ACEs reduction is a community initiative
From an interview by Community Resilience Initiati
Resilience is the responsibility of not just one sector, but all sectors. Could every sector share the information on ACEs, brain development, and resilience as a platform on which to build particular strengths, skills, and capacities?
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What happens when a school bans cell phones?
From an article by the Wall Street Journal
Kids have learned to talk to each other again instead of texting. Engagement in class has improved markedly. Kids appreciate the peace and quiet, mental calm from not constantly responding to social media.
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Thriving Cities (or towns)
From a report by the Institute for Advanced Studie
What does it mean and take to thrive in my city, and how can I contribute? Six areas of community wealth and well-being: Truth, Prosperity, Good, Justice and Order, Beauty and Sustainability.
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BUILD 2022 - merging tech skills with faith
From an article by Kingdom Code
A weekend hackathon of cross-church productivity, focus, community building, and worship. Project with biggest potential for Kingdom impact was.. Project people would've liked to work on besides their one was..
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City transformation
From a session at the Transform Our World 2022 con
One thing we have learned is that when you have purpose plus unity plus communication, you have unlimited potential. We, the Ekklesia and authorities and others, have the same vision - to see our city transformed. God is connecting us.
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Agents of Flourishing - pursuing shalom in every corner of society
From a talk at Q Ideas
Six areas; the True - knowledge, learning, Prosperous - economic life, Good - social mores, ethics, Just and Well-Ordered - political, civic life, Beautiful - creativity, design, Sustainable - natural, physical health.
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'My city is God's city'
From an initiative in Philadelphia, USA
Can we see a harvest of people coming to Jesus in our town or city? Being transformed by the life changing gospel of Jesus? Bringing about healing in the city that we love, in the city that He loves? Declaration, prayer, blessing.
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Online - Wisdom Lab: The Common Good
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Right and left. Traditional and progressive. Old and young. Rural and urban. In these turbulent times, our public square is fragmenting, as a number of different worldviews and ideologies jostle for top spot. And as secularism takes hold, Christianity doesn’t have the cultural authority it once did – indeed, faith perspectives are often ignored, maligned, or misunderstood.
Yet it’s in the public square, our workplaces, our neighbourhoods, our families that Christ has called us to live as salt and light, bringing out the God-flavours and God-colours of the world.
So, how might we live distinctly, whilst partnering with those around us – however different their views may be – to pursue the common good? How might we live as a creative minority, to ‘seek the peace and prosperity’ of the places God has put us (Jeremiah 29:7)? How can we use our influence to join in with God’s redemptive work?
30/03/2023
19:00
Online - Platform Places – how to start a Local Property Partnership
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Platform Places is a social enterprise unlocking town centre buildings for amazing ideas that help us live affordably, sustainably and together. We convene and support councils, communities and asset owners to bring buildings into long-term community use or ownership – using a tried and tested approach that we call a 'Local Property Partnership'. J?oin this participatory and practical workshop to learn how to start the journey towards a Local Property Partnership in your town centre and m?eet others looking to do the same where they are.
28/04/2023
13:00