We have produced an article called Get Into Gear as a guide to enable churches to reach out effectively to their local school communities. To view the article and / or download a pdf version please click here.

Get Into Gear

We have produced an article called Get Into Gear as a guide to enable churches to reach out effectively to their local school communities. To view the article and / or download a pdf version please click here.

The Great Potential On Our Doorstep

Please click on the link below to view another article about how churches might impact their local schools.

The Great Potential On Our Doorstep

Useful Resources

To explore further how churches can impact their local schools and support Christians involved in education we recommend the following resources which are available from the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity.

Supporting Christians in Education

This innovative booklet is a ‘must read' for every Christian leader and teacher. Written by Trevor Cooling, Director of Transforming Lives, and Mark Greene, the Executive Director at the London Institute for Contemporary Christianity, this guide lays out a compelling vision for Christian involvement in education.

Supporting Christians in Education provides a host of practical ideas for how churches and Christian organisations can provide support and encouragement to teachers, governors, schools workers, chaplains and others involved in education.

"Rarely has so much accumulated wisdom and so many practical suggestions been communicated so concisely, warmly and encouragingly. In this inspiring, extended conversation, Trevor Cooling and Mark Greene show us all how we can ‘do education' better and in a more biblical way."

Bryan Cowling, Chief Executive, Anglican Education Commission, Sydney.

You can purchase the booklet for £5.00.

The Transforming Lives DVD and Toolkit

These multi-media resources support churches and Christian organisations in exploring the vocation to teach. They provide a range of material for use with young people and adults covering:

• The vocation of teaching
• A distinctive Christian contribution to teaching
• The role of the Christian teacher in a diverse society

The DVD features three teachers at work in their school and others talking about their experience of teaching. In addition there is comment from well-known Christian figures Joel Edwards, Bishop James Jones and Ann Holt.

The Toolkit is packed full of practical ideas for using the DVD material to explore the vocation to teach in services, sermons, Bible studies, discussion groups, youth meetings, with students and in a dedicated education evening. 

You can purchase a stylishly boxed version of the Toolkit and DVD for just £5.