Current Affairs
Workshops about Current Affairs and the Church
Greeting the Stranger: Ongoing and Shifting Ministry
The Past as Prologue:Emerging in this Moment
Ableism in the Church: Disabled People and Marginalization
Resources from Twila Smith:
- 2018 resolution of General Convention which established the recent Task Force on Disability and Deaf Access: https://www.episcopalarchives.
org/sites/default/files/gc_ resolutions_2018/2018-D097.pdf
- The Episcopal Conference of the Deaf: ecdeaf.org
Resources from Fiona MacMillan:
- Calling
from the Edge
–
Fiona MacMillan and Samuel Wells (Plough, November 2021)
https://www.plough.com/en/
topics/justice/politics/human- rights/calling-from-the-edge
- Inclusive Church is an education charity in the UK which works to end exclusion in churches. Free downloadable resources from the website include small group courses on Radical Welcome and one exploring Disability, Mental Health, Poverty, Ethnicity, Gender and Sexuality.
- In
partnership with St Martin in the Fields it also co-hosts the annual
conference on disability and church, and resources and materials from 10
years of
conferences on disability and church.
https://www.inclusive-church.
org
- Calling from the Edge (2017) is a publication of ideas and calls to the church from the first five years of conferences on disability & church, a partnership between St Martin in the Fields and Inclusive Church.
- Something Worth Sharing (2019) introduces ideas & practical resources for creating change – Sarah Mullally, Sam Wells, June Boyce-Tillman, Ann Memmott, Emily Richardson, Tim Goode & Fiona MacMillan (ed)
- Both free to download -
https://www.inclusive-church.
org/disability
- Shut
In Shut Out Shut Up
series - HeartEdge. Disabled-led conversations on disability and
church. Details here for the three sessions on Ableism and Church across
context, culture and practice. Recommended resources:
https://www.heartedge.org/
main/news/post/506-shut-in- and the recordings: https://www.youtube.com/shut-out-shut-up-resources playlist?list= PLO43Y1gJDjYT5iOQlxc3vpRbo8EfF WU8
Book chapters
- Chapter in Disability: An Inclusive Church Resource - John Hull et al (ed Bob Callaghan DLT 2014)
- St Luke's Day (chapter) in Liturgy on the Edge (ed Samuel Wells, Canterbury 2018) describes how disabled people wrote and led a Eucharist & healing service, with a 'how to' and an example service.
- Recentring Disability (chapter) in Flourishing in a Time of Pandemic (ed Samuel Wells, Canterbury 2021)
Resources from Dr. Sharon V. Betcher - Independent Scholar:
- "Liberative Theologies of Disability," in Miguel de la Toree, ed., Introducing Liberative Theologies (Orbis, 2015):232-250;
- Spirit and the Politics of Disablement (Fortress 2007)
- Spirit and the Obligation of Social Flesh (Fordham 2014)
- "Rupturing the Concoporeal Commons: On the Psychocultural Symptom of 'Disability' as Life Resentment," in Melanie Johnson-DeBaufre, C Keller and E Ortega-Aponte, eds., Common Goods (Fordham, 2015): 365-385.
Greeting the Stranger: Serving the Afghan Refugee Community
Communion and Community: The Pandemic's Refining Fire
Taking Flight - Lessons for the Church from Corporate Loyalty and Network Programs
Nation in Crisis: Haiti Today
Social Media: Saintly or Sinful
Pilgrimage and Christian Travel
Meet the Tanenbaums: The Good Work of the Tanenbaum Center for Interreligious Understanding
'Faith in a Conflicted World: Crossing Divides and Navigating Disagreement
Crisis and Care: Meditations on Faith and Philanthropy
Philanthropy, Nonprofits, and Faith: Strength at the Intersections
Promoting Health Equity: Paid Family Leave
Additional Resources:
https://link.springer.com/Big Tech and the Church: Imagining Opportunities and Challenges Going Forward
From the Workshop: Additional Resources:
(1) The Transition Pathway Initiative - This is an easier to use tool which lets you look at specific companies:
https://www. (2) CDP lists corporate environmental leaders: https://www.cdp.net/en/ (3) The 2 Degrees Investing Initiative is a more complicated tool to employ:
https://2degrees-investing. (4) CIG’s website: www.churchinvestment.orgMaking a Difference: The Impact of Acting on Climate Change
Workshop Slides: Click Here Additional Resources:
Resources from Rebecca Theobald: Resources from Simone Leeper:
Resources on Michigan from Heather Barta: Questions from Heather Barta:
Gerrymandering and Redistricting in a Faithful Democracy
Vaccines: The Role of the Church in Promoting Vaccinations
Additional Resources:
Episcopal Church Office of Government Relations Advocacy Resources
Voting Rights for a Faithful Democracy
Homelessness and the Pandemic: Our Christian Commitment to the Community
Resources:
“Conflict as Communion” - Kyle Lambelet
Ambassadors of Reconciliation: The Hard Work of Repairing Our Social Compact
Mr. Biden Goes to Washington:What a New Administration Means for the Church
'Behold What You Are, Become What You Receive': Stories of Transformation
Restoring Relations: Reconciling Ourselves to God and One Another
Presence, Peacebuilding, and Pastoral Mission in South Sudan
CEEP Network in partnership with HeartEdge Network present:
Voting Your Conscience: The Role of Faith and Values
