Evangelism UK

Natural Church Development: May 3rd launch

Christian Schwartz is visiting the UK to launch two new books on empowering leadership and community life for mission. See http://www.ncd-uk.com/

Survey on care and church growth

Church Urban Fund and Christian Research found 28% of churches with care initiatives saw church growth even though that was not the specific intention: http://www.cuf.org.uk/research/church-growth

Sermon to Agnostics and Atheists

Austin Baxter is a UK evangelist who has written 'A sermon to Agnostics and Atheists' available through Amazon. The sermon is at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mMHpLTDDMyY

Faith in research - 9th May

An Anglican gathering of researchers looking at church and mission will meet in London: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/training/events/faithinresearch12

Coaching in Fresh Expressions - 21/22 March

Graham Horsley is a professional coach and years of experience in training and Fresh Expressions - available in Northampton 21/22 March: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/coaching

Church Planting Forum report

A recent consultation about Church Planting produced the following reports which you can see at Together in Mission: http://togetherinmission.co.uk/church-planting-forum-feedback

RZIM 'Tough Questions' training day

This is a day looking at apologetics, hosted by a church in Bedford: see http://www.kingsarms.org/cm/component/option,com_events/task,view_detail/agid,838/year,2012/month,03/day,24/Itemid,19

Yes He Is - videos and blog

Yes He Is - to help Christians share faith through social media - have produced videos and a blog at: http://yesheis.com/

Marigold Hotel film and mission resource

Damaris have produced some respources for groups and individuals to discuss the new film being released on 24th Feb, see:http://www.damaris.org/marigold

Festival resources list

Share Jesus International have produced a list of resources available to help local churches in mission through a festival: http://www.morethangold.org.uk/uploads/file/Artists2%5B1%5D.pdf

New video for Community Festivals

Fusion / More than Gold have produced a video about open crowd festivals suitable for the Jubilee and Games in 2012: http://www.fusionyac.org/2012/

Steve Hollinghurst on Richard Dawkins research

Steve Hollinghurst makes some comments: http://sheffieldcentreresearch.wordpress.com/2012/02/16/what-does-the-dawkins-ipsosmori-poll-14th-feb-2012-tell-us-about-uk-christianity/

Richard Dawkins research on social attitudes 15/02/12

This is the link to research of Christian social attitudes just published and making the news: http://c3414097.r97.cf0.rackcdn.com/IpsosMORI_RDFRS-UK_Survey_Topline_15-02-2012.pdf

Table Talk - evangelism for Easter

Paul Griffiths and Joanna Cox have produced Table Talk as a resource at Easter in association with Hope. See the Shop @ http://www.table-talk.org/

Lead Academy going to Bristol and St Albans

Church leaders come together for mission and evangelism 'taster days' - two new ones are planned in March for any church leader in UK: http://www.leadacademy.net/Groups/176052/Lead_Academy/Events/Taster_Day_Leamington/Taster_Day_Leamington.aspx