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The Chapel Channel
The Chapel Channel
–Joel Murray
How five small village chapels worked together to provide online ministry for their congregations during the coronavirus lockdown.
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Christmas Dinners Needing a Home
Christmas Dinners Needing a Home
–Ralph Cunnington
How one church in Manchester adapted their Christmas outreach plans to serve the vulnerable in their community.
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A Positive COVID Test at Church: Now What?
A Positive COVID Test at Church: Now What?
–Phil Topham
What happens if you have a positive case of COVID-19 in someone who has attended your church service?
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Christianity Explored: Online Experiences & Lessons Learnt
Christianity Explored: Online Experiences & Lessons Learnt
–Joel Murray, Danny Elliott
Churches across Britain use Christianity Explored to help introduce the gospel to others. What is it like running the course online?
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How Four Churches Reopened Their Buildings After Lockdown (or Didn't)
How Four Churches Reopened Their Buildings After Lockdown (or Didn't)
–John Stevens, Steve Kneale, Adrian Reynolds, Mark Lawrence, Richard Lacey
Hear from four church leaders about what they did on the first Sunday after lockdown was lifted for church buildings, or what they did instead.
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5 Ways God is Growing a Church During Lockdown
5 Ways God is Growing a Church During Lockdown
–Pete Petra
Amid the the coronavirus pandemic, God is at work for his glory and the good of his people. Here is how one local church is seeing God at work.
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A Marriage Made in Heaven: Stockwell Baptist Church
A Marriage Made in Heaven: Stockwell Baptist Church
–Trevor Archer
The story of how two inner-city London churches with different needs were brought together in a great answer to prayer.
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Ministry Amongst Britain’s Poorest
Ministry Amongst Britain’s Poorest
–Anthony Fisher, Elaine Fisher, Ian Williamson, Rachel Williamson
Two couples have an honest conversation about some of the unique pressures of ministry in hard places.
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Spreading a Passion for Jesus
Spreading a Passion for Jesus
–Phil Topham
In mid-November, Highfields Church in Cardiff was the venue for BBC Radio 4’s Sunday Worship. So what was it like to be featured on the radio?
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A Harvest of Hope?
A Harvest of Hope?
–Anne Henwood
Environmental issues are receiving a great deal of media coverage at the moment. But as Christians, to what extent ought we be caring for the planet?
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Called to the Mountains
Called to the Mountains
–Kenny Rogan
Swapping the bright lights of the city for a life in the mountains wasn’t Kenny Rogan’s dream, so why move from London to the Scottish Highlands?
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Family Fun with a Gospel Purpose
Family Fun with a Gospel Purpose
–Jane Beckett
Woodgreen Church relocated to be at the heart of a huge new housing estate. Here's an insight into the planning behind their annual Family Fun Day.
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Growth from Transatlantic Partnership
Growth from Transatlantic Partnership
–Daphney Byrd
A church on a deprived housing estate is increasing its community impact with the help of American missionaries.
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A Church Weekend with a Difference
A Church Weekend with a Difference
–Pete Greasley
Would your church join with others for a weekend away? Christchurch in Newport did, and is now celebrating stronger links with five FIEC churches.
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Moving Forwards in Faith
Moving Forwards in Faith
–Hannah Langley
Magdalen Road Church have left their home of 140 years and moved into a new building which the church hopes to call home for generations to come.
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Inner City Planting
Inner City Planting
–Sam Gibb
Sam Gibb tells the story of Hope Church Vauxhall, a church plant on an inner-city housing estate in England’s capital.
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A Pastoral Podcast
A Pastoral Podcast
–Phil Topham
Graham Nicholls explains to Phil Topham why Christ Church Haywards Heath started a weekly podcast called 'Ordinary'.
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From Revitalisation to Planting
From Revitalisation to Planting
–Rachel Dalby
Beginning to see gospel fruit from its three years of revitalisation, Calvary Baptist Church in Spalding is now looking to plant.
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Prayers led to Plant
Prayers led to Plant
–Karen O’Byrne
Almost two years ago, two groups of Christians agreed that something was missing in Cornwall's largest town.
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Premises Pledges Smash Target
Premises Pledges Smash Target
–John Douglas
A little over a year after launching as a new church, Hope City Church Edinburgh were looking for a new meeting place. This is their story.
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Taking the Gospel to Sportspeople
Taking the Gospel to Sportspeople
–Jonny Reid
Jonny Reid explains how his church in Oxfordshire is engaging with sportspeople of all ages this summer.
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Training Women: A Priority for Pastors
Training Women: A Priority for Pastors
–Johnny Prime
The elders at Christ Church Haywards Heath are seeking to provide ministry training for women in the church. Johnny Prime finds out what's involved.
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Pruning Enables Growth
Pruning Enables Growth
–Rachel Dalby
When change-management expert Kevin Cowdrey arrived to pastor a Lincolnshire church in 2016, he found it on ‘life-support’.
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Rethinking Sundays
Rethinking Sundays
–Rachel Dalby
While some churches struggle to maintain attendance levels, an FIEC church in Hampshire has been experiencing a different kind of issue.
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Bringing Church to the Community
Bringing Church to the Community
–Debbie Hurdle
Send Evangelical Church is in a semi-rural village near Guildford in Surrey. What does evangelism look like in a large village setting like this?
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What do they really think?
What do they really think?
–Alan McKnight
How much do you know about the people who join you every Sunday? The leaders at Harper Church came up with a solution to hear everyone’s views.
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Accidental Church Planters
Accidental Church Planters
–Neil Powell
A conversation between the leaders of three generations of churches in Birmingham about what it means to be churches that plant churches.
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