This Facilitator Guide accompanies the conversation guide ‘Diversity, Otherness and Privilege’ which is a free resource from the Susanna Wesley Foundation. Contact us for a sample paper booklet or download a full colour or low colour version. This guide, however, is also more generally relevant for any small group looking to address challenging issues together.
Racial Justice: What is the Methodist Church’s calling?
On March 1-3 2019 over 70 people from the Methodist Church met near Oxford to discuss the question: ‘Racial Justice: what is our calling?’. The symposium was organised collaboratively by the Methodist Church and the Susanna Wesley Foundation. The planning group included, from the Methodist Church, members of the Methodist Church Equality, Diversity and Inclusion […]
‘Like gold dust’ – Church Consult initiative
An engaging space to reimagine the present and step into the future. Church Consult is a new initiative facilitated by the Susanna Wesley Foundation; through three one-day workshops it provided a forum for discussion and support around how churches can engage with their community. The first group of participants concluded their third meeting in Birmingham […]
Methodist Annual Research Conference 2019
The 4th Annual Methodist Research Conference will take place on Wednesday, 12th June, 2019 at Southlands College, London. The Methodist Research Conference has become an annual event which offers opportunities for Methodist researchers and those engaged in Methodist-related research to present papers and share their insights. This year’s conference will be held at the University […]
The Diversity Quadrille: Will you join the Dance?
Ermal Kirby summarises the conclusions of his research project into cultural diversity and Methodist ministry. Download or read online the report here.
Paintings by Ric Stott
View paintings by Ric Stott which were commissioned for our 2016 conference ‘Migration and Ministry’ “Firas remembers Iraq” Firas served in the army in Iraq for 12 years. He had to leave the country when it became too dangerous to remain. He travelled across Europe – via the camp in Calais – and arrived in […]
The spirituality of Susanna Wesley
January 20, 2019 marks the 350th anniversary of the birth of Susanna Wesley, often termed the ‘Mother of Methodism’. In this short piece – a revised extract from a longer article* – Rev Dr Tim Macquiban highlights aspects of Susanna Wesley’s life and spirituality. Tim is a Methodist Church Mission Partner serving in Rome. ******** […]
SWF becomes ‘DefaultVeg’
The Susanna Wesley Foundation has adopted a ‘default veg’ policy, whereby vegetarian food will be offered by default at catered events, with meat available if requested. ‘Default Veg’ is an initiative by CreatureKind. As they state on their website, “Reducing consumption of animal products has a wide range of benefits. For the environment, it reduces […]