Evangelism UK

Example of Rural Church Plant, starting with a shop

Barry Osborne from Rural Missions hosts a network conference this week (some spaces still available) and has posted this unusual story of a rural church plant: http://www.ruralmissions.org.uk/Articles/152324/Rural_Church_Plant.aspx

Rural Mission conference June 3rd

Barry Osbourne points us to the one day Rural Mission conference for anyone interested in rural evangelism: http://ruralmissions.org.uk/Articles/143892/Rural_Evangelism_Conference.aspx

New Wine 'Rural Mission' conference

Barry Osbourne points us to the New Wine forum for church leaders involved in rural mission to be held at Hothorpe Hall in February:

http://www.new-wine.org/events/Rural_Leaders_Forum.htm

Rural Evangelism Network web relaunch

The Rural Evangelism network has just relaunched its website. Aimed at building an interactive network of people involved in rural evangelism. It will have a subscription base (£10) and membership. This will enable members to post articles and information for the rest of the network.

Details are on www.ruralmissions.org.uk

Rural Evangelism in the 21st Century

Our rural communities look idyllic from a distance. In fact they are complex social mixes which are experiencing the challenge of change.

But there are fruitful approaches to evangelism in this context—ones that pay attention to context, and build on local witness. This booklet offers practical strategies, but ones that spring from a deep understanding of these communities. Written by Barry Osbourne from Rural Evangelism Network.

http://www.grovebooks.co.uk/cart.php?target=product&product_id=17150&category_id=286