UK churches called to “Act Justly”
05/03/07
Church leaders from across the UK will be challenged to engage with
issues of social justice at home and abroad by the Bishop of Durham,
the Right Revd Tom Wright, at the Act Justly Church Leaders’ Conference
in London on Tuesday (March 6th).
The
conference, hosted at Church.co.uk Waterloo by Christian Aid and
Faithworks, will examine the theology of social justice and show the
imperatives for church engagement with this issue, as well as exploring
how local churches are working this out, and offering resources to help
them connect and engage.
Bishop Tom will open the conference
with a plenary session exploring the church’s role in social action.
There will then be a workshop led by Joyce Eribu, manager of the Facing
AIDS with Compassion and Education (FACE) project run by Youth with a
Mission (YWAM) in Soroti, Uganda, looking at social justice in a global
context. This will be followed by a workshop from Revd Malcolm Duncan,
leader of the Faithworks Movement, looking at the local context.
The title of the conference is inspired by Micah 6, v8, which says:
“And what does the Lord require of you, but to act justly, and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God”.
“The
church is exploding with social justice activities. Whether it’s
cleaning up graffiti or campaigning to Make Poverty History, UK
Christians are involved,” said Malcolm Duncan. “We hope this conference
will inspire attendees to act justly. We are here to help them, their
churches and their organisations to find the best ways to do this.” The
conference will be followed by an evening celebration at 7pm, also at
Church.co.uk, which is open to everyone. The celebration will feature
worship led by top worship leader Andy Flannagan, and a talk from
Bishop Tom.
ENDS
Details
Act
Justly Church Leaders’ Conference will take place at Church.co.uk, 1a
Kennington Road, London, SE1 7QP from 1.30 to 5pm. The cost is £10 per
person. For more details email
actjustly@christian-aid.org The Act Justly Evening Celebration takes place at the same address from 7-9pm, and is open to everyone.