Here is a wide variety of topics from various sources, with a brief explanation and highlighted link. The more recent resources are at the top.
Archbishop Welby on church land for affordable housing: a Church Times report of an interview for ITV Peston’s Politics. Link to CT article.
Pioneer Ministery in New Housing Areas: a Grove book from Ali Boulton and Penny Marsh. CTE Resources page including video interview with the authors and link to purchase.
Downloadable Documents
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What we heard in Milton Keynes
What we heard in Milton Keynes, is a reflection of members of the Churches Group for New Housing Areas in visiting Milton Keynes. Meeting ministers and advisors in 2010. Some interesting reflections on a 20 year period of change and development in a new city which is now 40 years old. /
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Pioneering on Estates and New Housing Developments
Pioneering on Estates and New Housing Developments: An Anvil Journal edition from CMS November 2019
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More than Bricks and Mortar
More than Bricks and Mortar report from the Joint Public Issues Team of the Baptist, Methodist and URC churches report. Includes current context, theology and advice.
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Building New Communities in the North East
AWilliam Leech Research paper by Chris Beales Jan 2019.
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Creating a New Church or Organisation
Paper C31 from the Baptist Union of Great Britain. This explores various aspects relating to setting up a new project eg in relation to the Charity Commission and CIOs and CICs as they develop. From a Baptist perspective from which other denominations can learn
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Planning for Mission in New Housing Areas
An action grid from the Strategy and Develop Unit of the Archbishops Council and Church Commissioners in 2015.
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How to make residents in new housing developments welcome.
A guide for small groups. A leaflet developed and provided by Bob Purcer when an advisor for local churches engaging with new housing communities.
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Faith in New Developments
Partnerships, People and Places: a report and research from the East of England Faiths Council in 2012.
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The Church’s Mission in New Housing and Other Development Area
This is a report on dioceses’ role in supporting the Church’s mission in new housing and other development areas.
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New Housing Report.
Resourcing Mission Bulletin of the Church of England in 2011.
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Fresh Directions in Unity in Mission
A report written for the Council for Christian Unity of the Church of England in 2011. It contains theological and practical exploration of ecumenical arrangements and the challenge of churches working together in new housing areas.
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Planning for Mission in New Housing Areas.
An action grid from the Strategy and Develop Unit of the Archbishops Council and Church Commissioners in 2015.