By Bishop Ric ThorpeAugust 2020
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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 …
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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.
Christian Selvaratnam and others
Discover creative ways of starting new Christian communities in your area.
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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 …
'Is Church Planting Legitimate?' by John Valentine seeks to further the national and diocesan discussion around ecclesiology, looking specifically at the …
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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 …
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Will Foulger
Amidst a world of seemingly endless movement and change many of us feel a longing to be rooted. It is this instinct that has led many to value the parish …
John McGinley
What if what we are witnessing is not the decline of the Church but its rebirth?
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Bishop Ric Thorpe
Bishop Ric Thorpe explains how to develop a pipeline of leaders to multiply disciples, grow your ministries, plant churches and increase impact in your …
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Ron Bushyager
Understand your strengths and weaknesses as a leader looking at the theory of true self and false self and how this applies to your planting journey.
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Al Gordon
Al Gordon shares six things he has found helpful to identify and develop leaders to help him multiply ministry. Part of a series of short talks by Resource …