GENERAL RESOURCES
If you want to reach out to refugees but have little experience, these resources give you some simple ideas as well as thoughts on how to decide what you can do. They also include good practice to aim for. Look in the other resource sections for help with specific people / kinds of ministry.
- Manifesto I stand up for Refugees (text) and Lay_out
- Helping recovery – the key role for the Church, by Tom Albinson (10 minute presentation)
- Ministry_to_Migrants_text – biblical and practical guidance to work with migrants; book by Nick Park
- Welcome Refugee Tips – 10 simple tips to welcome refugees in your community
- 10_Do_Dont_of_relating_to_refugees – 10 do’s and don’t to befriend refugees
- General tips (E, ES) – General welcoming tip from the Spanish Evangelical Alliance (in English & Spanish)
- 7 action ideas (Fr) – 7 welcome ideas from the French speaking Swiss Alliance
- Flüchtlinge– was kann ich tun? – Simple ideas to connect to refugees in your community
- Culture school idea – An idea to copy – teaching local culture about refugees
- Finding our way – A workbook for churches to prepare for ministry
- Integration Ministry Training (D) – Course in German for learning about & working with migrant integration
- Health info for refugee workers in Europe – health self-care in emergency refugee response
- ChurchVox – A wireless sound transmission system for interpretations. Useful for church services or events to reach international visitors (students, refugees).
- Emotional Wellbeing & Resilience for Refugees – Training resource to help churches and projects help refugees recover emotionally from their trauma.
- www.love-europe.org – The App for that helps young refugees to settle in Europe and to feel comfortable and welcomed.