Getting started in community mission

Looking for some guidance to get you started?

We hope the following selected stories,  articles and tools, booklets and courses below will help, as well as the  pages elsewhere for individuals, small groups and congregations.

Stories - don't miss the excellent advice in the top tips section in most stories...

• Buttershaw Baptist Church, Bradford- committed to the four Bs of blessing, belonging, believing and becoming
  The vast majority of the congregation live on the Buttershaw estate and the church is now seen as a source of help and support to many - in a range of holistic ways.

• Dungannon Vineyard Northern Ireland - determined to leave a local legacy
  Convinced that of the need for churches to be permanently outward-focused, Dungannon aims to address the root causes of poverty and isolation through work with children and families, debt and youth work.

• Newcraigs Evangelical Church, Kirkcaldy - how using a Tearfund process helped the whole church face outwards

• New Life Church, Wembley  

  The story of the church moving from a point of very little contact with the local community, to being fully involved.

• Brockley Community Church
  BCC believe there are two effective ways to connect with their local community. First, be community themselves and secondly, to actively promote a ‘wholistic’ approach to healthy living.

• Canaan (Tower Hamlets Community Church)  

  Aiming to create opportunities and facilitate the personal development of young people within the community of Tower Hamlets in the East End of London.

• On the Frontline - an East End blog
  

  Tony Uddin, Pastor of Tower Hamlets Community Church, shares the highs and lows of urban ministry

Articles and Tools

• Getting started in community mission
• The Community Mission journey - diagram
  
• The Gospel - good news for today
• Salvation in the local community
• Ways of engagement
• Engaging with your community
• Community development -a basic guide
• Researching Communities
• Prayer, action reflection cycle
• The flow of the gospel (aren't you just trying to get me to church?)
• Making the most of the moment

Booklets

• Charismatic and connected
• Concentric Church

Courses

• Which course is right for me?
• Why social action?
• Engaging our communities
• Just People
• Square Mile

Don't forget to check out other pages which list selected resources according to context - for individuals , small groups and congregations.