St Chad's Church
Outreach
Mission Partner .....Lent Project .....Lent Appeal
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Lent Programme 2007 Fresh Expressions of Faith & Outreach St Chad's Lent Programme 2007 "Fresh Expressions" is one of the current buzz phrases in churches. It is a joint Anglican and Methodist initiative encouraging people to establish new or different forms of church for a changing culture. The church has moved from a central role in society to the edges whilst, at the same time, the centre of our society is moving around. As churches, we need to learn to live at the edge again - to rebuild community there. A majority of the population is not reached in any way by the churches. The proportion is much higher in urban areas and among younger people, and is increasing year by year. Despite this, many people still believe in God and are interested in Christian spirituality. However, the gap between the church and where they are now is not easily bridged. Churches need to serve the whole of society, and that means relating to networks as well as areas or communities. |
The challenge for our churches is to develop approaches both to continue our mission of sharing faith for those with some church connection, whilst finding new methods of reaching the others. It is this latter part of the strategy which involves fresh expressions of church life, in a range of different ways. During Lent at St Chad's, we shall be offering a series of talks and discussions under the title "Fresh Expressions of Faith & Outreach", looking at people and organisations expressing their Christian faith by engaging with different groups in the community. They will be held in church on Tuesday evenings (7.30 - 9) from 27 February - 3 April inclusive (six sessions). Full details of speakers and topics will shortly be available in church, and further information may be obtained from me on 07984 135194. Do please come along and find out more! Nigel Greenwood St Chad's Lent Appeal 2007 This year the money raised by our Lent Appeal will go to the Church Urban Fund . Read about Leeds projects which have benefited from the Bishop's Fund |
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