Daring to See God Now

By Nick Baines

Mark's Gospel begins with Jesus 'proclaiming the Good news of God'. But, what is this 'good news', and who is it for? Taking Mark 1.14-15 as a starting point, this course raises important questions about change, repentance, and how we can become in ourselves living evidence of the good news. Examples are taken from the rest of Mark's Gospel as well as contemporary and historic Christians.

The five sessions focus on:

Session 1: The Good News of God
Session 2: The time is now
Session 3: God is present
Session 4: Change your mind
Session 5: Live it!

The course booklet is accompanied by a lively CD, featuring Anglican priest and Regius Professor Emeritus of Divinity at the University of Oxford, Keith Ward, the journalist and poet, Cathy Galvin, author and former Bishop of Llandaff, David Wilbourne, and former Methodist Vice-President, Rachel Lampard MBE.

This York Course is available in the following formats
Course Book (Paperback 9781909107236)
Course Book (eBook 9781909107793)
Audio Book of Interview to support Daring to See God Now York Course (CD 9781909107786)
Audio Book of Interview (Digital Download 9781909107779)
Transcript of interview to support Daring to See God Now York Course (Paperback 9781909107243)
Transcript of interview (eBook 9781909107809)
Book Pack (9781909107816 Featuring Paperback Course Book, Audio Book on CD and Paperback Transcript of Interview)
Large print (9781909107823)

• Language: English
• Publisher: SPCK
• Release date: Aug 1, 2018
• ISBN: 9781909107809

Nick Baines

Nick Baines is Bishop of Leeds. He worked as a Russian linguist at GCHQ before ordination.He chairs the Sandford St Martin Trust, promoting excellence in religious broadcasting, and is a member of the House of Lords.

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Making full use of the Audio

Index of Track Numbers

[1] – [2] Introduction

[3] – [8] Session (1) The Good News of God

[9] – [14] Session (2) The time is now

[15] – [20] Session (3) God is present

[21] – [26] Session (4) Change your mind

[27] – [32] Session (5) Live it!

Each track number on the course audio corresponds to the start of each new question posed to the partici­pants by Simon Stanley, the presenter. The track numbers are shown in square brackets in the text of the transcript itself.

When to play the Course Audio

There is no ‘right’ way! Some groups will play the 14/15-minute piece at the beginning of the session. Other groups do things differently – perhaps playing it at the end, or playing 7/8 minutes at the beginning and the rest halfway through the meeting. Groups may like to choose a question to discuss straight after they have listened to a relevant track on the audio – there are no hard and fast rules. The track markers (on the audio and shown in the Transcript) will help you find any question put to the participants very easily, including the Closing Reflections, which you may wish to play (again) at the end of the session. Do whatever is best for you and your group.

CD Track [1]

York Courses presents

DARING TO SEE GOD NOW

a course in five sessions, written by Bishop Nick Baines

[2] Hello, I’m Simon Stanley and I’m delighted to be your guide through this course.

Let me briefly introduce the contributors: Keith Ward, an Anglican priest, is Regius Professor Emeritus of Divinity at the University of Oxford, a fellow of the British Academy and has written many books on philosophy, world religions and Christian theology. Rachel Lampard MBE has worked for the Methodist Church since the year 2000, with responsibility for the Church’s engagement with political issues. She was Vice-President of the Methodist Conference in 2016-17. David Wilbourne studied Natural Sciences and Theology at Cambridge, has published six books, worked with three Archbishops of York, and was Assistant Bishop of Llandaff. Cathy Galvin is a journalist and poet. She has held senior editorial positions at Newsweek and The Sunday Times, and is currently a non-executive director of The Tablet. Her third collection of poetry will be published in 2019.

So, the introductions over, let’s begin. 

Session 1: The Good News of God

Track [3]

This course is based on and around Mark’s Gospel, Chapter One, verses 14 & 15. Jesus came to Galilee proclaiming the good news of God and saying, ‘The time is fulfilled and the kingdom of God has come near, repent and believe in the good news.’ I asked our participants what they thought would be good news for themselves and the Church. Rachel Lampard kicks off, followed by David Wilbourne, and Keith Ward – last, but not least.

RL: I think some good news I’d like to hear for myself is the good news of peace. That’s what we need in our world at the moment, and it feels very absent. Hearing about the Prince of Peace, and the peace that can be brought in our lives, but particularly in the fragile places in our world at the moment - that’s what I’m longing for. The good news I want for my church at the moment, and I’m sure a lot of other people are thinking that, is just a good news of growth, a good news of other people who are hearing God’s word, hearing that message and feeling that the church is a place where they want to be.

DW: No more Armed Forces. Jesus said: love your enemies, do good to those who