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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.
 

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.

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.

Underground Church, Tampa. Are you leading a micro-church or micro-church network and trying to learn more about how to activate people into mission? 

Join us for this 1-hour webinar as we talk about how to help others step out in kingdom risk. This can help you activate people in your own micro-church and also give you the tools to help and coach others to activate people into God’s mission in greater ways.

Participants are invited to a one-day conversation hosted by Alex Harris, Regional Minister Church Planting & Pioneering with Yorkshire Baptists and Chrissy Remsberg, Pastor at Beacon Church, Stafford, and includes speakers from 2-3 Baptist churches who will share their stories and learning. The day will include lunch and refreshments throughout.

The price of this conversation will also include an optional follow-up Learning Huddle.

Passionate about making disciples in the rural areas?

This 24-hour national gathering will:

• Share key learnings from contemporary disciple-makers in the countryside for mission strategy
• Enable you to connect with other rural practitioners to share wisdom and encouragement
• Introduce you to mission agencies, partners and resources
• Inspire you to prayer and praise as we discover what God is doing in small settlements and areas of low population.

Hosted by the Diocese of St Edmundsbury and Ipswich, we will share learnings from across England including including the ‘Growing in God in the Countryside’ project and other rural Strategic Development Funded (SDF) initiatives. 

Held at LICC’s HQ in central London. Help your people see that every day matters to God.
The Gospel is good news for all of life. But often, followers of Jesus end up feeling that it’s only church-based activities that really count – prayer meetings, Bible studies, and Sunday services. But that’s simply not true.
Every task, every interaction, and every day matters to God. From dropping your kids at school to checking spreadsheets, managing teams, grabbing coffee, heading to the gym, and playing in a band, we can be a transformative, Jesus-like presence, wherever we are and whatever we do. 
We’re excited to gather, connect, and equip like-minded church leaders who want to inspire and empower people for this daily mission.