A six week course - ideal for Lent

Christian Aid created Act on Poverty with UK partners in the run up to last year's General Election.

We've refreshed the content ready for Lent 2025.

The course will help Christians gain a deeper understanding of poverty and get equipped to talk to political representatives about it.

The six session packs and extra resources are available below - get stuck in

These resources are also available in Welsh. Click on the individual sessions to access them.

The Sessions

Act on Poverty Session 1 - Prophetic

Session One - Prophetic

Find and nurture your prophetic voice
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Dry, crumbling earth is the backdrop to text which reads 'Act on Poverty 2: Broken'

Session Two - Broken

How we can join God's work of healing divisions?
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A hand is held out in front of a person. The text over the top reads 'Act on Poverty 3: Generous'

Session Three - Generous

How we can be generous in challenging times?
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A Google map with text reading 'Act on Poverty 4: Located' overlayed.

Session Four - Located

Where you think Jesus would place himself in your community?
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Chinese lanterns float into a night sky. Overlaid text reads 'Act on Poverty 5: Hopeful'

Session Five - Hopeful

How do we develop practices of hope?
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A group of people walk together in a forest. Overlaid text reads 'Act on Poverty 6. Together'

Session Six - Together

Create your Act on Poverty plan
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Supporting resources

To help you and your church make the most of the Act on Poverty course we have a host of supporting resources.

From a guide for group leaders, ideas for an Act on Poverty service, action planning sheets and more click on the link below.

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Church displays bunting as part of Wave of Hope campaign Credit: Christian Aid
Church displays bunting as part of Wave of Hope campaign
Short on time

We've got a 2 hour version of the Act on Poverty course, ideal for an evening workshop.

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Logos of Christian Aid, Baptists Together, The United Reformed Church, Church Action on Poverty, The Methodist Church, The Trussel Trust and St Vincent de Paul Society.