Abundant Churches – Creative, Missional and Sustainable

Schedule

Thu Nov 13 2025 at 09:30 am to 04:00 pm

UTC+00:00

Location

EH8 9RR | Edinburgh, SC

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Abundant Churches – Creative, Missional and Sustainable

You are invited to a life-giving day of discovery, creativity, and renewal, inspired by the Church of Scotland’s Creative Commercial Collective initiative and the HeartEdge network, the day is open to all denominations.

Rooted in the belief that God has already given us everything we need, this gathering celebrates the abundance of resources already present in our churches and communities—our people, our buildings, our stories, and our partnerships, and how that abundance can be employed to develop and grow a financially sustainable, flourishing church life. Together, we’ll explore practical tools and hopeful perspectives to support our various church contexts —whether rural or urban—as we grow in courage, compassion, and imagination.

Led by experienced practitioners from diverse contexts, this ecumenical day offers workshops, conversations, and shared reflections to help our churches flourish in daily life and mission.

Sian and Andrew Yates will share insight and wisdom of the HeartEdge movement through the lens of its “4 Cs” framework (Compassion, Commerce, Culture, Congregation). Scott Rennie will introduce the aims and offering of the Church of Scotland’s “Creative Commercial Collective”. Smaller workshops will be led by practitioners from a variety of context with experience of the spiritual and practical issues involved in developing sustainable church life, including: community partnerships, letting rooms, curating communities, young people, exploring faith and more.

Come expecting insight, inspiration, and new ways of seeing what God is doing among us.

Cost: The fee for the day will be £10.

Individual tickets: £10

Group bookings: first ticket £10, additional tickets £5.

All tickets include lunch and refreshments.

We don’t want this charge to be a barrier to people’s participation. Please contact [email protected] if you need help with this cost.

Refund Policy Refunds up to 7 days before the event Eventbrite’s fee is non refundable.


This day of inspiration and renewal will include:

HeartEdge ~ Exploring the 4Cs (Compassion, Commerce, Culture, and Congregational Life) for creating flourishing churches.

Creative Commerce Collective ~ Introducing the info, tools, and support envisioned for this initiative of the Church of Scotland’s General Trustees.

Being With ~ A transformative approach to faith, focusing on God’s desire for relationship and the Spirit’s work in every life

God of Abundance ~ The theology of God’s abundance as a foundation for church life, and the challenges and opportunities of being a church “on the edge”.

Growing the Gospel ~ Grounding in Scripture, looking forward with inspiration, strength, comfort, encouragement, hope and joy.

Practitioner Workshops ~ Learn about the experience of other churches in a variety of contexts, and engage in discussion to think about how creative commerce can help church life flourish your church’s specific context.

Shared Stories ~ Hear from representatives of communities that have flourished with the support of creative commerce in church life.


Timings

🕑: 09:30 AM - 10:00 AM
Coffee and Registration

Info: Greyfriars Charteris Centre, 138-140 The Peasance, Edinburgh, EH8 9RR


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