2023: Year in Review
A look back at the encouragements and challenges for FIEC and FIEC churches in 2023.
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In this episode, Adrian Reynolds (Head of National Ministries) and John Stevens (National Director) discuss the encouragements and challenges of the year gone by.
00:00 - Introduction
01:50 - The first full year post-Covid
05:52 - Transfer growth in churches
11:18 - Growing diversity in FIEC
14:04 - The challenge of evangelism
17:56 - Connecting churches
22:13 - Complementarianism in churches
25:46 - Training church workers
28:59 - Church planting in 2023
34:09 - Best books of 2023
34:37 - Best films of 2023
35:23 - Best TV of 2023
Show notes
- A Passion for Life (apassionforlife.org.uk)
- Different, Yet the Same: Is Complementarianism Unjust? (fiec.org.uk)
- Embracing Complementarianism (Book Review) (fiec.org.uk)
- Thrive 2024 (fiec.org.uk)
- Ministry Wives Retreat 2024 (fiec.org.uk)
- The Hub 2024 (fiec.org.uk)
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Adrian Reynolds
Adrian is FIEC's Head of National Ministries. He previously served as Associate Minister of East London Tabernacle Baptist Church and is currently an elder at Christchurch Harborough.
John Stevens
John has been FIEC's National Director since 2010. He also serves on the Affinity Council and teaches on courses at Bible colleges across the country.
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