Andy Paterson

Andy spent 24 years pastoring Kensington Baptist Church; a large inner-city church in an ethnically diverse area of Bristol. He was previously President of FIEC from 2001 to 2004 and also served as Chairman of the PfS Board until 2005.

From 2011 to 2022 he served as FIEC's Mission Director, helping support many FIEC church plants and encouraging our churches to keep evangelism at the forefront of their vision.

Now, Andy serves on the pastoral team at Charlotte Chapel in Edinburgh.

Andy is married to Kath and has two grown-up children. He’s a life-long Spurs supporter, a frustrated drummer and bassist, loves reading history and crime novels (there’s not much difference to him!) and walking around hills, vales and industrial heartlands.

Author Content

Make Much of Jesus

Make Much of Jesus
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Andy Paterson

What should be the heartbeat of a church? It should be the preaching of Christ. From the 2022 Leaders' Conference.

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How Innocence/Guilt and Honour/Shame Cultures Collide

How Innocence/Guilt and Honour/Shame Cultures Collide
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Andy Paterson

[Part 21] In cross-cultural evangelism we need to understand someone's cultural paradigm. Here is how the two dominating paradigms interact.

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Cultural Paradigms in Evangelism

Cultural Paradigms in Evangelism
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Andy Paterson

[Part 20] We must be careful to understand where someone is coming from when engaging in cross-cultural evangelism.

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Answer Questions Like and With Jesus

Answer Questions Like and With Jesus
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Andy Paterson

[Part 19] The best way to respond to many questions we face in evangelism is with a question. And then to point the questioner to the ultimate answer.

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Illustrating the Culture

Illustrating the Culture
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Andy Paterson

[Part 17] The gospel story intersects with many of the issues that are facing our friends and family, offering opportunities for evangelism.

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3 Ways to Make the Most of Every Opportunity

3 Ways to Make the Most of Every Opportunity
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Andy Paterson

[Part 16] When opportunities for evangelism arise, how should we respond to make the most of them?

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Gospel Intentionality

Gospel Intentionality
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Andy Paterson

[Part 15] Every believer should give thought to how evangelism extends to and shapes every area of their lives. And be intentional about acting on it.

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Does Election Kill Evangelism?

Does Election Kill Evangelism?
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Andy Paterson

[Part 14] Why should we bother sharing the gospel if those who are going to be saved are already chosen?

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Who is in Charge of Evangelism?

Who is in Charge of Evangelism?
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Andy Paterson

[Part 13] What is the decisive factor in evangelism? What does the Bible teach about it?

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Tasty Speaking

Tasty Speaking
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Andy Paterson

[Part 12] Key to the New Testament model of everyday evangelism is explaining distinctive living with distinctive speaking.

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Deliciously Distinctive Living

Deliciously Distinctive Living
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Andy Paterson

[Part 11] As Christians spend their time scattered in their communities, distinctive living is key to evangelism.

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Get Out of the Christian Ghetto

Get Out of the Christian Ghetto
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Andy Paterson

[Part 10] Filling the week with church activities & avoiding any influences from the world causes a problem when it comes to evangelism.

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How to Support Evangelistic Work

How to Support Evangelistic Work
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Andy Paterson

[Part 9] The New Testament highlights two practical ways that every believer is able to support evangelism: giving and praying.

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Evangelists and Evangelism in the New Testament

Evangelists and Evangelism in the New Testament
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Andy Paterson

[Part 8] What does the Bible have to say about the distinction between the work of an evangelist and the responsibility of every believer?

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Be Ready to Respond

Be Ready to Respond
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Andy Paterson

[Part 7] The Biblical pattern for evangelism is far more natural than many of us would believe.

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Programmes and Professionals

Programmes and Professionals
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Andy Paterson

[Part 6] Is our job in evangelism to persuade someone to attend an event, or is there more to it than that?

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We’re All Evangelists – Aren’t We?

We’re All Evangelists – Aren’t We?
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Andy Paterson

[Part 5] We are all called to evangelise, but we are not all evangelists. So, what marks someone out as an ‘evangelist’?

