HeartEdge Mission Model workshops

HeartEdge is a growing ecumenical network which supports churches in blending their mission around four key areas:

• Congregation – inclusive approaches to liturgy, worship and day-to-day communal life
• Community – models of outreach serving local need and addressing social justice
• Culture – art, music and ideas to re-imagine the Christian narrative for the present moment
• Commerce – commercial activities that generate finance, creatively extending and enhancing mission and ministry through social enterprise

Specific mission models have been identified which are being shared through HeartEdge. These include:

• Disability Advisory Groups - Ensuring disabled people can ‘join in’, not simply ‘get in’
• Great Sacred Music - Sharing faith insights with secular audiences
• Inspired to Follow - Enquirers’ course exploring the story of the Bible through works of art
• International Groups - Hospitality groups for those with no recourse to public funds
• Start:Stop – Early morning reflections for working people

The next HeartEdge mission model workshops to be held are:

Inspired to Follow workshop - Monday 5 February, 2.30 – 4.30pm, St Martin-in-the-Fields

How to explore the Christian faith using a more open-ended approach? How to engage a more visually focused culture? ‘Inspired to Follow: Art and the Bible Story’ is one resource developed by
St Martin-in-the-Fields.

The discipleship course uses fine art paintings from the National Gallery, a Biblical story and a short theological reflection to help people explore the Christian faith today.

Learn about the genesis of ‘Inspired to Follow’ and discuss its use with Revd Jonathan Evens, Associate Vicar Partnership Development, St Martin-in-the-Fields and course designer, Revd Dr Alastair McKay,
Curate, St Martn-in-the-Fields.

Free to HeartEdge members, £10 for others, Register with Revd Jonathan Evens at jonathan.evens@smitf.org or 020 7766 1127.

Start:Stop Workshop - Thursday 1 March, 2.00 - 4.00pm, St Martin-in-the-Fields

Learn about the genesis of Start:Stop (10-minute work-based reflections for people on their way to work) together with Revd Jonathan Evens, Associate Vicar Partnership Development, St Martin-in-the-Fields.

An opportunity to discuss:

• growing a new congregation;

• engaging with working people;

• ministering in the workplace;

• communicating with busy people.

Free to HeartEdge members, £10 for others. Register with Revd Jonathan Evens at jonathan.evens@smitf.org or 020 7766 1127.

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Innocence Mission - Prayer Of St Francis.