Faith in Action

Faith in Action Passion for Change

 

26^th November 2013 

From

10.00am until 4.00pm

At Village Hall, Durweston, DT11 0QA

Cost: £5.00 per person (light lunch included)

Open to everyone

Guest Speaker: Alison Webster

Social Responsibility Adviser to the Oxford Diocese

Alison Webster is a writer, focusing on themes of spirituality and social transformation. She is author of numerous resource books that draw together social action and contemplation. She has a longstanding interest in identity issues – particularly gender, race, sexuality and disability, and is author of books on gender, sexuality, health and wellbeing.  Alison has worked for the Student Christian Movement, the Institute for the Study of Christianity and Sexuality and the Christian Socialist Movement. She now works as Social Responsibility Adviser for the Church of England Diocese of Oxford.  Her most recent book, on identity, is ‘You Are Mine: Reflections on Who We Are’, SPCK, 2009. Alison is Chair of the UK-based international charity Amaka Beautiful Child (ABC), empowering people through story-telling and the arts. She is also author of ‘Found Wanting: Women, Christianity and Sexuality’ (Cassell 1995), and ‘Wellbeing’ (SCM Press, 2002). She is the founder editor of two international journals, ‘Theology and Sexuality’ (Equinox) and ‘Political Theology’ (Equinox).

Workshop Details

Workshop1 (13.30-14.30): Dementia Friendly Churches. Facilitated by staff from PramaCare.

This workshop provides ideas for churches that want to be truly welcoming and inclusive and are willing to take steps to enable people with dementia to take a full part in worship and church life.                   

Workshop2 (13.30-14.30): World Aware Churches: Facilitated by Elizabeth Perry. Former Christian Aid area representative, this workshop will help local churches think about how they engage with world development issues and relate to communities around the world.

Workshop3 (15.00-16.00): Gypsy and Traveller Friendly Churches: Facilitated by Adrian Brook.

Recently appointed chaplain to Gypsies and Travellers, this workshop looks at how churches can be places of welcome and generous advocates for people from our travelling communities.

               

Workshop4 (15.00-16.00): Community Oriented Churches:

Placing the local church at the heart of service to the local community, this workshop looks at how we can develop creative projects with local people to meet local needs. 

Cost: £5.00 per person (light lunch included)

Contact The Sherborne Office
St Nicholas' Church Centre
30 Wareham Rd
Corfe Mullen
Dorset BH21 3LE