ReSource : What do we do?

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Making a difference

We live in a time of change, and change can be painful, uneasy. How will we respond? Can we have confidence in this ancient faith of ours? ReSource wants to travel with the local church according to its God-given vision to bring about lasting change in our communities. Our aim is to facilitate fresh vision, strengthened relationships and renewed energy wherever we go.

Developing confidence
Enabling change
Creating community

We do not come with a package. We work with all traditions and denominations, believing that God loves our diversity. We offer not programmes but resources – human resources, written resources, spiritual resources. We always begin by listening, and shape our contribution according to what we hear. We want to help build relationships - with and within the churches, and between all of us and the living God.

A vision for the future

People alive in the Spirit and informed by the Word
Across the country diverse, confident and growing local churches, renewed by the Spirit and effective in mission.
As the love of God flows out, spiritual and practical consequences in the wider community.

Lord, transform your world, renew your Church, and start with me.

How can we help?

Our vision is to help build a church which is diverse, local, renewed in the Spirit and effective in mission. We work with denominations, dioceses, local groupings and individual churches. These are some of the situations we have been asked to help with. If any of these chime with your needs, do get in touch with us. But there are lots of others too – please ask us.

The local church

Church renewal weekends - planned with you, a weekend at home or away for your church (or just its leaders) running from Friday evening to Sunday lunchtime/afternoon to help equip and encourage for renewal for mission – with input, interaction, groupwork and time for reflection, as well as worship and prayer
Support, resources and training for parish missions
Support and resources for the healing ministry
Parish consultancy – facilitation, problem solving, vision making
Clergy mentoring through our ‘Equip’ programme
Quiet days and prayer schools
Training and encouragement for small group leaders
Preachers on renewal for mission, for services and celebrations
Speakers for outreach events on topical issues, such as science and faith, stress, relationships and other topics of common concern

Deaneries, dioceses and denominations

Deanery or area retreats – midweek breaks of 48 hours or so for groups of church leaders, with direction and guidance. These can be shaped in many different ways for encouragement, refreshment, and reflection on the mission and ministry of the church.
Lay leader training or CME days and seminars on Confidence in the gospel, Mission and evangelism, Prayer, the Healing ministry, Growing healthy churches, the Gifts of the Spirit and others
Support for Mission Partnerships and local Ministry Teams – retreats, brainstorming days, training events
Supporting the PCC – area gatherings for PCCs to come together to consider the role of the PCC in promoting the whole mission of the church
Conference speakers on topics to do with renewal for mission in the power of the Spirit

Publications and Resource materials

Written resource material— accessible booklets and courses on key topics in nurture and discipleship, evangelism and prayer, mission and ministry. Please visit our publications pages for more details.
A topical full colour magazine - for those engaged in ministry, offering theological reflection, testimony and articles on key issues facing the church and the world. Our team includes reflectors as well as practitioners.

And so on, however the Lord leads. We always try to match the offering to the expectation, and improvisation is one of our strengths. We always listen first.

For feedback on our ministry please see our ‘What do people say about us’ page.

What will these things cost?

We are a self-supporting charity with no central funding; we live by faith. We ask for the refund of our travelling expenses for any preparation visits and for the work itself, and then accommodation and/or subsistence as necessary. In addition we invite a contribution to our time and to the cost of running ReSource - to the extent which you or your church can afford. This can be handled by budgeting in advance and/or by taking up a thank-offering at the event itself, if that is appropriate. By way of guidance we suggest a daily rate for contributions of £165 per ReSource person per day, to be paid to the ReSource office; but we emphasise that the main criterion is what can be afforded. The more that can be given, the more it enables us to work in places where even our expenses can’t be met.

Like to know more?

Do contact us by email, or ring us on +44 (0)1749 672860.For a printable copy of our vision statement please click here.