Welcome to Spirited Exchanges UK...


Is your spiritual or faith journey leading you into uncharted territory? 

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For all sorts of reasons, people are leaving the church. For some the issues are primarily with faith, for others they are with the Church and sometimes a combination of both. Some leave their faith behind as well, a number even find a stronger, more mature faith outside the church.

 

Spirited Exchanges is a network offering support, encouragement and resources for people who are experiencing challenges to and/or the unravelling of their faith paradigms with all its associated issues. Many have already left the Church. Some have felt marginalised and misunderstood, others have felt controlled and disrespected. For most it has led to considerable upheaval in their Christian understanding and practice and has often meant the loss of previous valued community.

 

This network has been inspired by the work of Alan Jamieson, Jenny McIntosh and Spirited Exchanges in New Zealand and shares their ethos.

 

 
The network seeks to provide: 

  • links for people with a shared interest in spiritual journeys on the edge of or outside churches and other religious groups, and the issues this raises.
  • help to enable you to find or develop your own support groups, resources, and networks.
  • links with Spirited Exchanges in New Zealand and, through their website, with all the resources available there.
  • news of related activities that are taking place in the UK.

 

Spirited Exchanges UK will: 

  • develop an informal network of people sharing this journey 
  • make known existing groups where people might have the opportunity to process the issues and discuss the questions they have in a safe place
  • help new groups get started
  • listen to stories and encourage the journeys of individuals and groups 
  • promote resources that have been helpful to others on their journeys


The network was set up by a coordinating group in response to seminars on Churchless Faith at the Greenbelt Festival, UK, in August 2005.


Many of the Coordinating Group are working in the fields of 'churchless faith' and/or 'alternative church'. We are issuing email news on the progress of this initiative from time to time.  If you would like further information please email jennymac50@gmail.com

 

This website supports the network and it is envisaged that it will grow and develop as the network grows. Therefore we would value your suggestions and contributions.

 

We would like to thank Greenbelt for funding the development of the site.



Updated 5 March 2009