Rural Ministry Training Course: Materials from April 2008

Much of the material – presentations, workshops, handouts, liturgies – from the April 2008 Rural Ministry Course at The Arthur Rank Centre are freely available here in a variety of formats. Please note that not all the workshops provided material that can be provided here. Download what you need, but please acknowledge the source if you use any of the material yourself. Just click on the links below.

"Arthur Rank Centre Mission & Work" Presentation

As a PowerPoint file (318 Kb)
As a .pdf file (341 Kb)

“Church Buildings” Workshop

Church Buildings Handout as a Word document (40 Kb)
Church Buildings Handout as a .pdf file (76 Kb)
Church Buildings Rural Presence Paper 3 as a .pdf file (424 Kb)
Church Buildings Rural Rap as a Word document (36 Kb)
Church Buildings Rural Rap as a .pdf file (72 Kb)

“Community Engagement & Partnerships” Workshop

None of the materials from this workshop are available for downloading

“Hidden Britain/Visitors & the Rural Church” Workshop

None of the materials from this workshop are available for downloading

Prayers & Worship

Day 1 morning: as a Word document (30 Kb), as a .pdf file (61 Kb)
Day 2 morning: as a Word document (28 Kb), as a .pdf file (61 Kb)
Day 2 evening: as a Word document (35 Kb), as a .pdf file (154 Kb)
Day 3 morning: as a Word document (26 Kb), as a .pdf file (47 Kb)
Leaving Prayers: as a PowerPoint file (121 Kb), as a .pdf file (91 Kb)

"Rural Evangelism" Workshop

Rural Evangelism Handout as a Word document (203 Kb)
Rural Evangelism Handout as a .pdf file (648 Kb)
Workbook as a Word document (666 Kb)
Workbook as a .pdf file (353 Kb)

"Rural Mission" Presentation

As a PowerPoint file (222 Kb)
As a .pdf file (284 Kb)

“Rural Support Provision” Workshop

As a PowerPoint file (722 Kb)
As a .pdf file (275 Kb)

"Rural Theology" Workshop

As a PowerPoint file (49 Kb)
As a .pdf file (49 Kb)

"Rural Worship" Workshop

None of the materials from this workshop are available for downloading

"Today's Rural Context" Presentation

“Vibrant Communities, Vibrant Churches” Presentation