Living Distinctively DVD: Glimpse
» Buy the Living Distinctively DVD from Essential ChristianThe Living Distinctively DVD will help you take a longer look at a wide range of issues. Over five sessions (each one lasting approximately 15 minutes), prominent people in their respective fields will give thought provoking snapshots of debate for you to consider. Informative and challenging, it will leave you, your home-group and your church eager to talk, think, re-think and talk again!
Accept the Glimpse challenge - and look at life’s topical and ethical dilemmas through
different eyes!
How do global and the local issues of life impact us?
What does it mean in our hyper-modern world to act justly, love mercy and walk humbly?
When we look at the argument for war, do we support the troops or consider it a battle to be won by peaceful negotiation only? When we look at dazed lottery winners do we wonder what we would do if we had that money, or know how to use what we have?
When we stand face to face with someone who is HIV+, are we paralysed with prejudice or free to be compassionate? Fairtrade, climate change, ethical consumerism….are they words on a distant page or issues to engage with and explore in a way that will transform us and our world!Included on this DVD
War – Commander Paul Bennett
- Are faith and war compatible?
- Can we believe in the sanctity of life and in a case for killing?
Life – Fi McLachlan
- Who are the least, the last and the unlovely?
- How holy are our perspectives of humanity?
Wealth – Robert Edmiston
- What do you give? What do you keep?
- What do you spend your money on?
Environment – Ruth Valerio
- Does God care what bananas we eat or where we shop?
Future – Dr Patrick Dixon
- What about the future dilemmas?What should we be gearing up for?
- Are we as a church ready for the challenge?
Download the booklet
The DVD includes a booklet with suggested questions and Bible passages to aid your small group discussions. You can download copies of the booklet if you want more copies for members of your small group.» Download the Glimpse booklet here
About the DVD contributors...
Ian Henderson
Ian lives with his wife and two children in Manchester. He is part of the leadership team of the Message Trust and is a gifted communicator who regularly speaks at conferences and churches across the country. He has previously led an Eden project in Harpurhey, which at the time was the most deprived ward in the UK, and he was the national youth evangelistfor Viz-a-Viz. He has also written a book for young people.
Commodore Paul Bennett
Paul joined the Royal Navy in September 1985 and is currently Commander of the UK’s Amphibious Task Group, responsible for the amphibious elements of any naval force that is deployed for operations and exercises. He has commanded a patrol boat, HMS BITER, aminehunter, HMS ATHERSTONE, a destroyer, HMS EXETER, and was Captain of the first of the Royal Navy’s Type 45 Destroyers, HMS DARING. He lives in Chichester with his wife and two daughters.
Fi McLachlan
Fi is the CEO of Mildmay International, a HIV+AIDS charity, specialising in care, training and service development. Its vision is of a world in which everyone with HIV can have life in all its fullness. She started her professional life in social work, and has subsequently worked for a number of Christian organisations, seeking to help them make effective responses to the needs of the whole person. She is passionate about helping the church make a significant difference.Robert Edmiston
Robert is a multi millionaire who is ranked 178th in the 2009 Sunday Times Rich List. He became a millionaire through his companies IM Group, a car importer, and IM Properties. In 1974 he was finance director at a sports car manufacturer and used a £6,000 redundancy payout when the company went bankrupt to set up International Motors, which acquired the UK franchise for Subaru and Isuzu cars. In 1993 he founded Christian Vision, and sponsors two academy secondary schools.Ruth Valerio
Ruth is doing her doctorate in London, chairs her local community association and runs the Living Lightly 24 -1 project for A Rocha, which enables people to live greener, simpler lives. Ruth spends much of her time speaking and writing on the issues of justice and the environment, and her books include ‘L is for Lifestyle – Christian living that doesn’t costthe earth’. Ruth is also on the Spring Harvest Theme and Programme Development Group. She lives in Chichester with her husband and two daughters and is part of Revelation Church.
