Forward Together Resources

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• What is Australian culture?
• Is there only one culture or are there sub-cultures?
• How is the church to relate to the culture?
• What aspects of the Gospel do we need to emphasise to reach Australian people with the Good News of Jesus Christ?

2. Forming New Faith Communities [$5]
Four sessions offering aims; guidance to the person leading the group; various questions to discuss; and readings at the end of each session. The key purposes are to make the concept of and commitment to Faith Communities clearer and stronger.

3. Stewardship [$5]
These sessions draw on the Study on Stewarding Many Opportunities, Many Doors which was prepared for the Eighth Assembly. Stewardship is about Christians discovering they are called to be stewards - stewards of the resources God has given them in the service of Jesus Christ and His mission.

Special: puchase books 1-3 for $12

4. Further help with Faith Conversations [$5]
Practical ideas on sharing one's faith and encouraging others to share theirs.

5. Community Meetings and Visions for the Local Community [$3]
This resource provides -

• guidelines to help a local congregation initiate an ecumenical public meeting in a local community;
• ways the meeting can help the local community focus on its goals for the future and so help it plan the present; and
• stories of ministers and congregations who have helped local communities in this way.

6. Moving with God's Spirit in Creation [$4.50]
One of the great theological insights of recent times is that humankind is to 'move with God's spirit' in exercising care of creation and environmental responsibility. Only in this way can the resources of this world available to us now, have any hope of being available to future generations. This kit has been prepared to help in these tasks.

7. Building Bridges [$3]
There are many issues to consider in becoming a more multicultural church. This book is a collection of 36 stories about people's experience in sharing life and faith and building bridges of understanding with those from different cultures in multi-ethnic congregations or parishes of the Uniting Church in Australia.

8. Customers or Staff [$2.50]
This book encourages local congregations to be communities of faith where people love, accept, are honest with and care for each and are open to the local community. Through the use of worship, discussion, activities, Biblical insights and a variety of experiences, the authors seek to help members of congregations to be active staff and not just passive customers.

Studies - Risking the Way of Jesus [$3]
Studies for adults, young people and children which focus on four dimensions of the Christian life: being welcoming, being involved, discipling and risking the way of Jesus.

Video - Faith Sharing [$12]
Four humorous videos with a study guide designed to stimulate, challenge and excite people about the importance of sharing their faith in Jesus Christ and to help them become more effective in their witness.

Offering English Conversation [$7.50]
A resource for outreach by a congregation in a multicultural community. A model for an English Conversation Practice Group.

Calling us by Name [$7.50]
Designed to help people value the small congregation for its own sake; as well as encourage members of small churches in their worship, ministry and service by recalling the experiences and opportunities of others in churches like their own.

Fresh New Ways [$10]
A Conference of the same name was held in Melbourne in December 1996. This book includes papers and discussion from the Conference as well as contributions submitted by participants since the event. It identifies new models that are emerging around new structures in the life of the institutional church.

Celebrating Evangelism in a Time of Change [$6]
Evangelism is a vital task for the Church and at no time has it been more important than now. This book contains the text of the major addresses and a record of most of the electives of a Conference of the same name held in Sydney in April 1997.

Equipping Small Group Leaders [$10]
Developing a "church of small groups" is one of the most effective strategies for growing the church. This easy reading resource contains information on how to run effective small groups; teaches basic skills of pastoral care; how to lead people to faith; and to pray for the sick.