Resources on Irishmethodist.org
You can find specific resources available within the Irishmethodist.org website by using this directory.
Faith & Order
"A Theology of Place - One Place for All Places" - Discussion paper by Mr Glenn Jordan, Director of the Skainos Project, the Urban Redevelopment Programme associated with the East Belfast Mission. This paper may be useful if you are thinking about some of the practical implications of planning new church premises as well as the use and place of current premises within local communities
Guidelines for Multi-Faith Worship (revised in the light of 2004 edition of Manual of Laws) Irish Methodism and Inter-Faith Understanding - a report to Conference 2007 Word of Faith Movement - report to Conference 2008 | |
Inter-Faith StudiesA set of Bible Studies to help local congregations in midweek meetings to reflect upon their experiences of meeting people from other religions and cultural backgrounds: |  |
| The Use of Methodist Church Premises by Other Faith Groups - revised 2010 |  |
Confirmation Certificate - front | |
| Confirmation Certificate - back | |
Issues in Focus
Peace and Reconciliation
Healing the Hurts Liturgy - a special Service which could be used in a wide range of settings where a group of people - a congregation - a community - are seeking to recognise their hurts, and bring understanding, forgiveness and healing. Download
Healing the Hurts Bible Studies - Produced to encourage and resource those in our churches who would like to consider the issues associated with healing the hurts of the past a special series of Bible Studies has been prepared by Rev Dr Johnston McMaster and published by the Council on Social Responsibility. Download
Healing Ministry | |
| Liturgy for a Healing Service |  |
| The Christian Healing Ministry - Booklet | |
Leadership | |
A "how to" Folder for Societies and CircuitsA practical guide to the changes in the leadership structures as part of ConneXions. Overall Vision for ConneXions |
Download the complete guide (600kb)  |
2009 Mission Ireland AppealPowerpoint slide show showing Church at sea, Church on the road, Church in Space, Church in the Street and the Crossroads project. The slide show ends with the challenge to take up the Biblical principle of tithing. Download the PowerPoint file (3.89Mb) | |
Bible Study WorkshopsThere are six studies on different themes arising from ConneXions - they will help you and your congregation think and pray through your worship and witness. Download them now (leftclick to view in a new window, rightclick to save to your hard drive) - pdf file (689k)
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Lead on - A series of Bible Workshops especially for Irish Methodists | |
Lead on...is not just for those involved in leadership in the church, but for everyone because we all have leadership roles to play. This series was first produced in print in early 2005 to help develop an understanding of Christian leadership. Download the pdf versions here: Introduction |
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Children's 'Moving on..' Bible Studies
Nine Bible Studies on the ConneXions theme specially adapted for 8 to 12 year olds. These can be downloaded here but are not available in print. (left click to view in a new window, right click to save to your hard drive) - pdf files:
- Introduction
- Session 1
- Session 2
- Session 3
- Session 4
- Session 5 (Coming soon)
- Session 6
- Session 7
- Session 8
- Session 9
