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Residential Conferences return for Leading your Church into Growth
Government guidelines and restrictions remain firmly in place whilst COVID-19 is with us for our safety. As restrictions ease the organisers of Leading your Church onto Growth look forward to being able to offer residential conferences again in October and November. Conferences will be hosted by the Christian Conference Trust (CCT) who will ensure that…
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Resources by NECN Founder, Laurie Green
A very handy resource for any estate church leader or practitioner is Laurie Green’s blog on how to do theology. The website is lauriegreen.org. This way of reflecting theologically on situations starts not with books but with actual experience. It is called the Pastoral Cycle. Below is his diagram outlining the process. Laurie gives a…
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‘This estate we’re in’ by Al Barrett
From time to time it is good to stimulate ideas and our own theological reflections on living and working as communities on estates and urban areas. This is especially important at the moment when face-to-face meetings are limited due to COVID-19. In this section of our blog we hope to signpost you to other excellent…
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Getting Creative with Good News
Brunswick Parish Church in Manchester have been sharing how they have been creative in keeping the church community going. One way they have been reaching is by the Cake Fairies delivering cakes to elderly or vulnerable people. You can read more about this story on this link https://www.brunswickchurch.org.uk/news–events/the-cake-fairies-have-been-at-it-again ‘Altogether Church’ services are running via Zoom…
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Reaching the Unreachable 2020 Conference Summary Video
Reaching the Unreached 2020 Conference summary Check out the You Tube video of people sharing highlights from this year’s Reaching the Unreachable Conference in London. Here are some of the things people have said: Ministry can be hard at times on the estates so it is great to be with people with similar struggles. The…
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