Church of England Heading For Growth, Say Leading Christian Evangelists

Sep 27, 2016 by

by Ruth Gledhill, Christian Today:

The Church of England is heading for growth, according to a leading Christian evangelist.

Church attendance has suffered steady decline for decades and latest figures published earlier this year showed it dropping below one million for the first time.

However, there are indications that the decline is slowing and possibly even reversing, especially in iconic churches such as cathedrals.

The slowdown in decline coincides with the launch of the Archbishop of Canterbury and York’s Renewal and Reform programme to find more people to train for the ministry as well as to encourage church growth.

Mark Russell, chief executive of the Church Army, says in the fourth video in the programme’s series: “I’m excited that we are going to be a church that grows. Because God’s calling us to grow, to reach more people, to reach into our communities, to make a difference, all over this nation.”

He adds: “The Church of England is embarking on a really exciting programme of helping make evangelism the centre of our activity by focusing on discipleship, by relocating resources to where they’re most needed.

“The Church of England is going to grow and we need you to help us grow that Church even further and even deeper across this nation.”

William Nye, secretary general of the General Synod, says: “The great thing about the Church of England is it is the Church for England, for all people in this country, for urban Christians, for not-quite-sure Christians, for people of no faith, for anybody who at any time feels the need to experience a little bit of the love of God.”

The aim is for children and children’s children to “still be able to find God wherever they choose to live in this country,” he says.

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