Christian Responsibility Programme
Christian responsibility materials in Liverpool Diocese are obtained from the www.givingingrace.org website. The initiative was launched in 2005 and nearly half of all parishes in the diocese have embarked on a programme using the material, the first 25 parishes netting an impressive £330,000 a year additional giving.
The initiative is not simply about money, it is about vision and commitment. The material is differentiated to attempt to reach people where they are spiritually, as either core church members, congregational members who are in the planned giving scheme or fringe members. It is this differentiated approach that has proved so helpful - especially in large churches.
The website based resource contains all the preaching, teaching, publicity, prayer and other materials a parish will need. This includes material for children, all age worship, youth groups, visiting and case studies of parishes who have used the programme
The site is divided into sections on:
Leadership
Prayer
Preaching
Communication
Interaction
There is also a Timetables section with agendas for the meetings and checklists.
If parishes would like to discuss the programme either gordon.fath@liverpool.anglican.org or kath.rogers@liverpool.anglican.org will be happy to arrange this. A team of honorary advisers is also available to work with parishes.
Contacts
Kath Rogers
Senior Resources Officer
0151 705 2180
Gordon Fath
Resources Officer
0151 705 2180
Ian Taylor
Financial Resources Officer
0151 705 2180
(Mondays-Wednesdays)
Tom Beesley
Building Resources Officer
0151 705 2180
(Tuesdays and Thursdays)
Carol Griffiths
CUF enquiries & Administrator
0151 705 2180
Kim Stanley
Gift Aid Officer and
Geographic Information Systems
0151 705 2132
