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Future Blog Focus – Will You Help?
By Christine Sine
We are off into the new year with a running start and getting ready for what will probably be a very busy year here at MSA. We have a new Seed Sampler co-ordinator but are still looking for an administrative assistant.
It is a new year and we sense a new season for MSA. We are in the process of re-evaluating all that we are and do and so in the next few weeks I hope to share with you some of how we are continuing to shape the work of MSA. Our driving passion is to encourage followers of Christ to think about how the world is changing and how we need to change in order to be more effective followers of Christ in the future. The upcoming MSA Seed Sampler will share some of the trends that we feel are most likely to shape our future in the next 10 years and will provide creative responses to these.
My personal passion is to encourage the development of spiritual practices that will give us firm foundations that sustain us in today’s world. We are not just facing increasing economic volatility and concerns about environmental sustainability but also live in a world of religious pluralism that challenges our understanding of faith. I often focus on liturgical resources because I see the rhythm of the liturgical calendar as one of the best ways to establish stability in a world that often feels as though it is falling apart. As the world gets busier and more and more of the secular culture pulls us away from faith practices I also believe that we need to discover ways to interweave our faith practices throughout our lives outside the confines of church and bible study. To sustain in tomorrow’s world we will need a faith that impacts all that we are and do.
In MSA we believe that one of our most underutilized resources is our creativity and imagination. Part of what I attempt to do on this blog is to stimulate creativity and encourage all of us to think about new and imaginative ways to respond out of our faith to the challenges of tomorrow.
To do that I would appreciate your feedback.
- What do you most appreciate about this blog?
- What other types of resources would be valuable for me to share?
- What topics would you like to see covered that could enable to live more effectively as Christ followers in tomorrow’s world?
- Are there people that you think would make good contributors to this blog?
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situational and sustainable values
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To quote a bishop, “I have no thoughts or opinions about the politics reflected in this piece, but I think the distinction between situational and sustainable values is an important one for us as the Church steers through challenging times.”
Adults Only, Please
by Thomas L. Friedman
2010 01 26 NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/opinion/27friedman.html?em
To quote a bishop, “I have no thoughts or opinions about the politics reflected in this piece, but I think the distinction between situational and sustainable values is an important one for us as the Church steers through challenging times.”
Adults Only, Please
by Thomas L. Friedman
2010 01 26 NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/27/opinion/27friedman.html?em
John Leech » 217 days ago » Link
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Financial Times tends to emphasize market-based solutions…
Special Report: Business and Food Sustainability
Financial Times 2010 01 26
http://www.ft.com/food-sustainability-2010
How to feed people and save the planet – efforts to secure supplies in the face of increased population, climate change and rising prices
Ethics: ‘Islands of best practice in sea of poor to middling ones’
Food science: Rewards of precision farming – a promising alternative to genetic modification
Food safety: Standards set to protect reputations
Traceability in global food supply chains has come a long way, writes Ross Tieman
Multinationals: Self-interest drives new attitudes to agriculture
Case study: Congo coffee on shelves near you soon
Entrepreneurs: The importance of a local connection
Obesity: Corporate sector backtracks on fat facts
Technology: Some rubber tubing and a foot pump – the advantages of small-scale irrigation systems
Case study: Exploring a market-based approach to malnutrition – efforts to address ‘hidden hunger’
Food waste: Plenty of guilt and a very heavy footprint
Supply chains: Plan for the future from fork to farm
Agricultural pollution: Inputs that place huge pressure on the land
Livestock: Burping cow is just part of the problem
ID tags: A fresh perspective on tracking supermarket produce
Mideast supplies: Slowdown in Gulf states’ dash for farmland
John Leech » 217 days ago » Link