Imaging the story
“Tell the whole truth, but tell it slant.”
- Emily Dickinson
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Dates & Times - 28th July - 1st August 2025 10am - 4pm
Come and experience the Imaging the Story course in a relaxing rural context, shared between a community arts space in the town and a peaceful farm studio, the Rock Farm Collective. We will draw on the beauty of our surroundings as we engage with the broad biblical story through the lens of the arts. This full 5-day course includes the course book, all materials, lunches, delicious homemade cakes and coffee supplied by Woven Cafe and Sweet 11 Cafe.
The course costs £175.00
There are a range of discount options to suit budgets and to encourage joint bookings. Coming on the course with friends heightens the shared experience and the possibility of running the course later in your context.
Karen and Gill at a recent Imaging the Story course in Shalford, Surrey
ABOUT US
GILL SAKAKINI
Gill is a Pioneer Priest in the Arts in the Diocese of Bath & Wells in Somerset. She seeks to open up spaces for creativity, bringing different people together in diverse places to gently explore the encounter points of art and spirituality in community. She holds MAs in Christianity and the Arts (King’s College, London) and Theology, Ministry, and Mission (Durham). She has a diploma from Regent College, Vancouver, Canada and a BA in French and Art (Roehampton).
Before being ordained Gill taught French in secondary schools and art at the Grünewald Guild in Washington State and other theological colleges. Gill is the co-author of Imaging the Story and contributed to The Creative Church Handbook (2015). Her work has been shown in Shepton Mallet, Southwell Minster, Alençon, France, and in Winchester Cathedral.
KAREN CASE-GREEN
Karen is Assistant Pastor at Milmead Baptist Church, Guildford, and is a preacher and writer. She holds an MA in Christianity and the Arts from King’s College, London, and is the co-author of Imaging the Story. She has contributed to Ministry Today (2008), Text Message (2014) and Learning to Love (2014), as well as to Spoken Word events. Karen was an English lecturer at The University of Surrey before training as a Baptist minister at Spurgeon’s College.
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