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Don't forget to browse the other resources pages too...

If you still don't find what you are looking for through the search function or you need some specialist guidance or advice, contact us or email jclark@livability.org.uk

A blog fan? The following are all experienced practitioners...

David Westlake's blog - Tearfund's Integral Mission Director
Andrew Davey's blog - the Church of England's Officer of Urban Affairs - comment and resources on urban theology, life, faith, and action
Steve Latham's blog - Director for Continuing Ministerial Development, Tutor in Theology and Contemporary Culture at Spurgeons College.
On the frontline - a blog from Tony Uddin, Pastor of Tower Hamlets Christian Fellowship

Highlighted this month:

10 Keys for Impact: inspiration and guidance for community transformation.
Read the collected wisdom and experience from community projects around the country and download additional resources.
Written to celebrate 15 years of the Tearfund's IMPACT UK Team.

Other tools are listed below:

Listening and responding to the needs in your community
Ways of engagement
Community profiling
Engaging with your community
Community Mission Journey
Prayer, action, reflection cycle
Researching communities information triangle
Community development - the basic guide
Funding faith-based projects - A CANDL Discussion Paper
Fundraising - A CANDL guide
Life to the full - ten things your church can do to involve disabled people

Managing people and projects

10 Keys for impact - inspiration and guidance for community transformation
Seven deadly sins of management
Mission in the community - running a toddler group
Team Talk - working with volunteers
Employment - Sample Documents
Seven deadly sins of management
Church Urban Fund Employment Resources
Funding faith-based projects - A CANDL Discussion Paper
Fundraising - A CANDL guide

Managing church and change

Challenging church

Please note

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The views expressed in these articles are those of the individual author, and are not necessarily those held by Livability and Tearfund.

Listening & responding

Ways of engagement

A table looking at the differences and the pros and cons of community provision, community campaigning and community development respectively.

Published by: Livability

Community Profiling

A CANDL paper looking at what a community profile is and how to carry one out.
NB: CANDL closed in 2009.

Published by: Barnardo's

Engaging with your community

A comprehensive look at all the stages of the community mission journey which includes what community development involves and new ways of being church, plus suggested contacts and resources.

Published by: Livability

Community Mission Journey

A simple diagramatic overview of the process of community mission.

Published by: Livability

Prayer, action, reflection cycle

An encouragement to engage in the dynamic process that has proved to be an effective way of offering each area of our work to God’s influence and direction.

Published by: Livability

Researching communities information triangle

Some pratical guidance on researching the needs of your community.

Published by: Livability

Community development - the basic guide

An introduction to community development, how it differs to other approaches and an examination of the issues it raises for Christian congregations or projects.

Published by: Livability

Funding faith-based projects - A CANDL Discussion Paper

Mark Woodruff, from the Sainsbury Family Charitable Trusts, reports on a meeting of the Association of Charitable Foundations members to discuss their views on funding faith-based work.
NB: CANDL closed in 2009

Published by: Barnardo's

Fundraising - A CANDL guide

A practical guide to the elements that make up a successful fundraising strategy.
NB: This guide was first published in 2004 and CANDL closed in 2009

Published by: Barnardo's

Managing people and projects

10 Keys for Impact

Inspiration and guidance for community transformation

Written by: Tearfund's IMPACT UK Team

Seven deadly sins of management

Some core management principles in the form of letter...

Written by: Jon Kuhrt, formerly with Livability

Mission in the community - running a toddler group

Shared experience and wisdom plus some practical suggestions.

Written by: James Peters, Oasis Church

Team Talk - working with volunteers

An examination of the common frustrations for both volunteers and those who manage them, followed by some practical guidelines on motivating and managing volunteers.

Published by: Livability

Employment - Sample Documents

A range of sample documents including job description, contract and supervision and review forms together with other materials from the 'Are you really managing' training day.

Published by: Livability

CUFX Employment Resources

A range of resources are available from the CUFX (part of the Church Urban Fund) website including a Just Employment - a guide to employing staff in faith-based social action organisations.Requires free registration.

Published by: Church Urban Fund

Funding faith-based projects - A CANDL Discussion Paper

Published by: Barnardo's

Fundraising - A CANDL guide

A practical guide to the elements that make up a successful fundraising strategy.
NB: This guide was first published in 2004 and CANDL closed in 2009

Published by: Barnardo's

Managing church & change

Challenging church

A major report published in 2004 which examines Shaftesbury's (now Livability) view that is convinced that one key reason that the church is failing to have a radical, prophetic and sustainable impact in communities is the lack of cooperation and strategic planning.

Published by: Livability

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