Evangelism UK

Reaching Out in Mind, Body and Spirit

Steve Hollinghurst is hosting the first conference of its kind in the UK on reaching new spritualities, with John and Olive Drane. See:

http://www.churcharmy.org.uk/ms/sc/PostChristianCulture/sfc_reachingoutconference.asp

Equipping your Church in a Spiritual Age

The GfE book 'Equipping your Church in a Spiritual Age' is now available at a reduced price on the CTE website:

http://www.cte.org.uk/Groups/43010/Churches_Together_in/Resources_Shop/Publications/Publications.aspx

Lausanne conference on new spiritualities

Steve Hollinghurst has sent information about a conference as part of the Lausanne movement, which will look at how we engage with the spiritual interest of people outside church. Steve helped with the GfE book Equipping your Church in a Spiritual Age, and is involved withthe network meeting in America this October:

http://www.tiu.edu/graduate/academics/conferencedescription

Spirituality for Mission

Colin Brown and Nick Helm are running a 24 hour conference looking at Spirituality for Mission. Par of the Frewsh Expressions movement and hosted by the network Soul Spark, the dates are 7th - 9th July and the location is Whirlow Grange in Sheffield. Colin and Nick can be contacted through:

http://www.soulspark.org.uk/index.html

Archbishop on Spiritual not religious

The Archbishop of Canterbury, in the latest of the Westminster Lectures, has explored a key theme of the Churches Coordinating Group for Evangelisation: how people outside the church want to be spiritual without being religious. The research behind this concept (eg Heeles and Woodhead The Spiritual Revolution) has spawned many things including GfE book and website Church in A Spiritual Age. Anyway, the news is that the Archbishop has spoken on it. The lecture is on:

http://www.archbishopofcanterbury.org/1759

Pathways of Prayer

One of the GfE priorities has been to feed the spiritual interest of people outside church: Tearfund research suggests 40m people pray. A great joy of this job is the back stage work, one of which has been the early project liaison with CTBI, Radio 4 and Local BBC stations for Lent, called Pathways of Prayer. 'Contemplative Fire' in London sent an email to all their network saying 'listen again' to last Sundays R4 'Sunday Worship' headed 'Contemplative Path' and a colleague at CTE Joe Aldred has sent an email saying listen on Sunday at 8.10 as he speaks about the Black Pentecostal path. All details are on:

www.pathwaysofprayer.org.uk

Spiritualality and Dr Who

Andrew Wooding is hosting a day exploring mission and apologetics with a new twist: connecting with spirituality and Dr Who. In conversation with Barry Letts who was producer of the cult programme 1970-75, Andrew will host the day at the Church Army campus in Sheffield on April 19th, as per article and contact details on:

http://www.assistnews.net/Stories/2008/s08010236.htm

Engageing Spirituality@The Gathering

The above is a conference at Swanwick 30th May-1st June for anyone who wishes to explore a) our own spiuritual journey, b) the journey of our christian sisters and brothers, and c) the spirituality of people outside the church. It is open to anyone from any of our networks and hosted by Churches Together in England. An 'early bird' discount offer is on till feb 15th. All details on:

http://www.churches-together.net/Group/Group.aspx?id=64527

Radio Pathways of Prayer for Lent

The Group for Evangelisation has been a key partner in the background work of preparing for a different kind of Lent course, described as 'landmark' by Bob Fyffe of Churches Together in Britrain and Ireland. We hope and pray that the people who listen to the Sunday Service on Radio 4 and the various Sunday morning programmes on BBC local radio stations, will be fed and have their spiritual interest awakened in the lent series 'Pathways of Prayer', which explores different traditions of prayer. We have assisted with the provision of extra material for enquirers and anyone interested in finding out more, on:

www.pathwaysofprayer.org.uk

Spiritual Journeys

Today sees the launch of a long awaited book, Sense Making Faith, which explores the spiritual journey using the five senses. Beautifully produced and suitable for groups and individuals to use, it is lavishly illustrated and aimed at anyone who wants to explore spirituality from a Christian perspective, whether they go to church or not.  The book, from Churches Together in Briatin and Ireland, accompanies a brand new web site which is also launched today:

www.spiritualjourneys.org.uk