Trauma as a place of service
From a talk at Q Ideas
There are many in this world who suffer from totally undeserved injustice and trauma. If we, as the body of Christ, look to suffering humanity, we would realise that trauma is perhaps the greatest mission field of the 21stC.
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Faith changes everything about your work - 2
From an article on Redeemer City to City
You need to be preaching in ways that talk about their work, thinking about city impact from their work, what work suffering does in their hearts, blogging about their work, visiting them at their workplaces.
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Faith changes everything about your work - 1
From an article on Redeemer City to City
By seeing something broken and trying to care for people impacted by that brokenness, an act of love in the workplace led to natural evangelism conversation about how it all began because of Christian beliefs.
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Unshattered - ending the addiction relapse cycle
Geoff Knott
They save 3000+ lbs of fabrics, textiles from landfill yearly. Women with lived experience use reclaimed material to create unique, handcrafted handbags, etc - making a difference for planet and themselves.
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Connecting social action and faith-sharing
From a booklet by Share Jesus International
A helpful booklet about lessons learnt from social action + faith sharing. Case studies, tips and practical suggestions. "When you meet a need, you create a context to share something of the hope we have."
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Lessons in scaling for impact
From a report by Spring Impact
‘Impact at scale’ remains a buzzword; widely talked about but little understood, especially when it comes to practical implementation. Spring Impact have distilled the lessons learned in 10 years of helping mission-driven orgs to scale.
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Have foodbanks politicised kindness?
Geoff Knott
A great initiative but the relationship between the donor and receiver is broken-a loss to community life. Such acts of kindness are institutionalised, more transactional and politicised. What can we do to improve this?
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In-Person and Online - Social Outcomes Conference 2022 - Oxford
@ Blavatnik School of Government, University of Oxford, Radcliffe Observatory Quarter, Woodstock Road, Oxford
The Social Outcomes Conference is the annual convening of the world's leading researchers, policymakers and practitioners working to improve social outcomes. As in previous years, the conference will feature discussions on the latest thinking and findings from academic research alongside insights from the emerging practice across different geographies, disciplines and policy areas.
The key to this conference is to bring valuable expertise from the field into the walls of academia and to allow a space for those in the public, private and voluntary sectors to share and build on existing knowledge.
08/09/2022
09:30
Online - Impact Summit 2022
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Values-led business isn’t a trend; it is the future.
Impact Summit is Europe’s leading purpose-led business event - an annual gathering for those who dream of a thriving global economy that puts people and planet at its very heart.
From entrepreneurs, to executives, to educators, we provide a platform to the people shaking things up, changing the status quo, and using purpose-driven business models as a means of tackling global challenges.
14/09/2022
09:30
Online and In-Person - Churches that Change Communities 2022
@New Life Church, The Ridgeway Centre Featherstone Road Wolverton Mill Milton Keynes
'Responding to a Deepening Crisis’
The day will include all the usual elements of worship, great teaching, personal ministry and prophetic input. Keynotes plus seminars on:
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Responding to Emotional Distress
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Limited Leader, Limitless God
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Responding Quickly to Crisis
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Hope for the Hopeless
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Helping Others without Hurting Yourself
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It's Breakthrough Time
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Equipping Kids to Capture God's Heart
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Journeying from Social Action to Belonging
12/11/2022
09:30