John Stevens
National Director
John Stevens is the FIEC National Director, a role he has held since September 2010. Alongside his FIEC responsibilities, he is one of the pastors of Christchurch Harborough and a member of the Affinity Council.
John teaches on courses at Oak Hill Theological College, Edinburgh Theological Seminary, Union School of Theology and the Cornhill Training Course. He is the editor of Independent Church: Bible-Shaped and Gospel-Driven and the author of How Can I Be Sure?: And Other Questions About Doubt, Assurance and the Bible.
Born and raised in Birmingham, John studied Law at Cambridge University where he became a Christian in his final year. He then taught Law for sixteen years and served as the Deputy Head of the Law Faculty at the University of Birmingham.
John is married to Ursula and they have four children. He writes regularly for his blog Dissenting Opinion at john-stevens.com.
Author Content
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Responding to Coronavirus
Responding to Coronavirus
John Stevens
Some advice on how church leaders should respond to the government restrictions around coronavirus.
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Welcome to the Family (January 2020)
John Stevens
Meet the churches that were welcomed into our Fellowship back in September.
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He Made His Dwelling Amongst Us
He Made His Dwelling Amongst Us
John Stevens
The challenge for us at Christmas, whether we are Christians or not, is this: will we allow Jesus to dwell with us?
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The Nature of Gospel Leadership
John Stevens
A talk from Ephesians 4 that opened our 2019 Leaders' Conference.
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Welcome to the Family (October 2019)
John Stevens
Meet the churches that joined FIEC at the summer meeting of our National Recognition Team.
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Welcome to the Family (May 2019)
John Stevens
John Stevens introduces us to the eleven churches that recently joined our Fellowship.
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Using Evangelistic Courses
John Stevens , Andy Paterson , Rico Tice
Andy Paterson, Rico Tice and John Stevens discuss the place of evangelistic courses in the life of the church.
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Welcome to the Family (March 2019)
John Stevens
John Stevens introduces us to the churches that joined us at the winter meeting of our National Recognition Team.
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Storytelling and Evangelism
John Stevens , Andy Paterson , Rico Tice
Andy Paterson, Rico Tice and John Stevens discuss how our culture's obsession with stories should shape our evangelism.
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Evangelism in 2019
John Stevens , Andy Paterson , Rico Tice
Andy Paterson, Rico Tice and John Stevens discuss the issues we face as we seek to share the gospel in our culture.
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Welcome to the Family (February 2019)
John Stevens
At the meeting of our National Recognition Team in the autumn, we saw the number of FIEC churches and church plants climb above 600.
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Primer 05: Coming Soon
David Shaw , John Stevens , Adrian Reynolds , Graham Beynon
How to live and lead in light of the world to come.
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The Plentiful Harvest
John Stevens
The opening talk from our 2016 Leaders' Conference.
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Using Commentaries in Preaching
Using Commentaries in Preaching
John Stevens
Here's one preacher's wisdom about the way he uses commentaries in his preaching preparation.
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Titus - Our Challenge
Titus - Our Challenge
John Stevens
The final of four talks expounding the book of Titus given by John Stevens at our 2015 Leaders' Conference.
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Titus - Our Hope
Titus - Our Hope
John Stevens
The third of four talks expounding the book of Titus given by John Stevens at our 2015 Leaders' Conference.
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Titus - Our Goal
Titus - Our Goal
John Stevens
The second of four talks expounding the book of Titus given by John Stevens at our 2015 Leaders' Conference.
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Titus - Our Task
Titus - Our Task
John Stevens
The first of four talks expounding the book of Titus given by John Stevens at our 2015 Leaders' Conference.
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Primer 01: True to His Word
David Shaw , John Stevens , Ralph Cunnington
Defend, celebrate, & communicate the trustworthiness of Scripture.
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The Power of God 3
The Power of God 3
John Stevens
Ephesians 6v10-20: The final of three talks from the book of Ephesians given at our 2013 Leaders' Conference.
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The Power of God 2
The Power of God 2
John Stevens
Ephesians 3v14-21: The second of three talks from the book of Ephesians given at our 2013 Leaders' Conference.
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The Power of God 1
The Power of God 1
John Stevens
Ephesians 1v15-23: The first of three talks from the book of Ephesians given at our 2013 Leaders' Conference.
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Why are we Complementarian?
Why are we Complementarian?
John Stevens
If FIEC doesn't take a stand on spiritual gifts or baptism, why do we make a fuss about the role of men and women in the church?
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