A year of Progressive sermons that are unafraid of doubt, attentive to injustice, and grounded in a deep love of Scripture.
by Tom Kennar
A year of Progressive sermons that are unafraid of doubt, attentive to injustice, and grounded in a deep love of Scripture. Written for those who sense that faith must grow, adapt, and tell the truth if it is to remain alive. This book is an invitation to walk —
sometimes confidently, sometimes hesitantly with faith that refuses to be static. You may read it straight through, sermon by sermon. Or you may want to wander. A reader’s guide (on page 8) offers a few suggested pathways through the book, depending on where you find yourself. There is no right order. There is only the next step. Along The Way.
Church of England priest, musician and social entrepreneur
Tom Kennar is the rector of Havant, in Hampshire (on the south coast, between the cathedral cities of Portsmouth and Chichester). He is an honorary canon of three cathedrals, Portsmouth and, in Ghana, Cape Coast and Ho (as a result of his ministry there over the years). Tom holds a masters degree in Christian Ministry and Mission. From 1985 to 2000 he was a leader in the YMCA movement and then an advisor to HM Government (2000-2005). Ordained in 2005, Tom brings his experiences of the voluntary and government sectors into his ministry today as a priest and social entrepreneur. His prime goal is to help people discover their own passions, gifts and abilities, rooted in a real and honest faith, to meet the challenges of our time, and to participate, with God, in the building of His ‘kingdom on earth as it is in heaven’. He has published five books: 'Scribblings' (a collection of sermons, stories blog posts and a Ghana diary), 'Lockdown Lines' (a collection of sermons by Tom, with other material shared by his parishioners during the Covid pandemic) and 'Faith on The Way' (a collection of sermons and Facebook posts from 2025) and two volumes of stories about the fictional parish of St Faithful's, Havnot. All of these books can be printed on demand from this site.
Observed humour and gentle theology from the fictional parish of St Faithful's Havnot
A collection of short talks, homilies, stories, journals and pithy reflections is a snap-shot of the life and work of a parish priest, during the approximate decade from around 2009 to 2020
by Tom Kennar
A collection of original reflections, sermons, autobiographies, local history and poetry from the Pandemic of 2020.
by Tom Kennar & Parishioners