Urban Churches Support Group
Supporting and Encouraging Urban Churches
Contact Details:
Downstairs flat, St Mary’s Rectory
Stoke Newington Church Street
Hackney
London
N16 9ES
Chronic Illness
Stories of Chronic Illness
-- an event to explore responses to chronic illness in the church
19 February 2011
venue is yet to be arranged but will be somewhere in central or inner London
Since 2006 the Urban Churches Support Group has been exploring how churches can respond to all kinds of chronic illness amongst their congregations. In particular we have developed a workbook called 'Be Not Afraid' using Bible stories in order to help people tell their illness stories and reflect on them
The event is still in the process of being developed and more details will be available in the autumn but it will be based around hearing the stories of people with chronic illness and their attempts to find a voice and tell it 'like it is'. Out of this we hope to develop materials which will help churches respond more effectively to chronic illness and contribute to giving a voice to people with chronic illness in churches
If you would like to get more details, when they are available, or be involved please contact us
Long term illness basics: an introduction to chronic illness and urban mission
Disability and the Church a brief introduction to some issues such as ADHD and inclusion
Be Not Afraid a taster of the Bible Studies
Chronic illness and the journey of faith a talk on chronic illness and Christian spirituality
Chronic illness and Job a sermon on Saint Luke's day 2009 with a dramatic rewriting of the story of Job