Speaking
I love speaking to groups, including for retreats and quiet days, church events, and preaching. A key part of my leading is fostering an encounter with God. I’m happy to explore opportunities with you.
Watch and Listen Now
Facing the Canon
Interview with J.John on “Facing the Canon” on how friendship with Jesus changes us.
My Youtube Channel
My YouTube channel, with playlists on 7 Ways to Pray and prayer practices from retreat venues.
More Online Talks and Interviews
Speaking at chapel at Bethel University, my alma mater, on John 15, “Abiding in the Vine.”
A sermon for St. Peter’s Wellesbourne on John 12:20–36, forgiveness and The Living Cross. Starts at 14:22 and includes a prayer exercise.
Four minutes on relinquishing for “Sunday Night Live” with Pam Rhodes. My segment starts at 27:26.
A ten-minute sermon at St Michael and All Angels, Mill Hill, on Jesus’ prayers.
A chapel talk to the London School of Theology on Oswald and Biddy Chambers, including a prayer exercise.
With Elisa Morgan and Eryn Eddy on the God Hears Her podcast: the one on feeling out of place and the one on friendship that transforms us.
Topics
7 Ways to Pray – Time-Tested Practices to Encounter God
Praying with and through the Bible: Exploring how we can encounter God through Scripture.
The Indwelling God – Practicing His Presence: Opening our eyes to the wonder of God in our midst.
Hearing God: God longs to speak to his children, and as we open our ears and hearts, we’ll start to hear his still, small voice.
The Prayer of Lament: We explore some of the language of lament in the Bible as a way of giving God our disappointment and yearning.
Imaginative Gospel Prayer: We enter into the gospel scene with our imaginations.
The Examen: We prayerfully looking back over the day, to mark the soul’s movements with God.
How to Keep a Spiritual Journal: A practical workshop on how to release your inner writer as you communicate with God.
Friendship with God
Jesus loved his friends Mary, Martha, and Lazarus, and their home in Bethany was his second home. As we unpack the three gospel stories we explore action and contemplation, faith and doubt, despair and longing, resurrection and hope, sacrificial love and the meaning of home.
Living in Christ: The Wisdom of Colossians for Today
We explore the Apostle Paul’s letter to the Colossians and consider what it means to live in Christ and for Christ. We focus on the incomparable Christ, and how as redeemed believers we leave behind our old selves as we become more like Jesus day by day.
The Living Cross: Embracing the Gift of Forgiveness
We explore the theme of the living cross, and how through it God gives us the gifts of forgiveness and new life. Looking at stories from the Old Testament and the New, we reacquaint ourselves with forgiveness – which is such a basic tenet of our faith that we may take it for granted. We experience the living power of the cross, at which we exchange our hurtful thoughts and actions for God’s love, grace, and forgiveness.
Beloved of God: Exploring our Christian Identity
What does it mean to be God’s beloved? How can we shed the false names of the “old self” that we may have adopted – worthless, controlling, fearful, worrier – and embrace the new name that God wants to bestow on us? We explore the spiritual practices that will help us live as the new creation in Christ. As we learn to forgive ourselves and others, and to hear God, we can move into freedom and release.
Living Water: Coming to the Source for Refreshing and Cleansing
Water. It’s the stuff of life – we’re made of it and can’t live without it. Although it can become stagnant and poisoned, fresh water brings renewal and cleansing. We explore some deep meanings of water – from the water that existed before the creation of the earth to Jesus, the source of living water. I provide time for reflection along with prayer exercises to engage with.
Promotional materials for venues
Below are bios and photographs that can be used for promoting your event. You’ll find some blurbs on my speaking topics here – do be in touch if you would like to tweak any of these.
Amy Boucher Pye is a writer, speaker and spiritual director and is the author of six books, including 7 Ways to Pray. She writes for publications such as globally recognized Our Daily Bread and New Daylight. She has an MA in Christian spirituality from the University of London and enjoys leading retreats. She lives with her family in southwest London. Find her at amyboucherpye.com.
Amy Boucher Pye is a London-based writer, speaker, and spiritual director. She has written six books, including Transforming Love (Form, 2023) and Holding onto Hope (BRF, 2023), and has an MA in Christian spirituality from Heythrop College, University of London. Find her at amyboucherpye.com.
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