Vision & strategy Resources

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.

On Tuesday 10 September 2024, a small-but-dedicated group of leaders from a range of streams and denominations gathered at the CCX offices in the shadow of St Paul’s Cathedral, London.

How do we get from the theory of Mixed Ecology to practice? How do we create communities where what’s new flourishes alongside the traditional? Mark Powley, Archbishop's Mission Enabler for the North, outlines why The Mixed Ecologists report provides a helpful and attentive guide to these questions.

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.

Archie Coates, former leader of St Peter’s Brighton, talks with Bishop Ric Thorpe about leading a Resource Church and what a fruitful partnership with the diocese can look like. Drawing from his own experience, Archie explores how a Resource Church can be a solution to problems, the value of saying 'yes' to unexpected opportunities, and trusting God to identify the right people for the right time, to lead and serve where he is calling.

Over the past few years CCX has gathered its Pioneers in Learning Circles to support each other and grow in ministry. But what is a Learning Circle and how do you run one? Pioneer Enabler Phil Hoyle unpacks the structure and features of this unique process of learning through community.

This book looks at the biblical, theological and historical roots of resource churches. It covers all the practicalities of how to launch and grow an effective resource church, and draws on Ric’s extensive experience, practical wisdom and advice for church teams and diocesan leaders.

LEAD is an Amazon best-seller which has helped hundreds of churches to define or clarify their vision and values.

Described as ‘a mini theology of the Holy Spirit’ by Revd Dr Sam Wells, Vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, this collection of case studies from pioneers in mission, offers examples of churches and communities who have ‘followed the Holy Spirit into places where the face of Christ is to be found’.

A guide to access, inclusion and welcome in our churches, especially in relation to people with disabilities, mental health challenges, or on the autism spectrum.