Pioneer Church Planting

This section has information on training resources for pioneer church planting.

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Book Reviews

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A review of this book edited by Evert van de Poll and Joanne Appleton
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Reviewed by Andy Warner
  • Pioneer Mission Leadership Training

    The Pioneer Mission Leadership Training Course is for dreamers, doers, imaginers, activists, in other words, pioneers. It offers a variety of pathways, from individual modules to doctoral research programmes. 
    Tel: 01865 787400
    Location: Oxford
  • Amnos Ministries

    We aim to equip God’s people with pastoral training and experience through practical evangelism so that the body of Christ is established and grown, and local communities are transformed by the gospel of Jesus Christ.
    Tel: 01277 376239
    Location: Brentwood, Essex
  • Fresh Expressions

    Fresh Expressions seeks to transform communities and individuals through championing, resourcing and multiplying new ways of being church. We work with Christians from a broad range of denominations and traditions.
    Tel: 0300 365 0563
    Location: Northampton, Northamptonshire
  • Fruitful Practices

    Fruitful Practices” are activities and behaviours which multiple church planters have discovered are effective at producing the spiritual fruit of new believers, healthy discipleship communities and reproducing fellowships of believers.
    This course is based on the experience of hundreds of field workers, and on the foundation of scripture. Although the research was done among people working in Muslim societies, the principles are applicable to most pioneer church planting situations.
  • Rural Ministries

    We exist to provide support, guidance and renewed energy for churches and pioneers working in rural communities across the UK.
    Tel: 01763 878539
    Location: Royston