General Resources Working with others Land and buildings Including young people Sharing faith Working with schools Creative worship Back to start
Working with others
ACRE is the national association of Rural Community Councils, present in each county to work with and strengthen voluntary organisations in building strong communities.www.acre.org.uk
Parish and Town Councils are the first step in local democracy. They have flexible powers to develop the local community and are natural allies of churches working for their local community. www.nalc.gov.uk
The Commission for Rural Communities is the Government’s QUANGO dedicated to countering rural disadvantage. www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk
The Church Tourism Network for Wales promotes the importance of churches being open and well presented to visitors. www.ctnw.org.uk
The Churches Tourism Association invites your church/chapel to join in providing a positive experience, including encountering the Christian faith, to all visitors. www.churchestourismassociation.info
The Episcopal Church of Scotland shares its story and resources of how it has been developing collaborative ministry. www.scotland.anglican.org/index.php/local_collaborative_ministry/
Hope 08 is an initiative of the churches of Britain and Ireland, supported by the Christian Enquiry Agency and the Church Army which is helping to demonstrate Christian faith in action and to explain the meaning of that faith in villages, towns and cities throughout the UK. www.hope08.com
The Effective Christian Presence & Enterprise programme (published in
2008) in Yorkshire & the Humber involved 19 examples of entrepreneurial
community involvement by Christian groups or churches, all of which have
inspirational ideas or approaches.
Find the report at:
www.crc-online.org.uk/downloads/ECPE%20Main%20report.pdf
Find the
case studies at:
www.crc-online.org.uk/downloads/ECPE%20Case%20studies.pdf
Celebrating Diversity the story on page 7 – more information can be obtained from www.sifre.org.uk
The Congregational Questionnaire mentioned on p.10 – to discover how church members are connected into their community – can be downloaded from: http://www.arthurrankcentre.org.uk/publications_and_resources/rural_ministry_bookstall_and_resources/downloadable_resources/datafile.asp?ID=116&DocType=pdf
