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• 07.07.08
  Faithworks: Resourcing Christian community work Activism, Church, Community, Kingdom, Ministry, Missiology, Tools, Youth Work/Ministry, praxis | (0)

  Faithworks is a movement of thousands of individuals, churches and organisations motivated by their Christian faith to serve the needs of their local communities and positively influence society as a whole. Faithworks exists to resource, inspire and speak up for these vital initiatives. I love what Faithworks is about, resource Christians be do professional, high quality community action. This magazine is great & every time I get it I feel very inspired with my work and get some hope for the Churches work with the community. One tool that I think would be very helpful for any church or Christian ...
• 12.30.07
  Introduction to: Community Development and Community Work Activism, Community, Evangelism, Missiology, Theory | (0)

  There is a good introduction to Community Development and Community Work.Heres a snippet… “Community development is best used to refer to a process, or a way of doing something, which entails the mobilisation, participation and involvement of local people on common issues important to them.” “Community work, on the other hand, is often used as a general term and refers to initiatives or activities that are delivered at a local level that may not actively involve members of the community as participants but merely as users of services. “ Also try: Infed on ...
• 12.28.07
  Free Community Survey Template Activism, Community, Free, Ministry, Servant Evangelism, Youth Work/Ministry | (0)

  I have just uploaded here the community survey that I did for my community profile that I had to do as part of my JNC. A community Survey is of course a great way to find out more about your community, especially if are new to the area. Everyone has an idea about their communitys needs, but by surveying a large cross section of the community you can get a larger picture of issues and know were best as a church or service to focus your energy to better meet needs.

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