Hearing the Stories Again
Nick WelshA Conference to Reimagine, Reconnect, Rejoice! John Bell is one of the leaders at Food for the Journey 2018, along with Valerie Tutson and Fran McKendree. This year's conference focus is the art of story.
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Holy and Humorous
An evening of light entertainment with John Bell of the Iona Community. All proceeds to the Trinity Café, Tampa.
WWBOX: The Wee Music Box
John in NLightsA monthly workshop course on music – its purpose and potential, how to use it imaginatively in congregations and much more.
Led by John L. Bell, Jane Bentley & Carol McArthur.
The course is open to all who are interested in the potential of music in the church – its importance in worship, pastoral work, and spirituality. Each evening is self-contained, so that participants may come for the whole course or specific evenings.
WWBOX: Pandora’s Box
John in NLightsTonight: Wednesday 9th May: 'On Me Too' Lesley Orr leads us in a discussion about the Me Too movement to support survivors and end sexual violence. metoomvmt.org A monthly event - after our Wednesday Wee Weekly Worship - focusing on pressing, topical or intriguing issues concerning faith, politics, society and culture. In the original Greek myth,
A Day with John Bell
Time and Space (LIMITED AVAILABILITY)John is guest speaker at the meeting of the Iona Community Friends and Associates in Northumbria. Morning session - 'At odds with the culture of consumption'. Afternoon session - 'Singing with the global church'. £10 per person. Funds raised will go towards Iona Abbey Capital Appeal.
The Strange Silence of Biblical Women
AfricaDespite God making men and women in the divine image, a common presumption of many believers is that it's really just the men that matter. Hence we know or hear a fair amount regarding Abraham, Moses, David, Peter and Paul, but not quite so much about the women in the Old and New Testaments. Their stories,
Finding Our Voice
Wild Goose at GreenbeltURC Northern Synod Music Day, with John Bell. Session titles: Leadership by the Laity Limited or Limitless Resources? Colourful Congregational Song Songs for the Season Registration and refreshments from 9.30am £8 per person, payable on the day. Bring a packed lunch, drinks provided. Please register by contacting Alison Shiel in advance.
The Experience of Change
A workshop on understanding and managing change, led by John Bell. Organised by the local Anglican and Methodist Church Councils.
Singing Our Way Into or Out of Belief
Associates WeekA Montgomery Trust Lecture by John L. Bell. Studies have shown that what we sing is what we end up believing, irrespective of the calibre of pulpit oratory we experience. In this lecture, we reflect on how songs, traditional and contemporary, shape popular theology.
ICMA Summer School
At the Irish Church Music Association Summer School, John Bell will lead sessions on 27th & 28th June. Summer School theme - Faith, Hope and Love.
Festival of Prayer
Time & Space March 15thA day to explore different aspects of spirituality and prayer, at which John Bell will give a keynote address on developing personal spirituality, and lead a session on the spirituality of the psalms.
Singing Locally, Thinking Globally
Central & Southern EuropeTHE SONG OF THE CHURCH SHAPES WHAT WE BELIEVE as much as anything we hear preached. So, if we are part of a global body might there be gifts in the texts or styles of songs from other continents which might broaden our faith? Or, for instance, did God just give one song–“Kumbaya”– to the
Keeping Faith in Hard Times
The Glasgow WeekendThe election in the USA and the referendum in the UK have dominated the news in the respective nations, torn apart communities and political parties, enabled a rise in racist rhetoric and eclipsed what might be counted as the 'weightier issues' of social, international and ecological justice. Faith communities in many places have either been
Greenbelt Festival
Challenging RacismNorthern Lights Our partnership venue featuring – Iona Community, WGRG, Church Action on Poverty (CAP). Location – same place as 2017 - near the ‘junction’ between the two halves of the festival field, end of avenue backing onto the water. (Look for the bright turquoise/purple/green décor!) NL programme is taking shape - provisional plans so
Wee Weekly Worship
John in NLightsA weekly opportunity to worship @ weeWONDERBOX This session - 2018-19 - our monthly cycle of worship will follow a set of sequential themes that many who are familiar with the Iona Community will recognise: Quiet Time Prayers for Justice & Peace Prayers for Healing Act of Commitment On months that have a fifth Wednesday,
Gifts from the Globe
If God created and loved the whole world, perhaps it is time that Western Christians became aware of the poetry, theology, worship traditions and song from the Southern Hemisphere. It might save us from imagining God as an anglophone deity who sits on a throne draped in red, white and blue in whatever constellation. Asia, Africa
A Life in a Comma / Hidden Humour in Holy Scripture
John Bell will be exploring the hidden, the forgotten, the humorous and other exoticisms in the bible and in aspects of Jesus' life and ministry. To book, contact the church office, zurich@anglican.ch or 044 252 6024. Cost CHF 40.- includes lunch.
