The CMS (Church Mission Society) recently published an issue on the theme of Learning Faith. Here, issue editor James Butler tells us more. So much of people’s learning takes place in the midst of everyday life. As humans, we grow and change through our experiences, our interactions, and through life events, both big and small. […]
Crafting Hope Together
‘One of the best days for learning that I’ve been on‘ cht Participant On 23rd November, we gathered to explore authenticity, discernment and relational dynamics with a group of ministers from several denominations, in Tamworth, Staffordshire. This was the first of our series of three in-person gatherings we are calling ‘Crafting Hope Together’. We offered […]
Podcast 15: The Power of your Own Voice
The Power of your Own Voice: community arts, social justice and crafting hope In this conversation, part of our Crafting Hope series, Emma Pavey is joined by Gauri Taylor-Nayar and Rachel Griffiths to talk about the role of community choirs and community theatre work for crafting hope together in our local communities. Listen to the […]
Article: “Does not wisdom call?”: faith learning in Methodist practice
An open-access article has been published in Anvil journal based on research by SWF Director Sue Miller, Stan Brown and Graham Jones. The article can be read here. Introduction The mission of the Methodist Church In its foundational documents, the Methodist Church in Britain “ever remembers that in the providence of God Methodism was raised […]
Book Review – Hope: the Dream we Carry
Tia DeNora, Hope: the dream we carry (Palgrave MacMillan, 2021) In brief: Emma Pavey reviews Hope: the dream we carry by Tia DeNora and finds many thoughtful starting points for developing thinking about crafting hope in faith communities. DeNora emphasizes hope as an active, creative, and socially situated endeavour, focusing on its role in various […]
New research: Cultural Fellowships and Language Congregations in the Methodist Church in Britain
Here, SWF’s Senior Research Officer Lia Shimada describes SWF’s latest research project. Anecdotally, we know that the Methodist Church in Britain (MCB) has never been more diverse – culturally, socially, linguistically. Across the Connexion, Methodists and other Christians worship in many ways and in an unknown number of languages. This collaborative project aims to: Research […]
Book review: Hope in the Age of Anxiety
As part of our theme, Crafting Hope, Emma Pavey reviews Hope in the Age of Anxiety, a guide to understanding and strengthening our most important virtue by Anthony Scioli and Henry B. Biller (2009 Oxford University Press). In brief: Hope in the Age of Anxiety by Anthony Scioli and Henry B. Biller provides a thorough […]
European Methodist Lecture Programme, Autumn 2023
Co-hosted by the Reutlingen School of Theology (GBHEM LEaD Hub Europe) & Wesley House Cambridge (GBHEM LEaD Hub Britain) and in cooperation with The Methodist related Schools in Europe (MTSE), this series of lectures will explore Leadership and Ministry in Wesleyan Contexts. These online lectures will explore various aspects of leadership and take place on […]