Theology & ecclesiology Resources

At Multiply: North, held in Leeds on Tuesday 23 June, Alex Harris addressed the gathered leaders to offer encouragement and challenge on the topic of the Great Collaboration, drawing on the words of Jesus' prayer in John 17, "I in them and you in me—so that they may be brought to complete unity. Then the world will know that you sent me and have loved them even as you have loved me."

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.

Phil Hoyle, CCX Pioneer Developer, recognises the challenges at the heart of The Communion Dilemma, a new research piece from the Bede Centre.

If God came and adapted to the context he was wanting to reach – 'took on the form of a servant' – what does that look like for each of us in the context we are called to serve?

This is the first comprehensive book on Anglican and Pentecostal ecumenical relations.

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?

Cris Rogers is the rector of All Hallows Church in Bow, East London. At the Multiply: Estates Mission conference of March 2023, Cris gave this keynote talk, drawing on over a decade of experience and insight of estate church planting and multiplication.

'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 queries.