Advent Conversations

We have produced a set of five themes in the Connexional material produced for advent on the theme ‘Gifted’. Their titles are You are a gift, The orange in the stocking, Give hope, With love from God and The best Gift. To access these please go to the...
Bible Month

Bible Month

Our theme was taken from the Bible Month materials – we looked at John Chapter 1 and considered Identity, with resources written by Ruth and used at our Cake and Conversation meeting at Mint Methodist Church.  The conversation went far and wide and raised...
What are you hearing?

What are you hearing?

Stimulus pieces: Conversation 7 of Glimpsing God by John Edward Southall News by Emily Dickinson The singularity of shells by Luci Shaw The contributions began with the observation that hearing is different to listening.  There is often noise in the background of our...
Mental Health Awareness

Mental Health Awareness

As May was mental health (MH) awareness month, it seemed fitting to have this as our topic of conversation at the last community meeting. Before our conversation, we were reminded of the importance to reach out for support during or after the conversation if this was...

Blame!

To a soundtrack of “Blame”, by ABC (https://genius.com/Abc-blame-lyrics), the conversation was stimulated further by readings from Genesis relating to the fall, and Isaiah, and a thought provoking poem “Friday Morning” by Sydney Carter (1915-2004). ...
Hope is Coming

Hope is Coming

On 12th March, 2025, our conversation was led by Chris. The initial stimuli included the Greek myth of Pandora’s box, pictures of spring and poems about snowdrops and hope. Those attending were encouraged to think about their favourite seasons, how they prepare...

Pondering

Conversation Summary ‘Pondering’ Report on TC conversation 26.2.25 Our conversation on 26th February was facilitated by Sarah, using an abridged version of materials created for one of a five-part series. We were shown images and texts about ‘pondering,’ and asked:...