Roots Conference

Monday Matters Training Day

jmusgrave — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 13:33:35 +0000

ROOTS Equip was delighted to welcome Beverley Shepherd from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity to ROOTS 2010 where she led a fantastic seminar ‘Monday Matters’ exploring Christian living in the work place. We are delighted to report that Major Noel Wright from the Mission Development Unit, and leader of ROOTS Equip, has invited Beverley to lead a one day training event on Saturday 16 October (9.30am to 1pm) at Reading Central.

The day is entitled Monday Matters, with two sessions The Job Description and The War Zone.

Click here for more information.

£10,000 Raised at ROOTS Conference for EARTH projects

jmusgrave — Mon, 10 May 2010 14:52:19 +0000

Throughout this year’s ROOTS delegates were shown how caring for the environment is an integral part of being ‘Wholly Holy’, the theme of this year’s event. Whether they saw the video “This is our Earth” during the sessions, walked through the giant EARTH doorway into the exhibition space or wore their EARTH badge with pride, everyone was faced with the fact that our climate is changing, the poorest people are the worst affected and it is up to us to do something about it – a challenge that the ROOTS delegates accepted with enthusiasm and passion. £10,000 was raised over the weekend for The Salvation Army’s EARTH projects, hundreds of copies of the EARTH resource pack, featuring videos, powerpoints and resources for all ages, were given out and hopefully many more people will now be engaged with this issue as the delegates share what it means to LOVE PEOPLE and LOVE THE EARTH with their friends, neighbours and colleagues.

You can find out more about how to get involved in The Salvation Army’s EARTH project by visiting www.salvationarmy.org.uk/earth.

So what did you think?

abanoah — Mon, 03 May 2010 17:19:20 +0000

We hope you have enjoyed ROOTS Conference 2010. The ROOTS team will be evaluating the event and we would value your input. We would like you to complete our online survey which will allow us to quickly and efficiently collect your opinions and views.

Also, by completing information about your accommodation choices in Southport, ROOTS will be able to claim sponsorship from Sefton Council to put towards ROOTS Conference 2011 which will help keep the cost of the event as low as possible. We would appreciate you taking the time to provide this information.

Please click here to access the survey.

If you would like a paper copy please call 08456 528900 and we will send a copy to you in the post.

ROOTS Team Are In Southport!

jmusgrave — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 09:56:13 +0000

The ROOTS Team are now in Southport setting up for ROOTS.

If you are a delegate and need to contact us please call 08456 528900.

If you are a team member and need to contact us please call 0151 934 2428.

Registration opens at 2.30pm on Friday 30th April in the main foyer of the Southport Conference Centre. If you have booked in already please bring your booking confirmation with you to check in. If you haven’t booked yet you can buy tickets on the door. Full tickets, concession tickets, and day tickets are all available.

Click here to view ticket prices.

Click here to view the Event Guide and plan your time with us.

We look forward to welcoming you to Southport!

The ROOTS Team.

ROOTS Event Guide On Line!

jmusgrave — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 17:27:19 +0000

The ROOTS Event Guide gives you all the information you need to plan you time at ROOTS Conference 2010. A copy will be given to you when you register. However, if you’d like to have a sneak preview, click on the links below to view PDF’s of the pages:

Content and Information Pages

Extra Programme Activities

Under 18s Registration Policies

Exhibition and Resource Zone

ROOTS Day Ticket Prices Confirmed

jmusgrave — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 13:22:48 +0000

If you are not able to join us for the whole event but want to come from a day, or part of a day, you are able to buy tickets from Tuesday 20th April on line and by phone or on the door.

Click here to see our day ticket prices.

A Word From Tony Blair

jmusgrave — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 15:00:23 +0000

It’s expected that when we return to work after the Easter break (assuming we can get to work with the train strikes!) that Gorden Brown will announce the election and campaigning will get underway in earnest in April.

Politics will play a part in the ROOTS programme as we launch our new Political Holiness Dimension. We’re delighted that Andy Flannagan from the Christian Socialist Movement is coming to speak at the Event and we are hoping to invite representatives from other parties to join us.

We invited Tony Blair to come and be interviewed. Having set up the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, his views on political holiness were something we were interested to hear. Unfortunately he is unable to join us but he did agree to be interviewed beforehand and help us explore the subject. Click here to view the article which appeared recently in the Salvationist Magazine.

