Church planting conference

When Canon Dan Alger of Always Forward, the church planting arm of the Anglican Church in North America, visited the UK in October 2019 and helped us begin the journey towards being a church planting Diocese, it was envisaged that he would return in October 2020 to help us continue the process. Covid restrictions have made that impossible, but he and Molly Ruch (the Director of the Always Forward Institute) led online sessions on the evenings of 26th and 27th October.

Wonderfully, while only 8 people had been present in 2019, there were 27 participants this time! These included a few from the Southern Diocese and the FCE Commissary in France (the Revd Robert Leone), as well as a participant from Novosibirsk. Bishop Gerhard Meyer and four members of the Anglikanische Kirche in Deutschland also participated.

All those taking part were asked to watch two videos to complement the teaching and discussion in the live sessions.
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A small group will now reflect on the sessions and begin to plan church planting strategy, recognising that the situation in the various parishes and countries is very different. More plenary group sessions are envisaged. We pray that the Holy Spirit will continue to drive us forward in this vital new area of witness.