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How Village Churches Thrive

A Practical Guide

by Robert Atwell, Gill Ambrose

  • Paperback
  • 128 pages
  • Publisher: Church House Publishing
  • 14.8 x 21 x 2 cm

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For anyone who worships in a village Church

This practical guide will help you encourage and support you Church

You'll find ideas and ways of making your Church a welcoming place for all

Filled with good advice for all members, this guide helps you do your part in helping your local village Church thrive and become a place of welcoming.
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This inspiring and practical handbook draws on the wisdom of a wide variety of practitioners in ten key areas that enable village churches to flourish:

1) Extending a warm welcome

2) Making the most of Life Events

3) Using buildings creatively

4) Caring for God's Acre

5) Being the heartbeat of the community

6) Celebrating our heritage

7) Cultivating fruitful festivals

8) Welcoming more children

9) Reaching the isolated and lonely

10) Communicating effectively

Packed with practical advice and inspiring case studies, How Village Churches Thrive will encourage and increase confidence in all who work or worship in a village church.

All the contributors are active in supporting the growth of rural churches through their roles in the Church of England or through organizations such as the Arthur Rank Centre, the Churches Conservation Trust, Caring for God’s Acre and Praxis.

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  • Authors

    Robert Atwell +2

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Church House Publishing

  • Published

    June 2022

  • Weight

    400g

  • Page Count

    128

  • Dimensions

    14.8 x 21 x 2 cm

  • ISBN

    9781781402191

  • ISBN-10

    1781402191

  • Eden Code

    5518789

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    Stuart Thomas

    Average rating of5.0

    We moved to a village in retirement after more than 3 decades in suburbia, and with no practical experience of the realities of rural ministry. It really felt like a different planet! While there are similarities between all churches, wherever they're situated, it was really helpful to see different approaches to mission and pastoral care. This is a well presented useable book that addresses so many questions about the church in the countryside.

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    Elaine Melrose

    Average rating of4.0

    I live in rural Scotland and, although this book is written from the perspective of the village church in the Church of England, I found many of the suggestions to help a village church to thrive were applicable to our situation.

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    Mark Waterstreet

    Average rating of5.0

    A must buy if you are involved in any way in Rural ministry, which is often looked upon as the 'Church if England's 'poor relation.'

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