How should Mission relate to a consumer culture?

Some like to argue that the Christian faith as an 'alternative way' in an alien market driven world. So the Church is a community of those who resist the prevailing consumerist trend.

But is this the only possible approach? Is it possible that Mission in the West requires us to seek to express or contextualise faith in consumer culture?

This half day will explore the possibilities and limitations of Mission as contextualisation in a consumer culture.

The Speakers will include

Pete Ward
Senior Lecturer at King's College London
Pete has written a number of books on faith in a consumer culture. His latest is published by SCM Press 'Participation and mediation: A Practical Theology for the Liquid Church'. He is currently working on a book about Theology and Celebrity Culture.

Jonny Baker
Leads a team for the Church Mission Society developing and supporting mission and new ways of being church in the emerging culture. He lectures in mission and culture for the Centre for Youth Ministry and teaches on the church planting course ReSource. Also a blogger, author, networker, director of proost.co.uk, and shopper of good taste.

Cathy Ross
Cathy comes from Aotearoa, NZ and is Manager of the Crowther Centre for Mission Education and J V Taylor Fellow in Missiology at the University of Oxford. Her research interests are in the areas of contextual theologies and gender and mission. She loves coffee, movies, travel and is a keen supporter of the All Blacks.

[There's no lunch as part of the half day]