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SCM SUMMER<br />
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us for a long weekend of celebration with our guest<br />
Join<br />
speakers Chine Mbubaegbu & Dave Tomlinson<br />
for apacked programme of workshops and much more!<br />
Tickets just {50 if booked before 4th May!<br />
For the fuIl line up and to book your ticket, visit www.movement.org.uk/summer<br />
Discounts are ar,ailable for groups of 10 or more, contact Lizzv Seldon<br />
(events@ movement. org. uk) for more in formation'
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FAIIH AIIII PI|UIIGS<br />
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OAIHERITG<br />
We're really excited about our Summer National Gathering<br />
inJune, and we hope that you can join us!<br />
We har.e sotne itmazing liuest spcirkers lined up, ir-rcluclir.rg Chine XlbubircsbLr<br />
from the Evrrngclical Alliirncc, and Dirve Tornlinson, author of Hr.,"c to he a<br />
Btd Christittn (and a Btttcr Htrnun Being). Chine rvill be explorinr tl'rc<br />
theme of voc:rtion, and Dirve rvill speakin.q irbout being rr Christian irr rr post-<br />
Christendon-r societt'. As alwavs, rve hrlve rr rvhole host of interesting and<br />
interactive rvorkshops on thc programlne, irlongside praver and rv
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Here\ a short round up of uhat some of our<br />
Iocal groups have been uP to ouer the last<br />
term. For more grouPs news, check out the<br />
SCM blog at movementorS'uUblog<br />
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BIRMIIIGHAM<br />
MEIHOIIISI SI|GIEIY<br />
This academ\c year, MethSoc at the<br />
University of Birmingham has seen a huge<br />
growth in members which is wonderfril to<br />
see. We have a number of exciting things<br />
on the horizon including fun&aising,<br />
leading a service in a local church and<br />
maybe even a trip to Switzerland. Over<br />
the past few months we have eaten lots of<br />
cake, but we have also enjoyed a Coptic<br />
Christmas, worshipping together and<br />
hosting an open mic night. MethSoc has<br />
given me the oppornrnity to delve deeper<br />
into my faith and enjoy various styles of<br />
worship. With the support of the group,<br />
I have felt a stronger Presence of God in<br />
my life which is a brilliant feeling and<br />
I'm looking forward to what the next few<br />
months have in store for us. Zoe McLemon<br />
SGM IIURHAM<br />
The Durham SCM group was launched<br />
this year, and so far our meetings have<br />
been focussed .on &scussions about<br />
intefaith relations. The overwhelming<br />
theme that's been drawn from this is that<br />
it's impossible not to be irtterested in other<br />
faiths, because as Christians we should be<br />
wanting to know people better, and faith<br />
is such an integral part of people's lives'<br />
John D'Siloa<br />
$GM WIIRCE$IER<br />
Worcester SCN{ is still grou'ing .rnd rve're doing ltits oievellts ttl ritisc lllolle\-<br />
..d ,tu,,rreness firr difi'erellt ciluses. In l)ecember vve helcl ir btke srtle irncl<br />
rrrisecl o.r'er .{.200 in cionirrions fbr Christiln Aid, ilrld rve itlstl scree'red the<br />
iurri-collsumelisnr film \A/hat \Voulcl Jesus llur'? Lrrst selllester rve hclcl ir<br />
cirr.rcllelit Taizd sen,ice in thc crvpt rit \\trrcester Catheclr'.rl tl're n'recl rrrotttlcl<br />
Pirlm Suncltr., itncl rrfler Eirster r'r'e rvill be rirising lllolle\- tbr otrr loc'rl tbocl<br />
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SGM AI HllIY IRIIIITY<br />
ABERYSIUINH<br />
Our year began with a visit from Jacque<br />
andL\zzie,and after sharing a wonderfi;l<br />
meal, Jacque led us in a mental health<br />
workshop based on her enPerience<br />
with Mind. We all left with manY<br />
pre-conceptions shattered and a new<br />
sensitivity towards mental health issues'<br />
Alongside regular Bible study and dropin<br />
prayer meetings at the campus chapel,<br />
we continue to cooperate very closely with<br />
fellow SCM affiliates, the Methodist and<br />
Catholic societies in Aberystwyth. On<br />
a personal note, I feel blessed to have<br />
shared and grown in my faithwith such a<br />
lively Christian community. 20L4-2075 is<br />
movingfar too quicklY! FtzdTill<br />
SGM TEICESIER<br />
SCM Leicester attracts members ofboth<br />
universities to its regular meetings. The<br />
group usually involves discussions on a<br />
variety of topics, which have included<br />
counselling, peace, education and the<br />
environment, as well as occasional fiLm<br />
nights showing Christian themed movies.<br />
We actively engage in work with other<br />
religious groups, recendy taking part in<br />
an interfaith evening and also organising<br />
a faith trail, where some of our members<br />
visited significant places ofworship for six<br />
different religions in Leicester.<br />
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SCM supports student groups on ctftUuses<br />
and in churches across Britain. You can<br />
fnd afull list of groups at rnottement.org'<br />
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T||TETETI - ISSUE |5ll
H||YEHIIII ISSUT I5O SUMMEfl 2lt|5<br />
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REGIllIIAT<br />
GAIHEBIIIG<br />
Srudents from universities across the<br />
Midlands, including Birmingham,<br />
Leicester, Walsall College and<br />
Worcester, came together for a day<br />
event in Birmingham on 8 February.<br />
We were delighted to have writer and<br />
teacher Annie Heppenstall with us to<br />
lead a workshop on the Celtic cross,<br />
which explored different ways to reflect<br />
on the cross and apply it to everyday<br />
life.<br />
III|BIH WESI<br />
REGIllIIAI<br />
GAIHERIIIG<br />
Revd Raj Bharath Patta was our guest<br />
speaker at the North West gathering<br />
in Manchester, where we were joined<br />
by students from Manchester, Leeds,<br />
Liverpool and Sheffield. Over the<br />
weekend we also visited a local food<br />
bank, and heard from Stephen, one of<br />
SCM's Faith in Action interns, who<br />
