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Greenbelt Worship

This year I've been on the programming group for Greenbelt looking after the worship aspect of the festival programme. The overall programme looks fantastic and there are a number of really exciting developments from a a worship perspective. There are a few things that I'm looking forward to particularly, a couple of installation based worship experiences that should be great. The Garden from Brighton have taken over the winged Ox with their Possibility of the Impossible Installation, and The Podules of Jan Niedojadlo will be quite stunning.

There is also a packed programme in the New Forms Venue, with established names such as Grace, Sanctus1, Moot all leading worship and then some of the new groups such as Ambient Wonder and Blessed leading worship in there. Around the site there will be a Goth Eucharist, Beyond, Wild Goose and Contemplative fire all leading services. There is so much that I can't name then all so go and have a look at the worship line up on the Gb website.

Finally keep on your guard for Spontaneous: In unknown places and at surprising times worship will be happening around the Festival village.

A variety of groups have been asked to lead a simple act of worship in some unusual locations. So if you’re sat in the Tiny Tea Tent or in The Jesus Arms and a large red umbrella with ‘Spontaneous’ written on it is raised then be prepared to worship - it may happen…

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Blah....Manchester with Tom Sine

Tom Sine - The New Conspirators

We are excited to announce that Tom Sine will be coming to Manchester this Autumn. He’ll be spending 24hrs with us where we’ll be exploring his recently published book ‘The New Conspirators’, discovering more about him and learning about the hopeful mustard seeds that are being sown here in Manchester.

This non residential conference will take place at the Nazarene college in Didsbury, Manchester from 30th Sept until 1st October. There will be three sessions during our time together plus plenty of time for networking and discovering more about what God is doing in Manchester.

30th September, 15:00 - 17:00: Session 1: Travelling in Turbulent Times with the New Conspirators.

How do we understand church and mission in our current times? What have we got wrong and what have we got right? Tom will be exploring these questions with us and then offering four snapsnots of how the New Conspirators are engaging with contemporary society.

This will be followed by an interview with Tom. Offering us the opportunity to discover more of Tom’s personal faith story.

30th September, 19:00 - 21:00: Session 2: Taking Turbulent Times Seriously.

If economic globalization is a major driving force what are the challenges faced in our world and church today? What is our Christian responsibility to one another, the planet and the most vulnerable? Tom will offer some reflections on these questions and more.

This will be followed by a question and answer sessions with Tom.

1st October, 10:00 - 12:30: Session 3: The imagination of the Future.

A final session to encourage us to join in with the new conspirators in imagining and creating new approaches to whole life faith, community and mission.

Book online at: http://www.eventbrite.com/event/144262493

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