Come and See has now finished. This page remains as a resource library for churches, schools and groups who would like to revisit the material, or use it outside of Lent.
All of the films, downloads and supporting materials remain available below. These can be used at any time of year as a short course, sermon series, small group resource, school programme, or individual reflection. The full course will also shortly be available on the Learning Hub.
Who is this page for?
This page is intended for clergy, school leaders, children, youth and families workers, and volunteers involved in offering Come and See.
Find resources on... The Eucharist | Baptism | The Great Commandments
FAQs
Across the diocese, Come and See has been run in church services, small groups, schools, prisons, youth groups, online meet-ups, Lent lunches, and more. There are many different ways that you and your parish can work with Come and See.
You can encourage each other to register for the daily emails, you can use the weekly films as part of a talks series, or you can use the dedicated materials for course organisers to offer Come and See to Sunday and small groups. And don't forget we'll have bespoke resources for children and young people too, aimed at primary-aged and secondary-aged kids, with weekly videos and a contemplative exercise.
The Christian life is something that we do together. What might you and your church offer?
Come and See is a real team effort! The process starts with Bishop Steven - he comes up with the theme and writes six video reflections.
Then our Discipleship team swoop in. Our Discipleship Enablers help develop intergenerational resources, and other members of the team provide daily 'pauses' - small actions or prayers for each day of Lent, sent out in the daily emails - as well as helping develop the leaders' guide.
Our Communications team develop the video and audio content in-house, put everything together and make sure it all goes out to the right people at the right time.
And of course, church leaders, both lay and ordained, add their own spin as they deliver Come and See in their parish.
Not this year - but all content is available in a written format, whether through the daily emails or through transcripts. If you'd like to speak to us about this, please do get in touch.
Of course! We know that people have had great success across the diocese running Come and See in loads of different ways.
The guide is adaptable, and the content can be used however best suits you and your group. Why not reach out to your Parish Development Advisor to discuss how it might work best for you?
"The leader's notes and suggestions for conversation worked well, especially helpful as I was new to leading a small group."
Support and advice
Our Parish Development Advisors (PDA) are there to help every parish/benefice, so feel free to contact them at any time about how you can offer Come and See in your church.
Berkshire and City of Oxford - Rhodri Bowen
rhodri.bowen@oxford.anglican.org
Dorchester (Oxfordshire) - Anne Perry
anne.perry@oxford.anglican.org
Buckinghamshire - The Revd Asa Humphreys
asa.humphreys@oxford.anglican.org