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Welcome
I hope you find the latest blogs below of interest, please pass on to colleagues and/or use the material in your bulletins. This newsletter is stored here for ease of linking if you want people to access all the information.
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Grace,
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Pressing into prayer for revival
"I've seen a vision of England, and over her I can see spots of light. Light. City after city. I believe God is going to raise up an army of light all over the nation." Let's believe. Let's constantly press in prayer.
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Ministry in the age of AI - 1
25% of adults say that they would trust an AI response if they asked it questions about Christian teachings and beliefs. That rises to 40% for Gen Z and Millennials. We face interesting questions about how to do ministry.
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Ministry in the age of AI - 2
Some of the adoptions of AI by churches. Summarising meeting notes, action points, sermons, manuscripts, etc. Things that are more strategic - building insights, trends. Giving pastoral care advice and coaching leaders...
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Life Chances |
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What is family?
Cultures, values, social expectations, laws have changed over time and vary from place to place. In research, love and unconditional non-judgemental support had universal agreement as being important, but what about legal and blood ties?
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Schools and intergenerational tutoring
A programme that which pairs senior volunteers with children in kindergarten thru Year 3 for 30–45 minutes each week. They become their tutor, mentor and friend. The volunteers benefit in various ways too..
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Online - Business as Mission (BAM) Global Summit - 9am or 12.30pm 9 May
Discover opportunities to contribute your skills and experience. Learn from other company founders and industry-leading BAM companies. Find potential business partners, suppliers, customers, investors and mentors. Hear best practices and lessons learned from stories of success and failure. The Summit will include keynote speakers, breakout and panel sessions, peer-to-peer discussions, time for attendee networking, free digital resources as well as a digital expo.
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Online - Digital Leaders AI Lounge - Surviving AI - 1pm 10 May
AI Expert, Professor Alan Brown briefs on his latest thoughts on "Surviving AI". There will be time to breakout and chat and network about all things AI and ask some private questions of our expert hosts.
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Online - Feast of Fun: Running holiday food and activity clubs10am 15 May
How can your church get involved in providing much-needed school holiday food and activities? Members from CUF's Together Network will share their learnings and experiences from a number of successful programmes. Join to talk practically about how this could work with your resources, funding, paperwork, partnerships, planning, as well as be inspired by the impact these programmes are already having for families and communities around the country.
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Online - Community Power and Health - 2pm 16 May
There is becoming increasing recognition that community power is integral to health - join Community Organisers' Nick Gardham and guest speaker Dr Pritpal Tamber to explore this further. Dr Tamber is a leading speaker, academic and researcher who has worked across the globe advising and working with those directly in the field of community power and health.
He will share insights from the California Endowment as well as those from in the UK to inform how we, as Community Organisers, can build bridges with those in health and catalyse conversations about the importance of grassroots organising in addressing health inequities and the need for structural change.
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In-Person - Church and Social Justice at a time of economic crisis & environmental catastrophe - Canterbury - 9:30am 18 May
The gravity of the current economic and environmental crisis requires a new and energetic response through the Church’s teachings on social justice and the harmony of creation. Many are concluding that global interconnectedness coupled with uneven development has now reached a stage where human exploitation of nature has reached a tipping point.
This unprecedented historic discontinuity will require radical adaptation in politics and social organisation in the years to come, and calls for increased collaboration between theologians, historians, and researchers in the natural and social sciences.
Sessions: Rebuilding Civil Society in Britain; The Church and Social Justice; Economic Crisis; Environmental Catastrophe; Faith in the Human Future.
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In-Person - Ekklesia Rising Summit 2 - Newcastle - 2pm 24 May - 12:30pm 26 May
Are you ready to explore Jesus' vision of transforming cities and nations? Join us for a three-day conference that will explore the depths of Jesus’ kingdom. Last year, the conversations had only just begun. There is so much more that we can discuss together. To guide the discussions, we will be joined by pioneering kingdom minds who will be sharing their insights, knowledge, and wisdom with us. Discover what it means to live in Jesus’ kingdom, where the possibilities are boundless, the love is limitless, and the transformation is unstoppable!
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