Community Matters - Ideas to help Churches work with their Local Communities

Module 11 – community matters Ideas to help churches work with, through and for their local communities Index Good news in the community 1 What is sustainable development? 2 Better together: churches and local partnerships • A view from the churches 3 • A... More

Module 11 – community matters Ideas to help churches work with, through and for their local communities Index Good news in the community 1 What is sustainable development? 2 Better together: churches and local partnerships • A view from the churches 3 • A view from local authorities 3 • A view from a local environmental centre – Forth Environment Link 4 • Inter faith initiatives 4 Community stories • Introduction: Church in community – mission and ministry 5 • Eco-forum – a Church and Community Environment Day 5 • If you go down to the woods today… 5 • Changing climate and changing attitudes in Durham 6 • Feeding the Birds 6 • Clothing, goods and bottles 6 • Nailing their green colours to the mast 6 • Cans for Community Projects 7 • Prayer to redeem the rubbish 7 • Writing for recycling 7 • Community Litter Pick 7 • Mud and mission in Wakefield 7 • Building sustainable community in Paisley 8 • Faith in the Nottingham Community 8 • Renewing old wineskins at the Vines Centre, Kent 8 3-9- Less