Baptcare provides assistance to Baptist congregations who are responding to identified need in their community, including poverty and disadvantage, through its Ignite program.
Baptcare supports Baptist congregational community engagement through five related strategies:
- Providing information and resources, including biblical and practical overviews, to undertake community development work.
- Consulting with congregations and helping them work through the major steps of community development and social enterprise planning.
- Providing Community Engagement Grants.
- Providing leadership to the broader Christian community on issues of social justice and advocacy through seminars, conferences and networking.
- Where appropriate, providing ongoing support to some congregation initiatives through formal Congregation Partnerships.
If you represent a Victorian or Tasmania Baptist church and would like to know more about how Baptcare can directly support you to support your community, please contact Baptcare’s Community Engagement and Advocacy Officer on 9831 7222.