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Does church planting in a city make sense?
Andrew Wilson recently restarted the debate about the strategic focus of cities (see also here) which has caused me to reflect on the question, why cities? It seems to me that of all the reasons...
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Church planting for cultural influence
Yesterday I asked whether church planting in the middle of cities made any sense. Today I want to reflect on where in the UK should you plant a church if you want to influence the cultural,...
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Why are we planting a church in a city?
If you just read the last couple of posts it would seem that I’d be against the idea of church planting in a city or that a church in a city will have little or no influence. Don’t be too hasty in...
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Book Review: Fathering Leaders, Motivating Mission
When someone writes an updated history or account of the rise (and fall) of the new church movement in the UK from the 1960s onwards, this book will prove enormously helpful. It is the clearest...
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Moltmann on the mission and the future of the church
This will be my last post off the back of reading The Open Church by Jurgen Moltmann. I wanted to just take a brief look at some of the similarities between Moltmann’s proposals from way back in 1978...
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Reaching a society without God
I recently wrote this article about Scandinavia for Newfrontiers website and thought I would repost the article here. ”All over the world this gospel is bearing fruit and growing” (Col 1:6). Except,...
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The future of Evangelicals in Europe
I’ve been flicking through Patrick Johnstone’s The Future of the Global Church looking for clues as to the decline of the church here in Scandinavia as well as the rest of Europe. As Johnstone looks to...
View ArticleDiscussion topic: What does a mission shaped church look like?
Last night in our small group we began to look at the God’s mission in the world and what that means for the church. We said the mission of the church was “the announcement and the demonstration of the...
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The Kingdom of God in Luke’s Gospel
At our small group we’ve begun to have a look at the book of Acts together (no real shock for a church plant that). We read the first chapter of Acts together and then did a brief study on two...
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Not all cities are created equal
I love Stockholm, I think it’s a great city and I’m glad this is my home. Much as I love our new city though, it’s not in the same rank as say London, Shanghai or New York. Or is it? How do you rank...
View ArticleOn the road
Today I’m flying to England for four busy days. Here is a brief run-down of what’s happening: Wednesday: Fly to London and catch up with some friends who until recently were living in Pakistan until...
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Scandinavian Day: Momentum for mission
As a church family Newfrontiers barely exists in northern Europe and the wider church is retreating in the face of an advancing secularism. However in recent times there have been some positive...
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Some months ago I was in the Nobel museum in Stockholm. It was inspiring to read the stories and achievements of some of the greatest thinkers, writers, scientists, chemists, medical experts and...
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Mission in the New Europe
Some invitations to mission in northern Europe over the next few days. First up The NEW: The NEW is taking place in Riga, Latvia on the 19th-22nd July this year and is hosted by my friend Matt Medd....
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The decline of Christian Europe
The idea that Europe is no longer Christian is no surprise to anyone. Secularists have long been telling us that we no longer believe and church attendance would seem to bear that out. So how bad is...
View ArticleWhy Europe matters
Europe has a significant Christian heritage but it no longer has a Christian present. The open question is what place will Christianity have in its future? There are many great gospel centred churches...
View ArticlePraying for Europe
It’s my personal conviction that Europe is seriously lacking in missional investment and church planting resources. The road to dealing with that begins in prayer. Here are some prayer points taken...
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Case study: Sweden
Following last week’s posts on Europe, I’ve decided to follow that up with a series on my adopted country Sweden. Before we get to more weighty issues, today is an overview of Sweden for those that...
View ArticleSwedish society: some challenges
Sweden enjoys one of the highest standards of living in the world and is one of the nearest things to a utopia in the minds of many progressive minded liberal folk. The truth is, of course, that while...
View ArticleThe church in Sweden
Christianity has been a presence in Sweden since Ansgar arrived more than 1200 years ago, yet today it is one of the most secular countries on earth. This fact alone doesn’t look good for the church....
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