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Welcome
I hope you find the latest blogs below of interest, please pass on to colleagues and/or use the material in your bulletins. This newsletter is stored here for ease of linking if you want people to access all the information.
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Grace,
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Sunday To Network
How do you transition 'traditional' churches to more missionary-focused models? An online course, from a leader that has done this, suggests ways that the leader of a centralised church can transition it to a decentralised network.
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Creating space for an outpouring
Observations from the Asbury Outpouring. When we surrender, seek God, and cultivate expectant faith, we create the conditions for an outpouring that can transform not just our lives, but entire communities.
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Online - The Quiet Revival – opportunities for church growth - 1:30pm 9 Jul
Evidence is mounting that God is doing something new in the UK. Four independent pieces of research have indicated that millions more people are attending church and many of these are coming to faith for the first time.
This webinar, held in partnership with the College of Archbishops’ Evangelists, will examine how we can best respond to this moment of opportunity, including how to reach out to and welcome those exploring Christianity.
Speakers will include Dr Rhiannon McAleer, Director of Research and Impact at Bible Society, Dr Belle Tindall of the Centre for Cultural Witness and Seen & Unseen website, and Phil Knox, who specialises in evangelism and missiology at the Evangelical Alliance.
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In-Person - Faith in the City @ 40 (North) - 10am 12 Jul - Sheffield
2025 marks the 40th Anniversary of the publication of the influential report of Archbishop Runcie’s Commission on Urban Priority Areas. While the Thatcher government rejected it as “naive Marxism, and largely ignored its recommendations to the nation, it was followed by more than a decade of extensive initiatives in urban mission in the Church of England and other denominations.
Much has changed over 40 years, but issues of urban poverty and injustice have not disappeared, and there are few signs that Churches and other Christian activity are flourishing in such places. Indeed there are signs that neither government nor church are making them a priority for action and investment, and that people living there are increasingly feeling left behind.
This conference, one of a series of events across the country, is a chance to reflect on the theology and practice of urban mission, then and now. There will be input from leading practitioners who were involved in the 1980s, and those who are leading mission and church activities today.
It will be of interest to anyone who lives and works in the inner city, or on social housing estates. We hope it will encourage and inform, and be a catalyst for a renewed movement to develop Faith in the City and hope in urban churches and communities.
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Online - Finding Jesus – Identifying pathways to faith in adulthood - 10am 15 Jul
Rachael Heffer, Head of Mission at Evangelical Alliance, will be sharing the findings and insights from a new piece of research: ‘Finding Jesus – Identifying pathways to faith in adulthood’. This piece of research, overseen by Rachael Heffer and Phil Knox, has surveyed just under 300 adults who have come to faith in the last 5 years and explored with them the who, what, where, when, and how of what influenced them in their exploration of the Christian faith and their decision to follow Jesus.
This is an opportunity for local churches and church unity groups to explore how best to use their resources to help people in our communities come to know Jesus.
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Online - Webinar: How to Start a Micro-church - 7pm - 7 Aug
Underground Church, Tampa. This 1 hr webinar is led by micro-church practitioners of 20 years. They have uncovered the commonalities of activated missional Christians who plant persevering micro-churches. These heroic leaders often don't know the next step but are compelled by Jesus into His purposes. Maybe you can relate. The encouragement is these transcendent commonalities can help you plant the micro-church Jesus is calling you to be. It's not easy and there is no guarantee of success, but the joy of the Lord saturates those who follow him into his mission. We hope you join us!
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The Events calendar, with more events, is here. |
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