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Wildside Education
Richard, Alison and the owners of their woodland site aim to help individuals to become more in touch with nature, through personal experience. They believe that we all share a responsibility as caretakers of God's world. Their site has been described as "a taste of Eden"!

Wildside Education have a huge amount to offer to Church groups. They hope Churches will contact them to discuss possibilities.

"Wildside Education are a real boon to Church groups"
Pastor Steven Reed, Hemyock Baptist Church.

"An amazing experience of being in and alongside God's creation. It feels like "coming home" in so many ways. Highly recommended." Tim Boxer, Church youthworker in Cullompton.

www.wildsideeducation.co.uk

Training launched to extend warm welcome to people intrigued by church
Everybody Welcome is designed for use by small groups or Parochial Church Councils over five sessions and provides a leader’s manual, booklets for participants, and a DVD including interviews and footage showing the power of a good (and not so good) welcome. Previews can be viewed online at www.everybodywelcome.org.uk.

Reflecting on his motivation for creating the course, Bob Jackson comments:
“In my experience … many people have tried out their church again through initiatives like ‘Back to Church Sunday’, and huge crowds are turning up at Christmas. God is sending us more people, especially young ones" Churches using this should be prompted to think about the welcome they offer to young people, in particular!!

Everybody Welcome, priced £14.99 for the leader’s manual (ISBN 978-07151-4190-8), £3.99 for the members’ manual (ISBN 978-0-7151-4192-2), and £24.99 for the DVD (ISBN 978-07151-4191-5) are available from Christian bookshops from Friday (31st July), or by mail order via the web at www.everybodywelcome.org.uk.

The Culham Institute
A great resource for powerpoints on various themes and for use in assemblies and its free!

http://cowo.culham.ac.uk/reflections/index.php

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