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 …
Alanna Harris and Wendy Brooks
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 …
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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Sarah Jackson and others
How do you train church planters? What journey do they need to go on? What content do they need? How should it be delivered? Panel: Sarah Jackson, Gareth …
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Alex Harris
Church planting is an exhilarating calling that Alex Harris knows well. The Regional Minister for Pioneering & Church Planting of the Yorkshire Baptist …
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Alex Harris, director of Baptist Planting at St Hild Centre for Church Planting, shares observations on the picture of church planting in the UK.
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Al Gordon and others
Multiplying congregations to reach new people within and beyond the current church building. Panel: Al Gordon, Vienna McCarthy, and Alex Wood
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Lizzy Woolf and Matthew Porter
Lizzy Woolf (Rector of St George’s Leeds) and Matthew Porter (former vicar of the Belfrey, York, now Bishop of Bolton) share their experience of financing …
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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 …