Brexit And The Book Of Ruth
John in NLightsConversations about Brexit, borders and belonging This series of nine gatherings uses the book of Ruth from the Hebrew Bible to explore some of the pressing issues of these uncertain times. It has been produced by the Corrymeela Community as a public theology initiative. The Book of Ruth details the story of Ruth, her mother–in–law
$20.00 – $30.00
Becoming Human Together
John in NLightsA theological reflection on migration A four-part, monthly series, enabled by Kathy Galloway, co-Leader of the Iona Community. An invitation to look beyond the images we see on the news to see where God is and where God wants us to be on this journey. This series is based on a new resource published jointly
$11.00 – $15.00
2018 Beach Lecture in Bridge Building
'Music in Worship - Ecumenical bridge builder or barrier?' John Bell will explore what we share in common, and look at how, even within denominations, preferred musical tastes and theologies can make it a cause of division. Hosted by the Centre for the Study of Religious and Cultural Diversity, Newbold College.
Big Sing
This is NOT an event for specialists, but an occasion when all of God's people can fulfil their obligation to sing God a new song, even if some of them use old tunes. There will be music from the five continents all of which is accessible to Anglophones, some original songs from the Iona Community
The Bible for the People
The Bible for the People / Strands of Celtic Spirituality John Bell will engage with Scripture and explore insights for living and believing in these two sessions, as part of the ISN 2018 programme.
Brexit And The Book Of Ruth
John in NLightsTonight's event has been cancelled. Our apologies. Conversations about Brexit, borders and belonging This series of nine gatherings uses the book of Ruth from the Hebrew Bible to explore some of the pressing issues of these uncertain times. It has been produced by the Corrymeela Community as a public theology initiative. The Book of
Deep Praise with Diversity
A Big Sing with John Bell. He will be joined by Iona Abbey Musicians who will share some of their own music-making. This event is free to attend but please book through eventbrite. This is part of a series of events to support the refurbishing of Iona Abbey so donations will be welcome.
Singing Our Way Into and Out of Belief
John Bell will deliver the Donald Gorrie lecture for 2018. "What we sing is what we end up believing, irrespective of the calibre of pulpit oratory we experience. In this lecture, we reflect on how songs, traditional and contemporary, shape popular theology."
Enthusiasm, Entropy and Ecology: A New Look at the Psalms
The poetry of the Psalms, which has fascinated people for three millennia, is totally diverse in emotional range, spiritual depth and subject matter. It can be argued that one poem is the source document for original sin, while another suggests that nature is engaging in a cosmic symphony without any need for human direction. It
Singing Faith
Why do God's people sing and what does it do for the development of faith? A workshop with John Bell. Suggested donation £10. Please reserve your place - singing@didsburybaptist.org.uk; 0161 434 1451. Bring your own lunch, tea & coffee provided.
More or Less about Jesus
If we want to be more like Jesus, we have to do more than sing praise songs or concentrate on his birth and his death, which are separated by thirty three years of life. In this retreat, we will look at aspects of his ministry, teaching and relationships, and aim to identify false assumptions whilst
Wee Words: Alison Phipps & Tawona Sitholé
John in NLightsA conversation in poetry An evening of poetry, written and read by Alison Phipps and Tawona Sitholé. The first in the occasional Wee Words series, which features Wild Goose Publications authors, with Master of Ceremonies, Neil Paynter. In September 2015 the world woke up to the fact that people seeking refuge from war and persecution
On Pilgrimage While Standing Still
John Bell will lead a series of reflections on how, throughout our lives, we are gradually moving to deeper understandings of ourselves, our world and our Maker.
Hadeel Pop-Up Shop Launch
John in NLightsCelebrating the advent of the Palestinian food and handcraft outlet in Glasgow Interested in buying goods in support of fair trade, justice and, in particular, Palestinian farmers and craftworkers? Hadeel is a Fair Trade shop in Edinburgh which has been offering this possibility for many years to the good folk of the (Scottish) Far
Free
In Advance of Advent
John Bell will lead a weekend of preparing to do Advent differently - reflections on the midwinter seasons before they begin, avoiding Christmas carols, nativity plays, mistletoe and partridges in pear trees!
Tales & Tunes – a Treat for Advent
Kinross Churches Together will host John Bell as he leads a singing workshop and a Big Sing. Suggested donation for the whole day - £15. Single session - £10. Snack lunch available. Free entry to under 25s. Contact the church to book a ticket.
Leonard Cohen & Dark Days Of Advent
John in NLightsDuring this retreat, Pádraig Ó Tuama will help us explore some of the lyrics and some of the life of Leonard Cohen, looking at his Jewish heritage, his appropriation of liturgy, his engagement with poetic form and his unflinching honesty in the face of a life lived with art and pain.
