Plant Stories: The Journey to Shadwell
Hear Bishop Ric Thorpe recount the story of planting a church in Shadwell, East London.
Introduction to church planting
There is no right way to plant a church. We can look back at how it’s been done in the past. We can look around today and see who’s doing what. But you still need to work out how you are going to plant what God has uniquely called you to do, in your unique context, with the unique group of people on your team. This introduction looks back at the history of church planting along with why and how we should be church planting.
Watch the video and complete the activity before the learning community gathering
Activity
How ready are you?
As part of the preparation for the Plant Course, summarise what you have ‘ready’ as you start the course. This summary is something we will use early on to share your plant story with the rest of the learning community.
Work with your team on the details of your quadrants, along with agreeing your current overall percentage-readiness.
- Who is on your team? What kind of plant is it?
- When you are planting? Where are you planting?
- How are you going to do it? And how ready are you? (in %)