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The Synod’s Rural Link is Revd Sue Litchfield

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Germinate: Arthur Rank Centre resources

8th April 2020 / Deborah Walker / News, Rural Ministry

There is a section of resources about Covid 19 under the title Together apart https://arthurrankcentre.org.uk/together-apart/     There are some Holy Week resources  https://arthurrankcentre.org.uk/together-apart/together-apart-worship-resources/   In partnership with our national church colleagues and fellow rural mission and ministry organisations we are producing a weekly email of resources and ideas https://arthurrankcentre.org.uk/together-apart/together-apart-weekly-reflections/ you can sign up here for the newsletter. […]

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Rural Ministry Course – 11-13 February

6th January 2020 / Deborah Walker / News, Rural Ministry

Germinate – Arthur Rank Centre OUR HIGHLY-REGARDED RURAL MINISTRY COURSE IS BACK! Tuesday 11 – Thursday 13 February 2020 The Rural Ministry Course is designed for lay and ordained church leaders across the denominations entering a rural appointment for the first time, and those already in rural ministry who feel the need for a ‘refresher’. The three-day residential […]

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Appreciative Inquiry for Rural Churches

11th February 2019 / Deborah Walker / News, Rural Ministry

An introduction to using Appreciative Inquiry in rural church and community settings Monday 11th & Tuesday 12th March 2019 Rural Innovation Centre, Avenue H, Stoneleigh Park, Warwickshire, CV8 2LG Full details available here

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Re:Generate: Rural Ministries Day Conference 23/03/19

18th January 2019 / Deborah Walker / News, Rural Ministry

At: Winchester Baptist Church, Winchester, Hampshire Perhaps now more than ever before, our country needs the church at its best. Unfortunately, sometimes churches are not serving as effectively as they could. A church split, a failed leader, changing economics, stretched resources or an ageing congregation; there are many reasons for rural churches to be struggling […]

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Rural Ministries Regional Conference

25th July 2018 / Deborah Walker / News, Rural Ministry

Our world has radically changed; we live in a time where there is a multiplicity of choices, a time when the moral codes and ethics are less than clear. It is a time of hurry and rush; a time when we seemingly know our neighbours less well, and yet conversely, we are more globally aware […]

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Introducing Discipling Presence

22nd August 2017 / Deborah Walker / News, Rural Ministry

A Discipling Presence flyer   Promotional clip of a new resource for rural churches which has been produced jointly by the URC and the Methodist Church.    

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