Evangelism UK

Big Lunch June 2nd 2013

Many churches got involved in the Big Lunch last year - in 2013 it is on 2nd June:http://www.thebiglunch.com/

Real Easter Egg Marketting Pack

The Real Easter Egg campaign have materials for churches, schools, youth groups at: http://www.realeasteregg.co.uk/download

Real Easter egg campaign started

Following success of previous years, the campaign has started for schools to sign up: http://www.realeasteregg.co.uk/

Santa / Jesus rant video

Thanks to Richard Barrett for pointing us to another Paul Kingman video for evangelism at Christmas: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dpu3v5uxZTY

Bible Society print for Christmas

A print facility available from BS can personalise cards in an outreach pack: http://www.printshop.biblesociety.org.uk/ViewProduct.aspx?ID=4040a856a3f2496c99235b34840f745d

Nativity DVD and resources from BS

The BBC Nativity drama is now available on DVD with resources for teachers and churches to use in explaining Christmas: http://shop.biblesociety.org.uk/shop/9780564039067/

'Silent Lights' to witness at Christmas

Window nativity lights are available from a firm called 'Silent Lights': http://silentlights.co.uk/Product.aspx?do=C345CED1-062F-4012-81B7-8FFFCB7B9B29&Name=Outdoor%20Lighting&Page=&AspxAutoDetectCookieSupport=1

Remembrance resource 'Defenders'

Hope and CVM have partnered to provide this resource for 11/11: http://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Groups/203992/HOPE/Mission_Moments/Remembrance/Remembrance.aspx

'Get in the picture' - new website

The initiative to engage people on the street in the Christmas story has a new website to register churches in this preparation stage: http://www.getinthepicture.org.uk/

Stoke Mandeville Live report from CTE

The Aylesbury Network of Churches (14) hosted a mission event on the Opening night of Paralympic Games which attracted 3000 people: http://www.cte.org.uk/Articles/324703/Churches_Together_in/Working_Together/Evangelisation/National_Initiatives/Stoke_Mandeville_Live.aspx

Refresh 2012 outreach in Weymouth and Portland

A report with pictures of the 6 weeks of 'Refresh 2012' outreach in Weymouth and Portland during the 2012 Games can be seen: http://www.cte.org.uk/Articles/322199/Churches_Together_in/News_Events/News/Weymouth_and_Portland.aspx

Video of Viking ship - saying thank you for the Gospel

A mission team as part of More than Gold have sailed across the North Sea in a Viking ship to say thank you for the Gospel, see local news:  http://tyneandwear.sky.com/news/video/30407

More than Gold now provides interactive map for events

This can be seen at: http://www.morethangold.org.uk/your-church/events-map.html

CTE Presidents and the the Queens Jubilee weekend

The Presidents of Churches Together in England have issued a press release for all church and communities which you can see here: http://www.cte.org.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=313430

Go 2012 Festival weekend

Go 2012 is a festival this Bank Holiday 4/7th May about mission in the world: see the video at http://vimeo.com/32205978

Easter Passion Plays

Passion Plays are an old way of sharing the Gospel - new Plays are being presented this Easter, see the list on Hope website: http://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=303367

Open top bus and the Torch Relay

Full details have been released of the bus being used for outreach during the Torch Relay and how local churches can make use of it en route: http://www.morethangold.org.uk/news/73/68/Open-top-praise-bus-to-travel-Olympic-Torch-route/d,detailtemplate.html

Table Talk - evangelism for Easter

Paul Griffiths and Joanna Cox have produced Table Talk as a resource at Easter in association with Hope. See the Shop @ http://www.table-talk.org/

Hope and new resources for Queen's Jubilee

Hope have new resources posted on: http://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Groups/181443/HOPE/Big_Jubilee_Lunch/Big_Jubilee_Lunch.aspx

Feb 29th to be a 'Day of Blessing'

Baptists are promoting a day to pray - so people have a 'Day of Blessing': http://www.baptist.org.uk/resources-events/missionfiles/doc_download/1078-29-february-2012-a-day-of-blessing.html

CTE Presidents celebrate churches mission

The presidents of Churches Together in England have made a statement about the 'unprecidented' work of the churches working together and More than Gold: http://www.cte.org.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=297787

Queen's Jubilee Beacons

Lots of churches are planning to host community events for the Jubilee, and here is the link re beacons that will be a major feature: http://www.diamondjubileebeacons.co.uk/Diamond_Jubilee_Beacons/HOME.html

Hope resource for Lent and Easter

Hope have a resource book to help share the message of Easter: http://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Shop/Sections/Items/Item.aspx?item_id=303688

FX Advent tweets

Fresh Expressions have invited various mission leaders to tweet a message in Advent, seehttp://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/advent

Christmas starts - with surge of interest

Peter Dominey report 4,500 subscribers to a new online Christmas resource to share the message, see www.christmasstarts.com/experience

Festival planning guide - SJI resource book

Share Jesus International have produced a planning guide for orgaising festivals - based on their experience of planning the Pentecost Festival - see http://www.sharejesusinternational.com/resources/community-festival-guide/

Free Christmas cards to tell the Christmas story

SGM Lifewords are offering free Christmas cards as part of their resources for evangelism - http://www.sgmlifewords.com/uk/

Call for 'Games Pastors'

With 800,000 extra visitors to London next year, More than Gold and Christian Nightlife Initiatives among others, are calling for hundreds of 'Games Pastors' to be at airports, railway stations etc, see http://www.morethangold.org.uk/service/games-pastors.html

Free Guide to planning big mission events

More than Gold have just produced a guide which can be used for any big mission event, see http://www.morethangold.org.uk/resources/free-resources.html

Hope and 'Big Lunch'

News updates from Hope are on their website, as well as proposal for the Queen's Big Lunch: see http://www.hopetogether.org.uk/Publisher/Article.aspx?ID=264761