SIR CLIFF RICHARD and TV vicar Steve Chalke are joining Archbishop George Carey, Cardinal Basil Hume and other church leaders to urge churches across the country to "get fit" for the new millennium by completing a specially prepared "health check"; then working hard over the next 18 months to get in shape. Sir Cliff and Steve are backing Making Sunday Best, a practical resource to help local churches check their pulse and improve their performance and service to the community. Produced by Fanfare For A New Generation, Making Sunday Best is the follow up to the New Millennium Challenge To The Churches (launched at Easter '98), which set out 10 goals aimed at encouraging churches to be more welcoming, relevant and challenging. CR

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