Ministry / Mission

A user-friendly guide to being church and planting churches. Designed to be read in under 30 minutes.

Explores 'formation', an increasingly central idea in Christian discipleship. It addresses the issues faced in discipleship today, from widespread lack of knowledge of the Christian faith, to Christianity's conflict with many of society's predominant values and attitudes. An essential resource for all involved in nurturing and shaping disciples.

Resisting the urge to instruct with a more polemical voice, the SCM Studyguide to Church Leadership will encourage ordinands and trainee church leaders to reassess modern pressures and priorities and to re-orient creatively around the callings, giftings, and approaches that are suitable to Christ and particular to the Church.

A feast of material for the entire Christian year from popular retreat leader and spiritual writer Ann Lewin, including seasonal liturgies, prayers, worship ideas, retreat programmes and themed reflections.

The nine criteria the Church of England uses to discern potential vocations to the priesthood are explored, and linked with personal qualities that are necessary for new, but also existing, leaders in a church and culture which has changed much over the last 50 years.

In every age, Christians experience pressure to embrace contemporary culture. In 2 Corinthians 2-7,Paul writes into this setting, urging the Corinthians then, and us today, to embrace the  weak ministry of Gospel proclamation as it is in this weakness that God s power is exhibited. Nothing could be more opposite to our celebrity culture.