Churches often ask how their recruitment of trainees fits into the national landscape. Is our church unusual? What are the trends in ministry training? Here's the data, particularly focusing on 2018-2021 but also looking ahead to expectations for 2021-2022. There are...
These slides are for Richard Coekin's first talk on Acts 6 from Maximise 2021. You can watch the whole talk here. Richard is the Senior Pastor of Dundonald Church.
These slides are for Richard Coekin's second talk on Acts 6 from Maximise 2021. You can watch the whole talk here. Richard is the Senior Pastor of Dundonald Church.
Recently I had the privilege of meeting the new British monarch, King Charles III. I ended up having a two minute conversation with him where he asked me about the work of Growing Young Disciples and developing young leaders in particular. In the course of the...
A MT post can be wonderfully fulfilling and formative, but it’s not for everyone. Schemes vary. Some are busier than others. Most are a mixture of training and practical service but the proportion of each varies. Some have particular specialities – children’s...
New research into the mission and church landscape in the UK was conducted in October/November 2021 and, while there’s a wealth of detail in the National Ministry Survey results, a couple of areas stand out in relation to the 9:38 agenda: 1. A need for more training...
“There are more people in Europe who have never heard the gospel than there are in Africa. Europe is the world’s forgotten mission-field. But of all Europe, surely nowhere has been neglected to the same extent as Ireland.” (Crawford Gribben, The Irish Puritans – James...