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Are The New Church Streams Stagnating?
They are the most successful part of the UK church in the last generation, but are the New Church streams flowing to stagnant pools or refreshing rivers? Andy Peck talks to those inside and outside the New Church movement about what the future holds.
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The Persecuted Church
What do we mean by persecution? Persecution may include the following: massacre, rape, torture, mutilation, family division, harassment, imprisonment, slavery, employment discrimination and education discrimination.
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Church Invisible: Episode Six - The Set Menu
Returning from a meeting on 'the future of the church' Nick Page is flung into the future, to the year 2040. He discovers that church buildings are now regarded as museums and the Anglican Church in Britain a pale shadow of its former life, with the recent General Synod held in a back room of the Rose and Crown and Tooting. He finds that bureaucracy, outdated training methods and increasing detachment from community were amongst the reasons for the demise.
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Church Invisible Episode Eight: A visit to the Circus
Returning from a meeting on 'the future of the church' Nick Page is flung into the future, to the year 2040 where his experience gives him insights into how the church, now almost extinct, went wrong.
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Church Invisible: Episode Two
Returning from a meeting on 'the future of the church' Nick Page is flung into the future, to the year 2040, where he is given the chance to find out for himself.
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Church Invisible: Episode One
In the first part of this new fictional series, Nick Page discovers what life will be like in the future if the church continues to die. Use the concluding questions to trigger discussion in your home/small group.
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Christians Transforming Communities
The activities of many churches seem a million miles away from the sort of ministry Jesus conducted. David Evans challenges Christians to get back into the community where they belong.
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Contagious Christianity
Ever since speaking with Mark Mittelberg, then director of evangelism at Willow Creek Community Church in Chicago, an idea of his has become part of my vocabulary.
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Christianity Vanquished?
Cardinal Cormac Connor-O'Murphy's pronouncement that Christianity is "almost vanquished" offers little for the faithful Catholic or Protestant to be joyous about - so what is the future for our faith, asks Mark Greene.
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Church Charter For Excellence
As the Faithworks Movement is launched, Steve Chalke continues his series by explaining why it's vital that the Church adopts a Charter for Excellence in community work.
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Salt in the Cellar
Media, arts and entertainment were traditionally seen as no-go areas for Christians. But there are signs that God is leading believers to live out their calling on the stage, in front of a camera or behind a microphone. Steve Cole talks to three Christians living out their faith in the media.
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Carols Campaign
Arguably, the most unusual advert on British TV this year is being screened in the weeks before Christmas to promote carol services. Stephen Goddard reports on a unique TV ad campaign which will be seen by 80% of people in the north-west of England which has won the support of a wide range of local churches.
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Burma's Genocide
Until 1948 Burma was a British colony. Today, a military dictatorship is working to ‘annihilate’ the country’s many ethnic groups. May Oo, President of the Karen National League, herself a Karen refugee now living in the USA, recently visited the UK.
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Talkin' Bout My Generation
Richard Tiplady explores the conflicts between the generations which are raging in the church and in the mission field and asks "why is this happening, and what can be done about it?"
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Bono's Prayer
Cathleen Falsani charts how the world's biggest rock star is talking more openly about his faith as he recruits Christians in the fight against AIDS in Africa.
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Billy Graham: his impact on Britain
He's probably the best-loved evangelist to visit our shores, certainly the most famous. As Billy Graham hands over the leadership of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association to his son Franklin, Andy Peck asks how he will be remembered.
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Divorce: For Better or For Worse?
What does the Church say to a divorcing culture and how should we treat divorcees? Does divorce invalidate a 'platform' ministry? Tony Watkins looks at the extent of the problem and how Christians should respond.
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Old Testament Prophecy: Simply The Best?
Some charismatics put prophecy centre-stage, is that right? Is New Testament prophecy as weighty as Old Testament prophecy - and how does contemporary prophecy compare? In the first of a two-part feature Rob Warner explores the Old Testament and discovers seven different kinds of prophet.
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Big Ben is Watching You
Mark Greene is gripped by Ben Elton's new crime thriller Dead Famous and meets the first positive popular portrayal of a Christian since, well, since...
