It’s been pointed out that the only way that you know if you’ve been called to pastoral ministry is not through an inner prompting, though some may experience this, it’s also not about having a few friends saying that they think you might be good at it. Rather, it’s about having a local church who… Continue reading Who will you send?
Tag: Urban mission
Questions to ask when considering church revitalisation
Over the years I’ve had the opportunity to get involved in a few church revitalisation initiatives. Now the word revitalisation is potentially broad in its definition and could it could be suggested that every church will need an element of revitalisation from time to time if it is to stay fresh and relevant. So, when… Continue reading Questions to ask when considering church revitalisation
Safer Churches e-book
Here in one place are the studies and discussion questions helping us to think through what it means to plant safer churches Planting Safer Churches I would encourage Church leadership teams to work through these over a series of sessions. I am also currently preparing a series of YouTube videos to accompany the discussions
“Come over and help us” – could you come and plant?
I’ve been writing over the past few days encouraging readers to consider partnering with us as we seek to reach the urban West Midlands with the Gospel primarily through encouraging and equipping pioneer church planting. We really appreciate your prayer support and gifts. But ultimately our desire is to see people here, whether it’s on… Continue reading “Come over and help us” – could you come and plant?
“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
Church plants come in different shapes and sizes
Church plants come in different shapes and sizes. In this article, I’d like to describe the main ones to help those thinking about urban church planting to consider which option would be best in their context. Mother-daughter plant This seems to have been the most common approach to church plant in recent times. This approach… Continue reading Church plants come in different shapes and sizes
Where do you live? Types of urban context
How do you imagine the city? You may have a dominant image of what urban life is like, a busy city centre, student halls of residence and digs, a tough council estate or an ethnic inner city. The reality is that city life is about all of these and more. When we talk about urban… Continue reading Where do you live? Types of urban context
An invitation to explore urban church planting with us
Could you be a pioneer urban church planter? Would you be willing to move into a community and begin to share your life and the Gospel with people who don’t yet know Jesus. We’re keen to encourage people to come and get involved in this type of church planting here in the West Midlands. You… Continue reading An invitation to explore urban church planting with us
Faithroots Urban Church planting -how can you partner with us?
My primary focus at the moment is encouraging people to get involved in urban church planting here in the West Midlands. There is a harvest field here, desperate for workers. We want to see the Gospel reaching our estates and inner cities. Is this something that you could partner with us on? There are three… Continue reading Faithroots Urban Church planting -how can you partner with us?
How can you pray for fruit from the Commonwealth Games outreach?
Thank you to all of you who have been praying for evangelistic outreach during the Commonwealth Games. Please don’t stop praying. Here are some ways in which you can be praying after the event has finished. For all who received Gospels and New Testaments. The main form of outreach was by conversation and by offering… Continue reading How can you pray for fruit from the Commonwealth Games outreach?
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