Evangelism UK

Pioneer Ministry in New Housing Areas

Latest Grove book in the Evangelism series in print and PDF: link to www.Grovebooks.co.uk

Meet the Authors of 'Pioneer Ministry in New Housing Areas'

Penny Marsh and Alison Boulton in Euston on June 13th for lunch: booking link

Learning Points re funding mission in New Housing Areas

A Church Growth paper from CofE Church Commissioners

New Housing in Wellesley: Pioneer Leader post

The churches in Aldershot are looking for a pioneer minister for a new housing development: http://www.cte.org.uk/Articles/447162/Home/News/Jobs/Pioneer_Church_Planter.aspx

Church Growth research paper re NewHousing

From CofE re local examples of developing a strategy:http://www.churchgrowthrd.org.uk/UserFiles/File/Resourcing_Mission_Bulletin/Feb_2015/Planning_for_Mission_in_New_Housing_Areas.pdf  

Inspire Awards 2015

An application form to nominate Christians who have inspired others in mission is in the Inspire magazine: http://www.inspiremagazine.org.uk/Stories/National?storyaction=view&storyid=798

New Housing story told by FX

Fresh Expressions have a story from Ali Boulton about starting a church in a new housing area: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/stories/stowe 

New Housing pioneer ministers day

Ali Boulton is hosting a day for pioneer ministers on new housing estates in Swindon on Sept 28th: http://community-tales.thestowe.org.uk/

CofE 'Resourcing Mission' eg for new housing

A major report from the Church Commissioners about how churches allocate resources, with last section on new housing areas: http://staging.churchofengland.org/media/1268347/resourcing%20mission%20bulletin%20-%20may%202011.pdf

'New Housing' and fresh expressions of church

A new section on Share the Guide website hosts a report on fresh expressions in new housing areas: http://www.sharetheguide.org/perspectives/NewHousingAreasResearchDayWrite-up.pdf

CTE new housing meeting for pioneers and network people

'Pioneer Ministers' and network resource people with the specific brief of mission in new housing areas are invited to network June 22nd: see http://www.cte.org.uk/Articles/198529/Churches_Together_in/Themes/Church_Life_Evangelisation/New_Housing_Areas/New_Housing_network.aspx

'Through the Keyhole' .. views from people outside church

Scottish research of people's views about church were collated after a planned new church in new housing area was refused planning permission as perceived a 'bad neighbour'. See the findings at: http://www.acts-scotland.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=221:through-the-keyhole&catid=63:mission-reports&Itemid=78

Eco Towns: proposed locations

The Government announced the following list of proposed Eco Towns. The Churches Coordinating Group for New Housing Areas will tomorrow begin to consider how the churches can respond. Contact me (Jim Currin) if you are in any of the areas on this list, or if you have particular links with the missional network looking at new housing. The list is on:

http://www.communities.gov.uk/news/housing/737728

New Housing seminar 26th Sept '07

The Churches Co-ordinating Group for New Communities is hosting a seminar on church planting and Fresh Expressions in the specific contect of new housing areas, on September 26th 2007. Two practitioners and two network facilitators will lead the seminar 2-4pm at Methodist Church House, London. Space is available for 20 interested church leaders and evangelists to join in. Email Jim Currin if interested.

See the Recent Article on www.cinha.net.