Is your church represented?…
Keeping you church open alive and interesting for visitors is the first step in ensuring its future. Each of our churches is represented by a named ‘Ambassador’. This person becomes the main point of contact with the Divine Inspiration Officer and has access to training, information, our monthly newsletter ‘The Gatekeeper’, and the opportunity to belong to a forum of like-minded people all working towards making their church more accessible and welcoming. The picture on the right shows our Ambassadors working together at a Divine Inspiration event, learning how to explore and record graveyards.
If your church is not yet represented and you would like to register your interest then please contact the Helen McGowan, on 024 76521346 who will be able to share the details of this project with you, and chat about how you and your church can benefit.
The box below contains a downloadable toolkit and other useful information to help you to develop your welcome.
Downloadable Resources
Please click on the following links to access our toolkit
and back copies of The Gatekeeper.
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Divine Inspiration Mid-Term Monitoring Report (734.2 KB)
This document contains feedback provided by the users of our project identifying our strengths and weaknesses! Many thanks to all those who contributed. -
Divine Inspiration Year Two Report (1.4 MB)
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Gatekeeper April 2009 (1.7 MB)
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Gatekeeper June/July 2009 (1.1 MB)
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Gatekeeper May 2009 (1.7 MB)
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Opening Arrangements for Diocese of Coventry Churches (22.5 KB)
A list, in deanery order, of churches and their opening arrangements across our Diocese. -
Things to look for inside a church (2.3 MB)
A trifold leaflet that you might like to use for your visitor table -
TOOLKIT 1 - Ten Top Tips for Welcoming Visitors to your Church (236.1 KB)
Ten things you need to consider when improving your welcome to visitors to your building -
TOOLKIT 2 - Producing Better Resources for your Visitors (253.6 KB)
Some ideas and tips to help you to write better leaflets, trails and guides to tell your story more effectively to those who make visits to your building. -
TOOLKIT 3 - Opening with Confidence (110.1 KB)
Produced in collaboration with Nick Tolson from churchwatch, this information sheet provides some sound advice and useful suggestions about security issues associated with opening church buildings. -
TOOLKIT 4 - Getting Noticed! (305.8 KB)
Some suggestions of what to consider when planning notice-boards -
TOOLKIT 5 - Writing a Better Statement of Significance (503.4 KB)
A Statement of Significance is a valuable resource to help you understand your church building and be better stewards of it. It is a requirement of making an application to Faculty. This is a step-by-step guide to getting it right. -
TOOLKIT 6 - A list of on-line resources (195.1 KB)