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The Resource Hub brings together a rich diversity of resources to equip your faith journey. Resources written by ourselves, and resources found on a multitude of other sites gathered from the wider Christian community.

There will be resources for every month of the year, encompassing all the major festivals. There will be a section to help us be the church and we will also look to provide ways to help your church reach out into its local - and the global - community.

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TheResourceHub from the Congregational Federation pulls together an invaluable collection of resources and links that will help equip and empower the local church. Based around Being Church, Doing Church and Festivals there’s soimething for everybody.

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Lent is a season of penance, prayer and repentance, where repentance can mean not only regret and remorse, but also a “change of mind”, a turning around to the right path. Humanity certainly needs Lent.

On this page you can access a number of Lent courses which focus on green issues...

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Lent is a season of penance, prayer and repentance, where repentance can mean not only regret and remorse, but also a “change of mind”, a turning around to the right path. Humanity certainly needs Lent. Let us model it where we can.

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This Lent, journey with us through the Book of Acts and reflect on the attitudes and acts of the disciples that can encourage us to be bringers of hope through Holy Spirit-led attitudes and actions in our own age. Perfect for personal study or for use with your small group, life group, homegroup or cell group or as a whole church congregation.

Guide includes:

Weekly Bible readings

Scriptural Reflections

Stories from Middle East partners

Questions and discussion topics

Prayers and action points

Embrace the Middle East Charity, established in 1854, has over 170 years of experience working alongside our Christian Middle East partners as they identify local needs and make a tangible difference to their communities through the health, education, advocacy and community development programmes they run.

Embrace currently partners with Christians in Egypt, Iraq, Lebanon and Palestine-Israel as they serve people of all faiths and none.

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Embrace the Middle East Trading

Acts of Hope - an Embrace Lent Course

This Lent, journey with us through the Book of Acts and reflect on the attitudes and acts of the disciples that can encourage us to be bringers of hope through Holy Spirit-led attitudes and actions in our own age. Perfect for personal study or for use with your small group, life group, homegroup or cell group or as a whole church congregation.

Guide includes:

Weekly Bible readings

Scriptural Reflections

Stories from Middle East partners

Questions and discussion topics

Prayers and action points

Size: A5, Paperback, 58 pages.

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Acts of Hope - an Embrace Lent CourseThis Lent, journey with us through the Book of Acts and reflect on the attitudes and acts of the disciples that can encourage us to be bringers of hope through Holy Spirit-led attitudes and actions in our own age.

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Wonder Walks – Gospel of John

Wonder Walks is a genuine all-age interactive handbook to help you read, think and talk about the Easter story as you go on a walk. Eight different walks take you from Jesus’ triumphal entrance into Jerusalem to his death and resurrection.

This booklet is your handy guide while you are out and about, giving you short readings, task and questions to consider as you walk.

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Here you can find a wide selection of liturgical and small group courses for the Lent and Easter season.

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Kate Bruce, Michael Leyden, Jessica Martin

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Together for a Season: Lent, Holy Week and Easter

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Join thousands this Lent for a 40-day generosity challenge – building habits, deepening faith and reflecting the heart of Jesus through everyday acts.

Each day offers a simple invitation to give, bless, and grow in generosity – one act at a time.

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From the Inside Out is a 6-week introductory spiritual formation course. The course explores six key topics:

What is Spiritual Formation?

What is my picture of God?

What is my picture of myself?

What is my picture of the Gospel?

How do people change?

How do I follow Jesus?

From the Inside Out is free, easy to host and ideal for small groups and as a Lent course.

‘The materials are good too - warmly and gently presented, with plenty of supporting material (I particularly appreciated the workbook/devotional to do alongside). There is some life-changing stuff in Inside Out.’

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Fried, Frazzled and Fatigued? - Renovare

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The Church of England’s theme for Lent 2026 is Draw Near: Life-giving habits for Lent.

This year’s resources have at their heart the theme of a ‘rhythm of life’ – habits and patterns which help us grow as disciples of Christ day by day, especially as we prepare to celebrate the great mystery of God’s saving love at Easter.

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Draw Near: Life-giving habits for Lent | The Church of England

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Learn more about the Church of England’s 2025 Lent campaign, Living Hope. This Lent we are encouraged to put down deep roots of hope by connecting with God who is with us at all times.

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Lent is bigger than giving up chocolate. It’s about letting go of what weighs us down and being open to what lifts us up. The benefits last longer than 40 days – it’s a way of life, and we do it together.

