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The Emerging Spirit project will officially end on December 31, 2010.

As part of the closing of the project we gathered those who had presented workshops, under the banner of the project, from all across the country. Not all could attend but 35 gathered at Church House November 23-24, 2010. This reflection formed part of the closing worship.

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During the past few years we have been proclaiming that the prime story of our time is not that the church is dysfunctional or in decline but that God is at work and inviting us to write a new chapter in the story of God’s people.

We have used, until it wilts from exhaustion, the quote from Loren Mead:

We are at the front edges of the greatest transformation of the church that has occurred for 1,600 years. It is by far the greatest change that the church has ever experienced in America; it may eventually make the transformation of the Reformation look like a ripple in a pond.

If it is true that we are being called forward, it will not be the first time that we, as the people of God, are called to be on the move. Our earliest stories are of a people on the move.

iWonder offers an opportunity for relationship-building conversation about our beliefs, perspectives, and understanding of life.

Based on the interactive discussion experience of WonderCafe.ca, iWonder uses a multimedia approach to help spark conversations in your congregation and community about faith issues and offers the occasion to explore a range of perspectives. 

iWonder discussions take place on WonderCafe discussion threads, through on-line video, and face-to-face using iWonder postcards (free to United Church congregations, while supplies last).

This video montage collects samples from iWonder video interviews done in Hamilton, Ont. this fall. Participants are offering their responses to iWonder's current slate of questions, including:

This is so cool. 1Hope is a United Church-related group of outreach ministries in Winnipeg. 

From the YouTube post:

Hope and harmony came together in Winnipeg's core when hundreds of people gathered for a Flash Mob to raise awareness for 1Hope Winnipeg.

The Flash Mob took place at Portage Place over the lunch hour and featured local hip hop artists Sadie and Bubba B, who teamed up to sing 'My World' - a song they've gifted to 1Hope Winnipeg. You can purchase the song at http://1hopewinnipeg.com/myworld/

Help create change in your city - one step at a time. Together, we can give hope.