Many thanks to Peter Shelby for this generous review! @scmpress.bsky.social @churchtimes.bsky.social

Thanks for the invitation @gracerethomas.bsky.social we’re really looking forward to being there and to sharing what Curating Spaces of Hope is about

We began as a side hustle - then, 10 years later, we launched an international search for hope, from a core institution shaping the public square in the UK williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/success-as-c... @emmalbriant.bsky.social @gracerethomas.bsky.social @scmpress.bsky.social

Great coverage of our new release by @scmpress.bsky.social this week. We’re still in the top 3 best sellers this month, 2 months after publication which is amazing!

It was a genuine pleasure to be able to share something about 'brave spaces' at the conference. And it was great to hear so many other contributions and have such rich conversations #SpacesOfHope #RadicalHope

Learned a new word today at the @spacesofhope.bsky.social conference: Respair Means 'fresh hope' or 'a recovery from despair' Definitely one to hold on to #Hope #Respair

This week marks 80 years since the death of hugely influential theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer at the hand of the Nazis. We publish a range of his works translated into English and are offering 20% off these and related titles this month scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/features/die...

Book review: The English tradition is well introduced here, Hilary Pearson finds

👀 we’re in the wild…!

Really looking forward to hosting you @emmalbriant.bsky.social

Just spent time at the site of Arkwright's 1st cotton mill 2 yrs ago Pope Francis addressed a group I was part of. He reminded us Manchester was at the heart of changes brought by the industrial revolution, and could be at the heart of ecological change now Words that rung loud in my ears today

Great to see our new book being picked up by people! We’re in the top 3 best sellers at @scmpress.bsky.social for March! There’s still time to get 20% off your copy. Offer ends 31/3 scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033... To encourage you, we’ve included support from a leader near Washington DC!

1 week left to order this with 20% discount!

A look back to our visit to the mall in summer 2024 including the Martin Luther King Jr Monument. It offers the inspiring quote, “Out of the mountain of despair, a stone of hope”

Oh @emmalbriant.bsky.social you’re commentary on this fiasco is 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

History can tell us so much about who we are & where we’re from! This unprecedented hoard found in North Yorkshire is a game changer for understanding of the north of England! “Curators feel this is the discovery of a lifetime” Dig deep and who knows what you find! www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Just me holding a ten thousand year old slither of ice from Antarctica, full of tiny gas bubbles that reveal so much about the atmosphere back then. Flawed by the incredible beauty and fragility of our planet

Our founder was privileged today to be at @bas.ac.uk reflecting on the scale of & responses to the climate crisis. Q arising: how far back do we need to go to understand the roots of the issue? what kind of resources should we draw on to achieve spiritual and cultural change?

Such a timely initiative from @clubofrome.org Our Contribution to this debate on the limits to hope can be found here with thanks to @scmpress.bsky.social scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

When crisis hits, new spaces always open up. To sustain them, it requires leadership that inspires hope and channels that want to get the message out Great job on that @jay.bsky.team @bsky.app

Author copies of the Curating Spaces of Hope book are here! You can order your own copy now from @scmpress.bsky.social now with 20% off this month scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

What does Curating Spaces of Hope: Transformational Leadership for Uncertain Times have in common with @arsenalfc.bsky.social We’re both second in the league @plnews.bsky.social @scmpress.bsky.social

Great cover photo and profile art here from @scmpress.bsky.social 20% off the book if pre-ordered in March scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

👀 Copies now available in print, ahead of release at the end of March! 🥳🎉

Out this week. Between the Salt and the Ash, by @jakecampbell88.bsky.social. A Journey into the Soul of Northumbria. @manchesterup.bsky.social

“Regardless of the type of leader, hope remains the primary leadership need of followers…!” Are you a leader wondering how to find offer hope? Head over to @scmpress.bsky.social to find out more - scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033... @gallup.com

Did you know that 56% of followers rate Hope as their top priority for a leader? Don’t believe me ask @gallup.com www.gallup.com/analytics/65... Then head over to @scmpress.bsky.social and get 20% off on our new book on hope and leadership! scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

John Cooper, director of @forpeacemaker.bsky.social "We can all fall into the idea that weapons and guns are the only way to solve problems...For millennia churches have argued and split...and yet somehow we seem to have found enough unity to sit in the same room together." #CTEForum2025

Fascinating session to round off Day 1 of #CTEForum2025 3 perspectives from 3 different traditions on the practice of synodality (from Greek: ‘the way together’) From the Roman Catholic church, the Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Thyateira & Great Britain and @quaker.org.uk #ChurchesTogether

Excellent book - great on audiobook too.

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Upcoming 'Made in Manchester' events over the next four months.

Ahead of the release of Curating Spaces of Hope book later this month, Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell has done an interview with @scmpress.bsky.social Have a read here and if you like what you read, you can pre-order the book with 20% off in March! scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/blog/an-inte...

Looking forward to speaking at this event, alongside some brilliant academics and practitioners

EVENT: Communicating Radical Hope in an era of poly-crisis - 30 April 2025 - London Registrations are growing for this with 20+ booked on already. Sign up for this day long conference for just £20 williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/communicatin...

Here is what Ian Markham says about the book, which can be yours with a discount of 20% if ordered before the end of March: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

NEW on the SCM Press blog: an interview with Matthew Barber-Rowell of @spacesofhope.bsky.social on his new book, Curating Spaces of Hope scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/blog/an-inte...

Looking forward to speaking at this!

On 30th April we are co-hosting a gathering @innertemple.org.uk on the theme of “Communicating Radical Hope in an Era of Poly-crisis” This whole day gathering is only £20 including access to all presentations, dialogues, and hospitality - register now williamtemplefoundation.org.uk/communicatin...

20% off all orders this month scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

Pre-order now, with 20% off Curating Spaces of Hope: Transformational Leadership for Uncertain Times scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/97803340… @scmpress.bsky.social @gracerethomas.bsky.social @ianbishop.bsky.social @jadsonjall.bsky.social @markswift.bsky.social @edwardabbotthalpin.bsky.social

Some words of endorsement for our new book @scmpress.bsky.social setting out 15 years of Spaces of Hope & implications for transformational leadership in the public square @ianmayer.bsky.social @paradoxbridge.bsky.social @markswift.bsky.social @gracerethomas.bsky.social @atasnatalija.bsky.social

Curating Spaces of Hope @spacesofhope.bsky.social What might a political theology of leadership look like in uncertain times? Matthew Barber-Rowell (William Temple Foundation, @manchester.anglican.org) expands on William Temples’ three key social principles: scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...

Incredible. ‘Vance accuses Zelensky of being "disrespectful". Trump then says the Ukrainian leader is "gambling with World War Three". The meeting ends with Trump telling Zelensky that he is not being "very thankful" and that "this is going to make great television".’ www.bbc.co.uk/news/live/c6...

"we need a bigger discussion about challenging propaganda, fighting fascism and reforming our communication system – not just silencing the most obvious and easily disproven lies expressed within parliament and providing more fuel for the conspiracy machine"

Musk, who has pushed out mass hate and lies to millions on X, now wants the ability to send out propaganda direct to your phone.

On the 28th March, Curating Spaces of Hope: Transformational Leadership for Uncertain Times, the first book by Dr Matthew Barber-Rowell is due for release by @scmpress.bsky.social - you can pre-order here scmpress.hymnsam.co.uk/books/978033...