Priority Areas eNews (Special Edition)
21st April, 2008

Special Offer! 
Offer to 2 Tents from Church Without Walls (CWW) 2008 – The National Gathering
Church Without Walls 2008 – The National Gathering, slated to take place on 3rd-4th May at The Royal Highland Centre in Ingliston has 2 tents available for free for congregations who would like to story-tell. Congregations would have to buy the tickets which cost £5 per person. We are also happy to inform you the CWW is making available 2 more tents especially to priority area congregations. Please contact Albert Bogle at the earliest (e: albertbogle@mac.com; t: 01506825803).
 
Forthcoming Events
A Fiery Beacon or Smoke In Your Eyes?
Unlock Glasgow warmly invites you to come and join them for the first of several monthly Unlock events in Glasgow during 2008. Our first gathering will be Saturday 26th April from 2-4pm in Cranhill Church. . Open to anyone! Starting from where we are, we will spend an afternoon exploring some Bible stories together. We will share our own stories about finding our way through whatever "wilderness" we come across in our lives, and what guides us through it. Is there a fiery beacon guiding our feet (like in the Bible story), or is it easy to feel lost? Hopefully these monthly events will become like a pilgrimage around Glasgow's urban communities, and you are invited to join us for one or all of them. The sessions will be informal, fun, and open to people of all faiths or none. We very much hope to see you there! For more information contact Anne, Graham or Victoria info@unlockglasgow.org.uk
 
Consultation Event for Young People in Glasgow (Monday, 28th April)
The Scottish Government has organised an innovative consultation event for young people to give their views on faith and belief. The event is the first step towards the development of a strategic framework to promote positive relations among and between faith and belief communities in Scotland. This event will provide young people with a unique opportunity to directly influence Government policy. It is taking place at the Scottish Youth Theatre in Glasgow on Monday,  28th  April from 9:30am-5:00pm and is open to anyone aged 16-25 with an interest in faith and belief. It is not necessary to be a member of a religious community in order to participate as we are keen to have representation from those who hold a variety of different viewpoints, including belief systems such as humanism and secularism. Details are available online at: www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/Equality/18934/events, or alternatively please contact Barbara Schuler for further information (e: Barbara.Schuler@scotland.gsi.gov.uk Tel: 0131 244 0560).
 
Jobs
Fieldwork Development Officer (The Poverty Alliance, Glasgow)
AP5, Point 31, £24942 per annum, (35 hours/week) plus 6% pension (Permanent)
The Poverty Alliance is an independent network of organisations and individuals committed to tackling poverty in Scotland. We have a track record in working with grassroots organisations to support them to engage anti-poverty initiatives at the national and local level. An opportunity has arisen at the Poverty Alliance for a skilled and committed individual to contribute to the development of our fieldwork activities. The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring that grassroots organisations and people with experience of poverty and social exclusion are involved in anti-poverty activity. Key elements of the job include working with grassroots organisations and people experiencing poverty to support them to influence anti-poverty policy and practice; raising awareness of poverty, its causes and effects amongst staff in a variety of agencies; and strengthening networks of community and voluntary organisations tackling poverty. 

You will be an individual with a clear commitment to social justice and anti-poverty work as well as a track record in project development. The successful applicant will have experience in working with community based organisations, excellent communication skills (both oral and written), combined with an ability to work with people at all organisational levels. A sound understanding of the anti-poverty policies in Scotland and the UK will be required.
 
Information and Administration Officer, Glasgow Churches Action
(Part time: 20 hours per week; Salary: £17,000 p.a. pro rata; Pension payable)
Glasgow Churches Action was set up in 2001 and represents all the denominations within the City as well as independent Churches. We are committed to developing the relationship between the City’s Churches and statutory bodies for the benefit of all the people of Glasgow.  In our recently published report Salt of the Earth we told how over 2.5 million people per year attend the 2500 community projects and initiatives run by Glasgow’s 315 Churches.  Now we are building on the findings of this report and associated database and we are looking for an imaginative, enthusiastic and committed person to be the hub of our small but influential organisation. This would ideally suit someone who is a team worker with the ability to be a self motivator, who can work independently and flexibly.  The successful candidate will be a good communicator with excellent communication and administrative skills, able to plan work and implement plans and be comfortable with computers and, ideally, with databases and websites.  
 
We are looking for someone with some understanding of Churches and Christian-based organisations and, if possible, with an awareness of and sensitivity to denominational differences. For further details, including a full job description, or for an informal chat about the post, please contact: Brian McGlynn (e: brian@glasgowchurchesaction.org; t: 0141 221 0362). Closing date is 25th April 2008.
  
Priority Areas eNews (Contact Details)
The priority areas eNews is a collaboration between the Church of Scotland’s Priority Areas Committee and Faith in Community Scotland’s Transformation Team. For further information, contact any member of staff below.
 
Priority Areas
 
Lynn MacLellan
Senior Administrator
t:  0141 248 2905
e: lmaclellan@cofscotland.org.uk
 
 
Noel Mathias
Development Worker
t:  0141 248 2905
e: nmathias@cofscotland.org.uk 
 
 
Transformation Team
 
Pauline Edmiston
Team Coordinator
t:  0141 221 4576
e: pauline@transformationteam.org 
 
 
Calum Strang
Church & Community Development Worker
t:  0141 221 4576
e: calum@transformationteam.org
 
 
Faith in Community (Scotland), the Transformation Team & the Church of Scotland’s Priority Areas offices are based at:
 Anderston Kelvingrove Church
759a Argyle Street
Glasgow
G3 8DS

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