Planting new worshipping communities Resources

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.

Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington, believes it is impossible to separate church planting and disciple-making.

Church planting is an exhilarating calling that Alex Harris knows well. The Regional Minister for Pioneering & Church Planting of the Yorkshire Baptist Association knows the unique challenges that come with starting a new church from scratch. He shares his insights into how to thrive in the pressures of pioneering ministry.

Bishop Ric Thorpe shares how the Church can learn from the innovation of Sir Christopher Wren, the architect and visionary mind behind St Paul's Cathedral.

Alex Harris, director of Baptist Planting at St Hild Centre for Church Planting, shares observations on the picture of church planting in the UK.

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 necessary in the first place. What is so important about church planting? Why not focus on building up existing congregations?

Justin Duckworth, Bishop of Wellington, New Zealand, speaks to the Leeds delegates of Multiply 2023 on what the Spirit is saying to the Church.