Issue published April 2004
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Rob Frost What styles of outreach are effective in the UK today? Rob Frost looks at a range of activities that churches are using to communicate the message of Christ.
Issue published April 2004
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Catherine Butcher Catherine Butcher meets the ex-con who's helping prisoners escape.
Issue published April 2004
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Celia Ewing Each year huge numbers of Christians attend a Bible week or festival. With so many to choose from Celia Ewing lists the main options for 2004…
Mel Gibson’s film The Passion of the Christ provides an unusual opportunity to share the gospel this Easter. John Buckeridge highlights 20 ways to harness its gospel potential. Mel Gibson in his own words describes his motives for making this extraordinary movie
Issue published April 2004
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Andy Peck Some believe them to be the greatest challenge to mainstream churches, since the birth of the Charismatic movement. But do the writers and thinkers behind emerging church have things to teach us? Or should we be wary of their approach? Andy Peck investigates
Issue published April 2004
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Adrian Plass A gentle satire on the modern church, The Sacred Diaries of Adrian Plass were a huge hit when they first appeared in the late 1980s. In this exclusive extract from Adrian’s new Sacred Diaries, the Plasses decide to go on tour. The result is a journey of faith and fun.
Issue published April 2004
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Mark Greene Rarely has a film attracted so many column inches and so much hot debate ahead of its general release. Some have slated it as excessively violent – others claim it triggered a deep spiritual experience. Having attended a preview screening, regular columnist Mark Greene gives his verdict