A New and Useful Resource

I have been blogging for several years, mostly using this for Praise & Prayer News which carries activity information and a biblical reflection.  These have proved very popular and several hundreds welcome these as they are published each week.

So what will be "new" in this blog?
The focus of the bog will be matters that relate directly to rural mission and evangelism.  News of events, resources and trends will be featured.  While many will be directly related to Rural Mission Solutions, we will be keen to share with others the things that encourage and excite us.

While the blog will enable comment on these matters, it is not expected that this will include theological reflection as that is more likely to find a more appropriate place on the Praise & Prayer News,  However, the blog will provide greater opportunity for helpful comment to supplement what appears on Facebook and Twitter.

Making a start.
On Saturday 16th June, Rural Mission Solutions held a webinar on ideas and resources for the mission of rural churches during the coming autumn.  The timing of the four regular seasonal webinars has been adjusted to provide greater opportunity for churches to apply ideas and use resources.

There has been a growing number of people interested in the Rural Mission Webinars and an encouraging number registered for this webinar despite limited opportunity to promote it.  Those who missed the webinar for any  reason as Rural Mission Solution managed to publish the recorded webinar on the website and its YouTube Channel within 24 hours.  There are additional supporting documents available for download on the website.

The webinar presented ideas and resources for several key events during the autumn, including the start for the school and academic year, harvest thanksgivings, Halloween, bonfire night, and remembrance.  Some of the suggestions will take a little programming so it is not too early to start planning now.

Some of the ideas have featured in previous seasonal webinars but have been refreshed.

Feedback on the presentation by Gordon Banks and Barry Osborne has been very positive.  One church leader attending the webinar wrote "I enjoyed the webinar, well presented with enthusiasm and good content. It was very appropriate and relevant for our churches."

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