The Dispossession Project

Baggage-dumping

This is also a 'dispossession' space where you can leave behind anything you don't want anymore. If you have been using your rucksack to imagine carrying things from different spaces in this house, think about what it now contains and whether it is too heavy for you to carry. What is weighing you down? What would lighten the load? What would you like to pass on to others or leave behind? What you leave could be physical objects, like non-energy saving lightbulbs or you could leave thoughts and ideas behind, if you have learned new things or changed your mind.

If there are things you would like to leave behind, you could also make a note of what you would like to leave, or recycle, in your diary.

Continue: Confession and repentance

Navigating the pathways

You have a number of pathways through the various spaces of this house:

Yellow journey

Word and text based. You can interact with what people are saying and discussing about the environment now.

Blue journey

Focussed on bible study, prayer, worship, song and reflective story telling.

Green journey

Engage with pictures, external web and book resources, video clips and various activities, including cooking and eating a meal.

Pink journey

Personal commitments, reflection, and following Jesus more closely. The final pink space is the space for departure where you can consider what you have learned, been surprised by, challenged by and assess how you might have changed.

You can mix and match your journey through the different spaces depending on what you would most like to explore, study or do.

Yellow	Blue	Green	Pink
Welcome Opening challenge to learn more about mission and care for creation with some introductory material to think about.	Scripture passages with questions Genesis 1. 26-31 Romans 8.18-21 Genesis 6.11-21 Also: Earth Abbey resources Jubilee Centre resources	Images Pictures of extinct and endangered animals; conservation issues	Gift-giving and baggage dumping A chance to review what gifts you bring to the topic or what things to leave behind. A chance for confession or saying sorry and to make new commitments
Quote, unquote What people have been saying about climate change and care for the planet. With questions to consider.	Prayers A series of prayers, images and activities for meditation on the words of the fifth mark of mission Also links to other prayer resources	Resources Books and online resources for self study and online research	Diary/blog A chance to review notes or entries you have made and to read others thoughts about the topic
Theology Theologians writing on care for creation: Dave Bookless, The Ecumenical Patriarch and Claire Foster. With questions to consider.	Hymns and other music Suggestions for listening to natural sounds, hymns, psalms, Taizé chants, classical, popular music and new music on the theme of care of creation	Films, Music Films to watch, music tracks and clips with an ecological theme	Footsteps of Jesus Consider the lilies Matthew 6. 25-34 The Storm Matthew 8.23-27 The Fig Tree Mark 11.12-14; 20-21
Conversation and Dialogue Listening to people talking about the environment, including: a group of theologians and scientists talking to ARocha, Jeremy Clarkson and David Shreeve.	Reflections and Story telling Can the earth sustain 7 billion people? What about food security for people? What about health? Reflections from Sharing God's Planet Reflections from Sharing God's Planet	Hospitality A recipe for a meal and suggestions for hospitality, trying new things	Exit: Dispossession Final review of what may have changed in using the resource. A few ideas about what to take away, or how to live differently, or to do more in future, and a chance to leave feedback

Yellow

Blue

Green

Pink

Welcome

Opening challenge to learn more about mission and care for creation with some introductory material to think about.

Scripture passages with questions

Genesis 1. 26-31
Romans 8.18-21
Genesis 6.11-21

Also:

Earth Abbey resources
Jubilee Centre resources

Images

Pictures of extinct and endangered animals; conservation issues

Gift-giving and baggage dumping

A chance to review what gifts you bring to the topic or what things to leave behind. A chance for confession or saying sorry and to make new commitments

Quote, unquote

What people have been saying about climate change and care for the planet. With questions to consider.

Prayers

A series of prayers, images and activities for meditation on the words of the fifth mark of mission
Also links to other prayer resources

Resources

Books and online resources for self study and online research

Diary/blog

A chance to review notes or entries you have made and to read others thoughts about the topic

Theology

Theologians writing on care for creation: Dave Bookless, The Ecumenical Patriarch and Claire Foster. With questions to consider.

Hymns and other music

Suggestions for listening to natural sounds, hymns, psalms, Taizé chants, classical, popular music and new music on the theme of care of creation

Films, Music

Films to watch, music tracks and clips with an ecological theme

Footsteps of Jesus

Consider the lilies Matthew 6. 25-34
The Storm
Matthew 8.23-27
The Fig Tree
Mark 11.12-14; 20-21

Conversation and Dialogue

Listening to people talking about the environment, including: a group of theologians and scientists talking to ARocha, Jeremy Clarkson and David Shreeve.

Reflections and Story telling

Can the earth sustain 7 billion people?
What about food security for people?
What about health?
Reflections from Sharing God's Planet

Reflections from Sharing God's Planet

Hospitality

A recipe for a meal and suggestions for hospitality, trying new things

Exit: Dispossession

Final review of what may have changed in using the resource. A few ideas about what to take away, or how to live differently, or to do more in future, and a chance to leave feedback

Eco House

Baggage-dumping

Navigating the pathways