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This advice was originally written in August 2005, and was checked in May 2021. It contains helpful pointers for Intermediate Bodies in relation to emergency planning, and was written by Val Potter, a long-serving County Ecumenical Officer and former Trustee of CTE. Be aware that if the law changes, this page may become slightly inaccurate. Background The Civil Contingencies...
A Review of Intermediate Ecumenical Life in England
Still enormously useful and current is A Review of Intermediate Ecumenical Life in England (2011). This valuable document reflects on all aspects of the life of an Intermediate Body and can be used easily for reflection or review of the vitality...
How to Get Started Locally
Are you interested in starting up a local Churches Together group (or similar) in your area? If so, we’ve brought together these top tips to help you get started… 1. Talk with local church leaders Local Churches Together groups always work best when...
Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs)
Local Ecumenical Partnerships (LEPs) come in all shapes and sizes. They are created when Christian denominations work together under a formal agreement. One kind of agreement is extremely noticeable – when denominations come into partnership by setting up a single congregation. Others...
Unity at a local level
Churches coming together at a local level is at the heart of Christian unity. Throughout the country, from the largest of towns to the smallest of villages, the church is active. Because of their shared Christian faith, churches in local...
A Flexible Framework for Local Unity in Mission
A Flexible Framework for Local Unity in Mission is an easy-to-use framework which helps local churches to collaborate with confidence and flexibility – guiding them step-by-step to develop the right agreement for their venture. Who is it for? Our framework and toolkit are...
Re-imagining Churches Together groups
If you're wondering "Help! What do we do with our local Churches Together group?" then this new resource is aimed at you.It's been put together by three County Ecumenical Officers to help local groups as they come together and re-focus...
Local Ecumenical Enablers
This page contains information about a new role that is operating in certain parts of England, that of the Local Ecumenical Enabler. This role can, in some contexts, further support local ecumenical working as it is based in a local...
Churches Group for Evangelisation
The group brings together those in our Member Churches who take responsibility for portfolios of mission and evangelism in their denomination. It also draws on the expertise and giftings from our Charities and Networks in Association and other parachurch organisations...
Mission Research Network
This body is a CTE co-ordinating group being committed to ecumenical missiological reflection and sharing insights with the churches in England to enable them to make better-informed decisions regarding mission-shaped strategies. In August 2022 the Mission Research Network re-worked their...
Churches Group for New Housing Areas
Welcome to this web area about how the churches in England, local, regional and national, are responding to the new housing agenda. The CTE New Housing Areas (NHA) group exists to help churches in England understand and engage effectively with...
Churches Rural Group
After a period of listening by members of the Rural Churches Group during 2022 the group was formally closed in a meeting on 21 October 2022 via Zoom. Some former members of the Group continued to be involved at a...
Urban Mission Alliance
The Urban Mission Alliance (UMA) is a new group beginning to meet for the first time in 2022. Ben Aldous from CTE and Dave Champness from the Estates Evangelism Task Force seek to gather, ecumenically, those folk who are the national...
UK Christian Youth Work Consortium
The Christian Youth Work Consortium brings together denominations, Christian youth agencies and training providers. It gives a voice to Christian youth work on regional and national bodies and provides information about youth work training in the UK.Its aims are to: affirm, encourage...