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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Clare Farrell, one of the founders of XR, interviewed me the other day about how the practice of congregation can help us navigate these times clarejfarrell.substack.com/p/on-congreg...

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On congregating, power and belonging

A Constructive Programme conversation with Liz Slade, Chief Officer of the Unitarians

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Woodbrooke @woodbrooke.bsky.social · 09/08/2026

How can you be sustained in a deeper way as you face the state of the world? How can spiritual practice nourish a more rooted approach to justice-making? This course will be a journey exploring resilience, spirituality, and activism. For more information visit ow.ly/NuLV50ZuBxi

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Resilient Spiritual Practices for a Time of Climate Crisis 5 October - 9 November £60 with Stephen Lingwood.

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Lloyd Davis @lloyddavis.eurosky.social · 24/06/2026

“The Unitarian commitment to the dignity and worth of all people can be expressed in many ways, large or small, loud or quiet […] we can trust that our acts of welcome, of love, of liberation benefit us all.” www.unitarian.org.uk/2026/06/18/j...

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 29/05/2026

For those unlikely to read the whole thing, @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social has given us some brilliant edited highlights

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Martin Wroe @martinwroe.bsky.social · 18/05/2026

'His phrases continue to haunt the language: ‘from strength to strength’; ‘for better or worse’; ‘lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil’; ‘salt of the earth’ and ‘fight the good fight’.. medium.com/@martinwroe/...

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The Writing on the Wall

‘No Tyndale, no Kindle.’ On the subversive power of words, for BBC Radio 4 Thought for the Day.

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

And now with Unitarian churches 😍 www.grumbulls.com/g/c8319184-4...

A map of the UK showing where the Unitarian meeting houses, churches and chapels are

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

My friend Tim has made a tool where you can track which cathedrals you have visited. If you’re not into churches, he’s also done trig points. It links with Strava for those who do that sort of thing - modern tools of pilgrimage www.grumbulls.com

Map of UK showing where all the cathedrals are

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Roshi Joan Halifax @joanhalifax.bsky.social · 07/03/2026

Our attention has been colonized by the corporate world and we take ourselves out of the spaces for collective living. Without these public spaces, the commons of our churches and temples, our parks, our theatres, our museums, our protests… embodied experiences of mutuality and connection…

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Modern Church @modernchurch.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

On the eve of the formal installation of Dame Sarah Mullally as the 106th Archbishop of Canterbury - the first woman to lead the Church of England - Alison Webster of Modern Church asks our three panelists 'Are We Equal Now?' Details: modernchurch.org.uk/events/arewe...

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Alastair McIntosh @alastairmci.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

Last call, web version of today’s radio reflection on Iran, Trump’s ICE and where we might start to find agency - text and audio link. alastairmcintosh.com/articles/200...

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Thought for the Day - Alastair McIntosh

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 20/02/2026

"Long-term peace comes from building trust, friendship and mutual dependence between nations, not the constant threat of military retaliation." Oliver Robertson, our head of witness and worship, in today's Guardian responding to the defence chiefs' recent article www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

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Spending even more on defence won’t buy us peace | Letters

Letters: Readers respond to the call by Keir Starmer and military chiefs for faster and larger investment in rearmament

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Climate Majority Project @climatemajority.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Climate breakdown isn’t coming - it’s already here. Join Rupert Read, Karen Jaques & Ed Jarvis from the CMP for a live discussion on how communities can become SAFER, before crisis. Wed 18 Feb, 7–8pm GMT Register free: shorturl.at/cRxEq 🔑 ID 898 4968 2415 CODE 808472

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The Unitarian Universalist Association @uua.org · 13/02/2026

The Rt. Rev. Mariann Edgar Budde, Episcopal Bishop of Washington, will deliver the 2026 Ware Lecture at UUA General Assembly on June 20. Known for calling for mercy for trans children and immigrant families, Budde continues her public witness for justice. Read more: bit.ly/4cdj2yT #UUAGA

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Wow, I knew about JP Jacks as the anti-denominationalist principal of @hmcoxford.bsky.social but I didn’t know he was also a wild rural philosopher or that Mackenzie Crook was a fan

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churchtimes.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

"What is less often recognised is that the Church lacks a grasp of the breadth and possibilities found in organisation theory, and would do well to think more widely and deeply about it. The Church has to be managed; the question is not whether, but how, and by what principles." #managerialism

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The C of E needs to be managed — but how?

More attention needs to be paid to the variety of perspectives in organisational theory, argues Keith Elford

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Ben Wood @cosmichope.bsky.social · 13/10/2025

Tonight Rowena Loverance explores with Friends the often complex & conflicted attitude of our #Quaker #faith towards #creeds. What are such statements good for? Do Friends need one? Do we perhaps already have one? There's still time to sign up.

