Resource type: How To Guide
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Disability Access Toolkit for Communities
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The Church has often struggled with disability inclusion, thinking only of access needs as an afterthought, only for specific disabilities or, sometimes, not at all. Because of this, many disabled people have faced exclusion or felt invisible within faith communities. We want to help church spaces and communities recognise ways in which they could be more…
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Group Resources Round-Up
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October Theme: Welcome to Uni / Black History Month Taking time to prepare devotional Preparing for the Unexpected Devotional Liberation Theology Workshop Black Theology 101 Resource Black History Month Website Anti-racism Resources November Theme: Reconciliation Coventry Cathedral’s Litany of Reconciliation Reconciliation – Reflections on Coventry’s Role SCM peace workshops On Small Resistances and Powerful Reconciliation Blog December…
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The SCM Guide to Make Do and Mend
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Looking after the clothes we have is the most sustainable change we can make to our wardrobes. If clothes last longer, we will buy less, and therefore use fewer natural resources in production, fewer carbon emissions in manufacturing, and send fewer garments to landfill when our wardrobes get too full. Did you know that the UK…
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The SCM Little Book of Ice Breakers
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Introduction Welcome to the SCM little book of icebreakers! When we don’t take time to ‘break the ice’ a group activity can feel like a trek through drying cement with strangers, and we want yours to be more akin to a walk in the park with good friends! The games and activities contained in this…
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How to Use Social Media
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There are lots of great reasons for using social media – to create dialogue, to share information, and to keep in touch. Having a presence online can be really beneficial to your group and it’s members. What is social media? Social media is a form of web-based communication. It has transformed the way we communicate, and created…
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How to Run an Engaging Freshers Stall
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Freshers’ week is a key time to attract new members to your society and raise your profile. There will be lots of stalls, events and opportunities for students once they reach university. So get organised and make sure you stand out from the crowd. Here are SCM’s top ten tips to help you get started.…
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How to Run a Workshop
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Workshops are a great way to help people engage with big issues and work together. If you have a well thought out plan and feel confident then nothing should stop your workshop being a great success! Get support If you’ve never done something like this before, or you’re just a bit busy, don’t feel you…
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How to Publicise Your Group
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Student groups have the eternal problem of recruiting new members. Whether you’re an existing group whose members have graduated or a new group just starting out, letting people know that you exist and what you’re about is crucial. It will take a bit of work and a lot of enthusiasm, but there’s no reason your…
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How to Plan and Lead Worship
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Leading worship can be nerve wracking and feel like a big responsibility. You can feel under pressure to put on a good ‘show’, by providing a profound, insightful message and beautiful worship. Actually, you are as much a facilitator as a leader. You are not the star of the show; your job is to create…
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How to get Campaigning
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Campaigning is the process of mobilising people to join together to take action to challenge the powerful to make decisions to help benefit, not harm, the powerless. “Speak up for those who cannot speak for themselves, for the rights of all who are destitute” Proverbs 31:8 Why campaign? It’s clear from the Bible that God…