christian community.

Christian Community on the Web (Word doc)

Links

The Simeon Centre Blog

Lent and Beyond - An Anglican Prayer Blog