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This page was created 11 January 2010. The purpose of this page is to list and link various resources which relate faith and work issues. Over time, this page will have items, some are of which will migrate from OTHER ORGANISATIONS page onto this page. The resources so far available on this page are:
Industrial Christian Fellowship does an Advent reflections series for this season. Industrial Christian Fellowship (ICF) has a heart for the working life of Christian people. We already publish their weekly guides for prayer about specific groups of occupations in which people can be engaged.
This Advent season, he has written
"A series of daily reflections for the working week" These reflections are called 'Down to Earth - Reflections for Advent' and show a glossy photo of earth seen from space. The first week's reflections cover a range of people:
The first week's reflections can be read at: ICF - Advent reflections week 1.pdf
LICC Connecting with Culture - Steve Jobs and science, being bored with life and debt on the cards Here are some more topics from London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) in their 'Connecting with Culture' series.
They publish a lot of thought about work and workers and workplaces in this series. Their recent offerings include topics ranging from Harry Potter to street riots, and from information and gossip to empires: The latest ranges of titles and topics are as follows: [Not had time to review them - anyone care to offer comments?]
These can all be found on a new page LICC Connecting with Culture, where we hope to collect all these items on faith, work and life together. Where now for working people in the face of economic and political reality? There can be no-one today in a working or seeking work situation who remains unaffected by local, national, and world politics and economics. Our fears and worries for our futures are everywhere evident in workplace concerns, as our WCD-supported chaplains are hearing constantly nowadays. We wonder whether anything will turn, and who has the power and wisdom and authority to make it happen.
With the Party Conference season going on a
and asks whether:
Read full text at: ICF - Conference season At11.pdf
How does 9/11 still affect everyone in workplaces and beyond?
9/11 has just been remembered for the passing of 10 years. Industrial
Christia In this article he:
See also this week's WCD prayer focus (above) for further reflections on this anniversary and what it means to working people today. The loss of a dear friend this week has reminded me of how nothing in this life and world can ever be taken as read and as unshakeably enduring.
Connecting with Culture - commentaries from LICC on workplace topics, riots and Harry Potter! Here are some topics from London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) in their 'Connecting with Culture' series.
They publish a lot of thought about work and workers and workplaces in this series. Their recent offerings include topics ranging from Harry Potter to street riots, and from information and gossip to empires:
Connecting with Culture - commentaries from LICC on workplace matters and current events
As we've said before,
London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) are always sending They issue publish a lot of thought about work and workers and workplaces, usually in the 'Connecting with Culture' series. Their recent offerings includes such juicy topics as teachers on strike, political Archbishops, and a moral company:
Health and Safety - a good thing or not? Reviewing IMAgenda magazine articles
The May and June edition of IMAgenda focuses on Health and Safety in the Workplace. H&S means many things to many people. It’s one of those ideas and practices that into the time-honoured cliché – you either love it or you hate it! There are various contribution and the review can be read in full at: IMAgenda on Health and Safety My,Jn11 Here are a few interesting questions that arise:
Any thoughts? Please let us know, as we like to get people's views and perspectives onto this site? Mail: imd002@googlemail.com.
Former chaplain collects together work on chaplaincy and religion in the workplace  Former
IMD Principal Workplace Chaplain, Rev'd Canon Ian Winterbottom, has
continued to be actively involved and interested in workplace chaplaincy,
ever since he retired in June 2008!He is, these days, a leading figure in the European Contact Group, which gathers people together from across Europe. The recent meeting of Church Action on Lsbour and Life (CALL) in Bucharest gave rise to a working group called: Working Group on Chaplaincy and Religion in the Workplace. They have produced a document collecting together thoughts on work on this subject: Former Principal Chaplain on workplace Chaplaincy Ian commends it to us in these terms: "Dear all, I thought it might be useful to put together all the various work on chaplaincy and religion and work. for members of KEK and ECG who have shown an interest. Some of it is from the past, some more recent. Some of it is from personal experience of chaplaincy. All of it has circulated earlier at various KEK and ECG meetings. Please let me know about your continued interest or not, and how we might help to further chaplaincy, particularly in those countries where chaplaincy is rare and where we would like to see it expand. Please also supply any information which adds to our knowledge or offers new contacts.
With best wishes
Ian"
The Annual Report hits the streets!
We have pleasure in making the report available for anyone who wants to browse it. So if you really wondered:
then you'll find all the answers in the Annual Report, accessed at: Annual report 2010 - A5 (Word form) or at: Annual report 2010 - A5.pdf (pdf form)
ICF President v Government! Who is the ICF president? You all know the guy! He hit the headlines this week with his attack on the policies of the Coalition Government. ICF Vice-chair, Phil Jump, has put together some reflections on the Archbishop's reflections in the New Statesman. Read it at:
Phil comes down very largely on one side of this debate, despite his attempts to be balanced. But then who of us is truly balanced? we all have our views on the Government of the day and its leaders and what they do, as well as on the Church of the day and its leaders and what they do! So here's another challenge to respond:
Come on - we know there are some of you out there who take an interest in such things, and, indeed, in some cases have been known to express some quite forthright views! [See this year's IMD Annual Report for one such.] Have your say to: imd002@googlemail.com, and we'll do an update on this topic.
Response to the tragic deaths at Pembroke Refinery Have you ever had or witnessed anyone being killed in your workplace? Or even seriously injured? Thankfully, such occurrences are very rare. [I can recall seeing a football player killed on the pitch, but have never come across more than minor in working years.] What do you do if and when this happens in your working area, to people you know personally? What does the chaplain do? Have any of you ever come across serious casualty in your chaplaincy duties?
