discipleship resources
Here are some discipleship resources that have been produced by various agencies.
As the list grows the most recent additions will be at the top.
If you know of any other material that should be included and that you would recommend, please do contact me.
If you use, or have used, any of the material and would like to write a review of it, please do send it to me.
Canon Val Hamer, Diocesan Missioner,
Llandaff Diocesan Office,
The Court,
Coychurch,
CF35 5EH
Tel: 01656 656313/868851
BIBLICAL OVERVIEW - INTRODUCTORY COURSE
Joanna Cox from Church House writes:
Before Christmas some eagle-eyed Church Times readers among you noticed a letter about Biblical study resources from Alastair Macnaughton (Director of Discipleship Development - Newcastle and Durham dioceses). There they are beginning to use a resource which offers help in the area of need identified in a previous article by David Edwards ( 'unchain the Bible and see its diversity and glory’ / To pull together we must study together……the parish could be a place of learning once again’)
Alastair has sent more details about this resource - which makes some of the Foundations21 material available for group use. He writes:
"Bible Reading Fellowship have designed a short course ‘Making sense of the Bible for today’, which does, several of us feel in Durham and Newcastle dioceses, show the diversity and glory of the scriptures- for lay people.
In six one- and- a half hour sessions it gives an overview of the four gospels and a background to some of those parts of the Old Testament echoed or quoted in them. Participants have commented ‘we’ve been to Bible studies on particular books before now, but this gives us an overview like nothing else before.’ There is high-quality visual material at many points, for example, the seven signs in St John’s gospel. And there are poignant testimonies, like that of Petra Heldt, Christian priest in Jerusalem injured in a bombing incident in the city.
For further information email Paul Simmonds (Paul.Simmonds@brf.org.uk) asking for the free Information Sheet which provides more details. At this stage BRF are happy to supply this course free to churches via Diocesan Advisers.
Making Sense of the Bible is the first of what BRF anticipates will be a series of courses called 'Foundations21 essentials'. This first one will be free of charge. The Foundations21 project is dependant on donations and grants for it's development, BRF hopes that people who benefit from this course will want to contribute towards its ongoing costs. This is mentioned in the material."
Resource Compendium (pdf)
Sir David Frost's TV Alpha
3 x 1 HOUR TV PROGRAMMES ON DVD
£19.99 - PLUS AN EXTRA DVD FREE
ALPHA - WILL IT CHANGE THEIR LIVES? Presented by Sir David Frost, follows the progress of ten young people doing Alpha for the first time. Originally screened as a 3 x 1hr series on ITV, this new DVD of the TV series features all Alpha talks and group discussions, interviews with Rev. Nicky Gumbel, plus the final discussion with Sir David Frost as the Alpha Ten are asked: Alpha - did it change their lives?
For your 2 Alpha DVDs, send a cheque for £19.99 (includes VAT + delivery) to: GMLJ Productions Limited, 16 Park Road, Hale, Altrincham, Cheshire WA15 9NN.
Try the following:
www.grovebooks.co.uk – have a selection of Ebooks for download.
www.scriptureunion.org.uk – various useful books and resources on all topics.
www.book.urc2.org.uk – a selection of books, music and other resources.
www.amazon.com – DVD’s, CD’s and books on all aspects of the Church including Lent.
www.mccrimmons.com – a large selection of books.
Resources from Mission Societies
A variety of resources are available from www.samsgb.org
The Church Mission Society offers books, courses, DVD’s and MP3 downloads at
www.cms-k.org
The Bible Society www.bibleresources.org.uk has a variety of resources available including:
Audio Books and Bibles (including Welsh Language versions).
A selection of DVD’s (there is also a useful link to www.reelissues.org.uk
for those interested in film, faith and life).
The Tearfund have resources available for church use.