"Frequently Asked Questions"    Click on a question,  or scroll down

1. What are some useful resources for leaders / elders / deacons / church council members in LEPs?
2. How should we start the process to find a new minister for an LEP
when the present minister announces intention to move on?
3. How can we form a local group of churches together?
4. What do we need to do to form a single congregation of two or more denominations?
5. Which guidelines should we follow in our LEP in order to safeguard children and vulnerable adults?
6. What are some new ways to strengthen mission and unity?
7. How can we develop our churches' together activities in new ways?  (added 28/6/11)
8. How can we have a free website for our local ecumenical group?  (added 2/8/11)
9. Are we covered for insurance in our churches' together activities?  (added 3/8/11)
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More resources will be added

If you are looking for particular resources or have a question which you cannot find answered here, you could try

• browsing the websites in the Where Else section of this website
• emailing the CTNT Ecumenical Officer Revbcollins@aol.com
• emailing another member of the Ecumenical Officers' Team (see Who's Who section)

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1.  What are some useful resources for leaders / elders / deacons / church council members in LEPs?

          Click here for a 2-page list of material from each denomination and from CTE and elsewhere

2.  How should we start the process to find a new minister for an LEP 
when the present minister announces intention to move on?

          Click here for the procedure agreed by your Church Leaders in CTNT

3.  How can we form a local group of churches together?

           A useful little book to help you think through the issues and guide you through the steps is "Together Locally" by Jenny Carpenter, published by Churches Together in England
To purchase online go to this page of CTE website

4.  What do we need to do to form a single congregation of two or more denominations?

          Contact your CTNT Ecumenical Officer  Revbcollins@aol.com

5.  Which guidelines should we follow in our LEP in order to safeguard children and vulnerable adults?

          See this page of CTE website

6.  What are some new ways to strengthen mission and unity?

Edinburgh 2010 offers ideas and resources for developing mission and unity in today's world in your locality .  These are inspired by the significant world missionary conference that was held in Edinburgh 1910 

• CTNT's representative at the Celebration Worship on Sunday afternoon 6th June in the Assembly Hall of the Church of Scotland where the 1910 conference was held, was Bishop Onye Obika.  See his report back to CTNT.
• To read about Edinburgh 2010 conference 2nd-6th June and related events around the world - see www.edinburgh2010.org
• A conference organised by Churches Together in England entitled "Edinburgh 1910-2010: towards unity in mission" at The Hayes, Swanwick, Derbyshire 11th-12th October 2010.  For information visit this page of CTE website
• Suggestions for local celebrations are on the leaflet that was prepared and circulated by CTNT in January 2010.
   

7.  How can we develop our churches' together activities in new ways?

          Click here for a list of suggestions
 

8.  How can we have a free website for our local ecumenical group?

          Use the facility provided by Churches Together in Britain and Ireland:

• A free website and hosting, linked to the new social networking website Churches Together Connect
• The website comes with sample content but is customisable using an easy-to-use Content Management System
• Local groups can add and edit their own sections and pages as required, as well as upload photos and add videos
• A banner and logo, plus a number of themes, are provided, but local groups are free to upload their own
• The website automatically takes news feeds from CTBI and CTE
• Plug-in' content allows local groups to quickly add details and direct links to resources available from CTBI e.g. for the Week of Prayer for Christian Unity, Lent, Creation Time, Racial Justice Sunday and Remembrance Sunday.
   

          To view a sample website click here

          If you are interested in arranging a free Churches Together website, please email CTBI

 

9. Are we covered for insurance in our churches' together activities?

"When one church in a CT group hosts an event for the group, that church's insurance policy does not cover the event unless the trustees have minuted that they are the host and they take the insurance risk. While this may be sufficient for an occasional event, if there is a regular programme of events it would be better for the Churches Together group to take out its own insurance policy."  This is the guidance from Churches Together in England.

          Click here for an information paper on insurance