If you and your church are working with refugees or if you would like to be. Connect with Welcome Churches for incredible resources, network, learning and support.

https://www.unreached.network/reaching-refugess

Cross-cultural awareness and trauma awareness - available on request

Co-ordinator and welcomer training (volunteers) for hotels work

Welcome Plus Training (for churches) Training for welcomers and co-ordinators working in the community with contextualised support available.

Looking after yourself (wellbeing) - how to empower refugees and avoid trauma

Welcome Course - Helping to acclimatize those new to the UK - available in different languages.

Afghan Resources

Love the Stranger Podcast - Worldwide migration and the future of the Church with Patrick Johnstone

Refugee Prayer Hour

I’m not being funny but…. Engage your church community by asking and addressing the difficult questions around migration.

Refugees in God’s Story: Bible Studies on Migration and Displacement

Books Welcome resources in Farsi and Pashto.

Partner Resources

Refugee Support section of the Unreached Network Partners Page.

Al Massira Course: A good way to turn your welcome ministry into gospel ministry.

ODILS (using English teaching to reach refugees)

Discovery Bible Studies

Widen your reading on the culture you are working into www.unreached.network/read

Prisons of Geography - the reasons why there are global movements

Scattered and Gathered: A Global Compendium of Diaspora Missiology

Broadcast: Working With Those Who Are Poor.

Laura Webb presents her masters research findings on how UK churches can provide effective care to independent cross cultural workers they send. She discusses the SPARE-O framework for categories of care: Spiritual, Physical, Actualization, Relational, Emotional, and Organizational.

Key findings include that spiritual and physical care were generally strong, while actualization and organizational care were weaker. Laura recommends filling gaps in care with professional support, keeping mission central in church life, accepting care as the church's responsibility, and releasing the whole church to be involved in missionary care and offers some practical suggestions.

These research findings were part of a larger 'What Are We Learning' conversation cantered around supporting our sent ones and building resilience. Cross cultural workers and sending churches gave their feedback on their experiences and share learning and insights.

You can read more here:

https://www.unreached.network/what-are-we-learning-supporting-our-sent-ones-building-resiliance/

Joy Mammen's short series of reflections on Elijah for the encouragement of cross-cultural workers.

Joy Mammen's short series of reflections on Elijah for the encouragement of cross-cultural workers.

Joy Mammen's short series of reflections on Elijah for the encouragement of cross-cultural workers.

Joy Mammen's short series of reflections on Elijah for the encouragement of cross-cultural workers.

Joy Mammen's short series of reflections on Elijah for the encouragement of cross-cultural workers.

As a community of movement-minded people, we live in a constant tension between ‘settledness’ and ‘unsettledness.’ How do we prophetically respond to this tension of coming and going, temporary and permanent, ebb and flow as the people of God? 

Ruth shared with us at the Unreached Network UK Gathering, July 2024. Read the full blog here.

https://www.unreached.network/a-pilgrim-mindset/

To connect with the Unreached Network for resources, training, connection and mutual learning, visit www.unreached.network.

You can find out more about the work of the Unreached Network at www.unreached.network

You can find out more about the work of Bethany Children's Trust at www.bethanychildrenstrust.org.uk