Church of England

The Church of England is the primary state church in England. The Church of England is considered to be the mother church of the Anglican Communion, which represents over 85 million people in more than 165 countries. The Church of England’s most senior cleric is the Archbishop of Canterbury.

CCX, led by the Bishop of Islington, the Rt Revd Ric Thorpe, finds its home within the Church of England, but works with many denominations and networks, including Baptist, Methodist and Pentecostal.

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Reaching schools with the FLOURISH network

In seeking to increase the strategic partnership opportunities between the Church and education settings, the Church of England is launching the FLOURISH …

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Cause for hope: Insights from the Vision and Strategy …

The Vision and Strategy team – formed in 2022 to help implement the national Church of England’s Vision and Strategy for the 2020s – is seeing real signs …

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A vision for the Church of England in the 2020s

Archbishop Stephen Cottrell

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Fresh Expressions 15 years on

Heather Cracknell and others

The Mission Shaped Church Report came before General Synod in 2004. This paper aims to set out what has happened across the Church since then.

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Growing Faith: Churches, Schools and Households

Growing Faith is the vision set by the House of Bishops to ensure a national commitment to achieve a significant culture change within the Church so that …

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Fresh Expressions: State of Play

Dr Samuel Nunney

A detailed account of fresh expressions data retrieved through Statistics for Mission returns.

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Church Planting and the Mission of God

This paper from the House of Bishops sets out some principles for the implementation of church planting, and the development of new congregations, as part …

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A Place to Belong: A guide to church accessibility

Adam Martin

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

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Setting God’s people free

This report about lay ministry was commissioned by the Archbishops’ Council and prepared by the members of the Lay Leadership Task Group. The Council has …

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From Anecdote To Evidence

From Anecdote to Evidence is a summary of the findings of The Church Growth Research Programme which ran for 18 months between 2011 and 2013. The research …