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On February 3rd, Martin Newell who is a member of the Catholic Worker movement in the UK, and Trident Ploughshares, came to discuss the essence of community and his own personal story with the Moot Community. The choices Martin has made and his insights from his faith are rich and challenging. The catholic worker movement offers great wisdom concerning ‘being counter cultural’ to a world obsessed with the free market and competition. A disposition that always oppresses the poor and the vulnerable. This podcast includes the discussions between the moot community and Martin.

Click here to listen to the podcast. This is the second podcast from Martin, scroll down below to listen to the conversation between Martin and Ian Mobsby.

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At the Alt Eucharist Service of the Moot Community on the 14th February 2010, Clare Catford explores the whole issue of seeking God in the details of life. This importantly includes the difficulties of living, in our journeys of human becoming. We do not need to feel ashamed or hidden. We are all broken, and it is helpful to live out the struggles of our lives in community, where others can encourage us to be whole both emotionally and physically. Hiding your struggles and shame can become toxic, that prevent wellbeing and a healthy spirituality. God loves us, even in our brokenness.

Apologies for the slight interference in this recording. We have worked out why, and it won’t happen in future recordings.

 

 spiritual in ordinary [16:13m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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In the second of two events, Dave Tomlinson leads a Moot Wednesday evening gathering to discuss his new book Re-enchanting Christianity. Dave explored the idea of a ‘second innocence’ developed by a number theologians, to explore the reconstruction of a faith that can engage with the reality of the twenty first century. For more information on Dave’s book, click here. Dave has been a major support to the Moot Community. We hope to develop greater links between St Lukes Church Holloway and the Moot Community.  Click here to listen to the podcast.

People are no less spiritual today than they were in the past, but they are a lot less religious – at least, in a formal sense. A disconnect has ocurred between religion and spirituality: people no longer see religion or Church as the natural setting in which to explore or express their spiritual aspirations. So they are drifting away from churches in droves. However, they are not doing so because they no longer believe in God, or because they have no hunger or interest in the spiritual aspect of life, but because, in their experience of Church, they are neither finding a faith they can believe in, not an existential spirituality that can sustain their souls in an age of anxiety and estrangement.

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In a previous podcast, Jonny Spoor of the Moot Community talked to Ian Mobsby about his experience of participating and living in the L’arche community in France. He went there for his summer holiday from studying. Here he lived in a house with Jean Vanier and loved and served in L’arche, possibly one of the most important new monastic inspired communities in the world. Jonny recently went back to interview Jean Vanier about his experiences, theology and thinking to write an article for the Student Christian Movement magazine, and whilst he was there, he recorded some of the wisdom of the conversation. So this podcast is more unusual than the ones we usually do, in that it pulls together Jean Vanier’s thinking where you can’t hear the questions Jonny has asked. It however, allows the listener to engage with the remarkable wisdom of this important visionary and activist. For those in the emerging church, fresh expressions and new monasticism, there is much here to aid us in our quest to build ecclesial communities out of contextual mission.

 

 Jean Vanier [16:36m]: Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

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Following a recent number of requests, we publish a short film played at the Moot Rhythm of Life Service at St Paul’s Cathedral on Easter Saturday 2009.  The film uses the stories and hopes of a number of people involved in the Moot Community, as we await the birthing of our vision of starting an arts cafe lounge in central London as a place for radical mission and hospitality, and our longer term hope of launching an intentional community.  The Moot Community recommits to its rhythm of life as a new monastic community before the Bishop of London in the season of Easter every year. This follows the ancient practice of christian priests, monastics and friars to recommit to their vows and for the whole people of God to recommit to their baptismal covenant.

To see the video post click here.

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As some know, we in Moot are waiting for an opportunity to set up an intentional community with our church plant proposal. We dream of this happening soon, and in central London. This is a key dream for a form of church that really does community and mission alongside worship. We hope to learn from groups such as Shane Claiborne’s community and COTA in Seattle, about how to make this work, as we appreciate it is not going to be easy. COTA now have a number of community houses, one Gareth Powell is staying in on placement there as part of his pioneer ordained ministerial training.

I have been listening to the podcast of an interview of Shane Claiborne on the Radio Programme, Speaking of faith. I have found it encouraging and challenging. To download the mp3 or to listen to the podcast, please click here

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Jonny and I have been stuck in Chicago for the night after missing our connection flight… So we won’t be at the emergent convention till about 3pm. Not a good start And we have discovered that there is no free wi-fi at the conference, which is also bad news, as we have been spoilt with free wi-fi since we got here. Even the downtown hotel we are staying in here has free wi-fi in every room.

I think this is definately a trick places in the UK are missing out on. And I reckon when moot gets round to setting-up/opening a café church it should definately have free wi-fi. Hopefully we can find some people in the know at Nashvegas and get them to show us the free spots

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