$30.00 – $45.00
Living and Praying the Psalms
Apart from the Gospels, the Psalms are the most widely known texts for Christians. They are read, prayed and sung daily throughout the world. But what is their real significance, and how do we move beyond seeing them as part of our tradition rather than part of our life? This is what John Bell will explore in
Jim Forest On Peacemaking
John in NLightsIn conversation with Kathy Galloway Tonight, weeWONDERBOX is delighted to host this event with Jim Forest, the renowned US writer, activist and co-founder of the Catholic Peace Fellowship. Jim has been a tireless worker for peace since the early 1960s and is one of the few people still living who knew Thomas Merton as a
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Hadeel Pop-Up Shop – Advent
John in NLightsThe occasional Palestinian food and handcraft outlet in Glasgow The Advent edition of our new regular opportunity to buy food and crafts in support of fair trade, justice and Palestinian farmers and craftworkers. Find unique Christmas gifts and show practical solidarity with an oppressed people. Hadeel is a Fair Trade shop in Edinburgh which has
Liturgy and How to ‘Do’ it Well
First of two workshops led by John Bell and hosted by the Diocesan Liturgical Group, Diocese of St. Asaph, Church in Wales
Liturgy and How to ‘Do’ it Well
Second of two workshops led by John Bell and hosted by the Diocesan Liturgical Group, Diocese of St. Asaph, Church in Wales
Hadeel & Fair Trade Pop-Up Shop – Fairtrade Fortnight
John in NLightsThe occasional Fairtrade and Palestinian shop in Glasgow Fair trade in Scotland - Where’s it at? Where's it going? This month we'll be particularly celebrating the advent of Fairtrade Fortnight by featuring a short input from Martin Rhodes of the Scottish Fair Trade Forum @ 11.30am. Otherwise, and as usual, if you are ...
The Gifts That Others Bring
Christianity is a global faith. We have celebrated that by sending missionaries and bibles abroad. But what have we received from those who are not ‘like us’? Here we engage with biblical and spiritual insights, writings and songs from our fellow Christians abroad, and receive them as gifts for our growth in faith. Everything will
ReImagine Church Conference
Gather with hundreds of diverse Christians to engage conversations around leadership, mission, inclusive evangelism, church growth, and innovation. Keynote addresses by John Bell, Bishop Mike Royal of Cinnamon Network, and Rachel Lampard of Joint Public Issues Team. Please book in advance - https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/reimagine-church-conference-tickets-50022913882 Free, with donation to cover lunch.
Countering Pharaoh
John in NLights... and his Production-Consumption Society today - a DVD-based study series featuring Walter Brueggemann “It is a journey from slavery to covenant that we keep making over and over again… Pharaoh has immense power always to draw us back into slavery.” (Walter Brueggemann) A weeWONDERBOX faith exploration and study course for Lent. Using discussion
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Faith & Imagination
G. Peter Kaye Lectures Keynote Speaker: John L. Bell Join John Bell on three different occasions as he speaks on Faith & Imagination. Friday, March 15th, 7-9pm Faith & Imagination Epiphany Chapel 6030 Chancellor Blvd, Vancouver Saturday, March 16th, 9am-12pm The Use, Abuse and Gift of Imagination Christ Church Cathedral 690 Burrard Street, Vancouver Sunday,
Ancient and Ever New: Spirituality in the 21st Century
Friday, March 22 at 7:30 pm. ANCIENT AND EVER NEW … an introduction to Celtic Spirituality In this lecture, John Bell looks at some of the key insights with examples of ancient poems and prayers which speak with a vitality needed in today’s world. Saturday, March 23 from 9:30 to 3:30 MUSIC, LITURGY AND IMAGINATION These
Hadeel & Fair Trade Pop-Up Shop – Iona Community Regional Plenary
The occasional Fairtrade and Palestinian shop in Glasgow This month, we'll be at the Iona Community's Regional Plenary, which takes place at the Calton Heritage & Learning Centre, 423 London Road, Glasgow G40 1AG (on the corner of London Road and Tobago Street, directly opposite Templeton's Business Centre), http://www.caltonhlc.co.uk So, if you're going to
Jesus, Justice and Joy
A Big Sing with John L. Bell, featuring songs from Scotland and across the globe which deal with big issues of the day and with aspects of the life of Christ seldom celebrated.
Ancient Celtic Gifts
...led by John Bell. Friday 7-9pm In Praise of a Global God (singable songs from around the world) Sat 10am-12 noon Scripture in Nature Sat 1-3pm Incarnate Jesus Sun 9.45-10.45am Lecture Sun 11am Worship
John Bell at Austin Seminary
A four day residency, exploring song, worship and spirituality with seminary students. Includes: Tues 2nd April - chapel morning worship Thurs 4th April - lunchtime lecture on Patron Saints/Public Deities and evening Big Sing 7.30-9.30pm
Singing our Way into or out of Belief
Big Sing with John Bell.
USA North East