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The challenge of a growing congregation

How do you grow in fruitfulness as a widespread church whose congregation is drawn from three communities? Letchworth Garden City Church’s Carl Johnston explains. What does fruitfulness look like? That’s...

The challenge of a growing congregation

How do you grow in fruitfulness as a widespread church whose congregation is drawn from three communities? Letchworth Garden City Church’s Carl Johnston explains. What does fruitfulness look like? That’s...

Rebuilding church with a colourful history

Rebuilding church with a colourful history

Tim and Sara Cooling have a heart for revitalising churches. So when the chance to help renew Glossop Elim came up, they leapt at it. Chris Rolfe reports. Glossop Elim...

Rebuilding church with a colourful history

Tim and Sara Cooling have a heart for revitalising churches. So when the chance to help renew Glossop Elim came up, they leapt at it. Chris Rolfe reports. Glossop Elim...

'Son of Hamas' turned to Jesus

'Son of Hamas' turned to Jesus

A former double agent for the Israelis had a Damascus road experience that turned him to Christ. Mosab Hassan (pictured above), who was known as the Son of Hamas because...

'Son of Hamas' turned to Jesus

A former double agent for the Israelis had a Damascus road experience that turned him to Christ. Mosab Hassan (pictured above), who was known as the Son of Hamas because...

Church merger reaches wider community

Church merger reaches wider community

How do you successfully merge two churches? Trudi Smyth and Dan Bennett (inset, above, left and right) tell how they and their teams did just that to form Beacon Elim...

Church merger reaches wider community

How do you successfully merge two churches? Trudi Smyth and Dan Bennett (inset, above, left and right) tell how they and their teams did just that to form Beacon Elim...

Jesus cured my agonising disease

Jesus cured my agonising disease

Jesus was Vani Marshall’s last hope. A mysterious disease had baffled doctors in her native Malaysia, ravaging her with pain and causing her to randomly collapse, but nothing showed up...

Jesus cured my agonising disease

Jesus was Vani Marshall’s last hope. A mysterious disease had baffled doctors in her native Malaysia, ravaging her with pain and causing her to randomly collapse, but nothing showed up...

Self-destruct mode led to Israeli minefield

Self-destruct mode led to Israeli minefield

As Simon Williams (inset, above) drove across an Israeli minefield in a tractor with his drunken friends, he knew he was in self-destruct mode. Drugs, drink, theft and fraud had...

Self-destruct mode led to Israeli minefield

As Simon Williams (inset, above) drove across an Israeli minefield in a tractor with his drunken friends, he knew he was in self-destruct mode. Drugs, drink, theft and fraud had...