Introduction to Resource Churches

A little over a decade ago, the Church of England embraced something new - a step change in its approach to the revitalisation and multiplication of its …

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 …

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 …

Church planter Tim Matthews, vicar of LOVECHURCH (previously St Swithun’s Bournemouth), shares his story of preparation as a time for the planter, the …

In an article published by Premier Christianity, Bishop Ric Thorpe and the Revd John Valentine propose that while some statistics show a decline in church …

A new resource church has just launched in the heart of Bradford. Its home will be a former city centre nightclub and its heart is to be a sending church …

This book looks at the biblical, theological and historical roots of resource churches. It covers all the practicalities of how to launch and grow an effective …

How to work alongside your diocese to ensure a strategic and joined up approach to church planting and revitalisation. John McGinley unpacks some of the …

How church-planting networks can empower us and how to grow networks from a single church plant.

Discerning the call to reinvigorate a church, or establish a new community, by sending people and resources. We look at church partnerships, avoiding pitfalls …

A series of short talks by Resource Church Leaders, sharing out of their own experience, to equip other Resources Church Leaders as they plant and multiply …

Bishop Ric Thorpe explains how to develop a pipeline of leaders to multiply disciples, grow your ministries, plant churches and increase impact in your …