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The emphasis on mission appears to be working for the Beacon. Beacon Church goes bankrupt or goes bang? Ninety-nine point nine per cent of the Christians will start going to another church. Twenty brand-new churches reaching 20 new demographics who otherwise would not be reached by The cost-benefit analysis is a no-brainer! Ten years later, the church now regularly gathers 1, people on a Sunday morning, many of whom are young African-Caribbean millennials.

In many of our services there are those who were in gangs and on drugs now on fire for Christ. The moment you can give them an alternative to street life which still makes them money, you become their hero. Many of them we send back to school, to university or provide housing for. Rev Dapo has many testimonies to share of lives changed: year-old Sam was convicted of burglary and sentenced to four years in prison. After he was released, Sam found it difficult to find work and get his life back on track.

He was introduced to Pastor Tobi and the two started what is now a highly successful recruitment business. And we believe there is a lot of harvest around London. When pushed, Rev Dapo admits the church would like to have buildings in the future. But he believes the church has been right to prioritise financial investment in people, rather than places.

Christianity is about life, not a building. When Linda Maslen started volunteering at her local foodbank, she had no idea that it would culminate in her becoming an ordained vicar who leads one of the fastest-growing churches in Yorkshire. It all started when the Christians volunteering at the Halifax foodbank began to offer to pray for people.

People would often request prayer for miraculous provision or physical healing. James Choung and Walter Kim. Mary Poplin. Cullen Rodgers-Gates. Rebecca McLaughlin and Walter Kim. Charles Drew. Malcolm Burleigh.

Scott Ridout. Fastest growing church profiles include:. The special issue also includes five profiles from the new listing of Reproducing Churches—churches that are expanding the kingdom through strategic church-planting efforts.

The Outreach also includes candid conversations with 23 of the Outreach pastors, covering themes like church growth, discipleship, outreach and faithful ministry. Greear, Ray Johnston and Chad Fisher. The Summit Church, pastored by J.

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