One church for London: becoming city conscious
City consciousness is about recognition and awareness of our connectedness as the church of Jesus Christ in the city. It is a proactive awareness of what God is doing and saying to his church in the city and our city's nature, culture, and state. It is loving the city and seeking its shalom. It is about local engagement from a citywide perspective. It is an acknowledging that it takes all to reach all. It is about equipping the disciples to be an instrument of the gospel transformation of the city.
Counting Jelly Beans
Neil Powell explains how cities are complex systems, and therefore their problems require complex solutions. Which is easier, to count the number of jelly beans in a jar or to find ways to reach cities like London, Moscow, and Madrid with the gospel?
Am I Answering the Questions People Are Actually Asking?
Luiz Santana shares his experience as a participant of the first ever Incubator cohort delivered entirely online. This blog was originally posted on the London Church Planting Academy blog, and is republished here with their kind permission.
How to Reach the West Again: Reflections from the U.K.
The following is a response from Pete Nicholas to How to Reach the West Again, Timothy Keller and City to City’s book on starting a new missionary encounter with Western culture. RCTC invited ministers from around the world to respond to, extend, and engage that vision. This article was first posted on Redeemer City to City blog, and is republished here with their kind permission.
Because Hell is real, we work together as a matter of urgency
Neil Powell addressed the Planting Collective conference in May 2019 and this was his final point of a weighty message. This excerpt was originally posted on the London Church Planting Academy blog, and is republished here with their kind permission.