A Conversation with Johnny Sertin
Presented by Te Manu Hononga, Sir Paul Reeves Centre
Wednesday, November 22nd 7-9pm
Vicarage Wharekai, 37 Vivian Street, New Plymouth
Cost: Please bring a koha for Johnny
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Finding a way home for those who feel displaced by a colonial ancestry & exploring faith in a post-Christian, industrial landscape.
• What can the spirituality of the Celts offer those who call New Zealand home, but still feel lost at sea?
• How do we draw upon indigenous wisdom to orientate ourselves?
• How do we discover the language and cadence for a way of being that connects us to the sacred?
• What does it look like to use a nature-based approach in life & work?
• How can we move beyond creative thinking (rooted in theoretical brainwork) to artful knowing (rooted in visceral experience and an active embodied responses)?
• How do we own our stories of trauma and displacement for healing and reconciliation?
• How can we help Aotearoa move from grievance to creativity?
Johnny is a native of the British Isles and lives in London with his wife Lisa and three sons. He is an ordained minister in the Church of England, serves on the council for the Parish of St Andrew’s and belongs to The Earlsfield Friar. He serves alongside the Church Mission Society, looking aer those who are serving marginalised people and communities on the edge of society.
As the founder of Becoming Development, he works as a leadership coach and consultant and is a practitioner in the Art of Hosting. His work explores the conversation between the natural geography of land and the geography of our lived experience of being human. He also works with the The Paradise cooperative, making connections through urban farming and community gardening, and teaches on place-based ecosystems of community regeneration.
Johnny’s overarching vision is to grow compassionate, creative and resourceful leaders for a complex world.