ABSTRACT The ‘possibilities of friendship within intellectual life’, and the idea of ‘home’ are at the heart of this account of my journey as a practical theologian. The account consists first of some autobiographical reflections to set the context(s), and second of some reflections on the substance of my work as a practical theologian. I reflect on the nature of the discipline of Practical Theology as I have experienced, practised, and taught it, alongside the wider national and international community of practice and scholarship of which I have been part. Key areas which are central to that experience, practice, and teaching are highlighted. Adult Theological Education is connected to a consideration of the dialectic of tradition and experience; research into the life and work of John Ruskin offers new ways of thinking on the work of a practical theologian; engagement with the development and implementation of a Professional Doctorate in Practical Theology richly brings together disparate elements of a long journey. At every point, in different ways, companionship and community of practice emerge as crucial. The work of ‘finding a critical space’ is fundamental to Practical Theology; and it involves the modification and the rediscovery of ‘home’.