National Estate Churches Network

Tag: Discipleship

Stepping Up with Mustard Seed

Heather Black, programme leader, gives us an update on the Mustard Seed’s Stepping Up programme, in the Diocese of York.
Growing Good – Free discipleship course

Find out about the Growing Good Toolkit, a free discipleship course. Explore how your church can grow and make a difference in your community.
A film to watch

Nomadland – Frances McDormand I recently watched a film with my son called Nomadland. He always reviews films as it is his passion, so here is Caleb Barron’s review of Nomadland. ‘I’m going to put aside the production of this film. Many reviews here take real issue with this film because it is a vehicle…
How about an interesting read?

Barbara Glasson – I am Somewhere Else (Gospel Reflections from an Emerging Church) I know I am probably behind the times as this book was published in 2006 however, I have been reading it with a friend recently. Right from the introduction I felt drawn in from both Barbara’s easy to read style and to…
Who’s who @NECN introducing Lynne Norman

My earliest memories of my formative years are mostly of those from the 1980s, when my family lived on Malvern Avenue, part of an estate on the borders between Hapton and Padiham in Lancashire. A quick search on Google Streetview shows me that our old family home is still standing – although the estate…
Who’s who @NECN Introducing John Rafferty

I was born and brought up in a large council housing estate on the South Side of Glasgow. This was the 1950’s and 60’s when the policy was to move people from the old tenements of the centre to new, modern housing on the periphery of town. 50,000 people moved to Pollok where I…
Proximity 2021 Programme

Check out the Proximity website for more information about their packed programme to help mobilise and equip you and your team for urban mission. Alongside keynote speakers Bob Ekblad, Rachel Gardner, Josh Smedley, Sam Ward, Andy Hawthorne and Sarah Small, there’ll also be testimonies from Eden teams, interviews with Eden members and leaders and…
Webinar: C of E vision for the 2020s Monday 26 April, 12.30 – 1.30pm

Join Archbishop Stephen Cottrell and panel members to find out more about the emerging vision and strategic priorities for the Church for the next decade. This is the second in a series of webinars that will explore what it means to be a church that is centred on Jesus Christ and shaped by Jesus Christ – a church that is simpler, humbler, bolder. In this session, we will be…
Stay Alert to the Spirit

Are you looking for a new course to stay connected with young people in your community? Read all about the ‘Stay Alert to the Spirit’ programme put together by Jesus Shaped People… Despite our technology, wealth and 21st Century ‘know how’ we’ve been humbled by a virus, like an elite Premier League Football Club…
Proximity Conference 2021

We wanted to let you know that Proximity is heading back online for 2021! Running from 7-8 May, Proximity is our annual Urban Mission Conference and it’s totally FREE. We’ll be joined by inspiring and challenging speakers including Bob Ekblad, Rachel Gardner, Josh Smedley, Andy Hawthorne, Sam Ward and Sarah Small who will help each of us explore God’s call…
The World of Jesus a New Course from Jesus Shaped People

A new 8 week online course on Wednesdays from April 7th, 7–9 pm Gordon Dey from Jesus Shaped People has created an eight-week, Zoom-driven course entitled World of Jesus that draws from his experience of leading pilgrimage groups to Israel and Palestine over the past 30 years. Gordon is offering the opportunity for people belonging to…
Worship at Home Resources for Holy Week and Easter

This time last year, we were trying to get our heads around not being in the church building for Holy Week and Easter. Actually, that’s not quite right: we were trying to get our heads around not being able to gather for Holy Week and Easter. In Hodge Hill in recent years, many of the…