The Art of the Collect
The form of collect is as elegant as a sonnet. It's got five folds, and has poetry and intention at its heart. Join Pádraig Ó Tuama reading poetry and prayers from his new collection of Collects,...
Speaker(s): Pádraig Ó TuamaThe Word of Reprieve
The Common Good? The death penalty, torture, rendition, detention without trial and assassination: Donald Trump's solutions to the world's problems. Awarded an OBE for "humanitarian services", Clive...
Speaker(s): Clive Stafford SmithScriptural Reasoning Remixed
Engage in a fun and thoughtful conversation around the music and lyrics that move us as spiritual people. Join Rachel Rose Reid, Abdalhamid Evans and Simon Jones as they discuss the songs that move...
Speaker(s): Rachel Rose Reid, Abdalhamid Evans11 alternative ways we worshipped at Greenbelt 2017
Worship. Contrary to popular belief, it's not just tambourines and waving your hands in the air. In fact, it can be a heck of a lot of different things. And at Greenbelt, we like to make the space...
Please Bring a Body
The Festival Communion service at Greenbelt 2017 put access and inclusion at its heart. Here you'll find all the words from the service to download and share and use – along with the story and...
7 of the most Greenbelt things about Greenbelt
Every festival has those things that set them apart. Glastonbury has the Pyramid Stage. End of the Road has its peacocks. Burning Man has, well, a massive burning man. But what about Greenbelt?...
Amal artist in residence – Greenbelt 2017
As a part of AMAL @ Greenbelt (a brand new venue and programme this summer, showcasing Muslim art, culture, thought and spirituality) we are excited to introduce Mohammed Ali as our 2017/18...
The Far Side of the Lake …
In the fading light at the end of a long day, and from a good way away, you can start to see something special emerging for this year's festival ... on the far side of the lake. Just beyond the...
The Bank of The Common Good
Our Partner Christian Aid presents…The Bank of The Common Good We're so close to the Festival now, we can almost touch it! We can't wait to welcome you all into our Christian Aid venue...
Festival etiquette: to shower or not to shower?
A guest blog from our sponsor The Church Housing Trust Some festivalgoers cannot bear the thought of not washing for three days and will either have booked a shower or be planning to queue for...
Walking the way into the future
A guest blog from Revd Peter Ball of our sponsor Westminster College These are exciting times full of new opportunities for all of us. Here at Westminster College Cambridge, as we look to further...
A-Level Results
A guest blog from By Emma Temple, MA student at Leeds and SCM General Council Deputy Convenor on behalf of our Associate Student Christian Movement Everyone remembers the feeling of opening their...
G-Books – Your Greenbelt Festival Bookshop
from Our Partner : The Church Times The Church House Bookshop team are looking forward to returning to Greenbelt later this month. We're bringing our pop-up bookshop, G-books, back to the...
Come With An Open Mind
A guest blog from our sponsor Christian Connection It's a cliché, but for good reason. It's important to come to the weekend with the desire and mindset that you want to meet someone new. Fix...
7 reasons to try some ‘Milk & Honey’ at Greenbelt
There are many reasons to pay a visit to Greenbelt's very own grocery store. Here are just seven. It's convenient You already have enough to think about when coming to Greenbelt. Did you pack...