Five homemade baptism gifts that encourage faith at home
These giveaway ideas for baptism families make it special for them, and encourage the continuing journey of faith afterwards.
How to use palm crosses to help families to pray
Visual aids and simple language can help families to pray. Here’s an example for Palm Sunday.
How to use poppies to help families pray at Remembrance services
Visual aids and simple language can help families to pray in church and at home for Remembrance Sunday.
How Vigil Eucharists the night before a funeral support grieving families
Read how to deliver a Vigil Eucharist of the highest standard as part of your church’s care for bereaved families.
How we adapted ‘Blue Christmas’ for the bereaved
How one parish in Teddington adapted the American ‘Blue Christmas’ service for the bereaved in their community.
How we grew our toddler numbers through doing baptism follow-up
Two simple techniques to keep in touch with baptism families resulted in increased numbers of toddlers in the congregation.
Sermon and prayer ideas for baptism services
Tried and tested talks and the prayers that have worked well at baptism services.
Ten key opportunities for funerals ministry
Church of England funerals research provides the foundation to make the most of ten key opportunities – see them here.
Ten steps to setting up a wellbeing community outreach project
An inspiring Christian from Lancashire transforms the lives of local older people through sport and wellbeing ministry.
Why I involve baptism families in choosing Bible readings
Discover what happened when a parish priest began encouraging parents and godparents to choose Bible readings.
