The movement is building. If you want to join us, we want to hear from you.

It’s time to create an economy which is good news for the Earth and all its people. The Big Workshop will be a day building a faith-led movement for a truly sustainable economy. Let’s do it together.

Come to Our Big Workshop. Together we will:

• Share and discuss our Joy in Enough Declaration setting out God’s vision for our world in which all might live together in happiness and fulfilment without endangering the future of our common home.

• Try out one of the modules in a learning guide we are preparing for church groups to explore the possibilities of an economy which is just, equal and environmentally sustainable. In our Joy in Enough programme we are drawing on the treasures of our Christian faith to build a new economy where there is enough for everyone without transgressing or exceeding our earth’s limits.

• Build alliances with other organisations working for the transition to new economy

• Meet others who are seeking fullness of life for people and the Earth

The Big Workshop is for:

• individuals who would like to develop their ideas further in this area, and to help build a movement for change to a truly sustainable economy

• representatives of organisations with whom collaboration would be of mutual benefit

Outline programme

Registration, networking and alliance building from 9.30

11.00 Welcome and introduction to Joy in Enough

11.15 Decision time for humanity: presenting our vision for a new economy

12.20 Introduction to the afternoon

12.30 Sandwich Lunch provided by a local catering firm followed by:

13.30 Café conversations: piloting one module of the learning guide that we are developing, working in small groups (an opportunity to sample one of the modules in the JiE programme.)

15.00 Tea break and evaluation of the pilot module in small groups

15.30 Theory and practice of change: ideas on how best to reach opinion formers and the public

15.45 Plenary evaluation

16.00 Next steps

16.15 An act of founding, prayer and worship

16.30 Close

At 10am, before the Big Workshop begins, you are invited to the Annual Members’ Meeting of Green Christian – non-members very welcome.

Cost

A suggested donation of £25 will be invited from all participants. Please pay this either as you book, or on the day. A sandwich lunch is included, plus tea and coffee.

Please note that your booking will be understood as a commitment to attend.

This is to ensure that your lunch is not wasted, and that our plans reflect the number of people who booked. If you find that you cannot attend, please be sure to let us know. Thank you.

The Big Workshop is part of Green Christian’s Joy in Enough initiative. To find out more click here.

You are very welcome to join us at this Big Workshop. Even if you haven’t given this important subject a great deal of thought we’d appreciate your feedback on how the new Joy in Enough programme’s learning guide would work with a group in your own church.

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