Introduction to Sam's Blog

Hello!

 

Welcome to my CSM blog!

 

My name is Sam and this year I’m spending some time interning at The CSM.

 

A little intro to me:

 

I am a recent theology graduate and have spent time working in churches, schools and the odd stint working in retail. I currently spend half my week with CSM and the other half as a youth worker at my local church.

 

I am passionate about the Church taking both our message of hope seriously and the state of our world seriously.

For me, the connection between my Christian faith and political engagement is a very natural one to make. As people of faith, we have a narrative and a hope that must be a source of energy in the cause of progressive political action and political reform.

 

In the course of my time with CSM I intend to learn as much as possible and contribute what ever I can to encouraging Christians to make that leap into bridging the apparent gap between our faith and our politics.

 

In order to do that effectively I know I have much to learn about the workings of government and the political process, and also about economics. So much of political debate centres on economic issues, especially at present. This blog is intended to be a window into my learning experience with the CSM.

 

I hope you will join me on my journey and I hope it will prove useful for others on similar journeys.