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08 January 2009
Change That Lasts

Sustaining Spirituality

Christian social action is not just another way of providing services to communities.  What we do is more than a business and is more than a cheap delivery mechanism for statutory authorities.  Our commitment to social action is fuelled by our commitment to God and we cannot do the former unless we are investing in the latter.  Yet so often our relationship with God and the “spirituality” of what we do gets lost behind the pressures of our activism.  Our activism and our spirituality must be held together if we are to be sustained in the hard and difficult times. 

Joel Edwards at Faithworks Conference

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This stream, co-ordinated by the Evangelical Alliance, will explore the importance of spirituality in the life of an activist.  It will also explore the importance of the connection between you and God in your service of the community.  The stream will look at different ways of engaging with God and will provide an opportunity to discover new ways of connecting with God and with others.  The stream will be led by people from differing Christian spiritual traditions and will help you to understand ways in which you can remain distinctly Christian and clearly connected to God in what you do and how you do it.

Joel Edwards led a main session on Sustaining Spirituality.

The seminar titles within this stream are:

Pilgrim Tales: Understanding the Journey
Jayne Scott and Rob Merchant, Staffordshire University

We are all pilgrims, sharing the journey together.  This interactive seminar will ask and attempt to answer the question “what is spirituality?”, This will help us shape the next steps in our individual and collaborative journeys.


Pilgrim Tales: Surveying the Landscape Together
Joy Madeiros, Oasis UK and Rob Merchant, Staffordshire University

Take time to think about those within our communities with whom we share our journey, seeking a new and fresh perspective on how to address spiritual opportunities, and best realize the possibilities that surround us.


Pilgrim Tales: Celebrating the Journey
Tamsin Merchant, University of Gloucestershire, and Mike Morris, Evangelical Alliance

An opportunity to spend time with other passionate and likeminded pilgrims sharing how your faith and spirituality shapes your daily life and practice, and how you can continue to grow and develop, going from strength to strength as you continue to pilgrim together.

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