spoke about his project tackling food<br />
waste.<br />
On the Saturday evening we were<br />
joined by SCM Friends for a lovely<br />
meal. Thanks to everyone that came<br />
along!<br />
UIIIUERSAT DAY<br />
tlF PRAVER FtlR<br />
$IUIlEIIIS<br />
On 15 February SCM took part in the<br />
Universal Day of Prayer for Students<br />
(UDPS). We visited students at Keele<br />
Universiryholding a service that marked<br />
the UDPS and enabled sfudents to pra:y<br />
for situations ofinjustice and solidarity<br />
around the world. SCM Edinburgh<br />
also held a prayil lunch on the day<br />
itself, while members of the Methodist<br />
church in York marked the day with a<br />
fuIl service.<br />
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SI|URGEII GAIIPAIGII SUCI;ES$I<br />
-Ilte sourccd campaign - irn initiative run bv Christian Aid with the support<br />
of partners includins SCIVI - sarv its first victor,\' in N{:rrch. Students frorn<br />
Progressive Christians, an SCN,I group irt the Universitv of Essex, org:u.rised<br />
a petition that led to the Universin"s procurerrtent depirrtment chirngir-re its<br />
polic't, on tiui cornplii.rnce for companies it does business rvith.<br />
Elservlrere, other SCN{ groups have kick-started the Sourced cirmprrign irt their<br />
universities. At the end of last l'elrl snldents frorn SCN{ Shelfield i-rnd rnembers<br />
of the local SPEAK Nerwork joi'ed together ro rvrite leters and pressure the<br />
fJniversitv to change its polio'.<br />
In Februarl,, SCN4 trdinburgh held I discussion on ta-\ justice during their<br />
weeldl' meeting, giving an opportultiq' fbr students to learn more abor.rt the<br />
cirmpaign and ho'rv to get involved. Bristol Christian Connexions also held<br />
a stall raising awareness iurlollg students about the cirmp:rign at the end of<br />
February.<br />
Are you taking part in the campaign?<br />
Let us know by emailing sccm@movement.org.uk!<br />
The theme for this yeart UDPS was<br />
'We Are Many, We Are One'- thank<br />
you to everyone, including churches<br />
and student groups, that took part!<br />
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M0UEtEllI iii::iii r',r SUMMER 20115<br />
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place in Milan and we are hoPing for<br />
even greater numbers.<br />
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SCM Britain rvas one of eleven rnovements across Europe rePresented at the<br />
wscFEuropeStaffandOfficersMeetingirrFebruary.Or'erfourdaysof<br />
networking and training, participants explored how to develop communication<br />
skills and grow their *o*'ot'-"'' The meeting included workshops looking at<br />
publicatiorrs,onlinecotnmunic:ttionsandsocialrnedia,andusingdatabasesand<br />
content management systems'<br />
There were 24 differer-rt languages represented at the rneeting, and each Participant<br />
shared different aspects of in.it culrure during an'Intercr'rltural Evening', giving a<br />
sense of the rich diversity of the student moverlent in Europe'<br />
SGM IIATY<br />
The Federazione Giovanile Evangelica<br />
in Italia (Evangelical Youth Federation<br />
in ltaly) is the Italian member of<br />
WSCF. The movement is commonlY<br />
known as FGEI and was born in 1969<br />
from the union of Baptist, Methodist<br />
and Waldesian youth organizations'<br />
In recent times, FGEI has faced<br />
multiple changes within society and<br />
the protestant church in Italy' The<br />
rise of intercultural communities and<br />
new spiritualities has challenged old<br />
ways of thinking about hospitality and<br />
citizenship. Increasingly, young people<br />
come to FGEI from African, Asian and<br />
South American families transplanted<br />
in Italy.<br />
A big meeting has been conceived to<br />
involve people from different cultural<br />
contexts to share spiritual experiences<br />
and to begin to build the Federation and<br />
the church of tomorrow. This activity is<br />
called the 'Youth HaPPening' and, in<br />
its first edition, brought together more<br />
than 300 young people in Bologna last<br />
year.This year the second event will take<br />
SGM AUSINN<br />
In January 2015, students from SCM<br />
Austria, together with our Senior<br />
Friends, celebrated the New Year with a<br />
traditional'New Year's Heuriger''<br />
A 'Heuriger' is what we call an<br />
Eastern-Austrian wine-tavern in which<br />
you can experience Gemiitlichkeit<br />
irough translation: cheerful coziness)'<br />
TiaditionaliY the wine and food is<br />
accompanied by live music, in our case a<br />
'Wienerlieder',which explores the power<br />
of God's will over human life (as well as<br />
the consequences ofdrinking too much<br />
wine!). Our singer was the honourable<br />
Karl Schiefeffna1r, a member of the<br />
Superior Church Council'<br />
At a Heuriger' everyone is equal' We<br />
saw students, universiry professors<br />
and members of the Church Council<br />
chatting comfortablY with each<br />
other, forgetting that they are usually<br />
separated by age, status and power, just<br />
experiencing Gemiitlichkeit together'<br />
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for bighly motiwated acti,uists and aoters! When eoery face we see is the image oJ' GorI and<br />
zue're urged to serve the least of tbese as though s)e,uere serving our saoiour; uhen creation itself is cntrustetl<br />
into our care and creatise stewardsbip; qt)ben the outworlcing of our faith is judged on how ,tDc trcat tbe<br />
widoa4 the orpltan and tbe refugee... it's no wonder that ue rccognise tbe importance of potitics anrl the<br />
pouer of elections.<br />
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SHllTT UP<br />
Christians in Politics (with support from<br />
many other organisations) startccl the ,\hozt<br />
Up campaign to 'cncouragc pr.rsitivc Christian<br />
cngagcment in thc run up to, and bcvond, thc<br />
201,5 gencral clection'.'Ihc idca is that Christians<br />
can do morc than just cr.rrnment on politics -<br />
wc can shapc politics by voting, campaigning,<br />
