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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Christian Selvaratnam and others
Discover creative ways of starting new Christian communities in your area.
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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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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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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John Valentine and Will Foulger
John Valentine talks with Will Foulger, Director of Mission and Evangelism at Cranmer Hall in Durham about the theology of church planting and why it matters.
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Andy Blacknell and others
Co-authors of Lead: 50 models for success in work & life, and co-planters, John Greenway, Andy Blacknell and Andy Coombe talk about how to create the right …
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Christian Selvaratnam
Many have written on the ‘how to’s of creating new Christian congregations and forms of church but often neglect the fundamental question of why it is …
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John McGinley
John McGinley talks about his new role and about the vision of Myriad, a movement to connect and support those – especially lay leaders - who feel God …
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John Valentine and Mohan Seevaratnam
Dr Mohan Seevaratnam, is a GP and Lead Planter of Mosaic Church, Harrow.