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Quakers and Creeds: Being a Non-Credal Church - Woodbrooke

In this session, we’ll explore key questions such as: • Why are Quakers non-credal? • What is a creed? • Are creeds useful? • What are the strengths and

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Paul Parker @rcquaker.bsky.social · 05/10/2025

For Quakers, faith and action are inseparable. Peaceful protest, prayer, and non-violent action are expressions of our worship. When this is criminalised, our religious freedom is under attack. @quaker.org.uk

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The Church of England @churchofengland.org · 25/09/2025

Join our free Digital Labs webinar, for a introduction to Canva’s key features and tips for creating engaging content, with tips on customising our 2025 Advent and Christmas resources. Register now at cofe.io/IntroToCanva. and join us today at 12pm. A recording will be sent to all who sign up.

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 21/09/2025

Nuanced messages about nationhood are on display from the people of Tamworth, with Aethelflaed, Queen of Murcia in the 900s, flying a Union Jack

A photo of a statue in the middle of a roundabout with a Union Jack hung from her arm; a sign in the foreground is titled ‘Aethelflaed’ and describes the history of her

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

New books arrived and a) I am happy with the accurate picture they give of my nerdy interests, and b) thanks to whoever here I picked up the recommendations from

Photo of the covers of ‘The Quiet Before (the unexpected origins of radical ideas)’ by Gal Beckerman and ‘logistics and power: supply chains from slavery to space’ by Susan Zieger

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

An amazing weekend in Doncaster with ArtBomb festival at the Unitarian churching hosting the debut of Hey! Festival for poetry in the market square and all sorts of unexpected delights

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Jenny Cohn @jennycohn.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

Trae Stephens “was an early employee at [Peter] Thiel’s software company Palantir & is currently a partner at his venture capital fund.” His wife, Michelle Stephens, is the “cofounder & executive director of ACTS 17,” which stands for “Acknowledging Christ in Technology & Society.” 8/11/25… 1/

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‘Wouldn’t It Be Funny if We Tricked a Bunch of People into Going to Church?’ - Christianity Today

Michelle Stephens of Silicon Valley evangelism organization ACTS 17 talks caviar bumps, Peter Thiel, and Christianity.

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Brian Eno News @dark-shark.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Together For Palestine, OVO Arena, Wembley, September 17, 2025 Executive Producer of this evening is Brian Eno with Khaled Ziada, Khalid Abdalla and Tracey Seaward Pre-sale: togetherforpalestine.org

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

Final sign-ups: looking forward to being in conversation about ‘the God shaped hole’ tomorrow and being asked some good questions to reflect on my decade or so of leadership in spiritual community

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

And the nice folk at The Raft are using this essay as a jumping off point to host me in an online session on 31 July exploring my decade or so of church-ish explorations - come along :) www.tickettailor.com/events/risin...

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Select tickets – The God Shaped Hole – Zoom

“The need for the spiritual – or whatever words you want to give it – is a human universal which does not wait until more ‘basi...

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Greg Fell @felly500.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Escaping the Trap of ‘Impact’ Measurement guerrillafoundation.org/escaping-the... in complex systems it is impossible to rigorously identify “your” impact Using data for performance corrupts it Campbells law

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Escaping the Trap of ‘Impact’ Measurement – Guerrilla Foundation

Act. Affect. Change.

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 26/07/2025

Important message from former diplomat @carneross.bsky.social on the ways in which the UK and other governments’ contravention of the Genocide Convention

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Quakers in Britain @quaker.org.uk · 24/07/2025

Our partners at Faith for the Climate are looking for a new trustee to support their work empowering diverse faith communities to take action and protect our planet. Find out more and apply here: faithfortheclimate.org.uk/about-us/joi...

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Join us as a Trustee - Faith For The Climate

Could you be a Trustee for Faith for the Climate? We are seeking new trustees to join our Board and help our charity achieve its goals and aspirations. Faith for the Climate exists to encourage, inspi...

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 20/07/2025

Glad to have my 2017 essay on ‘The God-shaped hole’ featured as Dark Mountain’s long read this week - and in a timely way it describes taking part in a workshop based on the work of Joanna Macy, who left us yesterday substack.com/@darkmountai...

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The Dark Mountain Project (@darkmountainproject)

This week’s archive post is a long read from Dark Mountain’s 12th issue, SANCTUM that revolves around the theme of ‘the sacred’. Elizabeth Slade investigates the space left by the collapse of institu...

