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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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 …
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 …
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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 and Diane Grano
Diane Grano is a rural Resource Church Leader and co-leader for the Lightwave Community in Red Lodge in Suffolk. Diane spoke to Myriad about her team’s …
Caroline Khoo Millar and Laura Treneer
Is it possible to get a national picture of church planting across all denominations, streams and networks in England? Last year the National Church Planting …
John McGinley
When we hear about God doing amazing things through someone we can relate to, something powerful happens. The impossible becomes possible, imagination …
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Bishop Ric Thorpe
Bishop Ric Thorpe, looks at church planting for resource church leaders. In particular, he looks at vision and the importance of knowing your ‘Why?’, and …
'Points of Departure' by John Valentine aims to make a positive case for a theology of church planting, exploring the current field and inviting new, constructive …
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Archie Coates
Lessons learned from planting St Peter’s Brighton and planting again. What worked well and what might you do differently? Part of a series of short talks …