Commerce, Compassion, Culture, Congregation … It’s All Church!

 

 

Commerce, Compassion, Culture, Congregation … It’s All Church! was the first HeartEdge national conference held over two days at St Martin-in-the-Fields and Lambeth Palace.

In our view commerce, compassion, culture and congregation are essential and are all church! +Paul Bayes, David Ellis, Paul Goodliff, Rosemarie Mallett, Ann Morisy, Ben Quash, Anthony Reddie, Miranda Thelfall-Holmes, Maeve Sherlock, ++Justin Welby, Sam Wells and Lucy Winkett were just some of those who helped us explore these themes.

The HeartEdge two day intensive provided theology, ideas, resources, plus time to make connections, find encouragements and enjoy jazz.

Contributions to the programme from St Martin’s included a Great Sacred Music with St Martin’s Voices featuring the hymns and poetry of Robert Bridges, a wonderfully reflective Bread for the World Eucharist led by the Nazareth Community, and Jazz in the Café with The Fabulations.

There was lots of comment on social media about the conference which gives a flavour of the content and people’s reactions. This included:

• The first HeartEdge Conference coming to an end at Lambeth Palace - a fantastic two days. Thank you to the St Martin’s team for organising it! It has been energising!
• What an absolutely jam-packed, inspiring, wonderful couple of days at the HeartEdge conference!
• Day 2 of the HeartEdge conference was fantastic. Thank you to Lambeth Palace for your hospitality. Great to hear from, among others, Lucy Winkett, Sam Wells, Rosemarie Mallet, Anthony Reddie, Paul Bayes, Miranda Threllfall-Holmes. Oh, and Justin Welby!
• Spent two good days at the HeartEdge conference - came away thinking about sacred music, Jesus’ body parts and this Table, and what it might mean to see the church as guest not host.
• Hospitality; host vs guest; margins vs centre; engaging with communities.
• Great to be at the HeartEdge annual conference today at Lambeth Palace. Inspiring mix of denominations coming together, with wise words on celebrating success from Justin Welby.
• This afternoon Paul Bayes & co are talking real life for many, not just in North West.
• Really amazing speech and presentation by Paul Bayes and the Liverpool team at the HeartEdge conference! Really challenging and engaging stuff.
• The Bishop of Liverpool Paul Bayes (a Bradford lad) gave a brilliant talk this afternoon at the HeartEdge conference. He may have single-handedly persuaded me to the merits of Episcopacy lol. Ok, not quite, but he was brilliant.
• It's going to take a few days to process all the information! Then there's the small task of sharing all we experienced with our church! Thanks to St Martin’s and Lambeth Palace for the amazing welcome!

Our thanks to everyone at St Martin’s, in HeartEdge and among our contributors who made the conference such a special experience with great organisation, wonderful content, many new connections made and a significant development in our aim to create a new movement for renewal in the broad church.

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All My Hope On God Is Founded.

HeartEdge conference - Commerce, Compassion, Culture, Congregation … It's All Church!

Commerce, Compassion, Culture, Congregation … It's All Church!

Commerce, Compassion, Culture, Congregation are essential – in our view it’s all church! This September attend the HeartEdge two day intensive – theology, ideas, resources, plus time to make connections, find encouragements and Jazz!

12 & 13 September 2018 - Day 1 at St Martin-in-the-Fields. Day 2 at Lambeth Palace.

Contributors include:

• Rt Revd Paul Bayes
• Ann Morisy
• Professor Ben Quash
• Revd Dr. Paul Goodliff
• Professor Anthony Reddie
• Russell Rook
• Baroness Sherlock
• Most Revd and Rt Hon Justin Welby
• Revd Dr Sam Wells
• Revd Lucy Winkett

Programme includes:

• Bread for the World
• For Good: The Church & the Future of Welfare
• Great Sacred Music
• Live Jazz

Programme: Day 1 at St Martin-in-the-Fields begins from 10.00 am and includes an evening Eucharist followed by live Jazz. Day 2 at Lambeth Palace begins from 9.30 am, with conference close at 3.30 pm.

Cost: Early Bird rate £69 (until 20th July 2018); then HeartEdge members rate - £79 & non-members rate - £99. Tickets include conference programme, refreshments & lunch, plus complimentary Jazz on evening of 12th September.

Registration: Book tickets at https://tickets.myiknowchurch.co.uk/gb/ODYyLTU/t

For more information: Contact Revd Jonathan Evens on 020 7766 1127 or jonathan.evens@smitf.org

HeartEdge is a growing ecumenical network of churches and other organisations which supports churches in blending their mission around congregation, compassion, culture and commerce.

‘HeartEdge feels different, in that it is practical theology, where the theology is not just a veneer, but running right through it.’ Rev Andy Goodliff, Minister of Bell Vue Baptist Church, Southend

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Great Sacred Music - I Stood On The River Of Jordan.

HeartEdge's June Mailer

HeartEdge is a growing international ecumenical network, passionate about nurturing Kingdom communities via four C’s - congregations, culture, commercial activity and compassion.

Each month in our Mailer we bring you inspiration, ideas and resource. If you haven't already,
you can subscribe - sign up here!

This month: 

• Hairdressing, community work, commissioning art and Banksy
• Food coops, Big Local and the Big Welcome - resources for welcome and collective hospitality.
• 'Power to Change' and an Aladdin's cave of resources!
• Plus John Bell on the legacy of Lizzie Lowe and going beyond inclusion, Vicky Beeching and being an inclusive church, Maggi Dawn on pilgrimage, and Walter Brueggemann on poetic imagination.

The Mailer also has information about the first HeartEdge Annual Conference 2018 - 12 & 13 September 2018: St Martin-in-the-Fields and Lambeth Palace, London.

Commerce, Compassion, Culture, Congregation are essential – in our view, it’s all church! The September two-day HeartEdge intensive includes theology, ideas, resources, plus time to linger, build connections, make plans, develop practice, find encouragement, get involved and do HeartEdge!
Programme: Including keynote speakers, workshops and panels on 'Church, Welfare and the Future', 'Start-Ups (and Keeps-Goings)', 'Digging Deeper into Mission', 'Art and the Impossible' with more to follow.

• Confirmed so far: Bishop of Liverpool Paul Bayes; urban theologian Ann Morisy; Chair in Christianity and the Arts at King's College London Ben Quash; Theologian and writer Professor Anthony Reddie; activist Russell Rook; Baroness Maeve Sherlock; Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby; Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sam Wells; Rector of St James, Piccadilly Lucy Winkett - with more next time.
• Venue: Day 1 at St Martin-in-the-Fields, day 2 at Lambeth Palace
• Cost: Early Bird rate £69 (until 20th July 2018); then HeartEdge members rate - £79, non-members rate - £99. Tickets include conference programme, refreshments & lunch, plus complimentary Jazz on evening of 12th September.
• Registration: Book tickets here.

For latest information email Revd Jonathan Evens here or call 020 7766 1127

Additionally, our friends at New Roots have teamed up with new HeartEdge members commission4mission to create an online artists in residence programme. The New Roots Artist in Residence will be invited to profile a number of different works on the New Roots website for a month. The first Artist in Residence is commission4mission member Valerie Dean (see/).

New Roots are keen to work with artists using different visual mediums – interested in becoming a ‘New Roots Artist in Residence’? More information here. Get in touch here.

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Sister Rosetta Tharpe - This Train.