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WHY IS THE UK CHURCH DECLINING? Does th the Futu ture have a Ch Church? Does the Church have a Future? Our own conceptions Statistics Both Bo th have to be read properly ly or r can be bia iased 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015

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Does th the Futu ture have a Ch Church? Does the Church have a Future?

  • Our own conceptions
  • Statistics

Bo Both th have to be read properly ly or r can be bia iased

WHY IS THE UK CHURCH DECLINING?

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What is the state of world Christianity?

Number of Christians in millions, by continent, 1970-2050E

Year Latin America Africa Asia TOTAL Europe North America Oceania TOTAL World Total 1970 270 135 111 516 513 185 15 713 1,229 2000 487 389 296 1,172 564 229 22 815 1,987 2010 564 519 356 1,439 575 240 26 841 2,280 2020 606¹ 677 464 1,747 561 241 27 829 2,576 2030 649 879 510 2,038 544 249 29 822 2,860 2040 679 1,089 553 2,321 527 258 31 816 3,137 2050 693 1,330 607 2,630 511 263 34 808 3,438

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Which UK church denominations are in decline?

UK church membership 2005 - 2022

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Which parts of the UK are in church decline?

UK percentage of the population of both adult membership and attendance 2000 - 2030

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Which brands of the UK church are declining?

English Churchmanship changes 1990 – 2030E

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Where in the UK is the church in decline?

Percentage of churchgoers and churches by Environment 2010

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The church in the ‘50s and ‘60s

  • Reviewing th

the statistics ▪ State AND Denominations

  • Overall pic

icture ▪ Church ▪ State

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Why has the church declined so rapidly since the 1950s? Some of f th the reasons for decline

  • Blindness of church leaders to

society

  • Unbelief - both clergy and laity
  • Inadequate training
  • Weakness of the family
  • Lack of the prophetic edge
  • A self-centred faith
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Our own experience in the ‘50s and ‘60s

Our race relations years

  • Societal change

▪ First wave of immigration – the Windrush Generation

  • Our response

▪ Crossing cultures – all one in Christ ▪ Starting where they are ▪ Recognising and accepting differences

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Our own experience in the ‘70s

Our inner city years

  • Soci

cietal ch changes ▪ protest years - Industrial unrest

  • Our response

▪ Community based Evangelism ▪ Standing together ▪ Concentrating on the things that unite ▪ Everybody matters

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Our own experience in the ‘80s

Entering our national years

  • National Mis

ission ▪ Evangelism and Church Growth

  • working with leaders
  • Decade of Evangelism

▪ Crusade Evangelism

  • Prophetic - PWM
  • Mis

ission - BCGA

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Our ministry from the 1980s onwards

Resp spondin ing to needs

  • In the nation
  • In the church
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Outreach to the nation

The prophetic dimension

What was God saying?

  • Reclaiming the Word of God
  • PWM and Prophecy Today
  • The Charismatic Movement
  • The Kansas City Prophets
  • The Toronto Blessing
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Outreach to the church

Understanding mission

  • Th

The Great Commission and Church pla lanting

  • Dis

iscipling and Whole Body Ministry ry

  • Remove hindrances - add rig

right strategies

  • Changing mindsets
  • Creating healthy ch

churches

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Outreach in the nation

Making the Christian voice heard in society

  • Transforming society
  • Social ju

justice

  • Politics
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The impact of cultural change

  • Social change
  • Church change
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What is happening today?

  • Glo

lobal pandemic

  • Reshaping mis

ission

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The wake up call Over to you – what will you do?

There is is an urgency!

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