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Integral Mission resources 

  • Comment  

"Integral mission can help churches solve global challenges" says the head of the World Evangelical Alliance (WEA), Dr. Geoff Tunnicliffe.

Integral mission is “foundational” to the church’s response to some of the biggest challenges facing the world today......

read on the WEA website 

 

  • Theology

Christian zeal for the social gospel has not always been so strong as it is now by Rev. Steve Parish

Article in the Face to Faith series in the Guardian May 3rd 2008

A look at the attitude of Christians to social action from St Francis to Hope08

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2008/may/03/anglicanism

 

Foundations of Christian Commitment to Social Justice

A series of talks given to the London Churches Group for Social Action at its quarterly meetings in 2003 by Dr Andrew Bradstock, Rev Chris Brice, Prof. Len Doyal, Dr Maurice Glasman,

Notes for all of the talks available for download from:

http://www.londonchurchesgroup.org.uk/TALKS%20BOOKLET%202003.pdf

 

Neither Private or Privileged: the role of Christianity in Britain today by Paul Spencer of Theos

Identifies Christianity as the public religion and says it needs to show it is “doing good”

http://campaigndirector.moodia.com/Client/Theos/Files/NPNP.pdf

 

  • Surveys

Faith in the community: the contribution of faith-based organisations to rural voluntary action by J. Grieve, V Jochum, B. Pratten and C. Steel Commission for Rural Communities

Examines the role of faith-based organisations in voluntary action, and their contribution to community life in rural areas. Includes 15 case exemplars.

Available for download from:

www.ruralcommunities.gov.uk/publications/faithinthecommunitythecontributionoffaithbasedorganisationstoruralvoluntaryaction

 

Faith in Wales: Counting for Communities by the Council of the Christian Voluntary Sector in Wales (Gweini) and the Wales Council for Voluntary Action

Provides statistical evidence about the role of faith communities in their wider communities

Available for download from: http://www.gweini.org.uk/download/English%2003_03%20comp%20smaller.pdf

 

Evaluation of Evangelistic Events in the UK

This study looks at five Christian social action youth projects which were partly funded by the Jerusalem Trust.  

Available for download from:  http://www.fyt.org.uk/showdetails,pdf,56.htm

  

Regenerating London: faith communities and social action By London Churches Group for Social Action and Greater London Enterprise.

This looks at the huge impact of community based projects run by local faith based groups on regeneration in London.

Available for download from:  http://www.londonchurchesgroup.org.uk/GLE-Faith-Communities-October2002.pdf

  

What Makes Good Partnerships in Christian Community Action By Faithworks

A survey of Christian organisations, churches and para-church bodies in the UK

Available for download from:  http://www.faithworks.info/temp/PartnershipspresearchspJSharpe.pdf

 

  • Toolkits

Micah Challenge Toolkit, What can your church do?, Available for download www.micahchallenge.org.uk/resources/toolkit.htm

 

Micah Network: http://www.micahnetwork.org/ featuring bibliography prepared by Dewi Hughes from Tearfund: http://en.micahnetwork.org/resources/reading_guides/integral_mission 

 

Home Mission resources from Baptist Union of Great Britain

Available to download from:

http://www.baptist.org.uk/resources/home_mission.html 

 

Mission Files from Baptist Union of Great Britain

Available to download from: www.baptist.org.uk/resources/mission_evangelism_resources.asp?section=31

 

Ethos, Effectiveness and Excellence

Available to download from:

http://www.faithworks.info/form.asp?id=8174

 

Tearfund have a site dedicated to integral mission resources: www.tilz.info.

 

Redcliffe's Encounters e-journal's issue on development: http://www.redcliffe.org/standard.asp?id=2911.