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Please feel free to download and use these Bible studies from the URC's Mission Council

May 2019: Listening to God speaking to us

Three reflections from the Revd Neil Thorogood, outgoing Principal of Westminster College, Cambridge.

In his first Bible study (all of which used images from German Catholic priest and artist Sieger Köder (1925-2015)), Neil encouraged Mission Council to explore how the place of worship can be strengthened, saying: "Worship is one of the most profound ways we have of offering ourselves into the presence of God ... Worship creates and sustains the Church ... opening ourselves up to the word of light."

November 2018: Joy, humility and perseverance

These three Bible studies from the Revd Dr Susan Durber, a URC minister in Taunton, focussed on three key virtues or gifts.

Using Paul’s letter to the Philippians, Susan explored the qualities that we might seek to nurture and encourage in ourselves and one another; key characteristics of Christian life; things at the heart of Christian vocation; all things that we need to ask God to nourish within us, especially when life is hard and challenging.

 

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FOFA A4 Church flier v3Welcome to FRIENDS ON FAITH ADVENTURES: child-centred, Biblical discipleship for all

The new programme for 5-11 year olds from Pilots & URC Children was launched in January 2020

Core values:

  • Child-centred – fun, engaging, friendship building variety of activities enabling children to explore, experience and express themselves
  • Biblical – introduces Bible stories through involving the children, locates stories in the whole Bible
  • Discipleship – focus on connecting life and faith, including ‘Walking the Way’ challenges
  • For all – suitable for children with little or no church contact, as well as church families, involving parents and carers.

new FOFA box imageGroups are fully supported by Pilots and URC Children through local representatives and everything you need to set up this new programme comes in the FOFA box, with session details and paperwork and lots of fun resources. Click on the box to find out more. Want to start a group? Fill in a registration form here. Start up costs are £110 or £50 (see form for details)

If you are not able to start a group, we are looking to match each new FOFA group with a PRAYER PARTNER church who will support them with prayer and regular encouragement. Could that be you? Fill in an expression of interest form here.

Call us on 020 7916 8637, send us an email to pilots@urc.org.uk or write to us at The Pilots Desk, URC House, 86 Tavistock Place, London WC1H 9RT.

If you have already registered click here for the FOFA affiliated page.

 

We make these papers available to the wider URC membership asking that people be aware that they are discussion documents and that many changes may be made as a result of Mission Council decisions.

At its May 2019 meeting, the Mission Council adopted the following description of the expectations the Church can reasonably expect of people who are called to the Ministry of Word and Sacraments. This version has been slightly amended by the Education and Learning Committee at the request of the council.

Tabled Papers

This series of booklets is designed to give information to those who have been asked to consider taking on a role in the United Reformed Church.  

The booklets in the series provide information and guidance for those who have been asked to be: a children's work volunteer; a youth work volunteer, a children's and youth work Elder; a member of the welcome team; a communications volunteer; an Elder; a member of the General Assembly; a Safeguarding Coordinator; an Interim Moderator; a Church Treasurer; a Church Related Community Worker; a committee convenor; a committee member; a Church Secretary; and a booklet on being called to the Ministry of Word and Sacraments.

You can download PDFs of all the booklets below. 

 

 

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