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SCM Young Voices

What can we learn from Generation Z? Bite-sized talks and discussions on the topics the next generation of speakers are passionate about, kick-starting conversations that are important for everyone...
Speaker(s): Student Christian Movement, Methodist Church

The War in Ukraine

From the initial shock and panic, to the present and potential future, join us for an insightful conversation about the fallout from the war in Ukraine. With award-winning Guardian foreign...
Speaker(s): Pickwell Foundation, Luke Harding

Trans Evangelical, Really

Historian, evangelical and trans woman Rebecca Jane Morgan unpacks the history of evangelical transphobia and argues that the raw material is there for a genuinely loving evangelical response to the...
Speaker(s): Rebecca Jane Morgan

History For Tomorrow

Leading social philosopher Roman Krznaric turns fascinating insights from the last 1,000 years of world history into a vision of radical hope that could help us confront the most urgent challenges of...
Speaker(s): Roman Krznaric

God as… Gig Economy Worker

Class and Jesus-shaped justice explored by Sally Mann, co-director of Red Letter Christians UK. Why it matters that Jesus is from Nazareth. How can we live to see class-based justice today?
Speaker(s): Sally Mann

The Climate Battle

While the world's most powerful countries compete militarily and industrially, can they work together to win the climate fight? Do they even need to, asks Simon Sharpe, Director of Economics for...
Speaker(s): Simon Sharpe

Confounding the Mighty: Dreams for a Different Church

Join a panel of people who have lived experience of poverty, led by Luke Larner. How can we be church in a way that makes sure everyone can belong and have agency? How do we shift the power balance?
Speaker(s): Trussell, Luke Larner

Just Worship

Join author Stef Benstead for the launch of her new book, in which she asks: what is God like, and how do we live lives that reflect God's character? Passionate about social justice and God's love...
Speaker(s): Trussell, Stef Benstead

Whose Dream Are We Living?

A diverse panel of guests discuss conformity and exclusion in the Church and society. Can the Church ever be a good ally for people on the margins, or are we destined to forever keep people ‘not...
Speaker(s): United Reformed Church

Dreaming of a Church that copes with difference

What if we disagree on scripture? Can LGBTQIA+ people share a church with conservative evangelicals? What about political differences? Let's dream about what a Church that can cope with difference...
Speaker(s): United Reformed Church

How To Dream While Awake

Will the dreams we have for our lives, our communities and our society ever come to pass considering the state things are in now? Hear the panel discuss how they keep dreaming despite the present...
Speaker(s): United Reformed Church

Vanessa Nakate In Conversation

Vanessa Nakate is a climate activist, Christian, Unicef goodwill ambassador and author. She speaks to Chine McDonald about how faith can sustain action for climate justice.
Speaker(s): Vanessa Nakate, Christian Aid, Chine McDonald

Let’s get High! Psychedelics and God

Once cast out, psychedelics are returning as treatments for depression, addiction, and PTSD, with research expanding to other health conditions, including Alzheimer's. Participants in research trials...
Speaker(s): Sughra Ahmed, Hunt Priest, Ros Watts, Guy Hayward

God as… Uncontrolling Love

Many people are confused, deconstructing, or walking away from God. The reasons for departure are often linked to particular views of God. Many are told God allows evil, is uninvolved, is partial to...
Speaker(s): Thomas Jay Oord

Surviving the Middle-Class Church

Sharon Jagger and Alex Fry share stories from their research into the experiences of working-class clergy (and, by extension, their congregation members) in the Church of England. In light of their...
Speaker(s): Trussell, Anna Alls, Dr Sharon Jagger