The Unlikely Evangelist

We've now had the second of the Vision4Life conversations which concentrates on prayer.

A summery of the thoughts of those who took part in three conversations at Heald Green URC is attached.

Summary of HGURC Prayer Conversations.

If you have held similar conversations at your churches, or wish to reflect on the HGURC conversation, then as ever, please leave your comments using the link below.

I hope your Vision4Life conversations are are also going well, and look forward to sharing your wisdom.
The Unlikely Evangelist

A little more depth ...

I have recently undertaken a study as part of my MA in missiology of the international mission conferences of the 1900's, in order to take stock of the various understandings and approaches to mission of the last 100 years.

From my reading and research I have written a brief summary and analysis of the issues which shaped these conferences which still pose pertinant questions for our time.

For the purposes of the assignment my research was also focused on the implications of the various understandings of mission on a typical British sub-urban context of the kind many of our churches find themselves, including Heald Green. (The paper may still be of use/interest if you are not in that context).

The material may not be new to you, nor the conclusions drawn that surprising, but I hope at the very least this paper will serve as a useful short summery of the last 100 years of mission thinking! Like me, you may then find this background a valuable foundation on which we can build an emerging mission paradigm for our time and context(s).

As ever, comments and insights of your own are more than welcome, but particularly on this occasion as I hope to develop the conclusions of this assignment into my MA dissertation topic, so please join the conversation.

happy exploring,
The Unlikely Evangelist

Towards a Theology of Mission

We've begun the first of the Vision4Life conversations which concentrates on the Bible. We hope to have more events over the summer, but here are our comments so far ...

Here is a link to summery of the thoughts of those who took part in three conversations at Heald Green URC.

Summary of HGURC Bible Conversations.

If you have held similar conversations at your churches, or wish to reflect on the HGURC conversation, then as ever, please leave your comments and insights using the link below.

I hope your Vision4Life conversations are are also going well, and look forward to sharing your wisdom.
The Unlikely Evangelist

Hello,

I'm back, sorry for the pause in posting.

After some time off work in recent weeks I'm feeling refreshed and enthusiastic again, ready to fully engage with the Mission and Evangelism agenda of our churches. So here I hope to begin posting again;

- reflections and ideas from Heald Green URC as we travel along the Vision4Life process

- an invitation for others to join in online conversations exploring the mission priorities for the United Reformed Church

- resourses and reflections on contemporary evangelism and church growth from my reading and research as Evangelism and Emerging Church Advocate and my MA in Missiology at LKH in Manchester

in addition,

- Weeklyish Lectionary Reflections, based on discussions from Heald Green URC's Bible Study groups. Which may offer help and inspiration to preachers as well as notes to assist you and your churches as we begin the Bible year of Vision4Life at Advent. (To find out more about the sucessful model of Bible Study developed at Heald Green URC see my post, Bible Study for Every Church)

As ever, comments and e-mails are always welcome, thank's for visiting and it's good to be back!
The Unlikely Evangelist