Living God’s Future Now: Weeks commencing 23 & 30 August 2020

Living God’s Future Now: Weeks commencing 23 & 30 August 2020

'Living God’s Future Now’ is the HeartEdge mini online festival of theology, ideas and practice.

We’re developing this in response to the pandemic and our changing world. The church is changing too, and - as we improvise and experiment - we can learn and support each other.

This is 'Living God’s Future Now’ - talks, workshops and discussion - hosted by HeartEdge. Created to equip, encourage and energise churches - from leaders to volunteers and enquirers - at the heart and on the edge.

'Thank you for all you are supporting and enabling - I absolutely love everything that comes out of HeartEdge.' The Rt Revd Rachel Treweek, Bishop of Gloucester

Monday 24 August

• Biblical Studies class: 19:30-21:00 (BST), Zoom meeting - Register in advance for this meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZ0rc-msqD8sEtE7n_X9u17Jl6R5CvzjjI5e. Join Simon Woodman for a Biblical Studies class looking at the New Testament Epistles: a lecture followed by discussion, with handouts.

Tuesday 1 September

• Homelessness: Changing situation, changed responses: 14:00 – 15:30 (BST), Zoom meeting - register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/homelessness-changing-situation-changed-responses-tickets-117627712655. Information and ideas for churches about the changed situation in regard to homelessness, with Ruth Bottoms (West London Mission), Shermara Fletcher (Centre for Theology & Community), Jon-Jon Hilton (London Jesus Centre), Pam Orchard (The Connection at St Martin-in-the-Fields) & Fr Dominic Robinson (Farm Street Church).

Thursday 3 September

• Fundraising as community building: 15:00-16.30 (BST), Zoom meeting - register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/fundraising-as-community-building-tickets-114413377492). Jo Beacroft-Mitchell, Stewart Graham and Sarah Rogers will explore how talking about mission and income can strengthen our churches and communities.

Friday 4 September

• Telling Encounters: A path through the woods: 16:30 – 18:00 (BST), Zoom meeting – register at https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/manage/events/117656695343/details. This workshop will create musical or sound-based responses to telling encounters during the Covid-19 pandemic. Workshop leaders Neil Valentine, June Boyce-Tillman and Vicky Feldwick will show participants how to create provocations in sound/music. This is an advance workshop for the Telling Encounters conference.

Future highlights include: Sam Wells in conversation with Stanley Hauerwas; Reimagining music in church post Covid-19; Shut In, Shut Out, Shut Up with Fiona MacMillan and guests; more Theology Groups; and the Autumn Lecture series.

See www.heartedge.org to join HeartEdge and for more information.

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