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Such slow progress - it really shows how far there is to go… the offensive ‘Issues’ publication has been replaced by one that says clergy should only have sex inside a marriage, when the Church of England won’t marry same sex couples. (For reference, Unitarians affirmed LGBTQ ministers in 1977)

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 15/07/2025

I recently took my EV on holiday to the rural south west of Ireland and was never more than about a half hour drive from a charging station

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

Punched in the gut by the news of Andrea Gibson’s death. I saw them perform in London twice and both were extraordinary and transcendent experiences. Huge gratitude for their words and their being

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Upaya Zen Center @upaya.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

Beloved elder & teacher, & dear friend of Roshi Joan, Joanna Macy is currently in hospice care at home. She is surrounded by her family, resting, & held in great love. We invite you to visit this page to view four powerful teachings she has shared with our community. www.upaya.org/person/joann...

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Joanna Macy, PhD

Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy, Ph.D., is a scholar of Buddhism, general systems theory, and deep ecology. A respected voice in movements for peace, justice, and ecology, she interweaves her scholarship…

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 22/06/2025

“Freedom isn’t the absence of restraint, it is the presence of love…. We must be both a rallying cry and a refuge” Rev Dr Nicole Kirk in the closing service at the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly in Baltimore

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Yesterday was a day of beautiful encounters with Quaker friends in the wild - first with the @quaker.org.uk team at Christian Aid’s 80th anniversary at Westminster Abbey, and then @alastairmci.bsky.social “preaching” at Kairos - perhaps the only bar in town last night to hear the Lord’s Prayer

Me and Oliver Robertson, the Quakers’ Head of Witness and Worship smiling with Westminster Abbey in the background as we were in the very long queue to join the Christian Aid anniversary service

Me and Alastair McIntosh in a dark corner of Kairos, London’s ‘alternative members club for the climate crisis’ - where I am flagrantly breaching their strict ‘no phones’ policy to take a selfie

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

“Hope is not something you leave in the altar - it’s something you do every day” Diana Kichengo at the Christian Aid 80th anniversary event

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

Today I’ll be at the 80th Anniversary celebration of Christian Aid at Westminster Abbey - and I wonder if I’m the only person listening Rage Against the Machine on their way there

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

I learnt about this judicial review in the parish newsletter of my rather conservative Chilterns village - it seems people of all stripes are appalled at the overriding of the Planning Inspectorate to expand an airport in the name of “growth”

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

A brilliant new episode of People So Bold, the podcast of @unitariansjn.bsky.social - focusing on self compassion for social action, by way of shame and Darwin open.spotify.com/episode/1fDx...

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Talking about self-compassion

People So Bold · Episode

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

This is a small south London community with deep roots and much to give - but it needs a helping hand to get over a recent setback so it can keep on serving all those seeking spiritual community in Lewisham!

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

I got the new album from @jenniferballads.bsky.social in the post and a line in the sleeve notes shows how she and I are singing from the same hymn sheet, her for folk, me for church “I believe you should try to get everywhere like water, make the tradition undeniable, support people to participate”

The album cover for Jennifer Reid’s ‘the ballad of the gatekeeper’ on vinyl, showing an oil painting of her (by the artist Ian Bruce) with the album title in neon letters over the top, with the sleeve notes laid on top saying ‘folk is dead, long live folk’

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

If @blindboyboatclub.bsky.social’s interview has wet your whistle, you can come and hear @jeremycorbyn.bsky.social give the Richard Price lecture at the Newington Green Meeting House next week www.new-unity.org/whatson/2025...

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The 2025 Richard Price Memorial Lecture with JEREMY CORBYN MP — New Unity

We are delighted to welcome Jeremy Corbyn, Independent MP for Islington North and long-time supporter of NGMH, as 2025’s memorial lecturer.

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

As ever, the Quakers’ slow careful work enables them to speak with clarity and humanity

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

The ideas here overlap a lot with what I see as the responsibility of faith organisations - agency is essential for spiritually healthy communities. And there is a role much deeper than just letting secular community groups use our spaces

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Liz Slade @lzsl.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

This covers a lot of ground but also feels somewhat hopeless - like trying to come up with answers from the same standpoint that’s only able to see problems

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Jo Guldi @joguldi.bsky.social · 20/05/2025

My second talk at the University of Glasgow will connect the history of land politics to affairs in Scotland: “The Long Land War: Scotland and Ireland in the longue durée” eventbrite.co.uk/e/jo-guldi-t... (alt text: The Long Land War, 1881-1990)

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Jo Guldi, “The Long Land War: Scotland and Ireland in the longue durée”,

Jo Guldi, “The Long Land War: Scotland and Ireland in the longue durée”, Global History Cluster and the Centre for Scottish & Celtic Studies

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