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Archive for January, 2007

Thinking about Church Planting

Someone planting a tree.Thought you might find some of these links interesting to look at. Most of the links come from the Yorkshire Gospel Partnership, and you can find out more about them here.

From Redeemer Church, NY

Tim Keller - Why plant churches? mp3 or pdf
The Movement - the E-Newsletter Subscribe online

From the Briefing

Phillip Jensen - I will build my church read article
Charged to plant read article

From the Crowded House Network, Sheffield

Steve Timmis - Rethinking church in a missionary situation read article
Tim Chester - Church Planting: a Theological Perspective read article

Launch Service Sermon

Preb Dick LucasBible Passage: 1 Peter 1:22-23
Preacher: Dick Lucas

Click here to download an mp3 of the talk…

New Website Launched

The new website.As the new church is officially launched this afternoon, we also have the new website now available. Much of the content is still the same, but there is a complete new design, and new things will be added gradually.

We really want the website to be useful, so please continue to send in ideas and comments. Please also log in and comment on the posts - get involved in emmanuelonline!

Sexual Orientation Regulations

Christians outside ParliamentHitting the headlines at the moment are the new SORs (Sexual Orientation Regulations) with a particular focus over the past week on the issue of adoption. This week Archbishops Williams and Sentamu confirm unified view of church in UK that “Rights of conscience cannot be made subject to legislation”

Earlier in January over 3000 Christians in freedom rally outside Parliament to oppose law that requires Christians to condone practices the Bible teaches are wrong. Click here to see the report on Christian Concern for our Nation’s website.

If you’d like to sign the petition follow this link.