A National Survey of Church-led Social Action from CUF

Thousands of parish churches around the country play an active role in their local community, running lunch clubs for the elderly, after school clubs for children living in deprived areas or food banks for parents desperately trying to feed their families. These activities, and many others like them, are signs of parish churches quietly serving disadvantaged or vulnerable members of their community.

The aim of this short paper is to quantify the scale of Anglican church-led social action in England, to explore the types of activities that parishes run and to identify the social needs they help to address. Our findings show that, as the recession continues to bite, many churches around the country are actively addressing the social needs they see around them.

Download the report from http://www.cuf.org.uk/church-action

 

There is much more to poverty than addiction to drugs and alcohol

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Iain Duncan's Smith speech on measuring child poverty today focused on addiction. While it's a serious problem, Chris Goulden argues there is much more to poverty than addiction. Blog by Chris Goulden

Urban Mission Events Manchester

 

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From: Paul Keeble

To: Paul Keeble

Sent: Friday, February 01, 2013 4:08 PM

Subject: Not quite a RefUrb

Hi all

We're writing to tell you about the next Network 'Fresh Thinking' event on March 14 which will be on Urban Mission. 

We had actually been arranging a RefUrb with urban activist and theologian Bishop Laurie Green, only to discover Network were planning their event on Urban Mission at almost the same time. So we have given them our speaker and are encouraging you all to go to this event instead.

Laurie is well worth hearing and Matt Wilson, Director of Eden, will also be taking part. It should be good.      

Fresh Thinking - Urban Mission. March 14, 12-2pm at Holy Trinity, Platt, Manchester M12 4NF.                            

ALSO: Advance Notice -'Making Sense of the Fragments' is the next Jesus in the City UK Urban Mission Congress which will be in Manchester on September 6-8. More info on the website. Some excellent content is being planned. Note the dates now, there will be more publicity soon.

yours

Paul & Derek

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URBAN PRESENCE
resourcing good news in the city
UK Registered Charity 1069404
Web: www.urbanpresence.org.uk

Making Sense of the Fragments
Jesus in the City, Manchester
6-8 September 2013
www.jitc2013.co.uk

CAP's exciting new look!

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Fw: RTU 2013 - Booking now open!

Reaching the Unreached 2013

Stand your ground: suffering and hope on council estates

The gospel makes us different – what will it look like, what will it cost?

 

Friday 17th May, 4pm-9.15pm and Saturday 18th May, 9.30am-4.30pm

St Giles' Church, Village Street, Normanton, Derby, DE23 8DE

 

This year we will be focusing on the book of 1 Peter, asking what it will look like, and what it will cost, to stand fast: enduring suffering as strangers in our estates, but rejoicing in the hope of Jesus Christ.

 

Speakers and seminar leaders will include:

 

• Andy Mason – St Johns, World's End Estate
• Efrem Buckle – Calvary Chapel, South London
• Neil Robbie – Holy Trinity, West Bromwich
• Simon & Lizzie Smallwood – St George's, Dagenham
• Steve Casey – Speke Baptist Church, Liverpool

 

And several more, to be confirmed soon!

 

Seminars:

 

This year we will once again have seminar options for the after-lunch session on Saturday afternoon:

 

1. Radical Respect for legit authorities – what will it look like, what will it cost? (1 Peter 2:13-17)
2. Radical Respect for oppressive masters – what will it look like, what will it cost? (1 Peter 2:18-25)
3. Radical Respect in tough marriages – what will it look like, what will it cost? (1 Peter 3:1-7)
4. Radical Respect when there's disunity and disrespect – what will it look like, what will it cost? (1 Peter 3:8-12)

Booking is now open for Reaching the Unreached 2013!

 

For more information, see below.  To cut to the chase and buy tickets, go straight to: www.thegoodbook.co.uk/rtu2013

 

Hope to see you there!

 

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Other news / reminders

 

Jobs

 

Dan Rackham, coming to the end of two years at Cornhill and a placement at St Helen's Bishopsgate, is looking for a role with a mix of evangelism, preaching and men's work in an Anglican church working on an estate.  If you are interested – or know someone who might be: d.rackham@st-helens.org.uk

 

Holy Cross, Gleadless Valley, is looking for a Families' Worker and a Ministry Trainee.  If you are interested – or know someone who should be, please see the attached and get in touch with David direct.

 

If you have an employment need – or are looking for a position – we're keen to help the right people end up in the right places, so get in touch.

 

Talks and seminars from RTU 2012

 

Videos are available to stream or download here

Audio is available to stream or download here

 

CCEF conference

 

Lots of us are already aware of the ministry by CCEF, and have found their work very helpful in the context of working-class and deprived areas.  On Saturday February 23^rd, CCEF is holding its first national conference in the UK, and also launching a new biblical counselling network in the UK: 'Changing Hearts'.  Please see the attached flyer for more details.

 

'Unreached' – the book

 

Don't forget that 'Unreached' is now available, authored by Tim Chester and sharing the combined experience of a number of 'Reaching the Unreached' pastors in different contexts.  More information here

 

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I hope this finds you well,

 

Andrew

 

 

Reaching the Unreached

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