running frrr officc, .joining political partics,<br />
organising hustings, c()ntacting clcctcd officials,<br />
and praying.<br />
V.,u can watch a ,{reat vidco on thc campaign<br />
wcbsitc that dcscribcs horv wc're frrllowing thc<br />
Iliblical cxamplcs of Joscph, Itlsthcr and I)anicl<br />
whcn rvc lct r.,ur ftrith lcad our actions, n()t.iust<br />
in church, but in rvidcr soc:ict,r, irnrl govcrnmcnt.<br />
'llrcrc arc alsr., rcsourccs onlinc tlrat conncct<br />
thc rlots bctwccn Christianitv irnrl polities,<br />
cxplain thc historv rrf thc main partics, ancl givc<br />
irrstructions on how to plan a hustings. With all<br />
of tlris hclpful infirrmation gathcrcd togcthcr for<br />
)rou to rrsc, tlrc onlt, clucstion lclt is: arc you griing<br />
to Show LJp?<br />
To find out more about the Show Up campaign,<br />
visit www.christiansinpolitics.org.uk/showup<br />
HtlPE FtlB IHE FUIURE<br />
As part of thc ltoVc ./'or thc F'uture cirmpai;4rr,<br />
churchcs and grotrps across thc country havc<br />
bccn lobb.ying their VII)s ancl J)arliamcntary<br />
c:rndidatcs to makc firmcr commitmcnts to<br />
tacklc climatc chan;4c in thc lcad up to thc<br />
gcncral clcction.<br />
Now that thc clcctions arc up()n Lls, thc campaii4n<br />
will bc turning its attcntion to uri4ing thc ncwly<br />
clcctcd MPs to commit to action on climatc<br />
changc durini4 thcir ncxt fivc ,r,cars in post. Wc<br />
rvill bc cncoLrraging cr()ss-partv c()nscns'.ls ()n<br />
thc issuc, ancl 'uvill also bc looking to lobbv MI)s<br />
and Ml:l)s (Mcmbcrs of liuropcan l)arliamcnt)<br />
to makc str()ng commitrncnts at thc l)aris [JN<br />
Clirnatc -l'ulks tlris l)cccrnbcr. With thc clcction<br />
,rf a ncrv g()\'crntrrcnt inrrnincnt, an
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(IPENING PRAYER<br />
Lord, hetp us lookforuard tofuture generations,<br />
n heQ tbem to see the importance in preseroing<br />
this wonderful creation giaen to us.<br />
Thank youfor tle gtfts<br />
that the environment has giaen us:<br />
Food, wster, shelter,fuel and u:ildlife.<br />
Help us to see the destruction tbat zae are causing<br />
and to make cbanges so thatfuture generations<br />
Amen<br />
can see the true beauty of creation.<br />
READING<br />
'But ask the animals, and they will teach you, or the<br />
birds of the air, and they will tell you; or speak to<br />
the earth, and it will teach you, or let the fish of the<br />
sea inform you. Which of all these does not know<br />
that the hand of the LORD has done this? In his<br />
hand is the life of every creature and the breath of all<br />
mankind.'Jobl2:7-10<br />
srtEltcE<br />
HYMN<br />
For the Beauty of the Earth or All Things Bright<br />
and Beautifirl<br />
MESSAGE<br />
Take a moment to look to the privileges of modern<br />
day life and thank God for the things he has given<br />
us. It's important to appreciate the world in all its<br />
wonder and it's easy to thank God for creation, but<br />
we also need to take a step back and look how we<br />
treat this planet that has been given to us as a gift.<br />
Environmental stewardship is something that<br />
is often prayed about and then overlooked; the<br />
environment is something that needs not just Prayer,<br />
but action! There are many simple ways that we can all<br />
participate in environmental stewardship - whether it<br />
be recycling, or walking instead of driving - that are<br />
small but have a massive effect on the environment.<br />
In the World Day of Peace message in 2010, Pope<br />
Benedict XVI said,'The environment must be seen<br />
as God's gift to all'people, and the use we make of<br />
it entails a shared responsibility for all humaniry<br />
especially the poor and future generations.'<br />
The environment was given to us by God to treasure<br />
and look after, but we are doing the exact oPposite:<br />
'The existence of extreme poverty and environmental<br />
destruction in our world are not natural forces, nor<br />
acts of God, but result from human behavlour.' We<br />
need to look forward to future generations and help<br />
preserve this wonderful creation that God entrusted<br />
to us.The environment has given us food, shelter, fuel<br />
and livelihoods... so why should we now be abusing<br />
that and causing damage to the resources that helped<br />
us create the wodd we live in today?<br />
HYMil<br />
For the Fruit ofAll Creation or I, the Lord of Sea<br />
and Sky<br />
FIiIAL PRAYER<br />
Tlte Lord bless us and uatch over us;<br />
Tlte Lord make bisface shine u?on us<br />
and be gracious to us;<br />
The Lord look kindly on us and ghte us ?eace.<br />
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Hind, 0rthodox Youth Fellowship (0Vfl Jordan<br />
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i-port"nt r,vork. At the moment we are approaching church leaders in the Orthodox,<br />
Ariglic,in ald Lutheran denominirtions through the OYF Jordan President, Bishop Qilis<br />
Sadiq. Work is starting ro get I'ourh groups in churches, and rve irre also begir-rning to look<br />
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trrcing the Fedcration: let's do sorne people organisingl<br />
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M0vEMEllI - lssuE <strong>150</strong>
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Our Father, lour<br />
Kingdom come,<br />
your tuill be done, on earth as it is in<br />
heaven...<br />
I sit and think about our land and<br />
its shared life... and so I founded a<br />
tiny political party of me and two<br />
elderly friends called the Common<br />
Good (i.e. seeking the good of the<br />
community as a whole - including all<br />
in our nation and every other one). I<br />
stand in elections, mosdy losing to<br />
the Monster Raving Loony Party. I<br />
feel the rejection but I m doing my<br />
job.<br />
I want our country to be a team and<br />
a famtly.I want it to be a really lovely,<br />
secure place to live and workr to rear<br />
children and to retire satisfied that<br />
you have contributed to the success<br />
of something you deeply believe in. I<br />
