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 Do you care about your local community?
Many within the church are sensing that God is calling us to some kind of community ministry, to be part of God’s engagement with our wider neighbourhood.This calls
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| for leaving the ‘four walls’ of our comfortable church environments and going into our communities to be of practical support. We are called to be the “leaven in the lump”, holy community builders, working with God to transform our communities. The Lichfield Diocese “Going for Growth” Strategy calls for “more transformed communities” and Bishop Jonathan has identified “entrepreneurship” as another priority. Churches are being encouraged to build this kind of ministry into their mission action plans. This new course seeks to equip people and churches to respond to these strategic priorities. |
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The Community Ministry Course was designed to be a specialist option for the second year of the Lichfield Diocese Local Ministry Course, and also to be offered as a “stand alone” course for those who were interested in developing their gifts in this area of ministry. Past students have included those who are just beginning in this ministry, those who already run voluntary projects or networks, those employed by the church as community workers, and also some clergy. Students have gone on to set up projects or networks, to develop their church building, and to full time employment in the church. Others have opted to begin training as Readers or Licensed Lay Ministers in the church. To discover more about Local Ministry in the diocese of Lichfield please see the link below. http://www.lichfield.anglican.org/chadnet/ministry |
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