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Small Boats: A rural resource

Threshold, a rural church planted in Lincolnshire 30 years ago and now networked with friends in Dorset and Norway, have been trying to respond to God in starting small communities in the villages of their areas.

May 2024

This booklet, Small Boats, was written for members of the Threshold network as a guide to starting these new ventures. They are very happy to share this resource with others, a distillation of what they have learnt together so far.

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