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Gospel for Today's City

The Centre is grateful to The Jerusalem Trust and London-over-the-Border Council for supporting this exciting initiative to equip local Christians for faithful witness in a changing context.

Project aims:

·       1. To equip local Christians for witness in a multi Faith society – with a particular focus on neighbourhood issues;

·       2. To strengthen relationships between congregations and clergy of different denominations and traditions, by shared theological reflection and action;

·       3. To build congregations’ confidence in engaging with other faiths, in dialogue, social action and mission.

Background: The Contextual Theology Centre had already been working with a range of local churches on these issues.  The Centre’s activities in 2006  included courses and study days for lay people, and a monthly group where Christian leaders study the Gospels together.  This group produces Gospel for Today – a newsletter for congregational use, relating the readings to the local context.

Delivery:  In 2007/08, the Gospel for Today’s City project is building on the existing work of the Centre as follows:

  • One-to-one meetings with local church leaders, and addresses at church services, to explore ways of working together on neighbourhood issues, and in their wider mission.

  • Complementing the developing programme of courses and study days with a concrete project – identifying an issue (e.g. low pay, neighbourhood safety, affordable housing) on which local Christians could take action.  Where appropriate, this work would be done in association with TELCO.

  • Co-ordinating action on this issue and ensuring it continues to be built upon theological reflection and prayer – through study days, sermons, and wider dissemination of materials such as the existing Gospel for Today notes

Click here for a list of our local partner churches in Shadwell & Wapping (funded by The Jerusalem Trust) and South & West Newham (funded by London-over-the-Border).

 

 

 

     

 

   

 

 

 

 

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