jonnybaker

curating worship is published in korea

i was so chuffed today when the korean edition of curating worship dropped on the doormat. i love the cover. it was published here in 2010 so it's quite a surprise that it's got a new lease of life. having said that i love curation as a way of approaching worship and there are some wonderful conversations with people about their amazing creative practice in it which without doubt was ahead of its time. i hope it sparks some creative things in korea. a huge thank you to hong-il kim who was the person who first invited me to korea, keyongmoon kim for friendship and believing in the book and publishing it (and the others - this is the fourth book i now have had published in korea!). also big thanks to younha hwang for translating it. and to the brendan insititute for their commitment to pioneering in korea.

future present launched in s korea

i would have been in south korea with friends there at the moment if coronavirus had not locked everything down meaning i had to cancel the trip. we have a partnership there that has developed over the last few years where there is a hub/centre for pioneering - the institute of st brendan. it was lovely to be sent some photos today of friends there celebrating the launch of future present which has been published in korean. when we crowdfunded that here who would have thought that would happen??!! small world and all that...

it is still available in english of course via proost or indeed we have copies at cms as well. it's a delightful zine/book with some weighty content and beautiful design.

seoulwork - pioneering in korea

i recenty spoke about soulwork. forgive the wordplay but more recently i got to visit s korea for the first time and take part in some seoulwork (!) with the diocese of seoul. i have added a set of photos to flickr here (though i didn't have much time to get out and about on my own with a camera). and i have written about the trip here - pioneering in seoul.