Beyond the quiet revival: 10 ways you can rise to this missional moment
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Robin Ham2025-05-07T10:48:00
Encouraging headlines about a quiet revival of faith in the UK are new territory for many pastors. Here’s Robin Ham’s ten lessons for church leaders
As a pastor, I’ve grown used to headlines about church decline. But the Bible Society’s recent ‘Quiet Revival’ report is breaking the trend. Based on comparative YouGov data from 2018 and 2024, it suggests a shift: not just in attendance, but in openness to faith, scripture and spiritual conversation.
Yet as someone on the ground, leading a beautifully average church in a fairly normal place, I find myself asking a deeper question: What now? If I’m honest, the language of revival produces a strange cocktail of reactions in a church leader’s heart - yes, excitement and longing, but also traces of scepticism, comparison and even a fear of missing out.
So what should we actually do with this moment? Here are my ten suggestions
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