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General Resources
Country Way is a magazine that includes numerous examples of good
practice from churches & communities across rural Britain, and often
highlights useful resources and ideas. Produced by the Arthur Rank Centre,
it comes out three times per year; subscriptions can be obtained online at:
www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/publications_and_resources/publications/country_way/index.html
Many past articles can also be searched for online, and most can be
downloaded from:
www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/publications_and_resources/publications/country_way/search/index.asp
Mission-Shaped and Rural: growing churches in the countryside by Sally Gaze, from Church House Publishing (2006) contains numerous examples and reflections from all over rural England.
Parish Resources is maintained by the Church of England’s National
Stewardship Department, and contains a wide range of material supporting all
aspects of stewardship in local churches. Find them at:
www.parishresources.org.uk
Specifically, they have a useful Stewardship Toolkit for Rural Churches,
which can be found at:
www.parishresources.org.uk/rural.htm
Presence published by the Methodist Church (2004), and available from the Arthur Rank Centre, is a workbook that helps promote and sustain an effective Christian presence in rural communities.
Re-Shaping Rural Ministry: a theological and practical handbook is from Canterbury Press (2009) edited by James Bell, Jill Hopkinson & Trevor Willmott. It adds a useful dimension to many of the areas covered in Making Connections.
Seeds in Holy Ground published by ACORA (2005), and available from the Arthur Rank Centre, is a workbook for rural churches. A downloadable version can be found at: www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/publications_and_resources/rural_ministry_bookstall_and_resources/downloadable_resources/index.asp
