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Living in Estate Ministry – Out now!
Writer and researcher Martyn Casserly has been looking at some questions and answers that could help people called to estates ministry.
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Apostolic training for an indigenous ministry?
Estates practitioner and priest, Joe Hasler offers some thoughts around training local people for God’s mission in extracts from his poem below. The whole reflection can be downloaded at the end of this post. Apostolic means ‘Go to’ or ‘being sent’. An Apostle meaning ‘one sent on a mission’. We have had the…
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New Resources from Jesus Shaped People
Many of you will already be aware of the work of Jesus Shaped People, helping people to become focussed on mission and service. They have a new course called Stay Alert to the Spirit. There are intergenerational materials for both on and off line, or a mix of both. For more information you can get…
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Sara Barron NECN Executive Director
The Board of Trustees of NECN are delighted to announce the appointment of our new Executive Director, the Revd Sara Barron. Sara comes to NECN as a former trustee and Vice-Chair and brings with her a wealth of experience of, and passion for, estates ministry. She introduces herself below and she will take up her…
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News from CURBS
CURBS is a small Christian charity set up in 1996 in response to the need for resources and training for church-linked children’s workers in inner cities and on outer urban estates. Like many charities we have been hit financially by COVID and they’re currently £8000 short to keep going this year. Because of this they…
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The Church @ Five Story
There is a little heard real life story that refutes the popular image of Christianity in decline. Church@Five is that story. Through the tremendous efforts of a committed group of activists, led by Helen Shannon, something remarkable has happened on the Strawberry Vale estate over the last ten years. Jesus Christ has come to a…
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Transforming Lives for Good relaunch Box of Hope for Winter
Since COVID-19 hit the country, TLG has equipped over 200 churches to reach out to some of the most vulnerable families across the UK as part of their Box of Hope project. Over 510,000 emergency parcels have been delivered to families since the start of the pandemic. As the 2nd lockdown meets winter TLG have…
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Estates at Advent 2020
We may be locked down but let’s open up the beauty of estate churches. We want to create an Advent Calendar featuring different estates for each day. If you want to take part email christinem@cofebirmingham.com with a photo from your estate or church, the name & town of your estate for #EstatesatAdvent If you…
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Managing a changed financial landscape in 2020
2020 has been a year for polarising the rich and the poor. Those who are in well-paid jobs and who are able to work from home saved 8.6% of their income in the first three months of 2020 according to Christians Against Poverty. Sadly, those who are the lowest earners and the under-30s have been…
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Ken Leech Memorial Lecture: The Eye of the Storm
Ken Leech Memorial Lecture 2020 – “Learning from Ken: how to breathe in the tempest “ About this Event Ken Leech Memorial Lecture 2020 will be given by the Right Reverend Paul Bayes, Bishop of Liverpool, on Tuesday 3rd November 2020, at 7.30. Paul Bayes has been the Bishop of Liverpool since 2014. His ministry…
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