Working out Worship is a series to help anyone who is looking to resource worship in their local church. For lay people, or ordained, for youth workers, Sunday school leaders, worship leaders, stewards, local preachers, ministers or those who are interested in starting to get involved in leading worship. Please register for each session separately if you wish to attend more than one.
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JPIT has assembled resources for churches on this subject.
Prior to the start of COP29, the leaders of JPIT Partner Churches called for action in three areas:
climate finance and debt relief, loss and damage funding and UK leadership on climate action.
Find out more about the outcomes and what the final scores are.
“I would like the Church to fully grasp the sea change in the way agriculture is currently
viewed and how we support (or otherwise) those involved with food production.” Sarah
Hulme, Rural Mission and Ministry Officer, reflects on the recent Autumn Budget and its
impact on rural communities.
In March, Action for Children published the findings of the Jay Review of Criminally Exploited Children, an extensive UK-wide review of exploitation, led by Alexis Jay CBE. Here is our first follow-up report to the Review, ‘I don’t want to go down that road’.
This report examines the shocking extent of the harms caused to exploited children across the country and the response of local agencies.
We make three recommendations for immediate change at a government level to ensure criminally exploited young people are effectively safeguarded and supported:
The report was featured in Channel 4 news on Thursday, 31 October. You can watch the feature here.
A collection of resources for Remembrance.
Ready to offer support to congregations and circuits during times of tension and conflict, this service is now available in the Methodist Church in Scotland at no cost. Support includes:
Find out more here: www.placeforhope.org.uk/support/methodist-church-way-of-peace
To access the service or find out more about becoming a mediator, please contact Katie Bradley (Programme Manager, Methodist Way of Peace): katie.bradley@placeforhope.org.uk
This initiative, spearheaded by Thirtyone:eight (an organisation based on Proverbs 31v8) invites communities to come together to reflect on their own safeguarding journey, and to highlight and celebrate all the good work that is being done by so many behind the scenes. All are invited to sign up and have a look at the resources. Just taking a few minutes during the service to think about safeguarding, reading one of the prayers prepared, showing one of the short video clips or introducing the children to ‘Roar your roar with Roarry’, will make a difference.
Visit the website to register and download your free digital church resource pack: Safeguarding Sunday |
AtaLoss is a national charity dedicated to helping bereaved people find the support and wellbeing
they need.
With support from a Benefact Trust Community Impact Grant, AtaLoss is developing the Loss and HOPE project – a project that equips churches across the UK to provide essential bereavement support to their communities.
This project will provide churches with training and resources, as well as equipping them to run The Bereavement Journey®, a 7-week course to support those who have been bereaved.
Want to be involved in bereavement support at your church? In this short video, we sit down with Katy Tutt from AtaLoss to discuss what we need to know about grief and the role of the church in providing bereavement support.
