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"Not returning to normal" - Church plant story - The Journey
We caught up with Andrew McNeil to hear how Birmingham Vineyard Church have been journeying out of COVID, and how God is leading them...
Andy Mackie
Jun 12, 20234 min read
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Church Planting in Lee Bank (Attwood Green), Birmingham
Engage WM caught up with Jonny Richards (video above) who planted a church on the Lea Bank estate (Attwood Green) Birmingham. It's a...
Andy Mackie
Mar 29, 20231 min read
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Changing Church in the post-pandemic time
As we look at the landscape of the church across the four nations that we call the United Kingdom, we see an extraordinary set of...
martinrobinson63
Mar 29, 20233 min read
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MAKING SENSE OF THE CENSUS
Much to the delight of the secular media, the headlines from the 2021 census proclaimed the simple fact that the number of people who...
Andy Mackie
Jan 3, 20233 min read
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Re-purposing & Replanting a Church in Gornal
Engage West Midlands caught up with David Bell, who is re-purposing / replanting a church in Gornal, West Midlands. Here's his video...
Andy Mackie
Jan 3, 20231 min read
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Church planting and the Hong Kong community
Pastor Roy has moved from Hong Kong with many others in an exodus from Hong Kong to the UK, as a result of the Chinese Government's...
Andy Mackie
Nov 22, 20221 min read
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A City to Reach - Talking Jesus
As part of our recent 'A City to Reach' training day in Birmingham, Rachel Jordan-Wolf from HopeTogether shared insights from the 2022...
Andy Mackie
Oct 28, 20221 min read
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Church Planting, Re-planting or Revitalisation – is there a difference?
Those who strongly advocate church planting over and against church revitalisation sometimes quip, “it’s easier to give birth than to...
martinrobinson63
Oct 21, 20223 min read
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Reaching Out to the Harder to Reach
Watch and listen to Steve's story into church planting, his call to Birmingham and his heart for the city and reaching out to the harder...
Andy Mackie
Sep 26, 20221 min read
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CHURCH PLANTING – AN EMERGING STORY
It’s now just over 30 years since my first book on church planting, written in conjunction with Stuart Christine, was launched. It was...
martinrobinson63
Sep 26, 20223 min read
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Discerning the work of the Spirit
Those who are leading churches that are growing, frequently report that they have noticed a change in the spiritual atmosphere over the...
martinrobinson63
Jul 21, 20223 min read
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Learning from a Church Planter - Birmingham
We met up with Derrick Dunkley from Livingwell Community Church on an estate in Edgbaston, Birmingham. Here's his story and reflections...
Andy Mackie
Jun 24, 20221 min read
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From Addiction to Church Planting
We met up with Aaron Jarvis from Londonderry Baptist Church in Oldbury and planting into Birmingham. He says, "I believe God gave us a...
Andy Mackie
Jun 24, 20221 min read
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Network! Network! Network!
How are you going to create a starting point from which you plant a new church? Your key is network. Network! Network! Network! Get to as...
Andy Mackie
Jun 6, 20224 min read
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Church Planting on Castle Vale, North Birmingham
Castle Vale is a large housing estate in North East Birmingham, about 6 miles from the city centre. It was previously an overspill estate...
Andy Mackie
Mar 30, 20221 min read
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Growth in the Pandemic– opportunity not obstacle
Craig Bennett has been on a remarkable journey. As he comments in the video above, he grew up in something of a dysfunctional family the...
Andy Mackie
Mar 30, 20221 min read
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Church Planting on the Increase
Across nearly every denomination and church network in the UK, church planting is increasingly on the agenda. In autumn 2021 the National...
martinrobinson63
Mar 30, 20222 min read
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Planting an Intercultural Church
In October 2021, Engage West Midlands ran their first Re-Imagine Conference with leaders’ breakfasts across the West Midlands, and some...
Andy Mackie
Dec 9, 20212 min read
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Indian online-church launched through lockdown. West Midlands.
Sofia and Raj Waghmare began an online church community for 3 or 4 of their Marathi speaking Indian friends and their families (across...
Andy Mackie
Jan 15, 20211 min read
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Church in the Community - Wollaston Church Plant
Wollaston is a village on the outskirts of Stourbridge in the West Midlands. It is located in the south of the Dudley Metropolitan...
Andy Mackie
Nov 24, 20201 min read
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