One of the best selling Lent study courses of recent years has been from Church House Publishing. This year the five-session course, called Life Source, is written by Robert Warren and Kate Bruce. It focuses on prayer and features two names familiar to the Oxford diocese; those of the Rt Revd Stephen Cottrell, Bishop of Reading, and the Rt Revd John Pritchard, Bishop of Oxford-elect.
The course material costs £3.99 and can be bought from Christian bookshops or direct from Church House Publishing. Call 020 7898 145,www.chpublishing.co.uk
The theme from USPG this year is Going Global, encouraging people to look afresh at what it means to be part of God’s global family. Again it is a five-week study course suitable for individuals or groups. Contact USPG at Partnership House 157 Waterloo Road, London, SE1 8XA or visit their website USPG.org.uk/resources.
A hot topic for discussion this year is the abolition of slavery, with a number of events commemorating the bicentenary of Britain’s abolition of the transatlantic slave trade. A church resource pack has been put together by Action of Churches Together in Scotland, CAFOD, Tearfund and CMS. It contains a five-week Bible study course, leader’s guide and leaflets for up to 10 people, as well as a wealth of background on the issue of slavery past and present.
Called ‘Set All Free’, these resources cost £10 plus p&p and are available by calling 0870 444 1994, or go to www.setallfree.net
