CONNECTED CHURCH

Do you want your church to be a Connected Church?

Engage your church community with global issues, and put faith into action by partnering with Tearfund.

Join Connected Church

Are you looking to engage your church community with global issues of poverty and injustice? 

Are you looking for resources and opportunities for your faith community to grow in discipleship and put their faith in action? 

If your answer is 'yes' then Tearfund's Connected Church is for you.

How does it work?

Connecting your Church, youth group or home group to Tearfund is simple and you choose the level of engagement that that will work for your faith community. The main emphasis is learning together, praying together and acting together. You lead the way to activate your faith community, we resource you and provide inspiration and support. They take what they have learnt and put their faith in action fundraising and advocating for justice together.

Whether your church or group is big or small, young or mature we have resources and opportunities that will get them started on a journey. Discipleship is about putting our faith in action and when a community of people come together around a cause it is inspiring to see what they can achieve. Let us help your church or group find their cause and empower you to lead the way as you Learn, Pray and Act together for justice.

1. Find your Cause

Tearfund works in four main areas which we call causes Modern Slavery, Disasters and Conflict, Child Development and Farming and Enterprise. You can choose to support Tearfund’s work across all four causes or focus on one that you are particularly passionate about.

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2. Find your voice

LEARN As a leader your influence and enthusiasm will act as a catalyst to ignite interest and passion in the cause you choose. Use the resources available to build awareness on the issues that relate to your cause. Connect with the other learning opportunities on offer and take your church, youth group or small group on the journey with you. A relationship manager will be allocated to support you every step of the way.

ACT Encourage your church, youth group or home group to organise a fundraiser, host a workshop, invite a Tearfund speaker, use the home group resources, participate in a Tearfund campaign, host an event, make life changes to support ethical commitments and care for creation.

PRAY As you learn about Tearfund’s partners and the work they are undertaking around the world begin to pray for the work and the partnerships with vulnerable communities that are bringing lasting transformation to people’s lives.

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3. Join the Network

SIGN UP TO THE CONNECTED CHURCH NETWORK 

  1. Register your church community, youth group or small group. This will connect you with a Tearfund staff member who can help get you started on your journey.
  2. Set a target for fundraising, big or small, you choose.
  3. Find out about current events and learning opportunities your community can participate in.
  4. Receive regular updates and personalised support. 

Email us at info@tearfund.org.nz to register now!

 

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Still have questions?

Scroll down to explore our causes, or call us on 0800 800 777 and ask to talk with one of our Church Engagement Team. We welcome your call!

Our causes

Our Work Modern Slavery

We protect people who are vulnerable to trafficking and exploitation with an end-to-end strategy and industry-leading partnership.

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our work Child Development

We offer children a hope more powerful than poverty through sponsorship with our partner, Compassion international.

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our work Disaster and Conflict

We work to restore hope and peace when disaster strikes, providing immediate aid, as well as prevention and rebuilding work.

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our work Farming and Enterprise

We work with farmers and entrepreneurs to build capacity and make lasting change, We give them the capability to lift themselves out of poverty.

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