2020 Birmingham Launch Conference

The conference was designed for any who share a desire for church-planting in a city context and for the city of Birmingham in particular. Mp3 files for each of the sessions (and Powerpoint slides for the main sessions) are now available to download below.

Programme

• Talk 1 | Download Mp3 | Download PPS Slides
  Church Planting: Risk, Opportunity and the Dynamic of Gospel Multiplication
  Rev. Andrew Watson
  
  
• Case Study 1
  Ethio-Eritrean Church Planting
  Abraham Belew
• Talk 2 | Download Mp3 | Download PPS Slides
  The gospel and the city of Birmingham
  Wes Erpen
  
  
• Case Study 2
  Ministry in a multi-cultural context
  Juge Ram
• Talk 3 | Download Mp3 | Download PPS Slides
  The gospel to the city; church-planting as a strategy
  Jonathan Bell
  
  
• Talk 4 | Download Mp3 | Download PPS Slides
  2020 Birmingham; a church-planting initiative for the city
  Neil Powell
  
  
• Talk 5 | Download Mp3 | Download PPS Slides
  Cities and church-planting; a global perspective
  Al Barth
  
  
• Q&A | Download Mp3

Speakers

Church Planting: Risk, Opportunity and the Dynamic of Gospel Multiplication
Bishop Andrew will be speaking on what God thinks of ‘the city’ and what it mean for us to share his concern for the city of Birmingham.

Andrew Watson moved to Birmingham at the end of 2008 to take on his new role as Bishop of Aston. His ministry included the leadership of two recently planted churches in Redditch and Notting Hill, before becoming Vicar of St. Stephen's East Twickenham - a large Anglican church which planted three new churches in the south-west London area. He is author of the books 'The Fourfold Leadership of Jesus' and 'Confidence in the Living God'.

The gospel and the city of Birmingham
Wes Erpen will be sharing his perspective on the city of Birmingham; the growth of the gospel and the work of the church over the past 30 years as well as looking to the future and the particular challenges the church faces over the next 10 years and beyond.

The gospel to the city; church-planting as a strategy
Jonathan Bell will consider How do we reach this city? A look at church-planting as a necessary and urgent priority in bringing the gospel to Birmingham as well as an extended case-study introducing the strategy of church-planting churches from the perspective of Newfrontiers.

2020 Birmingham; a church-planting initiative for the city
Neil Powell will conclude with an introduction to the 2020 Birmingham initiative in particular. What does it mean for churches to work together in church-planting? What are the particular aims and ethos of the vision? How can such a vision be realised?

Neil grew up in Birmingham before moving to London to study. Having found faith in Christ and marrying Jane he returned to Birmingham in 1993 where he has ministered ever since. In 1999 Neil planted City Church. In 2008 City planted its first daughter church and in the same year he was invited to chair a working group of the Midlands Gospel Partnership looking into church-planting from which 2020 Birmingham began.

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