From Anecdote To Evidence

Helping churches grow by being intentional about their health, depth and impact.

Christian Selvaratnam reflects and comments on the findings of Church Attendance in October 2022, a report by Bev Botting, Ken Eames and Bob Jackson.

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 church in the City of London is reaching out to some of the City’s unseen workers. Having identified a need for English classes, St Katharine Cree is …

Bishop Ric hosted a conversation with three church leaders looking at how churches and communities in a variety of contexts have engaged digitally over …

The Jubilee Centre’s new research report ‘21st Century Pioneers’ highlights one of the Church’s best kept secrets; the role that Christians are playing …

Thom Rainer is interviewed by Darren Wolf on his recent book and the challenges and opportunities that Covid-19 is creating for the local church.

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 …

Threshold, a rural church planted in Lincolnshire 30 years ago and now networked with friends in Dorset and Norway, have been trying to respond to God …

A recent report from CPAS explores Easter Day church-going attendance in 2022, comparing figures to those collected in 2019 and offering fascinating insights …

The Mission Shaped Church Report came before General Synod in 2004. This paper aims to set out what has happened across the Church since then.

Beatrice Smith and Joe Brady both felt a call to plant a new church in Greater Manchester - but the fruit of that call, the planting of Restoration Church …