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Nicodemus: Community Consultation Framework
This 43-page resource compliments the Nicodemus Community Analysis course and provides a walkthrough of effective community consultation. It includes guidance and forms that may be used, helping churches support, listen well, and engage with their community in a positive way. Listening well to…
Nicodemus: 7 free resources for working with young people
Churches can use these free resources to equip mentors, guide young people and support parents and carers. They are intended to be an aid in a trusted relationship between a mentor and mentee. Ladder GoalsManaging EmotionsWho am I?Self-consciousnessYour Safe PlaceDealing with ChangeSelf-care Tips…
Launch Day: Coalition of Christian Voices Against Poverty in Northern Ireland
Over the past 18 months, we have gathered together leaders from a broad range of Christian churches and organisations to collaborate and address poverty's impact on local communities. Our efforts include engaging with political representatives, expressing concerns to the NI Secretary of State about…
Danielle McElhinney
South Asian Forum 'Love your neighbour' (online learning)
We are excited to have our first South Asian Forum online learning session. Discover effective ways to connect with those around you in a two-hour session with Amita Sudra (Interserve, Love Your Neighbour, Women Learning Together), who will be delivering a taster session on how to reach our South…
Discipling Gen Z: help, we’ve forgotten how to connect
My peers are out working, studying, or doing a bit of both – in other words, we’re in environments that are overtly social. Add to this the fact that our social lives extend far beyond our immediate physical world – we live just as much in the digital space, following people on Instagram or TikTok…
Katherine Brown
50% of people in Northern Ireland describe themselves as a practising Christian and one in five consider themselves to be evangelical
The results of the Northern Ireland survey revealed a stark contrast with the 2021 census of England and Wales, which revealed that less than half of the population would describe themselves as Christian and more would class themselves as having no religion other than being Christian. A new report…
Northern Ireland: Who are the good news people?
The 2021 census data for England and Wales shows that 46% of the population identify as Christian, significantly less that the 59% reported just ten years previously. The results for Northern Ireland are, however, very different, with 80% of people here still identifying as Christian. Global…
David Smyth
Vox
Vox is the FREE new youth series from Christianity Explored, joining six young people as they open up the Bible (Luke's gospel) to explore Christianity and find out what God has to say about Himself, about us, and about life here on earth. The series creates an opportunity to pause, listen in on…
ALIVE
Explore life-changing encounters with the risen Jesus.There's nothing quite like journeying with others, so why not think about running Alive in your context? Whether in-person, or hosting online, we've got you covered. It's really easy to get started.We believe that Easter, with its profound…
Conversion therapy vote could criminalise church teaching and discipleship
A private member’s bill aiming to ban conversion therapy is being debated on 1 March, and an amendment to the Criminal Justice Bill proposes very similar changes to be made to the law and is likely to be debated at some point during March. Both the bill and the amendment aim to outlaw a wide range…
Danny Webster
Stormont Snapshot - February 2024
There are positive signs from the first minister and deputy first minister as they demonstrate that they are leaders for all the people of Northern Ireland. Michelle O’Neill, the nationalist first minister will attend a Northern Ireland football match at Windsor Park for the first time, a place and…
St. David's Day is an opportunity for the church to reflect and connect
It's St David’s Day here in Wales, and ever since I can remember – even in those distant times before the oily piano day – it always felt like an important day. In the Nantlle Valley where I grew up, the daffodils would be out, we’d bake Welsh cakes at school, it’d probably be raining, and we’d be…
Tim Rowlands
