Finding Abundance in Scarcity

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>All churches have had to learn to do things differently during closure due to the coronavirus pandemic. None has been more imaginative or inventive than London's St Martin in the Fields. Through its HeartEdge programmes it has continued many aspects of its ministry and developed significant new initiatives and is now a virtual college with an impressively varied programme for practitioners.</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Here the St Martin's team reflects theologically and share its newly found pastoral and practical wisdom in many areas:</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Finding God in Lockdown</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Meeting God and One Another Online</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Rediscovering Contemplative Prayer</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Facing Grief amidst Separation</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Preaching at Such a Time as This</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Singing the Lord's Song in a Strange Time</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Hearing Scripture Together in Difficult Times</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Praying through Crisis</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Creating a Community of Practitioners</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Finding Faith at Home</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>• Conclusion: A Strategy for Transformation</span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>The Contributors are all on the staff at St Martin's and key figures in HeartEdge: Sam Wells Richard Carter Sally Hitchiner Jonathan Evens and Andrew Earis.</span></p>