Evangelism UK

'Expect the Unexpected' from Lifewords

SGM Lifewords have church, children or 'graphics' packs for Christmas, free on a donation basis: http://www.sgmlifewords.com/christmas/

Inspire magazine has biggest print run for Back to Church Sunday

Hundreds of churches for Back to Cuhurch Sunday ordered a specially themed Inspire magazine, which meant CPO had their biggest print run yet of 98,000 copies. http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/

Oldest evangelistic newspaper 'Challenge' has new look

'Challenge' has been produced for 50 years and now has a new style: see http://www.challengenewsline.com/

'Scratch' new outreach mag for men from CVM

Steve Legg has put together a new mag for evangelistic use with articles and stories designed as a 'give -yet believing mate' from Christian Vision for Men. See: http://www.cvmen.org.uk/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=39&Itemid=68

Cops and Robbers evangelistic comics

Paul Senior creates the Cops and Robbers series of Christian testimony comics telling the stories of ex offenders. He invites you to subscribe £1 to read all the mags online to help fund prison outreach. See: http://www.copsandrobbers.org.uk/web/

New outreach booklet, cd or dvd

Andy Twilley from the Nationwide Christian Trust point us to 4 new titles available as booklet, audio cd or DVD which local churches can use with their name on it, for enquirers to the Christian faith:

http://www.nationwidechristiantrust.com/pages/data.asp?layout=product.htm&id=812

Inspire magazine website

Russ Bravo from CPO says Inspire magazine has had successful couple of months with a runners up award at Christians Blog and Web ceremony, and 95k print run for back to Church Sunday. They now have website and plan to grow the distribution in 2009:

http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/

Testimony leaflets from John Wright

John Wright was chair of the Full Gospel Businessmens Fellowship and runs a printing house which produces testimony leaflets, booklets and Christmas cards. See:

http://www.branchpress.com/

Inspire magazine for Back to Church Sunday

CPO are printing thousands of extra copies of the Inspire magazine for churches to use for Back to Church Sunday. The articles each month are aimed at people who visit churches or who come to social and other events, as can be seen on:

http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/

Inspire magazine reaches 80k per month

Russ Bravo reports that many churches in the UK are now using Inspire magazine as an easy to read magazine to give those on the edge of church, report publishers CPO. The title is continuing to see increased demand with circulation now 80,000 monthly. Churches wanting to order for the first time can do so via www.inspiremagazine.org.uk, while those seeking extra copies for
Hope08 events or other summer outreach can request extra copies from subs@cpo.org.uk. The magazine is free although donations to cover postage are welcome.

The Light and Soul of Christmas

Jeff Lucas has written a new outreach book for Christmas with CPO. Peppered with humour and anecdotes, it has been written as a give away at Christmas events, or as a stocking filler with family and friends in mind. Bright, colourful and clear, with space to put your own contact details. It also has details of the Christian Enquiry Agency for follow up. Details are on:

www.cpo.org.uk/Light&Soul

'Who is this God? CD and booklet

Andy Twilley from Nationwide Christian Trust has produced the above 'which is designed to help people understand the Christian view of God and what He is like' in the 'context of the post modern world'. When there are 'various different perspectives of spirituality', this 'offers the unique Christian view'. The booklets can be personalised to include details of the local church, and both can be bought in bulk at discounted prices, from:

www.nationwidechristiantrust.com.

CPO launches Hope08 publicity material

CPO has a new range of materials for local churches getting involved in the mission initiative Hope08. Linking in with the Christian Enquiry Agency for follow up material, CPO will provide posters, banners, handouts etc. For the moment the materials available are designed for churches which are gearing up for next year, in the preparation stage.

Information is on http://www.cpo-online.org.uk/catalogue.asp?cat=1831

Chritian Enquiry Agency news

The Christian Enquiry Agency is one of those organisations which does what it says on the tin. It is an agency which helps people enquire about the Christian faith, working on behalf of all the churches in Britain and Ireland.

The latest edition of their news letter has just been published which covers all kinds of resources which can be used in making contact with people outside church. All churches can have the CEA address on any piece of paper, from Notices to Funeral cards.

The CEA News is on http://www.christianity.org.uk/news

Real Life magazine

A new 16 page colour magazine designed to help local churches with their outreach programme is being promoted by Christian Life Resources. It is chiefly a collection of stories of people who talk about their Christian faith and how others can find it.

The hope is to get this free magazine of testimonies 'in to every house in the UK'. The link to the magazine page of their website is at:

http://www.christianliferesources.co.uk/real_life.asp