The Freedom In Christ Discipleship Course is a proven and effective way for churches to help Christians become fruitful disciples. It involves 13 sessions and a ministry component called the Steps to Freedom in Christ. Churches normally run a session a week, with an Away Day for the Steps between Sessions 9 and 10, making it a 13-14 week course. However, there is some flexibility in how the course is run, and different options are laid out in the Leaders Guide to ensure you get the right fit for your situation. there is also a version tailored for use with young people.
Produced by London Institute for Contemporary Christianity (LICC) this is a resource for congregational study groups - We all have a front line...how can we be fruitful on it? How can we show and share Christ's wisdom and love with the people we meet out in the places we usually find ourselves?
In a spoof of The Apprentice, this film can be used at Watch-night services, young peoples events, or other occasions you may wish to highlight in a contemporary manner the story of the choice of gifts fit for a king.
This short video can be used to suggest or stimulate the thinking of the group or committee tasked to makes suggestions. It may also be valuable before conducting a community survey in order to examine the gifts and the needs of a community.
Bible Study for Kirk Sessions and Mission GroupsMEDDO (Congregational)
This short Bible Study is designed to stimulate Kirk Sessions and other groups within the Church tasked with prioritising the shape of the future mission.
A website run by a company who produce resources to stimulate meaningful conversations. This includes a selection of Table Talk games for specific age groups - adults & children and young people.
Future focus is essentially a spiritual process that a whole congregation engages in together. It is designed to be used by an external facilitator working alongside a congregation or grouping. If you are interested in exploring this for your congregation, please get in touch with Rev Linda Walker.
This report, written by Prof J Drane, was presented at the 2012 General Assembly and commended to the Church as a seminal work in understanding the cultural issues of today and how the Church's mission can respond and adapt to them.
This menu of elder training session can be customised to suit the needs of your Kirk Session. Additional topics can be covered - speak to Rev Linda Walker
The core publication consists of three 1-hour DVDs, each in two 30-min parts. The three themes are:
The Cosmos
Life and Evolution
Mind and Consciousness
Within each DVD the format is that a large number of speakers are figured, usually talking informally to an off-camera interviewer. Their contributions are interspersed by comments from a narrator, and by visual images. A good number of these images are splendid photographs and graphic sequences of scientific subjects, from botanical to astronomical, more or less apposite to the adjacent spoken contributions.
As well as "Exploring the God question" for adults, there is also a version "Introducing the God question" for young adults.
If you have an idea for a project that will help you connect with your local community, then you may be eligible for Go for it! funding. All the information you need is on the website, including case studies, resources and the application paperwork.
