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RESOURCES

Are you looking for inspiration or new ways to grow faith in your community?  Download some of our resources to get the ball rolling and the ideas flourishing!

Resources

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This section is designed to provide practical materials that help individuals, churches, and organisations engage with the Flourish Framework in meaningful ways.

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Our aim is to make these resources clear, accessible, and useful for anyone exploring community, faith, and wellbeing. Whether you are learning about Flourish for the first time or looking to apply it in your own context, these materials are here to support you.

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Current Resource

Flourish Framework: Mission & Values

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Our first available resource introduces the heart of the Flourish Framework and outlines the principles that shape everything we do.

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This document explains that the Flourish Framework is focused on creating space for new, community-led expressions of faith to grow and develop. It emphasises the importance of being present within communities and supporting environments where people can explore faith, belonging, and purpose.

The resource also sets out our mission statement, which is to enable, encourage, and nurture new and innovative ministries through communities that create opportunities for people to encounter and experience God’s love.

In addition, it introduces three core values:

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  • Finding the path – being open to God’s future and embracing new possibilities rather than fixed outcomes

  • Finding the gathering – creating spaces of belonging, transformation, and exploration

  • Sharing the love – practising hospitality, building relationships, and encouraging curiosity about faith

Together, these values describe how Flourish seeks to support communities that are welcoming, reflective, and rooted in faith.

 

What’s Coming Next

This is the beginning of a growing collection of resources.

Over time, we will be adding:

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  • Practical guides for running Flourish Spaces

  • Materials for reflection and discussion

  • Case studies and examples from communities

  • Tools for individuals and organisations exploring the framework

Our goal is to develop resources that are not only informative, but genuinely helpful in real-world settings.

 

Using These Resources

All resources are created to be used freely within communities, groups, and organisations. We encourage you to adapt them where appropriate and use them in ways that best support your context.

If you have questions about how to use the Flourish Framework, or would like to explore it further, please get in touch through our contact page.

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We will continue to update this section as new materials become available.

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Flourish Framework

Download a PDF document on how the flourish framework works, and how to implement it in your gathering space.

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Flourish Framework part of the Bristol & South Gloucestershire Methodist Circuit.

Registered Charity No. 1150295

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Registered Office: Circuit Office Horfield Methodist Church

Churchways Avenue Bristol BS7 8SN 

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