Rural presence

Thinking aloud about being a Christian presence in every (rural) community

rural presence

thinking aloud about being a Christian presence in every (rural) community

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A place for some useful resources and creative thinking about rural mission and ministry in the Church of England’s Diocese of Chelmsford.

Rural Church Buildings #2

October 17, 2019

Earlier this year in the Diocese of Chelmsford we held a conference on Rural Church Buildings. Wanting to capture the wisdom of our great crowd of speakers, we also interviewed the contributors and (thanks to Big Picture Charity Films), here is the second group of films (see earlier post for the others). We asked our … More Rural Church Buildings #2

Rural Church Buildings#1

October 3, 2019

Earlier this year in the Diocese of Chelmsford we held a conference on Rural Church Buildings. Wanting to capture the wisdom of our great crowd of speakers, we also interviewed the contributors and (thanks to Big Picture Charity Films), here are some of the results. First, here’s the promo film that explains what we were … More Rural Church Buildings#1

Building sights

September 26, 2019

Driving through lots of villages, you can often see those placards that begin with No… to a planned development. It’s an understandable reaction: the proposed garden communities near to my area are attracting such a response. With the latest round of consultation nearing its end and a local pressure group asking the difficult questions, I … More Building sights

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Some insight into how the Arthur Rank Centre's Germinate Groups programme has worked in the Diocese of Worcester.