want us to get on well together doing<br />
stuff that makes the wodd a better<br />
place. People all over the world would<br />
hear about how we organise ourselves<br />
and what inspires us. They would<br />
love it - excePt possibly the tyrants!<br />
Our vision would spread. People in<br />
trouble throughout the world would<br />
know that they have a friend in us.<br />
But that's not where we are now. We<br />
need an inspiring sense ofvision and<br />
purpose as a nation - a sense ofdoing<br />
a job together that everyone can feel<br />
proud and h"ppy to be part of - the<br />
Big Picture.<br />
WeVe become individualistic. 'Me<br />
fust!' But people are uneasy about<br />
it. We've privatised too much. We<br />
wrongly think money is the only<br />
way to motivate people. We are too<br />
unequal a society. Some get Paid<br />
ridiculous sums, even from the public<br />
pursel others get a piftance and<br />
struggle with debt.<br />
Let's have the teamwork and public<br />
service that inspired<br />
-y parents,<br />
heroic wartime generation to self_<br />
sacrifice for the good of others,<br />
even at risk of their own survival.<br />
Let's be led by humble leaders on<br />
modest pay who appreciate the<br />
contribution of all and who inspire<br />
the best from team members. We<br />
need vision and camaraderie. fhen<br />
there's room for everybody and, a<br />
h"ppy atmosphere in which to work.<br />
That's the inclusiveness we should<br />
aspire to instead of accepting the<br />
current dangerous selfishness that<br />
drives people to misery or violence.<br />
fhe world needs us, but we can only<br />
do good if we get our own house in<br />
order.<br />
Im in favour of praying, of course,<br />
but Jesus in his Matthew 25 story of<br />
sheef and the goats<br />
1fe<br />
had u pirrry<br />
dim view of those who just did the<br />
religious stuff and didnt get their<br />
hands dirty. To get to the heart of<br />
the systems and attitudes that cause<br />
pain in our society and in the world,<br />
you've got to be politically active. So<br />
certainlyvote, but alsojoin a political<br />
pary - and ifyou cant find one that<br />
you agree with, try mine since I<br />
founded it because I couldnt agree<br />
with any of the others! God bless you<br />
and make you a blessing to others.
EllaSibleY llHS<br />
I'm here to sing the praises of the NHS; a system I dearly love for many reasons'<br />
I rove the NHS for ideorogicar reasons. Free healthcare for arl is morally right'To *y follows naturally from<br />
tltd'it<br />
roving my neighbou, urrd-dor',g unto others J", r wourd t u,r. tn.* di' .rnto -". t,r- been a poor student and<br />
not having to worry about hearthcare costs meant that I actuaty *..,-r" ,." a doctor when I needed it rather than<br />
ignoring problems. Now that I'm out ," iu;it *o'ta' t'* t'ont"ty delighted to Pay my taxes to ensure that<br />
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everyone has the same oPPorturuty'<br />
reasons. I took a degree in Maths and Economics at universiry and<br />
The NHS also makes sense to me for economlc<br />
final year. The figures seriously stack uP when You do even the<br />
took specialist modules in health economics in mY<br />
healthcare is the cheaPest option for the nation, bY far' I see<br />
most basic analYsis; do Your<br />
research: PubliclY Provided<br />
every bit as valid and worthwhile as the calling to ministrY -<br />
medicine as a true vocation - n qalling from God that is<br />
making game?<br />
so why on earth would we want to turn this into a Profitthe<br />
NHS for reasons' MY sister was criticallY illa couPle of Years<br />
Finally,I choose<br />
Personal<br />
a few brief chats with those who worked on the (absolutelY fantastic)<br />
ago and, through<br />
at Bristol Royal Infirmary, it quickly became clear to me that the medical<br />
intenstve care ward<br />
care she received might have been beyond my family's means' I cant imagine anYthing worse<br />
and cons ofvarious treatments for their children<br />
than Parents<br />
having to weigh uP the Pros<br />
can afford it.<br />
when theY also have to factor in whether theY<br />
I'm voting to defend the NHS' I pray you'll never need it' but will fight to make sure it's<br />
there if You<br />
do'
ElliePeacoclt<br />
European Union ltlemberchiP<br />
2015 will be my first chance to vote in a General Election and, though I have always looked forward to doing so, the issue making<br />
it all the more significant for me this year is that of protecting our position within the European Union' Like hundreds of other<br />
foreign ranguage students in the uK, I have a vested interest.in the work of the EU, such as the ERASMUS programme that<br />
supported my residence abroad in Germany rast year. I also know that my living and working on the continent after graduating<br />
will rely heavily on the freedoms and benefits which I have come to take for granted as a citizen of the EU'<br />
These personal inconveniences would be nothing, however, compared to what our country could<br />
potentially stand to lose if we were to exit Europe. on a practical level, an unprecedented amount<br />
of UK-based business and investment would b. p,rt in jeopardy, with huge numbers of jobs and<br />
livelihoods consequently at risk' It is on a much deeper ideological level that I so support our<br />
involvement in the European community and participation in its evolving democratic bodies'<br />
especially when it .o.n., to the reform th"y ,rndeniably require. As an equally British and<br />
Errrop.* citizen,lfeel that we have a responsibility to cooperate with our closest neighbours' to<br />
celebrate both our unity and &versity, u.ri ro harness our combined power as a force for good'
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Revd Swarup Bar is ordained in the Church of North lndra (CNl). He is currentty studying for<br />
his phD in Systematic Theotogy, with an interest in ecumenism and interfaith reLations, at the<br />
University of Edinburgh. He and his wife SonaIi have a beautifuI daughter, Ayanna.
