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Roots for Churches

Engaging resources to enrich your worshipping community

Roots offers you creative ways to explore the Bible together, discover how God speaks into the world today and put faith into action.

Lectionary, Seasonal & Topical Lead, Preach, Nurture | Learn, Explore, Grow Worship Together | Children & Youth

The Roots team regularly gather theologians and practitioners from around the UK, Ireland and Australia to prayerfully consider Scripture and write the resources you use each week.

Our Managing Director, Melanie Cave, hosts our podcast, introducing you to some of our contributors and inviting you into behind the scenes conversations that go into producing our resources.

Join us for interviews about the nitty gritty of ministry, worship, outreach, preaching, theology, and everyone engaging with the Bible together.

Explore our wealth of resources at www.rootsforchurches.com

We believe GREAT church transforms lives and communities.

Growing: We believe churches need resources to grow through worship, discipleship & mission.

Relevant: We believe worship, discipleship & mission must be expressed afresh through culture.

Engaging: We believe faith should engage our whole being.

Authentic: We believe church is a place to belong and be known.

Together: We believe we should read the Bible in community.

We want to equip you to lead well in your church: facilitating transformational worship and preaching, intergenerational ministry, engaging children’s and youth groups, and relevant mission.

Roots for Churches is an ecumenical partnership of the Methodist Church, the Church of England, the Church of Ireland, the United Reformed Church, the Sunday School Council of Wales, Churches Together in Britain and Ireland, and Christian Education.

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