We all share the desire to see the Christian faith passed on to the next generation. But how does disciple-making in the family context take place most effectively? How can parents strike a balance between supporting their child’s developing faith whilst juggling the pressures of everyday living? How can churches best support and equip parents in this vital task? What role do salaried staff play in facilitating disciple-making in the home? This seminar will explore these issues, enabling churches to consider how biblical principles and research findings may be practically applied in individual settings.

Sarah Holmes’ entire life has been shaped by family and children. From her earliest days assisting her mother run children’s church, to Sunday school roles, to kids’ club initiatives in church circles, and now concentrating on her PhD studies on family faith practices, Sarah’s life has been committed to family discipleship and passing on faith to the next generation.

Sarah lives in Wirral, near Liverpool with her husband Richard and three children Ruth, Anna and Joshua.

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/publicsquare], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

Dr. Cynthia Bennett Brown has been lecturer in systematic theology at Belfast Bible College since 2011. Originally from the United States, she moved to Northern Ireland in 2005 where she attends Fisherwick Presbyterian Church. In the fifth of our ‘On being human’ series of seminars Dr. Brown considered the Christian metanarrative of who God is and who we are as created human persons. She suggested that, as pressing as issues of gender are in our contemporary context, they should be discussed within the theological framework of our God-given identity as persons in community.

You can read Dr. Colins’ blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/October-2016/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6-A-Theological-Framing-of-Gender.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Utility/About-Us/Councils/General-Council/Church-in-the-Public-Square.aspx], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

Christopher McCrudden is Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen’s University Belfast and William W Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. Until 2011, he was Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford. His research deals with the foundational principles that underpin human rights practice.

A practicing Barrister at Blackstone Chambers in London, in this final seminar in our On being human series, Professor McCrudden considered whether we need an understanding of what it means to be 'human' in order to construct a coherent normative theory of human rights.

You can read Professor McCrudden’s blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/November-2016-(1)/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6-What-is-the-human-in-human-right.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Utility/About-Us/Councils/General-Council/Church-in-the-Public-Square.aspx], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

Christopher McCrudden is Professor of Human Rights and Equality Law at Queen’s University Belfast and William W Cook Global Law Professor at the University of Michigan Law School. Until 2011, he was Professor of Human Rights Law at the University of Oxford. His research deals with the foundational principles that underpin human rights practice.

A practicing Barrister at Blackstone Chambers in London, in this final seminar in our On being human series, Professor McCrudden considered whether we need an understanding of what it means to be 'human' in order to construct a coherent normative theory of human rights.

You can read Professor McCrudden’s blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/November-2016-(1)/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6-What-is-the-human-in-human-right.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]

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‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/publicsquare], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

Dr. Andrew Collins is a Christian counsellor who also works part-time as a consultant psychiatrist. As an elder at Killicomaine Evangelical Church in Portadown, he is involved in ministry on a regular basis. Dr. Collins also provides teaching and training on pastoral and mental health issues for churches and conferences. In the fifth of our ‘On being human’ seminar Dr. Colins considers gender dysphoria and transgenderism from a pastoral perspective.

You can read Dr. Colins’ blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/November-2016-(1)/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6-Understanding-gender-dysphoria.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/publicsquare], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

Dr. Andrew Collins is a Christian counsellor who also works part-time as a consultant psychiatrist. As an elder at Killicomaine Evangelical Church in Portadown, he is involved in ministry on a regular basis. Dr. Collins also provides teaching and training on pastoral and mental health issues for churches and conferences. In the fifth of our ‘On being human’ seminar Dr. Colins considers gender dysphoria and transgenderism from a pastoral perspective.

You can read Dr. Colins’ blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/November-2016-(1)/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6-Understanding-gender-dysphoria.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/publicsquare], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

David Livingstone is Professor of Geography and Intellectual History at Queen's University, Belfast where he works on the history of geographical ideas and the historical geographies of science and religion. He is a member of a number of national and international academic institutions including Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the British Academy. In the fourth of our On being human series of seminars, Professor Livingstone examines the history of the idea of Adam as the progenitor of the human race, how this has been challenged and how it has been intertwined with strategies to harmonise scripture and science.

You can read Professor Livingstone’s blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/October-2016/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6-Christianity-the-science-of-huma.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/publicsquare], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

David Livingstone is Professor of Geography and Intellectual History at Queen's University, Belfast where he works on the history of geographical ideas and the historical geographies of science and religion. He is a member of a number of national and international academic institutions including Royal Irish Academy and a Fellow of the British Academy. In the fourth of our 'On being human' series of seminars, Professor Livingstone examines the history of the idea of Adam as the progenitor of the human race, how this has been challenged and how it has been intertwined with strategies to harmonise scripture and science.

You can read Professor Livingstone’s blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/October-2016/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6-Christianity-the-science-of-huma.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/publicsquare], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

Dr. Dónal O’Mathúna has taught and published widely on healthcare ethics. He is Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Decision-Making & Evidence in the School of Nursing & Human Sciences at Dublin City University. In his seminar Dr. O’Mathúna asks Can human nature be improved through applied science?

You can read Dr. O’Mathúna’s blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/October-2016/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6Third-Millennial-Humanity.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]

‘On being human’ is a series of six thought-provoking seminars that provide an opportunity to reflect on what it means to be a human being in the 21st Century.

Part of the Presbyterian Church in Ireland’s Church in the Public Square series [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/publicsquare], ‘On being human’ draws on the expertise of academics and professionals working in a variety of disciplines in Ireland and the UK to explore the essence and uniqueness of human life.

Dr. Dónal O’Mathúna has taught and published widely on healthcare ethics. He is Senior Lecturer in Ethics, Decision-Making & Evidence in the School of Nursing & Human Sciences at Dublin City University. In his seminar Dr. O’Mathúna asks Can human nature be improved through applied science?

You can read Dr. O’Mathúna’s blog here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/Blog/October-2016/On-being-Human%E2%80%A6Third-Millennial-Humanity.aspx] and the original ‘On being human’ news story here. [http://www.presbyterianireland.org/News/September-2016/Essence-of-humanity-at-heart-of-forthcoming-semina.aspx.]