Abraham Joshua Heschel, one of the foremost Jewish<br />
theologians of the 20th century hit the nail on the<br />
head when he said,'People of our time are losing the<br />
power of celebration. Instead of celebrating we seek<br />
to be amused or entertained. [...] Celebration is a<br />
confrontation, giving attention to the transcendent<br />
meaning of one's actions.' This points to both the<br />
crisis of today's human life - the lack of meaningful<br />
celebration - and to an important truth: that celebration<br />
links us to the transcendent, the divine and with each<br />
other. We shall see that our Scriptures, our traditions<br />
and our deepest notions of God uphold such a truth.<br />
Both the Hebrew Bible and the New Testament<br />
record events of celebration. The Hebrew word<br />
chagag (pronounced khaw-gag, usually translated<br />
as 'celebrate') and other derivatives mostly refer to<br />
observance of a feast or festival, including rejoicing<br />
and dancing (or to move in a circle). InJewish society,<br />
religious festivals centred on God or the Temple, or<br />
were an event of remembering God's gracious acts<br />
for the people. But there are some significant aspects<br />
about these festivals: first, these festivals had a cohesive<br />
factor to bind the whole community together; second,<br />
the celebration of these festivals included involvement<br />
not only of one's faith and mind but one's body as well.<br />
The Cfuistian festivals of Christmas, Easter and others,<br />
though commercialised nowadays, remain occasions<br />
where all are involved in rejoicing. That the senses and<br />
body are involved in singing, dancing and rejoicing is<br />
an important aspect of celebration itself. The Psalms<br />
give ampie examples of such rejoicing and celebration<br />
involving literally our whole being.<br />
Focussing on the aspect of dance, I think God the<br />
Trinity is involved in an eternal dance. In the Eastern<br />
Christian thought, the Greek term perichoresis<br />
signifies circular movement and interpenetration of<br />
the three persons of the Godhead. The basic idea here<br />
is that there is perfect communion among the persons<br />
of the Triniry as their essence, will and actions operate<br />
together. The Tlinity seems to dance in perfect rhythm<br />
even though the Father, Son and the Holy Spirit are<br />
three distinct persons, yet one. We can say therefore<br />
that celebration is at the heart of the very being of God.<br />
And if we realise this, it can make all the difference in<br />
our lives. Three principles can be derived from this:<br />
First, celebration is to be a continuous part of our<br />
lives and not limited to aspects that are somehow set<br />
apart. As I believe it is in the very nature of God to<br />
celebrate, we must always find occasions in our lives<br />
to do so. This makes us celebrate life itself! To treat<br />
life as a sacred gift of God and to be able to love<br />
life in all its different shapes, forms and colours is a<br />
worthy endeavour. This also leads us into the notion<br />
that life should be celebrated not in isolated entities<br />
but in interrelationships.This earth, human beings and<br />
the whole of creation in their interrelationships and<br />
interdependence should be upheld and celebrated. As<br />
we depend on the earth, the earth also depends on us.<br />
We celebrate that, in recognising this interdependence,<br />
some universities in the UK have agreed to divest<br />
from fossil fuel industries out of concern for the<br />
environment.<br />
Second, we must learn to celebrate our differences and<br />
live in unity just as the three persons of the Tiinity,<br />
though distinct, cooperate in unity. Celebrating our<br />
different creeds, colours, religions and nationalities<br />
is one of the most urgent needs of our time. Our<br />
diversities have the potential to bring us together rather<br />
than separate us. In the context ofracial discrimination<br />
and violence between faith communities witnessed in<br />
Ferguson or Paris, in Syria or Iraq, it is of the utmost<br />
necessity for us to nurture an attitude ofaccepting the<br />
'other'and of rejoicing in our diversities. We celebrate<br />
that SCM groups in different parts of the world have<br />
the potential to bring together students irrespective<br />
of their gender, nationality or class as a responsible<br />
community oriented towards justice and peace.<br />
Third,we must celebrate our bodies and our sexualities.<br />
In a wodd where the duality of the spirit in contrast<br />
to the body is stressed - and often the goodness of<br />
the former is endorsed - we must celebrate God's<br />
creation of our bodies and our sexuality. This aspect<br />
of celebrating our bodies and sexuality challenges the<br />
stereotyped notions of gender, disabiliry disease and<br />
sexual orientation. Here, we celebrate the fact that we<br />
are women or men or persons of a different gender<br />
identiry but all made in the image of God and unique<br />
persons ofworth. We take this opportunity to celebrate<br />
with women who have been recently consecrated<br />
Bishops after a long struggle. The Church of South<br />
India (CSI) consecrated its first woman Bishop, the Rt.<br />
Revd. Pushpa Lalitha, on 23 September 2073 and the<br />
Church of England consecrated the Rt. Revd. Libby<br />
Lane as Bishop on 26 January 2075. We congrarulate<br />
them, and the whole church<br />
celebrates with them for this<br />
historic breakthrough.<br />
I end with a quote fromJoanne<br />
Harris: 'Life is what you<br />
celebrate, all ofit, even its end.'
