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6th March 2024 visit: wordonthestreets.net

 
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Hot Topics
 
Believing but not religious    
We're seeing the decline in the number of congregations and in the number of religious vocations. However, we still have incredibly high numbers of people who believe in God or a higher power...
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How can we speak clearly and powerfully about racism?    
Reframing Race spoke to 20,000 people in England and Scotland about race and racism. They tested messages with the public. New ways of talking about racism lead to new ways of listening. A guide..
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Social Renewal
 
Culture on prescription  
People have long used arts as a way to make sense of the world, build connections and define themselves whilst benefiting from the arts’ therapeutic effects. Arts and culture can make us feel better...
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Walking in Gratitude 
When Nicola, a working mother of four, faces serious mental and physical health issues, she finds herself saying, “thank you.” She discovers that by practicing gratitude, she is able to..  
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Marketplace Renewal
 
The demand for spiritual care in the private sector   
The boundary between HR and chaplaincy is that chaplains have to be neutral. That ability is critical so that they can move in and out in a liminal way (occupy a position on both sides of a boundary).
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‘There’s something about having nothing to lose that makes you take risks’   
Your Own Place CIC, an award-winning “targeted prevention homelessness social enterprise”, now 10 years old. The biggest lesson from experience as a social entrepreneur? To develop “a network of support”. 
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Life Chances
 
A curious lawyer’s journey to justice      
I watched a one-hour film called 'Resilience'. It was all about childhood trauma. I watched and thought, "I've been a lawyer for 25 years and I didn't understand any of my clients".
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The courage of parenting if you have a history of trauma   
On one hand you want your children to get what you didn’t, have opportunities you didn’t have. On the other, you worry that they don’t appreciate what they have and won’t get strengths you have.
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Events
 
In-Person - Ekklesia 2024 - 2pm 13 Mar - 5pm 14 Mar - London
Ekklesia is an overnight conference for church leaders and leadership teams to explore together the raw and the real of church life. It’s a space to unpack some of the thinking and the practical ideas that help us effectively bring about Kingdom change.
This is a great opportunity to learn together! The whole conference is based around roundtables with an opportunity to discuss and contextualise what is shared from the front.
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In-Person - Everything Conference 2024 - 10am 16 Mar - London
Everything exists to build a multi-generational movement of Christians seeking cultural renewal throughout society.
Our theme for the 2024 conference is 'The Call to Renewal', as we look at both historic and current ways Christians have catalysed cultural change throughout society. We'll be returning to Westminster Chapel for a full day of interviews, talks, worship, prayer, and time to connect with other Christians passionate about seeing society transformed. 
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In-Person - Dealing with trauma. The devastating impact of knife crime on communities 11am 19 Mar - London
The Synergy Network. Hear from families and individuals who have been impacted by knife crime. Find out what is being done to help those who have been affected by this appalling crisis, as well as the work being carried out to tackle knife crime.
For youth work practitioners, church leaders, community workers and anyone with an interest in keeping our young people safe. The meeting will be followed by a light lunch and an opportunity to network.
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Online - What the Talking Jesus research says about the world of young adults - 10am 9 Mar
The Talking Jesus research shows that many of our non-Christian friends across the UK are asking big questions of life and faith, but not always the ones that the church is seeking to answer. In partnership with Hope Together, our upcoming 90-minute Perspective Conversation will address this reality, the themes emerging from the Talking Jesus research and what it tells us about how to reach young adults with the gospel. 
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Online - Screening of 'Resilience' film - from 8am 20 Mar 
'Resilience: The Biology of Stress and The Science of Hope' is a one-hour documentary, directed and produced by Robert Redford’s son, James, that delves into the science behind how extreme or prolonged stressful experience in childhood can affect brain development, leading to health and social problems across the lifespan. This is now recognised to be a leading cause of many physical, mental and social issues.
The film has been used in communities around the world to raise awareness of adverse childhood experiences and initiate discussions and actions to prevent and mitigate their effects. There have been tens of thousands of  showings to date.
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