COS Additional Resources
DMC staff are available to help. They are eager to answer your questions, and are available to facilitate a discussion with your church council or diaconate about "When is the right time to do a COS?" and "Are we ready?" DMC staff can identify churches in your area who have already completed a COS; and they can provide information about financial support that may be available through Operation Manna.
Check out the resources and stories available from DMC. Your COS team might consider reading together one of the books from the recommended reading list under Community Ministry. You may find ideas and inspiration from some of our Operation Manna partners and stories found in the Partners newsletter about Community Ministry.
Christian Reformed Home Missions staff in your area can provide resources on topics related to the COS process, such as Prayer, Evangelism, Developing Small Groups, and Discovering your Gifts.
Christian Reformed Race Relations has helpful resources for churches in ethnically diverse neighbourhoods that are seeking ways to grow as an inter-cultural church.
CRWRC's Communities First material, edited by Jay VanGroningen is available from Faith Alive Christian Resources. The material contains a book, DVD and 8 workbooks. The book describes a framework for local community development. The workbooks have useful activities that help apply the framework principles to your church.
The Roxburgh Missional Network's Moving Back into the Neighbourhood (MBiN) Workbook addresses the need that many churches have - learning how to re-engage their local neighbourhoods and communities. The MBiN Workbook is a detailed guide for churches wanting to know how to do this in their own contexts.
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