Sabbath Jubilee Workshop Material

Viv Hawkins facilitated study, discussion, and experiential learning in a February workshop on Sabbath Jubilee at Woolman Hill and then an 8 week online course. She is a member of Evergreen Worship Group and Central Philadelphia Monthly Meeting which supports her with a minute of religious service, endorsed by Philadelphia Quarterly and Yearly Meetings. The minute recognizes a ministry to foster spiritual and material right-sharing and promote the Kindom of heaven on Earth. During more than 12 months in India, Viv witnessed both extreme poverty and individuals, organizations, and systems which alleviate it, including partners of Right Sharing of World Resources. Viv completed the Spiritual Formation Program and The Way of Ministry program of School of the Spirit, and an MBA. She has worked for organizations as diverse as Women Helping Women, AT&T, The Nature Conservancy, and Philadelphia Yearly Meeting and has led workshops at Pendle Hill, FGC Gathering, and with Friends Meetings and schools in the U.S. and India.

The content of the course has been made available at http://www.love-the-world.com/sabbath-jubilee-welcome/

In this workshop the group responded to Spirit's call today in a world with a growing divide between rich and poor. We supported each other in making lifestyle changes to more fully practice jubilee living and manifest God's Kindom on Earth. Scripture, Quaker writings, online resources, and life experiences guided our study and practice of Sabbath, jubilee, and a seven-fold covenant developed by Bartimaeus Cooperative Ministries.

We hope you will visit the course material and share with others.