H||UETEII tSSUr r50 SUttE[ 2015<br />
AN INTERVIEW WITH<br />
CHINE MBUBAEGBU<br />
Cltine Mbubaegbu is Director of Comrnunications at tlte Evangelical Alliance.<br />
a book exploring body image andfaitlt<br />
Slte is the autltor ofAm I Beautiful? -<br />
- and a trustee of cltarities tlte Bible Society, tlte Cltristian Enguiry Agency, tlte<br />
Clturclt U Media Netzpork and tlte Sopltia Network. Slte studied Theology U<br />
Religious Studies at Cambridge University before becoming a journalist.<br />
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When &d you first speak about your beliefs outside<br />
of a church setting? Do you have any tips for people<br />
who are trying to be more outspoken about their<br />
convictions?<br />
My faith has always been an integral part of my life,<br />
so I think I've always been open about it. There are,<br />
of course, times when this has been easier to do than<br />
others. I remember being at school and being petrified<br />
of even sayrng that I go to church on Sundays. But I<br />
think that's part ofthe insecuriry ofbeing a pre-teen and<br />
trying to carve out your identity yet, ironically, not doing<br />
anything that might be seen as standing out from the<br />
crowd. I think having a job in a Christian organisation<br />
makes it easier for me to speak about my faith because<br />
it's also my day job. I have lots of non-Christian friends<br />
who I'm happy to talk about the God thing with. I'm<br />
not ashamed of it. But I am sometimes ashamed of the<br />
way that some Christians behave and am worried that<br />
myfriendswill associate mewith them! Ifyou're hoping<br />
to be more outspoken about your convictions, try doing<br />
what I did and attend a National Secular Society<br />
event - it was amazingly liberating, being in a room<br />
full of people who saw religion as the enemy. (Not all<br />
secularists do, ofcourse, but these ones certainly did.) If<br />
you're trying to speak up about your faith, then do your<br />
research. Think deeply about your faith. Dont let it be<br />
a shallow one that can be dismissed in an instant. Our<br />
faith makes total sense. And remember that there are<br />
plenty of other woddviews that dont. Have confidence<br />
in the Gospel. Dont be afraid to challenge people's<br />
assumptions about Christianity.<br />
The church seems to have much more to say about.<br />
growing romantic relationships than it does about<br />
investing in friendships. What message do you think<br />
young Christians need to hear about being good<br />
friendsl<br />
It could be said that the Church absolutely does idolise<br />
romantic relationships and marriage to the detriment<br />
of nurturing good friends and healthy friendships.<br />
PASE IO<br />
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Our society is increasingly transient. We have short<br />
attention spans.Ifwe dont like aTV show or a product,<br />
we can change the channel or trade it in for something<br />
different. It's against this backdrop that nurturing,<br />
enduring friendships that stand the test of time become<br />
rare. Friendships in the Bible are described as those<br />
special bonds that remain through the hardships of life.<br />
Proverbs 18:24 describes a friend who sticks'closer than<br />
a brother', while the story of David and Jonathan is a<br />
great model ofwhat friendship should be. Having good<br />
friends - both inside and outside the Church - helps<br />
us through all that life throws at us. Itt nor just about<br />
having good friends, but the Church needs to do better<br />
at encouraging all people - not just young Christians -<br />
to be the kind of friend they would hope to be. I'm not<br />
sure I've ever heard a sermon on friendship, and thatt<br />
telling.<br />
Your book, Am I Beautiful?, confronts the beauty<br />
myth with the truth that we are created in God's<br />
image. Is it significirnt that the tide is a question<br />
rather than a bold statement?<br />
IVe never been asked this question before! But yes, I<br />
suppose it is. The title reflects the fact that so many of<br />
us question whether we are beautiful even though we<br />
have grown up in churches in which we've heard things<br />
like how God looks at the inside and not the outside<br />
and how we are all made in the image of God. We ask<br />
the question because this doesnt seem to be what we<br />
see when we look in the mirror. How can I be beautiful<br />
when I feel so inadequate when compared to images of<br />
supposed outstandingly beautiful women in magazines<br />
and even my own friends? The book tries to answer this<br />
by exploring some of the questions that I have about<br />
my own body image. But it comes to the conclusion<br />
that the answer is always yes. And that's regardless<br />
of what we actually look like. Because the images we<br />
compare ourselves to are not only unrealistic, but they<br />
point to an arbitrary societal beauty standard that is a<br />
distortion of what true beauty - God's beaury - is.<br />
Who has been arole model orinspiration foryou?<br />
I'm blessed to be surrounded by so many amazing rcle<br />
models who inspire me. Theologians and Christian<br />
leaders like Elaine Storkey and Maggi Dawn are<br />
brilliant. They are strong, wise, dazzhnely clever and<br />
courageous. There are some amazing women in my<br />
own family: my mum was the first black woman to be<br />
a principal and chief executive of a further education<br />
college in the UK, and she now has a CBE from the<br />
Qreen. There are also the dedicated, hard-working<br />
and creative women I'm honoured to work with every<br />
day. And ihen there are my friends: mighty women of<br />
valour who strive for excellence, who laugh with me,<br />
cry with me, cheer me on and hold me to account. I'm<br />
so honoured to know so many inspiring women.<br />
Should young women who are thinking about<br />
vocations in the church be encouraged by the progress<br />
ofwomen into leadership positions or discouragedby<br />
how bittedy contentious the issue remains?<br />
I dont think there's any point in being bitter about it, as<br />
that will just stop us from fulfilling all that we're meant<br />
'to be. It's about looking ahead to the future: once we<br />
achieve leadership positions, how can we strive to lead<br />
well and also to encourage those women coming up<br />
after us?<br />
There are so many terrible things in the news -<br />
sexism, racism, persecution, economic e4ploitation<br />
- that are regularly described as being'unforgivable'.<br />
We are led by our faith to condemn these things and<br />
fight for social justice, but also to bring forgiveness<br />