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God's Glory Among the Nations

God's Glory Among the Nations
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Andy Paterson

[Part 4] The command in Psalm 96 not only tells us what and how to declare in evangelism, but also where.

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How to Declare the Glory of God

How to Declare the Glory of God
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Andy Paterson

[Part 3] Declaring the glory of God in Jesus is vital in evangelism. How does the Bible say we are do it?

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Declare His Glory

Declare His Glory
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Andy Paterson

[Part 2] Evangelism was part of God’s plan even for Israel in the Old Testament. What did it mean that they should “declare his glory”?

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Are You Ready for Evangelism?

Are You Ready for Evangelism?
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Andy Paterson

[Part 1] It’s easy to feel uncomfortable and even guilty in the face of evangelism. Is this how it’s meant to be?

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Shepherding the 30%

Shepherding the 30%
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Andy Paterson

If one in three Christians have stopped attending church online during the pandemic, what can pastor-shepherds do to bring them back?

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Diagnosed by Covid

Diagnosed by Covid
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Andy Paterson

Many have had a fear of, and some experience of, a COVID-19 diagnosis in 2020. But maybe COVID-19 is leading to a different kind of diagnosis.

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Church Planting: the next wave?

Church Planting: the next wave?
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Andy Paterson

How do we reach the vast numbers of towns and villages across the country that are not large enough to sustain a church plant?

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Andy Paterson

Author Content

Make Much of Jesus

Make Much of Jesus–

How Innocence/Guilt and Honour/Shame Cultures Collide

How Innocence/Guilt and Honour/Shame Cultures Collide–

Cultural Paradigms in Evangelism

Cultural Paradigms in Evangelism–

Answer Questions Like and With Jesus

Answer Questions Like and With Jesus–

Illustrating the Culture

Illustrating the Culture–

3 Ways to Make the Most of Every Opportunity

3 Ways to Make the Most of Every Opportunity–

Gospel Intentionality

Gospel Intentionality–

Does Election Kill Evangelism?

Does Election Kill Evangelism?–

Who is in Charge of Evangelism?

Who is in Charge of Evangelism?–

Tasty Speaking

Tasty Speaking–

Deliciously Distinctive Living

Deliciously Distinctive Living–

Get Out of the Christian Ghetto

Get Out of the Christian Ghetto–

How to Support Evangelistic Work

How to Support Evangelistic Work–

Evangelists and Evangelism in the New Testament

Evangelists and Evangelism in the New Testament–

Be Ready to Respond

Be Ready to Respond–

Programmes and Professionals

Programmes and Professionals–

We’re All Evangelists – Aren’t We?

We’re All Evangelists – Aren’t We?–

God's Glory Among the Nations

God's Glory Among the Nations–

How to Declare the Glory of God

How to Declare the Glory of God–

Declare His Glory

Declare His Glory–

Are You Ready for Evangelism?

Are You Ready for Evangelism?–

Shepherding the 30%

Shepherding the 30%–

Diagnosed by Covid

Diagnosed by Covid–

Church Planting: the next wave?

Church Planting: the next wave?–

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Make Much of Jesus
–

How Innocence/Guilt and Honour/Shame Cultures Collide
–

Cultural Paradigms in Evangelism
–

Answer Questions Like and With Jesus
–

Illustrating the Culture
–

3 Ways to Make the Most of Every Opportunity
–

Gospel Intentionality
–

Does Election Kill Evangelism?
–

Who is in Charge of Evangelism?
–

Tasty Speaking
–

Deliciously Distinctive Living
–

Get Out of the Christian Ghetto
–

How to Support Evangelistic Work
–

Evangelists and Evangelism in the New Testament
–

Be Ready to Respond
–

Programmes and Professionals
–

We’re All Evangelists – Aren’t We?
–

God's Glory Among the Nations
–

How to Declare the Glory of God
–

Declare His Glory
–

Are You Ready for Evangelism?
–

Shepherding the 30%
–

Diagnosed by Covid
–

Church Planting: the next wave?
–