Worship and learning for the whole church

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Roots
Worship and learning for the whole church
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ROOTS

• What is it?
• What are the Roots resources?
• How do the resources work Sunday by Sunday?
• Festivals and special features
• How much does it cost?
• What is distinctive about Roots?

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What is Roots?
being rooted and established in love Ephesians
3.17

• An ecumenical resource based on The Revised
  Common Lectionary.
• A joint Churches initiative supported by CTBI
  with representatives from the Churches and church
  publishers.

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Where does it come from?

• Consultations began in June 1998 to consider the
  future of worship and learning in the churches.
• In November 1999 the decision was taken by church
  representatives and publishers to set up a
  steering group.
• In September 2000 a management group and
  editorial group were formed.
• Funding was received from charitable trusts,
  including The Jerusalem Trust, The Beatrice Laing
  Trust and Allchurches Trust.

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Where does it come from?

• Roots for Churches Ltd was established in 2001.
• Partners of the company include
• Churches Together in Britain and Ireland
• The Archbishops Council
• Methodist Publishing House
• The United Reformed Church
• Christian Education
• The Council for Sunday Schools and Christian
  Education in Wales.
• Support is being actively sought from other
  churches.

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Roots Worship is for leaders of church worship
services for adults, or when all ages worship
together. Roots Children Young People is for
those who work with 4-14 year olds in
church. www.rootsontheweb.com is a web site for
all subscribers.
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Roots Worship

• Each Sunday will include
• Bible notes
• Set the scene
• Pray
• Share the Word
• Be creative
• Music
• Resources list

And in each issue, additional articles and
festival material
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Roots Children and Young People

• Each Sunday will include
• Bible notes
• Set the scene
• Get started
• Use the Bible
• Be creative/Be active
• Work it out/Make connections
• Pray it through
• Resources list
• Page specifically for 11s-14s

And additional articles and festival material in
each issue.
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Roots the web site

• Each Sunday there will be
• Extra resources, such as prayers, drama sketches
  and stories
• Extended commentary on the Bible readings
• Text of prayers and other useful items from the
  magazines
• Extended list of resources.

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Roots the web site

• Additional material on the web site
• Weekly material developed in quick response to
  topical events
• Community forums, so you can swap ideas,
  experiences and resources with others
• Articles on current issues and new ideas
• A web directory to help you find other useful
  resources on the web

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How much does it cost?

• Annual subscriptions
• Roots Children and Young People 32
• Roots Worship 21
• Combined subscription 46
• Three year subscriptions
• Roots Children and Young People 80
• Roots Worship 53
• Combined subscription 122

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What is distinctive about Roots?

• a unique resource funded and produced by churches
  in the UK and Ireland.
• a unified resource to support worship and
  learning for the whole church.
• a web site that allows quick response to topical
  events, and community forums to enable people to
  swap ideas, experiences and resources with
  others.
• a writing process that uses expertise from
  differing regions and traditions

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Roots
Worship and learning for the whole church