New Parish Conf

"The opposite of poverty is not wealth, it is shalom." - Steve Corbett, Author of When Helping Hurts

We have filtered out the need for divine transformation by shielding ourselves from those who are different and creating illusory worlds we can control. Nothing awakens our need for the transcendent like opening in vulnerability to the neighborhood and being known. - @paul_sparks

Love requires a neighborhood.

It’s hard to capture the beauty and power of this week in London - Birmingham - Oxford. The amount of transforming conversations seemed endless. Thank you @immykaur @pastahj @timsoerens… instagram.com/p/BqA-GwulE2P/…

Can we stop just for a moment recycling same conversations about future cities, purpose driven cities, compassionate cities, sustainable cities or whatever the latest buzz word is, & build real examples, with real people & not all the same bluster to impress same power circles?

The neighborhood work @PastahJ has begun with his church in Englewood, Chicago is spreading fast. We can’t wait for you to hear his powerful message at @NewParishConf on the week of this book’s official release.

"Let me be straightforward with you. You cannot wait any longer. This book from @AndrewMenzies67 and #DeanPhelan is the best survival guide for getting you across the desert from the old world to the new! Practical incarnational ecclesiology at its finest." -@paul_sparks

Join in as we track the great convergence: The everyday parish changes what it means to be the church in the hyperconnected age. It's mysterious & unfolding, but we're tracking the diverse movement of artists, authors, poets & practitioners whose work converges around the shift

We’re delighted to be a partner for @NewParishConf on 8 and 9 November. It’s an opportunity to meet people who are re-imagining what it means to be God's people in the places we live. See the amazing range of presenters bit.ly/2NwhFMZ & register: bit.ly/2O8e8FQ

Just received a pre-copy of this fantastic @ivpress book by Jennifer Allen Craft. It is a brilliant yet accessible treatise on the role of place in the Christian life, and why art is a critical practice for becoming fully and imaginatively present to our places. -@paul_sparks

Sleep is now a spiritual practice for staying awake. In the age of fear and scarcity, it signals trust and abundance, and is one of the last affronts to the pervasive capitalization of work time, consumption time, and marketing time. #sleep

Excited to announce I have become Co Chief Executive of @CinnamonNetwork UK with my dear colleague Amanda Bindon. Privileged to lead an amazing team, helping churches with their community engagement. Building on the work of our founder Matt Bird... #church #community

The neighborhood incarnation model is anchored in a fundamental identification with the local neighborhood as a God-given parish. ...Their approach to mission arises from their parish identity, [and] is understood as a spiritual practice in itself. -Author @chrisbjames

Very excited & grateful to named as one of the @nesta_uk & @ObsNewReview #50Radicals, thank you to @michaelsheen for the kind words & to those who nominated us. theguardian.com/theobserver/20…

What a joy to hear of teams coming from #Scotland, #Portugal, #USA, and #Candada all eager to contribute and learn from local faith communities across the #UK Early bird expires tonight. Reach out to a few friends and join us! eventbrite.com/e/new-parish-c…

Award-winning Author, Passionate Archtect, and Urban Designer Dr. Noha Nasser will be joining us at @NewParishConf Check out her excellent book Bridging Cultures and get ready for some eye opening conversations. newparishconference.co.uk #newparish18

Architect, Author, and Urban Planner Dr. Noha Nasser will be joining us at #NewParish18 Here's a preview of the kind of conversations you can expect. @NewParishConf youtube.com/watch?v=g9eMWx…

The primary work of Slow Church is not attracting people to our church buildings, but rather cultivating together the resurrection life of Christ by deeply and selflessly loving our brothers and sisters, our neighbors and even our enemies. @johnepattison & Chris Smith Slow Church

This will be an epic convening across borders! Join over 40 of the most experienced guides along with churches across the UK as we join the Spirit's work of "Refounding Church by Learning to Love Our Neighbour" Nov 8-9 Birmingham, UK newparishconference.co.uk

Thank you @NewParishConf for an inspiring conference this week....I have so much to process! I love the work you are doing