Ray Evans
Church Leadership Consultant
After studying at Cambridge, Ray moved to Bedford in 1980 and served in the leadership of Grace Community Church for more than 40 years. The church was involved in several church plants and saw its main congregation grow to over 500 attendees.
As FIEC's Church Leadership Consultant, Ray assists other leaders in overcoming some of the barriers to gospel growth that are faced in today's world. He has authored Ready, Steady, Grow (IVP) and Church Leadership (10 Publishing) to also provide help and encouragement.
Ray is married to Jenny and they have four grown-up children and nine grandchildren.
He is a keen reader of military history, loves playing sport (especially Bedford Vets hockey), and in any spare time is building a model railway in his loft - for his grandchildren of course.
Author Content
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Developing Deacons
Developing Deacons
Ray Evans
Ray Evans has been considering the role of deacons. How does a church go about appointing them and how does that work in churches of different sizes?
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Developing Elders
Developing Elders
Ray Evans
How do we develop teams of elders in local churches? It doesn’t matter if your church is small, medium or large. This question is always vital.
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Stress at Work
Stress at Work
Ray Evans
Stress is something that will come to every ministry worker, so church leaders need to work out what de-stresses them and develop a healthy balance.
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Navigating Change
Navigating Change
Ray Evans
Organisations and churches will always need to be on a journey of change if they are to see growth and maturity.
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A Recurring Ministry Problem
A Recurring Ministry Problem
Ray Evans
One of the great dangers in church leadership is the temptation to work harder and longer because we think that’s the only way to make a difference.
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Communication 101: What’s Getting in the Way?
Communication 101: What’s Getting in the Way?
Ray Evans
PART 6: At the end of his series on giving a great talk, Ray focuses on the way a talk is delivered, heard and received.
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Communication 101: The Place of Prayer
Communication 101: The Place of Prayer
Ray Evans
PART 5: In this penultimate part of Communication 101, Ray Evans focuses on the key ingredient of a great talk.
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Communication 101: Mind Your Language
Communication 101: Mind Your Language
Ray Evans
PART 4: How can we engage our audiences more effectively? Ray Evans considers the preacher’s use of words and illustrations.
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Communication 101: Loving Your Listeners
Communication 101: Loving Your Listeners
Ray Evans
PART 3: There may be a difference between what people hear when you preach and what you think they should hear.
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Communication 101: Making it Personal
Communication 101: Making it Personal
Ray Evans
PART 2: As preachers work on the passage in front of them, they need to pay special attention to sermon headings.
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Communication 101: Preaching the Passage
Communication 101: Preaching the Passage
Ray Evans
PART 1: Ray Evans unpacks some advice for preachers. Here he begins to explore what it means to preach the passage.
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Effective Communication: Ensure the Word Impacts
Effective Communication: Ensure the Word Impacts
Ray Evans , Jonty Allcock
The second of two seminars exploring the key elements of good communication.
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Effective Communication: Let the Word Loose
Effective Communication: Let the Word Loose
Ray Evans , Jonty Allcock
The first of two seminars exploring the key elements of good communication.
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Organic or Organised?
Organic or Organised?
Ray Evans
Following his article on the marks of a healthy church in Acts 2, Ray Evans reflects on Acts 6.
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They Were Devoted
They Were Devoted
Ray Evans
What does Acts 2 teach us is distinctive about a true church?
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Not an Exact Science
Not an Exact Science
Ray Evans
Sometimes it’s not clear what the right leadership decision should be. So here's some guidance from a couple of chapters in Acts.
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Community
Community
Ray Evans
Five pastors discuss the changing nature of community and how it affects a church's life and mission.
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Migration
Migration
Ray Evans
A discussion about the changing nature of congregation migration, particularly around student centres.
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Church Attendance
Church Attendance
Ray Evans
A discussion about attendance at morning and evening services, midweek meetings and the importance of ministry context.
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Effective Lay Leadership 2
Effective Lay Leadership 2
Ray Evans
In the second of this two-part series, we see how lay leaders can effectively work alongside other unpaid leaders and use their gifts.
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Effective Lay Leadership 1
Effective Lay Leadership 1
Ray Evans
The first part of a two-part series aimed at both pastors and lay leaders. How can lay leaders can be most effective in their calling?
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The Three Cs 3: Chemistry
The Three Cs 3: Chemistry
Ray Evans
In this final article on The Three Cs of leadership, we see how leaders need to work hard at making sure there is good Chemistry in a ministry team.
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The Three Cs 2: Capability
The Three Cs 2: Capability
Ray Evans
In this second article on The Three Cs of leadership we look at Capability: the vision and organisation that all capable leaders need.
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The Three Cs 1: Character
The Three Cs 1: Character
Ray Evans
In this first of three articles exploring The Three Cs, we examine how Character relates to the work and ministry of a church leader.
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