Week Two

A living legacy

Both our natural heritage and our theological heritage are living things with interconnected components. Part of preserving either is considering how to innovate, reconfigure and cross- pollinate. Carefully considering the whole eco-system can better protect individual strands and make them more adaptable and resilient. The decisions we make about what we grow and how we grow it — in both our gardens and our churches — can nourish a rich living tradition or stifle it...

SEEDS TO SOW: WHAT ARE WE CONSERVING? *

Read Psalm 98

How could we mix some ‘old songs’ and some ‘new songs’ to make vibrant worship in response to God? In other words, what are some old resources, traditions and practices that we can mix with new songs, ideas and approaches to revitalise the legacy of hope we carry? How can we cross-pollinate, mixing old and new, to make our worship — both true to itself and resilient and thriving?

Read Haggai 1: 15b-2:9

God’s spirit abides among us, God is with us. How does that knowledge shape our lives?

Read John 15: 1-11

Where do we want to see new life and new fruit growing in our communities, churches and across society?

*SEEDS TO SOW: We are experimenting with adding a new Seeds to Sow phrase at the beginning of each section. These are open-ended and optional and are designed for people wanting to develop their own ideas/resources in response to the material. Perhaps if using this material as a group you could use these prompts to inspire a time of prayer, or drawing, or creative writing? They are intended to be short and sweet, simply a starting off place for you and your imagination, be encouraged to tailor/develop as suits your group.