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These are all courses designed for use in small groups or across the whole church.

All would give individuals a new perspective on the Bible and help shift a congregation's focus from being inward to outward-looking, as well as giving an opportunity to explore a range of options for local engagement.

Amos - God's word to a world of injustice (Livability)
Discovery (Tearfund)
Engaging our Communities (Livability)
Just People (Tearfund/Livability partnership
Square Mile (Evangelical Alliance)
Why Social Action (Livability)
Faith in Action (US-based World Vision and Outreach)

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Amos

God's word to a world of injustice
The aim of this series of six-session home group studies, written by Jon Kuhrt, is to grapple with the challenge of Amos - in which we see clearly God’s anger about the idolatry and injustice that scars his world - and ask what it means for us today.

Published by:
Jon Kuhrt, Livability

Discovery

A practical, problem-solving process for the local church
Discovery comes in the form of sets of postcards, a CD-Rom and a facilitator’s guide which together help members of a church gain skills and understanding of how to set up small projects and initiatives in their communities.

Published by:
Tearfund

Engaging Our Communities

A series of three training sessions for church-related community involvement.
Designed for use in groups of ten and above, the sessions look at: preparing for action, researching communities and exploring models of action.

Published by:
Livability

Just People

The six-week interactive course on poverty and social justice With a DVD clips, take-home actions and a day of action, Just People is designed to be both a theological examination of what the Bible says about social justice and a chance to put that belief into action.

Published by:
tearfund / Livability

Square Mile

Square Mile aims to help and inspire Christians to see the whole of their lives as mission and focuses on four areas: Mercy, Influence, Life discipleship and Evangelism.

The initiative includes a four-week DVD course for small groups, a personal journal for personal challenge and inspiration, as well as tools to put what has been learnt into practice.

Published by:
Evangelical Alliance

Why Social Action

A four-week course looking at the basics of community mission, or social action.
Looking at what the Bible has to say about social justice, what that means for all of us and why it should be at the heart of every local church's' mission.

Published by:
Livability

Faith in Action

An American four-week church-wide campaign encouraging congregations to think in terms of 'don't go to church, be the church'.
Small group and leadership resources encourage an outward-focus and heart to serve. The initiative culminates in a Sunday when services are canceled and the entire congregation gets involved with projects with the local community.

Published by:
World Vision / Outreach

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