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As I’ve given thought to church planting, particularly in our ‘tradition’ I have come to see the need for a more developed understanding...

In the modern landscape of society, where technological advancements coexist with traditional values, loneliness and isolation have...

In preaching through Acts last year I spent a lot of time imagining how Christians in the early church felt. So many people in our church...

This week Russell Brand uploaded a video in which he explained why he wore a cross pendant, and in the short video talked about how he is...

In the last year as part of my study, I began to notice a few trends that made me think, but I couldn’t quite put my finger on why....

As many of you know (and I’ve bombed social media for a wee while now!) I recently qualified with a Master of Arts degree in Theology....

"What is the purpose of an apple?" That’s a question that someone asked me once, and I admit it, I got the wrong answer. I said apples by...

Church planting ministry is hard and chaotic - and yet, some people seem a particular 'fit' for it - not always for good reasons!

Last week I came across this tweet from Brian Croft which resonated so much with me, and also my experience of church planting in rural...

Church planting in rural areas can be challenging due to the isolation that many rural communities experience. This is only enhanced in...

Ireland is an unreached nation with a church relatively insufficient to make Christ known. What if you could be the answer to our prayers?

As Christians, while we are celebrating St. Patrick this year, let us also keep our ears open to the call of the Irish...

One of the questions that is often asked in terms of church planting is about core teams. In some ways this is a strange concept for us...

Curiosity may have killed the cat, but it also makes church planters!

Before we think of the places we are planting, I want to consider why we may have chosen that place to begin with.

What is church planting, why does it matter, and how in the world do we even do it?

The latest in our series of 'rural questions' comes in response to Rick's question on the dynamics of planting in different places....

A few weeks ago I asked on social media for some questions that people had about planting in rural areas in Ireland. One of the first...

Our story of planting in Loughrea starts with prayer. I know that seems a very ‘spiritual’ thing to say, and I’m sure all of us have...

Ó ghlúin go glúin in Irish means “from one generation to the next.” However, the literal translation is more poetic: “from knee to knee.”...