Evangelism UK

Weekend of Invitation resource video

About Moses: link here

National Weekend of Invitation resources

For June 21st-23rd available now to download for a donation: link here

National Churches Weekend of Invitation

More information, resources and a call for young people to invite others in June: link here

National Weekend of Invitation

For 2019 is 21st-23rd June: see the mailing from Michael Harvey here

National Weekend of Invitation 15/17th June

Introduction, video and resources link here

Welcome, resources, posters, cards etc

From CPO link here

10 natural questions to prompt a God conversation

eBook from comedian Tom Elliott to help invitational evangelism: https://tom-elliott.org/product/ebook-ask

More than half British adults visited a church in past year

Reported by the Guardian from National Churches Trust survey: Guardian link

'Creating a Culture of Welcome in your Church'

From Michael Harvey: http://www.chbookshop.co.uk/books/9780857216328/creating-a-culture-of-invitation-in-your-church

Finding a Church

Just a reminder about 'Find a Church' for enquirers: http://www.findachurch.co.uk/

Also, the CofE website 'A Church Near You': http://www.achurchnearyou.com/

10 Tips to Welcome Visitors

Put together by 'Church Care': http://www.churchcare.co.uk/churches/open-sustainable/visitors-and-tourists/top-10-tips

'Season of Invitation' from B2C

'Back 2 Church' Sunday - 10 years on - have a new initiative with a website for re welcome different seasons of the churches year: http://seasonofinvitation.co.uk/

Tourists to Pilgrims

The Arthur Rank Centre have a piece and resources to help visited churches say more about the Gospel: https://www.cpo-online.org.uk/product.aspx?prod=Z3276BT&cat=2615product.aspx?prod=Z3264BT&cat=3205

Order Back 2 Church resources by 31st July

B2C resources are only available till 31st: http://www.backtochurch.co.uk/taking-part

Back to Church Sunday 29th Sept 2013

B2C have announced the date and provided materials: http://www.backtochurch.co.uk/

Spoof video - 20 ways to protect church from visitors

The Anglican Diocese of Bristol have produced a video of what not to do: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aFcmwSFPZ3I

CT article on Back to Church

The Church Times had an inset on B2C which you can see here: http://www.hymnsampublications.co.uk/emags/Miscellaneous/2012BTSSF/pageflip.html

Connect4life - for those who have left church

New resources and a website have been launched for the unconnected, disconnected, and reconnected, see http://www.connect4life.org.uk/

Back to Church Sunday - initial reports

Pres releases, pictures, stories and comment from Back to Church Sunday is on their website: http://www.backtochurch.co.uk/

Bigger Breakfast day is Saturday Sept 25th 2010

Falling the day before 'Back to Church Sunday', some churches are making a mission weekend including the Bigger Breakfast invite: see http://www.biggerbreakfast.org.uk/ 

Visitors and Tourists to church buildings

The Church of England have a web resource which provides a tool kit for church buildings welcoming visitors: http://www.churchcare.co.uk/develop.php?FG

RC 'Come Home for Christmas' invitation

The Roman Catholic church have an initiative inviting those who attend church infrequently to feel welcome at Christmas: http://www.comehomeforchristmas.co.uk/

Why Christians dont go to church survey reflection

A Christian Today column considers the OU / BBC survey results where Christians invited to say why they dont go to church. From 3000+ responses, 57% say they would go more often if they could. See: http://www.christiantoday.co.uk/article/what.about.the.christians.who.dont.go.to.church/24782.htm

82,000 respond to Back to Church Sunday invite in 2009

The Church of England website reports on the Back to Church statistics, including the headline that 82,000 people reponded. in 2009 and the date for 2010 is Sept 26th: http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr10909.html

Quaker Week for enquirers

This week is Quaker Week where enquirers are invited to find out more with events, web site and an information pack: http://www.quakerweek.org.uk/?you

RC 'Come Home for Christmas' invite for 2009

The Roman Catholic Church will again be inviting lapsed and new members to church as part of their Christmas initiative to welcome: http://www.comehomeforchristmas.co.uk/

Back to Church Sunday in the media

This Sunday's 'Back to Church' campaign theme 'Come as you are' has been covered in the national news. Headlines and press releases are on:  http://www.backtochurch.co.uk/inthenews.asp

Sept 20th is RC Home Mission Sunday

Catholic parishes will have the opportunity to 'reflect, pray and be resourced to share the Good News' on Home Mission Sunday this weekend. See: http://www.catholicchurch.org.uk/ccb/catholic_church/events/home_mission_sunday

New 'Welcome' leaders manual and dvd from CofE

The Church of England have just produced a leaders manual and dvd training package about welcoming people in to church. It is called 'Everybody Welcome': http://www.chpublishing.co.uk/product.asp?id=2394865

Welcome 37,000 to Church

The press Release from the Church of England reports that 37 thousand people responded to the recent invitation of Back to Church Sunday:

http://www.cofe.anglican.org/news/pr9408.html