and redemption into the conversation. How can we<br />
do both?<br />
This is such a difficult thing to balance. As Christians,<br />
I believe wete called to play our part in seeing God's<br />
kingdom on earth - that means the end of all the bad<br />
stuff. So yes, we should absolutely stand up against any<br />
kind of injustice, wrongdoing, violence or exploitation.<br />
Doing this doesnt mean we have not forgiven the<br />
perpetrators. But sometimes it's not our place to do<br />
the forgiving. There are times when us chiming in to<br />
forgive, when we are not the ones who have been hurt,<br />
can seem insensitive. But some of the most amazing<br />
stories I ve heard - those that make me think'that can<br />
only be God'- are when you hear ofpeople whose loved<br />
ones have been brutally murdered and yet they say,'We<br />
forgive.'. Its things like this - forgiving when it just<br />
seems humanly impossible - that are a great witness to<br />
the unfathomable grace of God.<br />
If you could go back and speak to yourself as a fresher<br />
at university, what advice would you give?<br />
I d tell myself not to worry so much - to enjoy life. I'd<br />
tell myself to stand up straight - to not try to make<br />
myself smaller. To have a deeper faith at an eadier age.<br />
To write down all the boofts I've read. To not despair<br />
when doors are shut, but to have hope in the other<br />
amazing ones that'll open.<br />
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FAITH IN AOTI (lN<br />
SCM'S Faith in Action Project with Proj ect Bonhoeffer is now in i-ts thi-rd<br />
year. The Project seeks to apply Dietri ch Bonhoeffer's thinking about the<br />
roIe of faith in a secular societY bY givrng interns the oPPortunitY to<br />
gain f irst-hand experlence of injustice, to refl-ect on and share those<br />
experiences' and to insPrre arrd, equiP PeoPle<br />
to take action'<br />
JACQUE<br />
Dear SCM,<br />
I hope this edition of ltovement finds<br />
you weII!<br />
Last tine f wrote I was running the<br />
We77 Horkshops as part of ny<br />
placement at Northanpton ffjnd. These<br />
workshops fit into the .educatj,onal,<br />
sphere of Mind,s work, and ain to heLp<br />
service users through learning new<br />
skills and developiag self-arar€ness.<br />
At the alnost halfway point of ny<br />
internship f lras keen to learn nore<br />
about the other work that lfind d.oes.<br />
So, for the past couple of nonths I've<br />
been running a Wool and Fabric qrouD on<br />
Monday afternoons, which fits into the<br />
(therapeutic, sphere.<br />
Each week we work on a new craft<br />
project, so ny bank of easy to do, one<br />
hour long, take-sone-tine-out crafts is<br />
growing, and is being tried and tested.<br />
by people whorve never done then before.<br />
ff you're looking for a snall project to<br />
help deal with the stress of upconing<br />
deadl-ines and exanns, check out ny top<br />
three easy crafts on ny blog at<br />
www . noveneat . ore . uk/bLoes,/ j acque .<br />
I hope to see you soon<br />
at the SCM NationaL<br />
Gathering !<br />
Huch love,<br />
Jacque<br />
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S(IME<br />
THAT<br />
Here are some things I've learned from the<br />
Faith in Action Project:<br />
. A calling or vocation doesrft necessarily imply a Christian occupation'<br />
. There is an immense value in reflecting together with someone else'<br />
. Some reflective activities work much better in&vidually'<br />
. I'm learning to let go of the prerequisite that the majority of my friends<br />
shouldbe in mY age range'<br />
. As President of an SCti *ffii"t"d group I learned how awkrrard it can<br />
feel if there's a low turnout when an intern visits'<br />
. As an intern I learned that those visits are veryworthwhile and are<br />
sometimes the most imPortant'<br />
. Suitcases with four wheels make train aisles much easier to navigate'<br />
' PeoPle appreciate a wide variety ofthings about SCM'<br />
often really good at catering for a range ofdietary<br />
' SCM gtoop, -"<br />
requirements.<br />
' RevisitinB theological refleaions can be difrcult' but it's worthwhile'<br />
. Churches working together is the most sustainable way to c-hange our<br />
communities.<br />
' Ecumenism works better looking outwards than inwards'<br />
. SCM Friends have so muc-h to offer and students love meeting them'<br />
. You'llwantto fixmorethanyou can'<br />
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STEPHEN<br />
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As a Faith in Action<br />
fntern, f have beeu<br />
investigating the i.ssues<br />
of food waste and food<br />
poverty ip Britain. Around<br />
20 nillion tonnes of food<br />
is thrown away each year<br />
in the UK, while around S<br />
nil-lion people are i.n food<br />
poverty. fn the shadow of<br />
such concerning data, what<br />
does it nean to bel_ieve<br />
in a God of provision<br />
and conpassion? How can<br />
Christians play a role in<br />
reversing this injustice<br />
a-n'd enbody the nessage of<br />
love we preach?<br />
ft has been a privilege<br />
to tour the SCM groups<br />
and pose these questions<br />
to students. f have<br />
been inviting students<br />
to inagine what a nore<br />
just food systen would<br />
look li.ker atrd how they<br />
can take practical steps<br />
towards establishing<br />
justice on earth, as j.t<br />
is in Heaven. One idea<br />
has been the creation of<br />
food recycling schenes,<br />
which have since kicked<br />
off in two Sheffield<br />
universlties. For nore<br />
t"t".r"tt"", "n.8 "<br />
blog on the SCM Lrebsite _<br />
www. novenent . orA. uk/bloAs/<br />
stephen.<br />
When the Pharaohs ruled and the sun<br />
shone mercilessly, the Israelites were<br />
enslaved by the Egyptians. Oppressive<br />
slave drivers worked the Israelites into<br />
the ground, fuelled by pride and fear.<br />
But God had a plan. God wa, to lead<br />
them out, to free them. And God was to<br />
choose someone to be their leader.<br />
There were two candidates for the<br />
job. One was the pharaoh,s adopted<br />
grandson. Accordingly, he had status<br />
and wealth in the land beyond compiue.<br />
He was well-educated and thougitfrrl.<br />
By virtue of his position he couljquite<br />
easily get a forum with pharaoh; he<br />
already had a foot in the door.<br />
The other was a criminal, a fugitive,<br />
and a refugee. He lived in th. o,rt-ba.k.<br />
and held the lowest of o..up^tionrf<br />
shepherding. He had no stals, no<br />
wealth, no privilege. He was miles from<br />
the- Pharaoh's court, geographically and<br />
socially.<br />
WHICH M(ISES<br />
One is Moses in chapter two ofExodus.<br />
The other is Moses in chapter three.<br />
