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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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 …
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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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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John Valentine and others
Could you be a church planter? What makes a church planter? Discover some of the attributes or qualities that are often recognised in church planters and …
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Explore a theological foundation for establishing new communities, with a reflection on examples of planting and pioneering.
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Paul Pavlou
Journal of a Church Planter takes us from discerning the call to plant, through to the inner life workings of the planter amid the joys and challenges …
John McGinley
What if what we are witnessing is not the decline of the Church but its rebirth?
Phil Hoyle
Phil Hoyle, CCX Pioneer Developer, recognises the challenges at the heart of The Communion Dilemma, a new research piece from the Bede Centre.