Gather Movement: September News

Dear friends

We hope you all got a good rest over the holiday period. The demands of mission-focused ministry are very significant, particularly when success is ultimately the shalom of the city or town you are called to. We will need all the resources and support we can get.

We hope, this term, that the 2024 Summit videos now available, alongside the Theology Day in November and the intercultural conversation in the new year, will help you in your important work. We also have an open day organised at Grace Enterprises on 26 September, where you can be inspired to develop a more social enterprise approach to city transformation, and of course, our regular learning community has some exceptional guests including Gerard Kelly, Dr Chris Shannahan and the inspiring Dr Luke Bretherton who wrote one of the most helpful books on engaging with civic society (Christianity and Contemporary Politics.)

Alongside these resources we are here to give encouragement, so please make contact and we can fix up a call so we can pray for you and offer any advice we can give.

Much love to you all
Roger

Catch Up on the Summit Recordings

We’re delighted to finally be able to share with you the recordings of the mainstage presentations from the Gather Movement Summit 2024.
You can view the sessions on our YouTube page or via the resources page of our website.

Watch the Summit Videos Here

**Book Release When Courage Calls by Sarah Williams**

Many of you will remember hearing Sarah speak at the Theology Day and the Summit Masterclass. If you’ve heard her speak, you’ll surely want to read her book! On 12 Sep, When Courage Calls: Josephine Butler and the Radical Pursuit of Justice for Women will be available. Get your copy here.

Watch Sarah's inspiring talk from our Summit.

Order When Courage Calls Book Here

Upcoming Events

For city and town unity movements and urban practitioners

26TH NOVEMBER 2024
OXFORD COMMUNITY CHURCH, THE KINGS CENTRE,
OSNEY MEAD, OX20ES

Book here.

Our popular Theology Day is back and will be held again in Oxford. With a wide range of contributors from the UK and around the world, we will be exploring city transformation through the theological lens. There is so much wonderful ministry being undertaken in cities and towns across the UK and this is a unique opportunity to reflect on what we are doing and the theological rationale for why we are doing it. It is vital that we make space to pause, so that our theology underpins the mission we undertake together in our places. Save the date and book in to have your mind challenged and your perspective widened.

Book for the Theology Day Here

ONE BODY. Many parts. From every nation, tribe and language.

10AM, 31 JANUARY TO 4:30PM, 1 FEBRUARY 2025
ALL NATIONS CENTRE, VAUXHALL, LONDON
Book now!
Join us for the London 2025 Intercultural Church and City Transformation Roundtable Gathering! Building on the insights and momentum from the Leeds Gathering, we are excited to announce the London 2025 Intercultural Church and City Transformation Gathering! In Leeds, we produced a comprehensive report, and now in London, we will focus on two powerful Biblical texts: Ephesians 2 and Revelation 7:9, to advance our discussions and experience in worship, fellowship, and mission in our cities.
Don't miss this transformative gathering! Save the date and be part of a movement that honours the rich cultural diversity within the body of Christ.
For more details contact: Osoba Otaigbe, osoba.otaigbe a_t biblesociety d_o_t org d_o_t uk

Book for the Intercultural Roundtable Here

Join us for our Gather Movement Learning Community.

10 Sep, I SEE A NEW CITY with Gerard Kelly - Register here
09 Oct, I SEE A POVERTY-FREE CITY with Dr Chris Shannahan - Register here
12 Nov, I SEE A CITY OF EQUALITY with Luke Bretherton - Register here
10 Dec, I SEE A UNITED CHURCH with Church Unity Leaders Panel - Register here

We have a monthly Learning Community online programme, covering issues around social, cultural and spiritual transformation with some amazing contributors. If you're involved in church unity or want to find out more, then this is the ideal place to connect.

You can also catch up on any Learning Communities that you missed by visiting our Learning Community Playlist on YouTube.

Learning Community YouTube Playlist

Do you want to find out more about social enterprise?

26TH SEPTEMBER 2024
GRACE ENTERPRISES, 1 CASTLE BLVD, NOTTINGHAM NG7 1FT
To register contact markcowling a_t gathermovement d_o_t org

Grace Enterprises is a social enterprise offering an excellent range of goods and services with the added benefit of providing supported employment opportunities to people who need them most.

The Open Day will be an opportunity:
• To see and hear about the three social enterprises covering biscuits, cleaning and marquee hire and events
• To learn the “how to” from over 10 years experience of social enterprise from the CEO and leadership team
• To be part of a “church and social enterprise Q&A” with a continued social enterprise learning community supported by Gather Movement

£10 contribution suggested towards lunch provided by Grace Enterprises

Our Vision is to see a unified Church working together across every city and town, to see social, cultural and spiritual transformation across the UK. We are grateful to God for how far the Movement has come but we still have a long way to go. Could you, or your unity group, help us to deliver this vision by becoming a Gather Movement Supporter?