On the Margins?
Christians across western culture are facing profound challenges and fresh opportunities. The long era of ‘Christendom’ is coming to an end. We now live in a plural society, with multiple religious options alongside the prevailing secular assumptions, in which Christianity has lost its position of dominance and privilege and churches are on the margins of society.
Although we seem to be declining in numbers and influence, this context offers many new possibilities – if we have the courage and imagination to grasp them.
Why the Crucible Course?
Crucible is for Christians with courage and imagination, who suspect that:
Crucible Online
The Crucible Course moved online for autumn 2020 and feedback from participants has been really positive.
We will be offering three more modules in 2021 to complete the six streams. Each module consists of four online sessions, run using Zoom.
While there are limitations to online training and we will miss the interaction that happens in physical locations, Crucible Online will not only enable us to continue offering training but will enable us to engage with people who were not within easy reach of our venues. Because we have fewer overheads, we are also able to reduce the cost quite substantially, which we hope will make the course accessible to more people.
January – June 2021
Explores how, in light of Godʼs mission to bring shalom (peace) to all creation, we can live towards that hope and create communities of peace. A big picture module with stretching insights.
Sessions on previous modules have included:
Probes the dynamics of discipleship and asks how we can become more fully human as followers of the Son of Man. With thought-provoking insights into contemporary discipleship.
Sessions on previous modules have included:
Examines the dynamics of mission and ministry in marginal urban and rural communities and offers biblical and practical insights.
This new module replaces the previous Urban Challenge module and will include sessions on:
Online Stream 1 ran in autumn 2020
Time & Dates:
7pm – 9.30pm
Tuesdays:
6 and 20 October
3 and 17 November
2020
Investigates the many opportunities, as well as the challenges, that the end of imperial Christianity presents. A core module which sets the context for all that we explore together in Crucible.
Sessions on previous After Christendom modules have included:
Imagines how we might re-tell the story of Jesus today in ways that connect with contemporary culture. With freedom to push the boundaries we explore words, themes, images and methods which might help.
Sessions on previous modules have included:
Time & Dates:
7pm – 9.30pm
Thursdays:
8 and 22 October,
5 and 19 November
2020
Time & Dates:
7pm – 9.30pm
Wednesdays:
7 and 21 October
4 and 18 November
2020
Offers resources for pioneering new churches and new kinds of churches and to pioneer these in emerging or marginalised cultures beyond the scope of many inherited churches.
Sessions on previous versions of this modules have included:
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