Industrial Christian Fellowship (ICF) have produced the
and wish them to be freely used in Churches and workplaces, in prayers and in conversations.
IMD is grateful to the former Chairman, Rev'd Canon Keith Orford, for c Here he draws our attention to a couple of books recommended for reading, for anyone who is a chaplain or interested in chaplaincy or who has a heart for the Gospel of God and the world or work. The first book is written by a team Rector, practicing chaplain and
chaplaincy co-ordinator in Greenwich, and he writes about the
The second book is reviewed by Keith himself, and is about buses! Here we about how objects of enthusiasm need not be idols but "icons through which we may discover greater things and windows upon God."
Right and Justice, ploughshares and pruning hooks written by 2 leading people in workplace mission in
There is a lot of consideration given to what is written in the Bible about work and working practices and how work and workers should be perceived and what entitlements are laid down by God Himself. The authors see that the Biblical practices are not being followed in our world economic system, and that, consequently, the vale of work and of people who want to work is being consistely degraded. Is this another 'rage against the system'? After all, we all have grave reservations about how things work out in this world of ours. Can there be a way of hope? Can we be inspired to be God's instruments of change? Have a read and see!
Forgiveness study Mt 18_21-22 part 3 Ok, we've had 2 studies over the last 2 updates: forgiveness as an alternative to vengeance, and forgiveness as a consequence of God's grace. This week Nigel takes us through our need to act upon it and what happens when we do. The third study has some more gems:
Forgiveness study Mt 18_21-22 part 2 Wow! What a resource Nigel has provided. Last week (part 1) he offered us the idea that forgiveness is God's alternative and answer to the emotion of vengeance that tends to well up when someone has hurt us in some way. This week in part 2, he looks at forgiveness as the consequence of God's grace.
Forgiveness study Mt 18_21-22 part 1 Ever been:
Of course you have! We all have. The questions are:
Nigel Selby, chaplain with Rolls-Royce in Derby, writes: "Hi Friends, Over the last few weeks we have seen many desks and workplaces empty as people have gone off on haloday. Some have been disappointed because of the faliure of their travel firm, so thay are still looking for an opportunity to get away from it all. For others perhaps their time away may not have been relaxing because of some unfortunate incident. Sometimes the feeling of frustration leads to bitterness and resentment. This can happen at any time and particuarly when somone else has done us wrong.
Recently I've been looking at some of Jesus words on forgiveness. The more I've looked into what it means for the Christian the more I realise how much more there is to know and how much more I need to rely on God to give me his power to obey his word." Nigel has done a 3-part study on the subject of forgiveness. The above link is for part 1.
This review and observations on the various different types of funding for industrial mission work starts from the pieces of evidence located within the pages of the January 2010 edition of the Industrial Mission Association's magazine IMAgenda. The review covers just about all possible types and aspects of funding. Unless you know otherwise.......... as they say. This topic is also on the DISCUSSION TOPICS page, for you to contribute your thoughts.
Industrial Christian Fellowship's magazine for June 2010 has been reviewed for the IMD website. The main focus is about 21st Century prophecy. The main article raises some interesting questions:
LICC Connecting with Culture - Democracy is Changing London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) issues various resources which can be subcribed to. This one is about the Election (obviously!) and refers to the apparent concensus about the need to reduce budget deficits, and that faith and other voluntary groups could soon get opportunities to do things in spheres of community life hitherto reserved for public authorities.
LICC Toolbox - Train to Change Your World This is an advert for LICC's 'highly acclaimed' (they like that phrase) Toolbox course. It runs for 5 days, there is one in June and another in September. They ask: Want to interpret the Bible better? Keen to understand more about today's world? Want to make a difference wherever you are? Graduating students are a target audience (discounts offered), but anyone would be welcome.
Climate change January 2010 IMAgenda The IMAgenda (published by Industrial Mission Association every 2 months) is a resource that is available to subscribing members. The above item is a review of the January/February 2010 edition, where climate change is taken as the main theme.
This item, by Jonathan Evens, Vicar of St John the Evangelist Seven Kings, is written for the Faith Regen Foundation in conjunction with their Christians in the Workplace materials. The opening paragraph goes: "Ever wondered whether your work matters to God? Ever wondered why you spend 60-70% of your waking life at work? Ever wondered what your work is for? Ever wanted to make connections between your faith and your work but have never heard work discussed seriously in your Church?" Read on!
The Darker Side of the Economy The IMAgenda (published by Industrial Mission Association every 2 months) is a resource that is available to subscribing members. The above item is a review of the November/December 2009 edition, where 'The Darker Side of the Economy' is the title on the front cover, and taken as the main theme inside.
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ICF
Chair (he is no longer Vice Chair, it seems?), Rev'd Phil Jump
[pictured right], often writes something on current topics in the news.
He has covered the public sector pensions dispute and the Occupy London camp, to
name but two.
“How can we sing the Lord’s song
in a strange land?”
At
the IMD AGM on May 22nd the Annual Report was accepted by those present. Thanks
are due to Phil Johnson for putting this report together and to all those who
contributed items for what is a very good read.
ontinuing
to supply useful material on chaplaincy and faith and work.
development
of chaplaincy work from the priests on board the navy of Henry VIII. The reviews
cites a 2-way traffic of God's purposes between Church and industrial societies,
and challenges 'comfortable, familiar Church habits.'
Austria
and translated from German by Rev'd Ian Winterbottom, IMD's previous Principal
Workplace Chaplain, who is now engaged with faith and work across Europe.
