Everyday questions

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THESE DOWNLOADS ARE PART OF a suite of resources designed to help congregations of all kinds to grow in confidence with sharing and living out their faith every day.

If you haven’t yet read ‘The journey to becoming a church of missional disciples’ please do, as these resources are part of a suite of other things you can use as part of that process.

About these resources

Developed by the Diocese of Bath and Wells, Everyday questions aims to provide a starting point for people to think about issues around them and how their faith can shape their responses. There are 40 questions in all, and while these can be used in churches they are aimed at a wider audience.

Possible places for use include in schools, at home, with children/youth work, with friends and beyond.

Below you can download the questions in one or more of the following formats:

• The full set of 40 questions in a format that be used on a projector, slide by slide
• The same slides but smaller so that there are 8 per page – good for quick-printing.
• The full set of questions with crop and bleed marks should you wish to get them professionally printed as a pack of cards.
• A numbered list only of all the questions.

As well as starting conversations, it’s important to notice change. Although some people may find change easy, most will find it challenging. We suggest a pattern for noticing change:

1. Imagine. What changes would you like to see, hope to see, dream of seeing? Have you noticed any changes in people’s conversations, levels of trust and openness, more outward reflection on their faith journey?
2. Identify. What have you seen or heard that is different in what – or who – people are praying for? How do people respond to the questions initially? How do they respond after a month, or longer?
3. Insights. What does this show you about the ways in which your culture is changing? What have you learned works well in your context to begin conversations about everyday faith? What needs to be done next, or to help strengthen this?