By Bishop Ric ThorpeAugust 2020
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Paul Pavlou and Helen Shannon
What does it take to plant a church? Paul Pavlou, vicar of St Mary Magdalene with the church of the Risen Christ Church in Wyken, Coventry, unpacks his …
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Toria Gray and others
The Plant Course equips and prepares church planting teams in the why, what and how of starting a new church community.
Christian Selvaratnam and others
Discover creative ways of starting new Christian communities in your area.
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Does the Church of England have a consistent theology of church planting? How mixed is the mixed ecology? And how does our use of language reveal our theological …
John Valentine
An analysis of those aspects of theological formation which best equip church planters for their work. Written by JohnValentine as part of his Doctorate …
Caroline Khoo Millar and Laura Treneer
Is it possible to get a national picture of church planting across all denominations, streams and networks in England? Last year the National Church Planting …
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John McGinley and Diane Grano
Diane Grano is a rural Resource Church Leader and co-leader for the Lightwave Community in Red Lodge in Suffolk. Diane spoke to Myriad about her team’s …
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John Valentine and Hannah Patton
Hannah Patton shares her story on why she is embarking on an applied doctorate of ministry in church planting.
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Al Gordon and others
Discerning the call to reinvigorate a church, or establish a new community, by sending people and resources. We look at church partnerships, avoiding pitfalls …
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John Valentine and Will Foulger
John Valentine talks with Will Foulger, Director of Mission and Evangelism at Cranmer Hall in Durham about the theology of church planting and why it matters.
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Archie Coates
Lessons learned from planting St Peter’s Brighton and planting again. What worked well and what might you do differently? Part of a series of short talks …
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Christian Selvaratnam
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 …