urban churhc planting

What is your new year’s resolution?

Some people make New Year’s resolutions. Now, I’m not suggesting that this is something you must do. However, the changing of the year can be a good time to reflect, to look back on the year gone by and forward to what is coming up. This can be a great time to review your plans… Continue reading What is your new year’s resolution?

Church in a house

Our church normally meet together in a school hall on a Sunday. In August, however, we are unable to hire the school so we have to try different things. Last year, we spent most of the summer having picnics together in local parks. This year, we tried something different. We split into a couple of… Continue reading Church in a house

We need pastors who have never read the Brontes …and who never will

I saw this Tweet the other day. I think I get the point the tweet author is making. I can’t say for certain. I’ve watched a TV adaption of Jane Eyre as a child and seen trailers for similar adaptions of Pride and Prejudice but I’ve read neither book. I write as someone with post… Continue reading We need pastors who have never read the Brontes …and who never will

Able to teach: How do we assess?

I’ve been writing a little here about taking a different approach to training and equipping for Gospel ministry. I’ve argued that we need to start by thinking about outcomes, what are the competencies we are looking for in someone who will be planting a church, pastoring, working as an evangelist in the community, involved in… Continue reading Able to teach: How do we assess?

Trickle Down Gospel?

Government economic policy in the UK has led to renewed discussion of the term “Trickle Down Economics”. The term comes from the belief supposedly held by some that if we simply permit the wealthy to get wealthier then that wealth will eventually “trickle down” to the less well off. I say “supposedly” because I’m not… Continue reading Trickle Down Gospel?

“Come over and help us” Start by praying

Over the past few days, I’ve been writing a little bit more about how you could partner with us for the Gospel as we seek to see the urban West Midlands reached with the Gospel. I’m spending a little time on this now because people often use the beginning of the academic year to evaluate… Continue reading “Come over and help us” Start by praying

Thinking about church planting but don’t know where or how to start?

I recently asked a couple of questions on twitter about church planting. One of the questions I asked was about the kinds of barriers that people experience that make it less likely for them to consider getting involved in church planting. Now, for a lot of people, it’s simply that they have no sense of… Continue reading Thinking about church planting but don’t know where or how to start?

Urban discipleship -New Horizons update

Here’s a video and podcast update on what I’m currently seeking to do and how you can get involved #Pray #Give #Come If you want to find out more, please get in touch

Tell us your story

One of the things I like to do on Faithroots is share the stories of what God is doing in other places. One of my priorities is to encourage church planting into less reached areas. So, by sharing stories about church planting, whether a revitalisation in multi-cultural inner city Smethwick, or rural Tanzania, I hope… Continue reading Tell us your story

Thoughts on re-planting as a form of church revitalisation

Replanting is a little different to church revitalisation. There is a sense in which any church of any size could need and probably at some point will need a form of revitalisation to breath fresh life in. That might involve changes to personnel, culture and to teaching to enable renewal and/or reformation depending where the… Continue reading Thoughts on re-planting as a form of church revitalisation