SHAPE is for anyone who wants to explore their faith more deeply. It can be a step towards specific vocational work but first and foremost it is about knowing ourselvesContinue reading
Author: Natasha Kent
Foundations in Theology, Ministry and Mission
September 2019 – June 2020 This course is a great way to explore and grow in faith and be part of a learning network. Offered by Cuddesdon, Gloucester and HerefordContinue reading
Lent With Children
We hope that you will take these ideas and rework them for your own family or church group. Lent is a purple time, a time for thinking. We rememberContinue reading
Pastoral Assistant Training
Starts 10 January 2018, Wednesdays 2pm – 4pm St Peter’s Leckhampton, The Glebe Cottages, Church Road, Leckhampton, Cheltenham, GL53 0QJ The nature of this ministry will be shaped by the localContinue reading
Gloucester City Faith Outreach and Provisions
Across Gloucester city food assistance is provided for homeless people in the following locations: Monday noon Salvation Army, 9pm soup run Eastgate Street pedestrian area. Tuesday Continue reading
Credit Unions – save and borrow
Credit unions are ethical, locally based organisations that exist to help members manage their finances. Credit unions can provide a focal point for a community by bringing people together, to work alongsideContinue reading
Families and Youth
Support for families and young people covers a spectrum of topics as families face substantial challenges. These include issues around having a work-life balance, financial matters, and health in addition to managingContinue reading
Teenagers and Young People
Young people’s lives can be affected by self-esteem and emotional well-being, their satisfaction with friends and family, happiness at school or college. The teen years can be a turbulent timeContinue reading
Creative for Charity
Gathering people to help those less fortunate by utilising their skills is a great way to get to know your local community. Being creative and making items for a causeContinue reading
Community through Sport
Sport enables people to form a bond. They share a common interest and have a common ground for communicating which can develop into friendship. Going to a local park orContinue reading
Churches Getting Started – Engaging with Community
Live God’s Church and Be Community Consider a few people doing some training on community engagement. Such training is offered by the Barnwood Trust. The training isn’t specifically Christian asContinue reading
Individuals Getting Started – Engaging with People
We are all God’s people It starts with the basics, getting to know people. Brits aren’t always the best at this, we can be a little reserved, but there isContinue reading
Coffee Morning – Who with and how to
It can feel easier to invite people to a coffee morning if it has a specific focus. This may be a local initiative or a charity or supporting a local family orContinue reading
Growing Community – Activities and Getting Started
Click on the images below to discover some practical examples and ideas to follow or adapt. Tips for getting started as: Individuals A Church Activity tips and inspiration: Coffee Mornings Creating Together Continue reading
Children’s Messy Admission to Communion
You could have heard a pin drop… 14 children and as many adults sat in a semi-circle around the altar of St Peter’s Newnham on Severn to receive communion. WeContinue reading
