Faith

Faithful advice

Could Citizens Avice Bureau be coming to a church near you?

Here's helpful and practical guidance produced by CAB and a number of churches who have developed advice services to serve their local community and want to encourage others to do the same.

The Church in Action

A national survey of church-led social action has been undertaken by the Church of England to see what kind of support local parishes are providing for their communities.

Crossing the faith divide

Developing relationships of trust and understanding between cultures and faiths is critical to serving and building up our communities.

Here's some basic ideas if you're starting out on this journey.

Faith archive

Read past articles from the Faith archive (members only)

Join Spurgeons Network

Membership is FREE and benefits include our e-newsletter, networking with other members, discounts on training, as well as access to all areas of the site.

Safeguarding for faith groups

"Churches, other places of worship and faith based organisations provide a wide range of activities for children and have an important role in safeguarding children and supporting families. Like other organisations who work with children they need to have appropriate arrangements in place to safeguard and promote the welfare of children." p.57 Working Together to Safeguard Children (2013)

"Safety should always be at the heart of any activity that involves children, faith-based or otherwise" says the Safe Network which has a dedicated area for faith based groups on its website.

Interfaith Calendar

Helpful for session planning, the BBC maintains a calendar of important dates and Holy Days for all the major faiths.

Faithworks Charter

The Faithworks Charter is a set of 15 principles for churches and Christian agencies to help them serve their local community in a professional and trustworthy manner, consistent with their Christian ethos. Ten years after being drawn up, it is still one of the most helpful and relevant documents to help you think through and put into practice, faith based community work.