In developing our awareness and understanding of different liturgical traditions, it provides a context in which we both discover our unity in Christ and strive to learn and practice mutual respect and sensitivity. Members of the College and Course share in the running and care of the Chapel. The ecumenical nature of the Foundation and a long-standing tradition of inviting celebrants and preachers from the wider Church ensure that we experience a rich diversity of traditions and styles. All students training for ordained ministry lead worship at various points in their course, and receive constructive criticism in the context of a personal tutorial. We also are regularly enriched by worship led by lay students.
Creativity is encouraged, particularly when reflection groups lead.
But we constantly seek a balance between branching out and learning the discipline of particular patterns from the traditions. We seek to express our commitment to the gospel by avoiding, wherever possible, language which is exclusive or pejorative in relation to race, gender, disability or church tradition. The present library comprises 48000 books and 65 current journals. Queen's has a policy of providing a generous budget for acquisitions maintaining the library as a centre of excellence. The library is a resource for all undergraduate courses currently being followed by students at Queen's, and also provides for the needs of postgraduate research students and the academic staff.