Want to hear inspiring stories of mission from Presbyterian churches making a difference in their communities? Early next year the communications team will begin running regional workshops where you’ll hear about exciting projects happening in churches large and small around New Zealand, and be given a toolkit of resources to help your church to stand out in its community.
All of this is being funded by a grant from the Council for World Mission specifi cally targeted at helping our Church better communicate its identity.
If you attended the media skills workshops run in the first half of 2006, you’ll have an idea of what to expect. These “Standing Out in Your Community” workshops will also be interactive and will focus on ways of raising your church’s profile in your community, with the discussion of particular initiatives encouraged.
Because this project is bigger in scope, it has allowed the production of a range of resources. At the workshops you’ll be given some inspiring mission tools, including a DVD telling the stories of a handful of churches around New Zealand doing something different, along with a CD of useful resources. You’ll also have the chance to develop your own ideas and make project-mentoring connections with similar churches in other parts of the country.
The workshops will be run between mid-February and June next year. Everyone attending the workshops will receive a pack of resources, and all Presbyterian and Uniting churches are strongly encouraged to send at least one representative. There is no charge for the workshop or the resources.
For more information and to register, see the brochure inserted in this issue of sPanz. If you’d like extra copies of the brochure, please contact (04) 801-6000 or email info@presbyterian.org.nz.