Talks and Addresses

The fifth horseman
The Bishop of Oxford speaks on the need for the Church not just to conserve but to restore the natural world intentionally in the years ahead.

Seven disciplines; eight qualities
As energy returns to our churches and the process of spiritual renewal continues, we must rebalance our common life towards seven disciplines of evangelism. But it is even more vital that we remain centred ourselves on the eight beautiful qualities; the Beatitudes, the best description there has ever been of what it means to be human and the most profound portrait of our Lord and Saviour, Jesus Christ.

Wisdom from above
Following the publication of Together in Love and Faith, Bishop Steven offers a commentary and reflections on the next stage of the Living in Love and Faith process.

Psalms through the centuries
Bishop Steven's speech at the launch event of the Psalms history commentary by the Revd Canon Professor Sue Gillingham.

A message of thanks
The four bishops wrote to all licensed clergy, LLMs and church officers in the diocese to thank them for responding so well in the days following the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II

Science and Faith and the Lambeth Conference
Bishop Steven shares an overview of the key thread of Science and Faith at the Lambeth Conference held in Canterbury from 26th July to 7th August.

The earth is the Lord’s
Bishop Steven's address to Diocesan Synod in June 2022, calling on every household to respond to the climate crisis.

A world-shaking event
Bishop Steven's address to Diocesan Synod in March 2022, focusing on the atrocities in Ukraine and our call to be a more Christ-like Church.

Inequality
Questions of poverty and inequality are at the heart of our discipleship. Each of us will need to navigate the spiritual challenges, dangers and temptations of relative and sometimes actual wealth. As a church we have a calling to serve the poorest in our communities. As a whole church we have a responsibility to maintain and if we can to deepen the way in which our society lives out the call in the prophets and in the gospels to justice and a fairer society.