News - HeartEdge

Receiving God’s gifts: recognising assets and abundance

6th April 2021

HeartEdge has been running a programme of seminars and panel discussions introducing the HeartEdge ethos and its mission model (the 4 Cs – compassion, culture, commerce, congregation) to the Anglican Dioceses of Southern Queensland and Melbourne. This series features stories, case studies, ideas and approaches presented by clergy and lay leaders from the two Dioceses.

HeartEdge is recruiting

1st April 2021

HeartEdge is recruiting. We have four new roles in HeartEdge Cultural Development, HeartEdge Commercial Development and HeartEdge Congregational and Compassion Development. Find out more and download the Recruitment packs at https://www.stmartin-in-the-fields.org/jobs/.

Living God's Future Now - April 2021

31st March 2021

'Living God’s Future Now’ is our mini online festival of theology, ideas and practice.

We’ve developed this in response to the pandemic and our changing world. The church is changing too, and - as we improvise and experiment - we can learn and support each other.

This is 'Living God’s Future Now’ - talks, workshops and discussion - hosted by HeartEdge. Created to equip, encourage and energise churches - from leaders to volunteers and enquirers - at the heart and on the edge.

Introducing the Visual Commentary on Scripture

28th March 2021

TheVCS.org is the first online project to introduce visitors to the entirety of Christian Scripture in the company of art and artists.

Navigating the Dark: A conversation between an artist and a theologian

28th March 2021

Join us as artist Jake Lever is interviewed by Dr Paula Gooder, Chancellor of St Paul’s Cathedral, London.

Inspired to Follow: Art and the Bible Story

28th March 2021

‘Inspired to Follow: Art and the Bible Story’ helps people explore the Christian faith, using paintings and Biblical story as the starting points. The course uses fine art paintings in the National Gallery’s collection as a springboard for exploring questions of faith.

Why the Church should care about Housing

28th March 2021

Conscious that 8m people are living in substandard, overcrowded or unaffordable accommodation across the country, the Archbishop of Canterbury’s Commission on Housing, Church and Community has called for this to be a major element of the church’s mission in coming years and are encouraging a culture change that sees engaging with housing need as a creative and natural way to engage with our local communities. This webinar will explore ways in which all churches can get involved in housing need locally and the theological basis for doing so.

Living God's Future Now - w/c 28 March 2021

28th March 2021

'Living God’s Future Now’ is our mini online festival of theology, ideas and practice.

We’ve developed this in response to the pandemic and our changing world. The church is changing too, and - as we improvise and experiment - we can learn and support each other.

This is 'Living God’s Future Now’ - talks, workshops and discussion - hosted by HeartEdge. Created to equip, encourage and energise churches - from leaders to volunteers and enquirers - at the heart and on the edge.

Stations of the Cross

24th March 2021

In this workshop Revd Dr Catriona Laing, Dr Aaron Rosen and guest artists featured in the exhibition will reflect on the relevance of the Stations of the Cross, the way in which they speak into issues of injustice and the virtues of the physical experience of the first four years versus this year’s online experience.

Greyfriars Kirk: Parish Assistant/Associate Minister

22nd March 2021

Besides being a parish church in the centre of Edinburgh, over many years Greyfriars has developed a ministry to people on the ‘edge’, through the Grassmarket Community Project and the Greyfriars Charteris Centre. We are now looking for someone with experience in and a focus on pastoral care who will take forward that ministry, not only walking alongside our remarkable, outward looking and generous congregation, but serving the other groups that make up the Greyfriars community.

Living God's Future Now: w/c 21 March 2021

20th March 2021

'Living God’s Future Now’ is our mini online festival of theology, ideas and practice.

We’ve developed this in response to the pandemic and our changing world. The church is changing too, and - as we improvise and experiment - we can learn and support each other.

This is 'Living God’s Future Now’ - talks, workshops and discussion - hosted by HeartEdge. Created to equip, encourage and energise churches - from leaders to volunteers and enquirers - at the heart and on the edge.

Wizards, Muggle Crust and the Human Purpose of Business

20th March 2021

Douglas Board will draw on his book ‘Elites: can you rise to the top without losing your soul?’ to propose that the human purpose of business is to create places (organisations, systems, communities) of extraordinary achievement in which ordinary lives matter.