This year’s Lent and Easter resources are designed to help you lead services that are rooted in Scripture and alive with hope. Each week focuses on a simple shift: letting go of fear, control, scarcity, or appearances, and embracing spirit, abundance, dignity, and joy.

Alongside worship outlines, you’ll find weekly spiritual practices that help people pause, breathe, and rediscover what matters most – through simple habits that nurture faith beyond Sunday.

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Lent is bigger than giving up chocolate. It's about letting go of what weighs us down and being open to what lifts us up. The benefits last longer than 40 days - it's a way of life, and we do it together.

This year's Lent and Easter resources are designed to help you lead services that are rooted in Scripture and alive with hope. Each week focuses on a simple shift: letting go of fear, control, scarcity, or appearances, and embracing spirit, abundance, dignity, and joy.

Alongside worship outlines, you'll find weekly spiritual practices that help people pause, breathe, and rediscover what matters most - through simple habits that nurture faith beyond Sunday.
These resources are being finalised and will start being available the week commencing 26 January.

Worship Pack: Flexible outlines, prayers, liturgy, hymn and song suggestions, and creative activities for all ages.

Small Group Resource Pack: Discussion guides to deepen engagement during the week.

Weekly Bible Study Videos: Short, accessible reflections to share online or in groups.

Launch Video: Introduce the Lent theme to your congregation.

Holy Week Reflections: Daily insights from the President and Vice President of the Methodist Conference.

Posters: Visual reminders to inspire and invite. See below for downloads

Weekly Printable PDFs: Easy-to-use content for worship spaces and homes.

Why use these resources?

Equip your church to experience Lent as a journey of transformation, not just tradition.

Offer practical tools for ministers, preachers, and stewards to lead with confidence.

Help people switch from a negative mind-set to a good news mind-set - because life is fuller when we start believing the good stuff.

Weekly themes

22 February, Lent 1: Let go of idols, make room for God

1 March, Lent 2: Let go of the form, embrace the spirit

8 March, Lent 3: Let go of scarcity, embrace abundance

15 March, Lent 4: Let go of appearances, and embrace what's inside

22 March, Lent 5: Let go of despair, embrace 'respair'

29 March, Palm Sunday: Let go of violence, embrace gentleness

3 April, Good Friday: Let go of certainty, embrace mystery

5 April, Easter Sunday: Let go of fear, embrace joy

Sign up below to receive a short email each week during Lent, as well as daily emails throughout Holy Week.

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Lent and Easter Resources - The Methodist Church

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God loves you unconditionally, no strings attached. That's the good news.

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A set of free to download intergenerational service outlines for Easter Sunday, Ascension and Pentecost.

Our intergenerational Easter Service outline is full of ideas to help you celebrate together. Digging deeply into Mark’s account of what happened at the tomb on Easter Sunday morning, it gives space to think, talk, create, and explore what this story means for us all today. The Ascension and Pentecost All-age service plans help people of all ages continue exploring what happened after Jesus’ rose again.

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Easter, Ascension and Pentecost Intergenerational Service Outlines |…

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A set of free to download intergenerational service outlines for Easter Sunday, Ascension and Pentecost.

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Explore Easter comes with a complete school resource pack, featuring a TEACHER'S GUIDE  and cross-curricular reflection activities, plus a bonus pack for churches and sessions outlines for SU Groups.

Join Nathan and Maria as we explore Easter together in this fun and creative retelling of the Easter story!

Episode 1 – Palm Sunday: In this episode, we’re dropped into the bustling streets of first-century Jerusalem! Why is there a big parade happening, and who’s at the centre of all the excitement?

Episode 2 – Good Friday: This episode dives into how and why Jesus gets “cancelled” on everyone’s first-century socials. How did the celebrated teacher go from being cheered in the streets to being arrested in less than a week?

Episode 3 – Easter Sunday: Our hosts—and everyone in first-century Jerusalem—are in for a big, wonderful surprise. How does this good news spread across the city and around the world?

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Explore Easter | Scripture Union Scotland

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EXPLORE EASTER is an exciting new video series designed to help children aged 8–11 dive into the Bible in a fun and engaging way. This series comes with a comprehensive resource pack for teachers, packed with creative, cross-curricular activities. We’ve also developed additional resources for churches looking to adapt and use the materials. Watch the trailer below for a sneak peek!