By Bishop Ric ThorpeAugust 2020
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Christian Selvaratnam and others
Discover creative ways of starting new Christian communities in your area.
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Paul Pavlou and Helen Shannon
What does it take to plant a church? Paul Pavlou, vicar of St Mary Magdalene with the church of the Risen Christ Church in Wyken, Coventry, unpacks his …
Toria Gray and others
The Plant Course equips and prepares church planting teams in the why, what and how of starting a new church community.
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Does the Church of England have a consistent theology of church planting? How mixed is the mixed ecology? And how does our use of language reveal our theological …
John Valentine
An analysis of those aspects of theological formation which best equip church planters for their work. Written by JohnValentine as part of his Doctorate …
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John McGinley
What if what we are witnessing is not the decline of the Church but its rebirth?
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Archie Coates
Archie Coates, former leader of St Peter’s Brighton, talks with Bishop Ric Thorpe about leading a Resource Church and what a fruitful partnership with …
Paul Pavlou
Journal of a Church Planter takes us from discerning the call to plant, through to the inner life workings of the planter amid the joys and challenges …
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What are the training needs of pioneers and planters and how can we best meet them?
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Philippa Guy
Converting a former nightclub into a city centre resource church is no easy feat. Yet Fountains Church Bradford has managed this, now worshipping in its …
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John Valentine - theologian, trainer and host of the Doctorate of Ministry in church planting from Asbury Theological Seminary - shares a brief introduction …
Tim Thorlby
Research for the Local Church - Church planting in East London
