True Freedom - Combating Modern Slavery
The World Council of Churches (WCC) has extended an invitation to attend a webinar on 18th January, 2 pm CET regarding "True Freedom" as a new resource regarding modern slavery. We are enclosing the invitation below, as is.
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You are warmly invited to register for a webinar on 18 January at 2 pm CET, introducing the new resource True Freedom, which was developed to support Christians in responding to modern slavery. Simultaneous translation in Spanish will be available.
True Freedom stems from an incredible collaboration between the World Council of Churches and The Clewer Initiative. The resulting 6-week course draws on themes from the book of Galatians, and includes:
Bible studies on the book of Galatians
Reflections by Rev. Dr Kenneth Mtata, WCC Programme Director and Bishop Alastair Redfern, Chair of The Church of England’s Clewer Initiative
Questions for group discussion or personal reflection
Stories of hope and case studies from churches in the UK, Italy, Tanzania, Hong Kong, Ghana, Uruguay, Jamaica and the Cayman Island
Prayers
Art work to contemplate and discuss
Background information about modern slavery
Action points that are appropriate for different contexts
An incredible collaboration
As part of the creative process, The Clewer Initiative and World Council of Churches organised an online consultation where modern slavery practitioners and church leaders from around the world gathered to discuss early drafts of the material.
This was vital in ensuring that the resource was relevant in different contexts. During the consultation, people were able to share examples of where they had seen churches taking action against modern slavery and we have included many of these stories in the final version. In particular, we are thankful to our friends who reviewed the resource and participated in the online consultation, including:
Christian Council of Ghana
Presbyterian Church of East Africa
Presbyterian Church of Nigeria
Christian Council of Tanzania
Protestant Church in the Netherlands
Red CLAI ( Latin American Council of Churches Network)
The Church of the Lord (Prayer Fellowship) Worldwide
Javanese Christian Churches in Indonesia
Batak Christian Protestant Church (HKBP)
WHAT NEXT?
The webinar on 18 January 2024 at 2 pm CET is planned to support the dissemination of the resource by churches to their congregations and partners. Translations in Spanish, French, German and Dutch will be available on the microsite True Freedom in January.
The season of Lent begins on 14th Feb 2024. You are invited to review the content and consider how to use it effectively in your context.
We would recommend the following steps:
Visit this microsite.
Download the resource.
Consider groups and people you could tell about the resource.
Could it form the basis of a weekly Lent Bible study in your context?
Ask church leaders to review the material.
Encourage individuals to use the resource on their own throughout Lent.
Use our social media assets to promote the resource on your socials or share our regular posts.
Join the webinar on 18 January at 2 pm CET (registration link here)