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World Mission Council

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RESOURCES

Information about the following resources are available on this page:
Prayers
Presentations
How guides
Other resources
Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge

Text-based downloads on this page are available in Word [.doc], rich text [.rtf] and text only [.txt] formats. Image heavy files are also available in [.pdf] format, which requires Adobe Reader to view. Click here to download the programme for free.

Prayers

The World Mission publishes a popular prayer diary which highlights the challenges influencing our partners worldwide on a week-by-week basis.
Worship on the Web logo and link to pages You can download this resource, entitled Prayer Focus along with an range of worship resources and materials from across the Church, on our dedicated Worship on the Web area. Visit these pages here.

The UPDATE email newsletter also includes prayers in each edition and is available on here on our news page.


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Presentations

Presenting issues and events using computer slideshows and videos is an excellent way to discover world church issues. We currently have the following presentations available:

Sowing the seeds of peace in Sudan

A brief presentation giving an overview of the Maiwut community-based agriculture programme being run by our partner church - the Presbyterian Church of Sudan (PCOS), with suggestions on how you can get involved with supporting it.
Photograph of survivors after the South Asian Earthquake
Sorghum - a vital cereal crop in Sudan
Download presentation:

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(448KB)

Technical requirements: Microsoft PowerPoint

To receive a copy or copies of the above presentation, please contact us, noting the title of the presentation you would like. We shall post the presentations to you.

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How? guides

Interested in how to become more involved in World Mission? We are developing a series of easy-to-use guides which aim to help. Some of these can be downloaded here, and we will continue to update this list as the guides become available.

Download: How can we build a World Church Team?

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Download: How does the Partner Plan Scheme work?

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Other resources

Human trafficking resource pack:

Prepared jointly by the Guild, World Mission Council and the Church and Society Council, this resource pack is available to download from the Church and Society pages here.

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Society in Scotland for Propagating Christian Knowledge (SSPCK)

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SSPCK was founded in 1709 and celebrated its 300th anniversary in 2009. Its purpose is to encourage the promotion of Christian knowledge in Scotland and overseas. It gives grants to mission projects sponsored by the Church of Scotland.

For further information about SSPCK, email sspck@cofscotland.org.uk

You can complete an online grant application here.

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In this section

Introduction
Welcome to the World Mission Council pages

Linking worldwide
Our vision and work with partners across the world

Getting involved
How you can help support our work and campaigns

News and events
The latest updates from the council

Resources
A range of information and resources to download

Contact us
How to get in touch with the council and our staff

 

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