A City Centre project focusing on Wellbeing, Activism and Discipleship.
This month's "Flourishing" stream is on the topics of Toxic Positivity and Toxic Negativity. It's often acknowledged that these attitudes can be harmful, but where do they begin, and how do we break the thought habit? https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/flourishing-toxic-positivity-vs-toxic-negativity?si=3bf50536a9904abfb1d53866e75f5dab&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing
Throughout Lent, Leeds Sanctuary will be sharing videos which encourage different ways of practicing discipleship. The videos were inspired by “A Methodist Way of Life”, a resource which breaks down different ways Christians can live in response to God’s love. As Christians ourselves, we see the value in reflecting on the different ways we can… Continue reading Lent 2023 Resources
We are pleased to announce that our Impact Report for the 2021/22 Connexional Year is now available to view and download. The Impact Report provides a summary of the regular communities, temporary communities and individual events we ran across the year, as well as a short summary of our digital resources. Take a look here:… Continue reading Leeds Sanctuary Impact Report 2021/22
This month's "Sanctuary" stream is a discussion between Emily and David on "Busyness". We reflect on Advent and the balance of "being" and "doing", in anticipation of Lent. https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/sanctuary-busyness/s-TYpWK4c2yFt?si=b39e923c81bb48e79e6b039769adc29b&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing The Lent resources we anticipate releasing in our chat are now available through our social media channels; find us on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and YouTube.
As part of the launch of the new Leeds Craftivists campaign on Biodiversity, Anna was joined by Grace Hills, a permaculture artist and one of the Craftivists' leaders, living in North Leeds. https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/justice-justice-and-biodiversity?si=e143792b7d2541fd960562f319ca0c51&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing We are thankful to Grace for sharing some of her learning and views on Biodiversity, and especially for her openness in sharing… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Justice and Biodiversity
In this episode of our podcast, David talks to Ross Maloney, CEO of Ramblers, about Encounter and The Great Outdoors. They discuss the different encounters which can be found through being outside, how spirituality can be practiced and nurtured outside, and how valuable time outdoors is for breaking up the work day. Thanks so much… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Encounter and The Great Outdoors
This week's podcast is a conversation between Anna and Revd Heston Groenewald of All Hallows Church about the Cost of Living Crisis and the effect it's having on communities local to us in Leeds. All Hallows Church is the home of Rainbow Junktion, which runs a community cafe and food share in the Hyde Park… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Justice – The Cost of Living Crisis in Leeds
In this episode of our "Encounter" podcast, David will be discussing Encounter and Community with Ed Carlisle, local Councillor for Hunslet and Riverside. They discuss the impact of different forms of encounter on community, and David reflects on a passage from the New Testament. We hope you enjoy this podcast. If you do, please share… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Encounter – Encounter and Community
Our latest episode of the Leeds Sanctuary podcast is a reflection on a recent visit to "The New Room", the oldest Methodist building in the world. https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/sanctuary-the-new-room?si=6af8068242e1418f834e534c04d1c537&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing We took some photos during our visit which reflect Methodism's foundations and our own values, and discuss some of them in the podcast. Here are they are: If… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Sanctuary – The New Room
Following the relaunch of our podcast based on each of our core values, we're pleased to release the first in our "Flourishing" stream. This stream is hosted by Sam, our Wellbeing Practitioner, who discusses Wellbeing in the Winter with Anna and Emily. https://soundcloud.com/leedssanctuary/flourishing-winter-wellbeing?si=d669679ccccf444b86700cd0ef3b8a7a&utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing We hope you enjoy listening - let us know what you think!… Continue reading The Leeds Sanctuary Podcast: Flourishing – Winter Wellbeing