Have a Happy Easter.

The ROOTS Team

ROOTS Welcomes Back The Lacey Theatre Company

jmusgrave — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:48:03 +0000

ROOTS is delighted to be welcoming back The Lacey Theatre Company. As well as performing in our celebration programme we will have a special performance from Elin Jeynes of The Story So Far.

A 12-year-old boy goes missing for three days and ends up being found in the most unlikely of places – but what was he doing there? And why? This exciting show explores the person and character of the world’s greatest storyteller, but who was he? How might he have told the great stories of old? And how come he didn’t lose the plot?

Devised and performed by Elin Jeynes, directed and co-written by Steve Stickley, this inventive and charming exploration reflects just one person’s creative response to who Jesus was. But the narrative leads to a question: how could any of us tell it?

Expect an explosion of characters, comedy, music, poetry and visuals through an exciting journey not to be missed.

Find out more about the new ROOTS programme Let’s Discuss

jmusgrave — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 14:25:21 +0000

We want our programme to be interactive. ROOTS isn’t just about listening, it’s about sharing, questioning, debating. Let’s Discuss will give you the opportunity to talk about the teaching of the day, to quiz our speaker panel, and debate what holiness is all about. The programme will be hosted by Cathy Le Feuvre, Head of Media for UK Territory, with co-hosts Phil Wall, CEO of Signify, founder of Hope HIV and co-founder of ROOTS and Tania Bright, Business Development Officer, ALOVE UK . Let’s Discuss will have a relaxed TV show format and include musical performances from Annika Scutt (Friday) and Andy Flannagan (Saturday).

Click here to hear from our Let’s Discuss host Cathy Le Feuvre.

Find out more about the new ROOTS Dimensions

jmusgrave — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 09:26:56 +0000

The International Spiritual Life Commission calls us to “live out the doctrine of holiness in all its dimensions – personal, relational, social and political.” New to the ROOTS Programme, our morning Dimensions sessions will further explore the Bible Study teaching, looking at the subject of holiness through the lens of Personal, Relational, Social and Political Holiness.

Each Dimension will be repeated on Sunday giving you the chance to attend two of the four subjects.

Click on the links for each of our Dimensions speakers to find out more about them.

Personal Holiness

If we are to be wholly infectious then we must consider our own personal holiness walk with God. Lieut-Colonel Janet Munn will explore this key dimension with space for personal reflection and response.

Relational Holiness

In an increasingly sexualised and individually orientated world keeping our relationships holy is of vital importance both for ourselves, our partners, friends and wider community. As we look to explore how Christian holiness should infuse and impact those around us we want to explore how Christian values and lifestyle choices can offer help to broken relationships and provide a framework for building healthy strong relationships that benefit both the individuals involved and those around them.

These sessions, led by Rachel and Jason Gardner, will explore all types of relationships including dating relationships, marriage, family and friendships.

Social Holiness

The Salvation Army continues to build on its amazing heritage as a holiness movement that lives out the doctrine of holiness in the social dimension. A call for the church to live out it’s faith in the public square has driven the previous two ROOTS programmes: “Others” in 2007, “Going Public” in 2008, and the subject remains central to the ROOTS Conferences.

Captain Nick Coke will further explore this key theme drawing on real life examples, both from his own appointment in Stepney in the East End of London, and through interviews with two key practitioners:

Saturday – Adam Bonner is the Community Mission Advisor for Liveability Community Mission. Liveability has been involved in supporting urban mission for over 160 years and are passionate about what the Church can do to combat the poverty, isolation and despair that scar our communities.

Sunday – Rev Angus Richie is the director of The Contextual Theology Centre based in the East End of London. The Centre brings Christian faith into an active dialogue with the context in which people live and work, primarily through congregational participation in community organisation. He is also the founder of the Jellicoe Community, a community of interns who live and work in East London.

Political Holiness

At the time of writing it seems very likely that we will be returning from Southport just in time to head to the polling booth, making ROOTS a vital time to unpack how to live out the doctrine of holiness in the Spiritual dimension.

Hosted by Commissioner Elizabeth Matear with teaching from Andy Flannagan, Director, this session will explore what ‘political holiness’ may mean. How is political involvement a dimension of holiness? How can we use our right to vote effectively to support our country?