Extend: Participating in God’s mission in the world
This page contains ideas, resources, courses and training
for nurturing the Extend cycle of Discipleship in your church.
‘As the Father has sent me, so I send you.’ John 20:21
About the Extend Cycle: The public nature of our faith comes into focus as we are called to engage with our communities and participate in God’s mission of love, justice, and reconciliation. Discipleship nurtured within the church takes visible shape as we share the Good News, nurture faith in others, love our neighbours, confront injustice, and care for creation. This calling is often lived out with the help of a Mission Action Plan (or similar resources), which supports churches in discerning how best to join God’s mission in their specific contexts.
Our Compassionate Communities team offers targeted support to churches participating in God’s mission in London Diocese.
Discipleship courses to resource and support Social Action and Social Justice
The Amos course is a six part series of small group sessions that grapple with the challenge of the Old Testament book of Amos in today’s world.
Growing Good is a seven part course from Church Urban Fund helping churches grow in knowledge about their community, confidence for mission and connection with their neighbours.
Inclusive Church is a full set of small group study resources to complement the Inclusive Church resource book series, one on each theme: Disability; Ethnicity; Gender; Mental Health; Poverty, and Sexuality.
The Difference Course is a five part course equipping churches to cross divides, navigate disagreement and pursue a just and flourishing world.
Truth to Power – Five videos and accompanying resources about justice, power, homelessness, refugees and Christian Socialism from Christians on the Left.
Courses from Churches Together in Britain and Ireland (CTBI)
Politics at the service of the Common Good is a seven part series helping churches think though their engagement with the political realities and processes that shape our society.
Sanctuary: The Hospitality of Host, Guest and Stanger is a seven part course that aims to support churches in reflecting on the significance of sanctuary for our times.
Courses from Church Action on Poverty (CAP)
Act on Poverty is a six part course series helping churches gain a deeper understanding of poverty and become equipped to speak to political representatives about related issues.
Untold Stories is a five part Bible study course from Matthew’s Gospel highlighting different perspectives and challenging churches to put faith into action.
Dangerous Stories is a five part Bible study course challenging the church to get alongside the people who are on the margins of society – and to speak out for justice.
Courses from The Methodist Church
Living Justly is a seven part group resource for exploring God’s justice.
Walking with Micah is a five-week bible study course aiming to help groups engage with the challenges of justice in the Old Testament book of Micah.
Courses from USPG
United Beyond Borders: Migration and Movement is a five-week study course exploring migration and the global movement of people, with stories from the world church.
Who is our Neighbour? is a six-session guide informed by the Parable of the Good Samaritan, offering shared experiences in the Church, in all its diversity, of what it is to be a good neighbour today.
For Christ is Our Peace is a six-session course exploring the idea of Just Peace as providing a shape for Christian discipleship.
Courses from The Clewer Initiative
Children in the Shadows – Revisited is a six week course focusing on child exploitation in the UK and beyond.
Waiting in the Wilderness is a six-week course, that draws on themes from Luke 13 and encourages individuals and churches to respond to modern slavery in their communities.
True Freedom is a six week course, drawing on themes from the book of Galatians, and designed to encourage individuals and churches to respond to modern slavery in their communities.
Women in the Shadows are five short films which include haunting survivor stories, dramatised by actresses, and expert interviews…the resource concentrates on a different forms of modern slavery facing women and girls in the UK today.
Journeys is a five-week Lent offering, challenging churches to move from the side-lines to action in response to modern slavery.
Seven Letters to the Churches is a devotional resource building on these famous letters from the book of Revelation and interpreting them for our current context. An opportunity for prayer, reflection, and the identification of appropriate action against modern slavery.
Envoy is an innovative step-by-step coaching community developing your evangelism and effectiveness in living missionally.
Faith Pictures is a six session resource from Church Army to help Christians of all traditions talk about their own story of faith with confidence.
Talking Jesus is a course to train Christians to share their faith through six video sessions and a coursebook.
Climate Justice and Discipleship is a five-part offering of reflections and contemplative practices to explore climate justice and our individual and communal responses. With videos and accompanying resource.
The Carbon Literacy Shareable Christian Congregations Course contains four modules with everything you need to deliver a day’s worth of interactive training.
