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...
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Andy Mackie
Jan 3, 20233 min
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...
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Andy Mackie
Oct 28, 20221 min
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...
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martinrobinson63
Oct 21, 20223 min
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...
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martinrobinson63
Sep 26, 20223 min
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...
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martinrobinson63
Jul 21, 20223 min
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...
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Andy Mackie
Jun 27, 20223 min
Young adults: faith, the Bible and the search for meaning
Bible Society's research for Lumino threw up some fascinating findings about differing attitudes to the Bible among different age groups....
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Andy Mackie
Jun 27, 20223 min
7 Conversations your church needs to have about young adults
The Evangelical Alliance have produced a very helpful resource off the back of researching young adults – the resource is called ‘7...
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Andy Mackie
Jun 6, 20224 min
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...
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Andy Mackie
May 25, 20221 min
Church Planting Ministry Development Globe
Stephen Beck briefly explains the Phases of Church Planting at our recent Engage West Midlands Training Conference 'Growing the Kingdom:...
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Andy Mackie
Apr 27, 20224 min
Church Growth Interventions: re-planting, revitalisation and church-planting.
Over the years, I have been responsible for working with congregations in serious decline or facing closure. Sometimes I have exercised...
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martinrobinson63
Mar 30, 20222 min
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...
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Andy Mackie
Dec 9, 20212 min
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...
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Andy Mackie
Jun 4, 20213 min
Safe Families - A mission opportunity for churches to bring hope to families in their community.
At Safe Families we know that the local church long to make a genuine impact in their communities and we believe that the church is...
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Andy Mackie
Apr 6, 20213 min
From Evangelism to Mission
A recent editorial in the Guardian newspaper (1), not known for its Christian sympathies, cited research suggesting that Britain is both...
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Andy Mackie
Mar 17, 20211 min
Multiplication in the Book of Acts
Listen to Raphaël Anzenberger talk about how multiplication happened in the New Testament Church and what we can learn from that today....
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Andy Mackie
Mar 17, 20216 min
Connecting with kids & young people through sport and support - KICK ACADEMIES
KICK’s mission is to transform young people’s lives, with God's love, through sport and support. KICK aspire to see a generation of young...
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Andy Mackie
Feb 26, 20212 min
4 reasons why it's good to plant in coalition.
1. A Coalition for Church Planting (Together) Evidence from around the world suggests that when churches work together in partnerships of...
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Andy Mackie
Feb 23, 20211 min
Multiplication in UK Church History
Dr. Martin Robinson European history gives many examples of Exponential growth. The Methodist movement is one of them. Dr. Martin...
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Andy Mackie
Jan 13, 20211 min
40-day prayer journey through Birmingham
Having prayer-walked the postcodes of Birmingham over 40 days last summer, Andy Mackie has turned his pilgrimage into an...
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