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Ask the Bishop: Legalities of church planting

May 2021

Thinking through the legal implications of starting or renewing a new Christian Community? Need help navigating BMO’s, licenses, CIO’s, Section 9, Payroll, DBS, legal frameworks – no question is too small!

Join Bishop Ric Thorpe and Bishop Pete Broadbent, the Bishop of Willesden as they discuss these topics in depth.

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Helen Shannon: Trusting God’s call

At Multiply Estates Mission 2026, Helen Shannon encouraged delegates with a powerful reminder that we need to say yes to God's call, and trust that the God who calls us will also enable us.
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Mark Tate: Be yeast, not a loaf

Be inspired by Mark Tate's talk from Multiply Estates Mission 2026, challenging all those called to estates ministry that the Kingdom of God is like yeast, worked into the dough, not a finished loaf.
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Participation and Church Planting: Perspectives from Scripture, Doctrine and Practice

Participation and Church Planting is a collection of writings and essays that seek to draw together scholars from biblical studies, systematic and historical theology, and practical theology to reflect on how the concept of participation can help us to think theologically about church planting.
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The Starter’s Way: Leading New Contextual Christian Communities

This exciting collection of case studies sees clergy from both the US and UK share examples of congregations that have reimagined what it means to be a church in the 21st century.

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