To whom does God go in search for a<br />
leader? God doesnt decide to show up<br />
in the palace. Instead God shows up in<br />
the wilderness, in a burning bush.<br />
ARE Y(lU?<br />
understand the position of his people<br />
oppressed by the Egyptians, and bette,<br />
respond to their suffering. When he<br />
the plight<br />
f1t.d1l3vered of f,i, f"_ity,<br />
his initial reaction was to lash out in<br />
blind anger. He witnessed an Egyptian<br />
beating up a Hebrew, and he kfi hi_.<br />
Granted, he did free that individual<br />
Hebrew, but did he gain his peoplet<br />
respectl Verse 14 answers that. Blind<br />
rage isnt what God wants from us<br />
when we witness the oppression of our<br />
fellow humans.<br />
Instead, God strips Moses of his<br />
s.tatus and helps him to understand<br />
the sufferings of his famiy for himself<br />
Similarly, he wants us not to lash out in<br />
anger, but to understand for ourselves<br />
the pain of the poor and oppressed<br />
around us.<br />
f am Moses. perhaps you are too. I, like<br />
Moses, was born into relative comfort<br />
and privilege. But I am starting to<br />
realise that the comfort and privil[e I<br />
t1*.h^": been bought at the .*pJ.r.<br />
of the freedom and lives of ,irt.r,<br />
and brothers across the planet, and<br />
the expense of global equaliry. I can<br />
be tempted to react in anger to this<br />
realisation, but instead God calls me to<br />
I find this story about Moses very<br />
interesting. Why doesnt God give<br />
Moses his commission while het in"the<br />
Egyptian palace? What makes Moses<br />
in chapter three a better candidate to<br />
lead the Israelites to freedom?<br />
It is the very fact that he had lost<br />
everything - lost all his status, wealth<br />
and privilege. From a position of<br />
destitution and pain, he could better<br />
share in the sufferings of the poor.<br />
Jesus_ is the quintessential example<br />
of this. He came down to earth<br />
deliberately to suffer in order to save<br />
the suffering. He was despised, in order<br />
to save the despised. If we want to see<br />
liberation for those who suffer, iashing<br />
out in anger is not the answer. B. mor.<br />
like Moses of chapter three, lose status,<br />
and share in sufferings.<br />
StephenAtkinson
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The summer features a number of<br />
Christian festivals - and you can find<br />
SCM stalls at several ofthem! - so enjoy<br />
some perspectives on a few of these<br />
seasonal celebrations.<br />
SOTAS FESIIUAT<br />
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The Solas Festival is like a little sister to<br />
Greenbelt Festival, and is partnered with<br />
a number of church and justice groups<br />
to ensure that issues ofsocialjustice and<br />
responsibility feature strongly in their<br />
programming, which also includes a<br />
huge variety of music, literature, debate,<br />
art, all-age activities and much more.<br />
Between the Lines, the 2015 Solas<br />
Festival, will focus on cultural identities<br />
in their many forms and how these are<br />
expressed through the arts. Solas is an<br />
arts, music and culturq festival (founded<br />
in 2011) that aims to create a generous,<br />
hospitable space in Scotland where the<br />
arts can be performed and enjoyed by all.<br />
Having attended the festival for the<br />
past few years, I can say it is one ofthe<br />
highlights of my summer (especially<br />
when the weather holds up!) and is<br />
always an enjoyable and thoughtprovoking<br />
experience. Solas 2015 will<br />
take place in the Bield, Blackruthven,<br />
Perth from 19-21, June. Details of the<br />
line-up and ticket prices are available on<br />
the website at www.solasfestival.co.uk<br />
(although you can attend for free ifyou<br />
volunteer and this is always great fun, so<br />
it's well worth considering!).<br />
Robert Kimmitt<br />
MOMEIIIUM<br />
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There is something about retreating<br />
into the wilderness with not much more<br />
than a tent, a Bible and a notebook that<br />
evocatively harks back to our religious<br />
ancestry.There are few opportunities that<br />
grant us the freedom to leave behind our<br />
fast-paced, consumerist technocentric<br />
lifestyles and seek God like the Israelites<br />
did. Momentum comes quite close.<br />
Momentum offers five jam-packed days<br />
of worship, teaching and ministry out in<br />
the sticks of Somerset, and attracts some<br />
of the church's most prolific thinkers<br />
and preachers. Attendees camp together,<br />
sharing land, food and the occasional<br />
overly-competitive game of rounders.<br />
It provides a unique opportunity to<br />
exercise the great values of generosity<br />
and hospitality in a safe and temporary<br />
space.<br />
Sadly, in places, consumerism has<br />
followed the church into the wilderness.<br />
Expect to find large banners of Christian<br />
celebrities and tables stacked with<br />
farx-ecclesial tat - tables which would<br />
have been overturned in first-century<br />
Jerusalem.<br />
It is foolish to think Momentum can<br />
provide a taste of heaven any more than<br />
your local homeless shelter can, but for a<br />
few days of rest, teaching and fellowship,<br />
I recommend it.<br />
Stepben Atkinson<br />
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. Sitting in the Jesus Arms catching<br />
up with old friends over a pint of<br />
organic ale.<br />
' Listening to a cool folk music with<br />
lyrics about justice and redemption,<br />
surrounded by people of all ages in<br />
wellies, woolly hats and rainbow<br />
stripe umbrellas.<br />
' Vicky Beeching receiving a standing<br />
ovation for coming out as gay.<br />
' Taiz6. worship with 600 people in the<br />
BigTop.<br />
' Talks on everything from ethical<br />
investment to homelessness, new<br />
monasticism to vocation.<br />
' A chance to meet other students.<br />
If you read this list and think'Oh wow,<br />
that sounds amazing!'then Greenbelt is<br />
probably for you.<br />
On a practical note, food is a bit<br />
expensive, so try and bring some of your<br />
own or befriend someone with a car who<br />
can do a food run. There is a small shop<br />
on site that sells basic supplies. It can<br />
take a while to get to the campsite, so<br />
pack as light as you can, but still take lots<br />
of warm things. There are toilets, and<br />
showers that can be booked in advance.<br />
Greenbelt are working to improve<br />
disabled access, and there are tracks<br />
around most of the site and an access<br />
team to help you.<br />
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