Gospel Partnerships in Practice
What does a church in an affluent area of Surrey have in common with a church in a deprived area of Middlesborough?
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In this episode, Phil Topham (Executive Director) is joined by Dan Green (Banstead Community Church, Surrey) and Ian Williamson (New Life Church, Middlesborough) to hear about their gospel partnership and to discuss what similar partnerships might look like.
00:00 - Introduction
01:48 - Why form a gospel partnership?
02:49 - Banstead and New Life
11:12 - Developing a gospel partnership
15:40 - What does a church need to consider to start a gospel partnership?
18:52 - The rarity of gospel partnerships
20:14 - Biases of churches in hard places
25:37 - Advice for starting a gospel partnership
Resources mentioned in this episode
- Church Ministry on Council Estates (fiec.org.uk)
- Medhurst Ministries (medhurstministries.org)
- FIEC Leaders' Conference 2022 (fiec.org.uk)
In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners.
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Phil Topham
Phil is FIEC's Executive Director. He is married to Kath and they live near Market Harborough and attend ChristChurch in the town.
Dan Green
Dan Green is the pastor of Banstead Community Church, Surrey, and has been in this role for more than 10 years. He is married to Kate and they have three children.
Ian Williamson
Ian is the Executive Director for Medhurst Ministries, a collaborative of local churches working in council estates and hard places across the United Kingdom.
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