Living God's Future Now: Week commencing 7 June 2020

Living God’s Future Now is a series of online seminars, discussions and presentations hosted by HeartEdge. They are designed to equip, encourage and energise church leaders, laypeople and enquirers alike.

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Sunday 7 June

• 2.00 pm (BST), Inspired to Follow: Art and the Bible Story, zoom meeting - Course using fine art paintings as a spring board for deepening one’s Christian faith. Topic: Luke 1:26-38 / ‘The Annunciation’ Fra Filippo Lippi. To receive a zoom invite email Jonathan Evens at jonathan.evens@smitf.org.

Monday 8 June

• 7.30-9.00 pm (BST), Biblical Studies class, zoom meeting. Lecture looking at the New Testament Epistles followed by discussion. Register at https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rc-msqD8sEtE7n_X9u17Jl6R5CvzjjI5e?fbclid=IwAR2_ls4p5ou_7PBBg0Xz31fcSVVYx9JvoQ93hvWbuTjbYVIa9FpfIPChmg8.

Tuesday 9 June

• 4.30 pm (BST), Sermon Preparation Workshop, livestream. Sam Wells and Sally Hitchiner discuss the forthcoming Sunday's lectionary readings in the light of current events. Livestreamed at https://www.facebook.com/theHeartEdge/.

Wednesday 10 June

• 4.30 pm (BST), Community of Practitioners workshop, zoom meeting - Opportunity for ministers and other leaders to reflect on issues relating to congregational renewal through commerce, culture and compassion. Email jonathan.evens@smitf.org for an invitation.

Thursday 11 June

• 2.00 – 3.00 pm (BST), Wellbeing Group, zoom meeting. A reflective group providing opportunities to share thoughts and feelings as ongoing support in these unusual times. The group facilitator will be Kate Woodhouse. Join the group at https://bit.ly/2XyhFTe.
• 6.00pm (BST), Living God’s Future Now - HeartEdge monthly dialogue, zoom meeting. Sam Wells in dialogue with John McKnight. To receive a zoom invite email Ben Sheridan at ben.sheridan@smitf.org.

Friday 12 June

• 10.00am (BST), Renewal from the edge, zoom meeting. Azariah France-Williams, Helen Jacobi and Fiona MacMillan explore how lived experience of marginalisation can shape our prophetic and political thinking, enabling us to be most truly who we might be. To receive a zoom invite register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/renewal-from-the-edge-tickets-108142868230.
• 2.30 pm (BST), Seeing Salvation, zoom meeting. Jonathan Evens shares practical approaches to using art in church settings. Session 2: Art and contemplation. Email jonathan.evens@smitf.org for an invitation.

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Click here to view past Living God's Future Now sessions including the recent Imaging the Invisible interviews with the artists Sophie Hacker and Matthew Askey.

Azariah France-Williams, who will contribute to 'Renewal from the edge', was the preacher at St Martin-in-the-Fields this morning. His sermon can be heard here. The poem that begins his sermon can be found here. His blogpost "The death of George Floyd is the death of every black human" has been posted by SCM Press, the publisher of his forthcoming book Ghost Ship: Institutional Racism and the Church of England.

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