2020 birmingham: Happy New Year... what’s next?
‘20 new churches in Birmingham by 2020.’ That was the stretch goal that we set for ourselves, under God in 2010.
It was beyond any single church, network or denomination to achieve it, and humanly speaking, it seemed impossible. The last ten years have been a lesson in how God delights to do the impossible, and it has been a privilege to have front-row seats.
Revitalisation: why bother?
John James on what is so good about turning round dying churches
‘It is easier to give birth than raise the dead,’ my friend replied, as I began to talk about the church revitalisation project we were prayer-fully considering.