Our latest report is Organising for Growth: Growing inner-city churches in number, depth and impact which tells the story of our most recent work with Church of England parishes and Citizens UK.
In November, we will be launching Not Only With Words: Synodality, Community Organising and Catholic Social Action – the fruit of our participatory research on community organising and the Catholic Church’s Synodal process.
Community Organising and the Local Church reports
Organising for Growth
Growing inner-city churches in number, depth and impact
CTC / Church of England
2024
People of Power
How Community Organising recalls the Church to the vision of the Gospel
Angus Ritchie
CTC
2019
Realities are Greater than Ideas
Evangelisation, Catholicism and Community Organising
Dunstan Rodrigues with Angus Ritchie and Anna Rowlands
CTC
2018
Heart to Heart
Community Organising and the Power of Storytelling for Churches
Caitlin Burbridge
CTC
2015
Marching Towards Justice
Community Organising and The Salvation Army
Lieutenants John & Naomi Clifton and Majors Kerry & Nick Coke
CTC
2015
More info
A companion study guide for use with Marching Towards Justice is here.
A Spanish translation of the report is here.
Theology for the Local Church reports
From Houses to Homes
Faith, power and the housing crisis
Edited by Angus Ritchie and Sarah Hutt
CTC
2016
Church Growth in East London
A Grassroots View
Beth Green, Tim Thorlby & Angus Ritchie, with Rt Rev Stephen Cottrell
CTC
2016
Just Church
Local Congregations transforming their neighbourhoods
Angus Ritchie, Caitlin Burbridge & Andy Walton
CTC
2013
God and the Moneylenders
Faith and the battle against exploitative lending
Angus Ritchie & David Barclay
CTC
2013
Research for the Local Church reports
21st Century Stewards
The rise of operational management in churches and the need for new vocations
Tim Thorlby
CTC
2017
Assets Not Burdens
Using church property to accelerate mission
Tim Thorlby
CTC
2017
More info
Two case studies of churches using buildings for mission:
Carry Each Other’s Burdens
How Churches can better support those serving on the margins
Laura Bagley
CTC
2017
Our Common Heritage
Housing associations and churches working together
Tim Thorlby & Alison Gelder
CTC
2015
More info
Executive Summary here