A City Centre project focusing on Wellbeing, Activism and Discipleship.
Thank you for choosing the Leeds Sanctuary podcast! This is our “Sanctuary” stream, and in this episode, Emily, Sam and Tim talk about the popular platitude, "everything happens for a reason". How true is it, and how helpful is it to hear? TRIGGER WARNING: In this podcast, there is mention of premature birth and stillbirth.… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Sanctuary – Everything happens for a reason?
Thanks for choosing the Leeds Sanctuary podcast! This is our "Flourishing" stream, and in this episode, Sam discusses Burnout with Lucile Allen-Paisant, Director of Mind It and Founder of Leeds Wellbeing Week. They discuss the joys and challenges of flexible and hybrid working, connecting to joy, personality traits and what organisations might do to reduce… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Flourishing – Burnout
This September, we’re hosting our Social Justice Lunch during the Heritage Open Days Festival, and we’re excited to be offering an opportunity to learn more about the heritage of dissent and non-conformity in Leeds. “The Routes we’re Rooted in” will be co-hosted by Clifford Stead, local artist and historical tour guide, who you’ll have met… Continue reading The Routes we’re Rooted in
Emily recently wrote this blog for Network Leeds, inspired by the coverage of the 2024 General Election... The upcoming general election is predictably a source of much discussion and speculation. I don’t know about you, but I am finding it challenging to watch much of the coverage of the different parties and politicians as it… Continue reading Listen and Challenge
Thank you so much for choosing to listen to The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast! In this special episode, David has a chat with Revd Dr Jonathan Hustler about the Methodist Conference. Jonathan is Secretary of the Conference, which is meeting in Leeds this month (June 2024) for the first time in 30 years, and he shares… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Special Episode – Methodist Conference
Thank you so much for choosing to listen to The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast! In this episode of our "Justice" stream, Anna talks to Dr Sally Osei-Appiah. Sally is the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Learning & Development Manager at the University of Leeds, and she holds a PhD in Media and Communications with a focus on… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Justice – Women in Politics
This Pentecost, Universities Chaplain, Revd Tim Nicholls, shares some thoughts with us on the power of the Holy Spirit in moving us from inertia to action. What are the chains, real or imaginary, which restrict you from truly living? https://youtu.be/K7OMMv6JruA If you’d like a conversation about Christianity, contact us and we’d love to chat with you.
David shares a spoken word piece about Pentecost... https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/god-with-us-today-pentecost-2024/s-DO8ChmAer2Z?si=9b53dc9d091e4715ae1bc179119fab17&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing God With Us Today The disciples (Jesus’ first followers) were left,again,they’d just got used to the fact he’d risen from the dead,they’d got used to him being around in his odd, risen, but not ghostly body,and then he’s gone again,up into the cloudsand they were on… Continue reading Pentecost 2024 – God with Us Today
Thanks for choosing the Leeds Sanctuary podcast! This is our "Sanctuary" stream, and in this episode, Emily, Sam and Anna talk about "Control" - how does our perception of what we can and can't control help or hinder us? How can we healthily develop and nurture self-control as Christians? https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/sanctuary-control/s-8Ex2dKNBoep?si=883695eb20b44552a403c54bf54e4b29&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing We mention the psychological concept… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Sanctuary – Control
Following the success of Intersections in February, and a follow-up listening lunch, we are delighted to announce the launch of our Social Justice Lunches. Social Justice Lunches will be a quarterly gathering for local citizens and communities, working together with those in authority to be agents of change for a better Leeds. We will share… Continue reading Social Justice Lunches – What is Activism?