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Title: The Church in Harborough


1
The Church in Harborough
  • What does it DO?

2
Primary School Kids
  • Assemblies
  • Ministerial / Church Links
  • It's Your Move
  • Easter Stations
  • Christmas Services
  • Head teacher support
  • Education
  • Holiday Clubs

3
Teenage Work
  • Pastoral Work
  • Education
  • Brooke House
  • The Cube
  • Youth Alpha
  • Esteem Sexual Education
  • Church Youth Clubs (usually ecumenical in
    content!)

4
Prayer Activities
  • Prison Fellowship
  • Maranatha
  • Prayer Walking
  • Signs of Life
  • Revelations Youth Prayer Group

5
Justice and Peace
  • Credit Union
  • Peace Vigil
  • One World Week
  • Christian Aid Week
  • Fair Trade Town Status

6
Public Witness
  • Good Friday Witness
  • Christian Aid Service Collection
  • Concerts
  • Late Night Shopping
  • Prayer Point
  • Harvest
  • Arts Fresco
  • Pentecost Celebration

7
Caring for the Community
  • Bower House
  • Drugs Work
  • Pregnancy Counselling
  • Bereavement Loss
  • Hospital Services, Chaplaincy and Visiting
  • Residential Home Communions and Hymn Services
  • Prison Chaplaincies and Visiting
  • New Horizons Coffee Shop
  • Holiday from Home

Street Pastors Listening Courses
8
Fellowship and Learning Together
  • Ministers' Fellowship
  • CTH Forums
  • Prayer and Share
  • Ecumenical Housegroups
  • Certificate in Christian Discipleship
  • Pulpit swaps
  • United Services
  • Harborough Praise

9
Not including what we do individually!
  • Normal Church
  • Youth Groups
  • Kids Groups
  • Weddings / Funerals Baptisms / Dedications
  • Alpha / Christianity Explored
  • the list IS endless!
  • Parents Toddler Groups
  • Drop-ins
  • Halls available to other Community Groups
  • Home Groups
  • Visiting
  • Junior Churches

10
And where we all witness
  • Teachers
  • Medical Staff
  • Local BusinessesOwners / Managing directors
    to front line staff
  • Public Services
  • Local Politics
  • Local Community involvement, e.g. HIT
  • Police / Fire
  • Etc.

11
Were The Church in Harborough
  • Its what we do!

12
Why are we here?
  • Prayer of Jesus they may be one
  • Pooling resources
  • Gaining in understanding of one another and
    Christian faith
  • Encouragement
  • Putting on a united Christian faith
  • Support community projects
  • Share friendship, fun and joy
  • Learn from differences and recognise unity
  • Better witness to the Town and world better and
    bigger than one little corner

13
 What do we hope to achieve?
  • Make a difference
  • Better knowledge and love of each other
  • Witness to working together
  • Honour God when we love one another
  • Do things we couldnt achieve on our own
  • Big events to increasing Christian awareness
  • Shared training
  • Shared outreach
  • Shared discipleship
  • Theological Training - CCD

14
 What sort of things?
  • Seeking Gods will for the town and putting his
    will into practice
  • Prayer
  • Community engagement
  • Street Pastors
  • Mission to Meadowdale
  • Potential big event?
  • Arts Fresco professional Christian performer to
    integrate as Christian witness
  • Praise in the Park
  • 2011 is the 400th anniversary of the King James
    Bible an opportunity?

15
Vision for the Future
  • God is blessing Churches Together
  • God wants us to engage in Outreach
  • CUBE
  • Meadowdale Estate
  • Prayer Walking
  • Star Club
  • Sunday Brunch ?
  • Credit Union
  • Forums have often lacked spark
  • We have an increased need for Prayer!

16
The Challenge to Decide
  • Are you committed to working with other
    Christians to reach the community for Christ?
  • OR
  • Are you just interested in getting bums on the
    seats of your church?

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