FIEC Resources for Church Leaders

Gabby will be the youngest member of our Ministry Team – but that’s quite deliberate. She is going to help us think through raising the next generation of women’s ministry workers, as well as helping FIEC to think carefully and wisely about issues related to ethnic diversity in our churches. She will work closely alongside our Women’s Ministry Coordinators as well as working alongside London Direc...

With the government introducing mandatory face masks in places of worship from 8th August, John Stevens provides an update on the latest government rules on face masks in church, why it has been instructed and who will have to wear one. The webinar is followed by a Q&A. You can watch the webinar and download further resources on the FIEC website .

Phil Topham (FIEC's Executive Director) interviews Rachel Sloan who will become FIEC's new Women's Ministry Coordinator in September. Find out more about Rachel's appointment on the FIEC website .

A webinar and Q&A to think about lessons learned during lockdown, the challenges of decision making, and anticipating lasting change. The theme of this webinar is leading into the future and lessons learned during lockdown. John Stevens, FIEC's National Director, explores lessons that have been learned so far during the coronavirus pandemic and what lasting change church leaders should be anti...

Now that the Welsh Government has given guidance for churches in Wales to reopen their buildings after lockdown, church leaders in Wales can begin to plan for their congregations to meet again. This webinar was hosted by Jonathan Thomas, pastor at Cornerstone Evangelical Church in Abergavenny, and he was joined by John Stevens (FIEC National Director) to explore the Welsh Government's guidance fo...

With schools closed, churches not meeting in person, and summer camps cancelled, it's important to think through how to continue youth and children's ministry during this time of lockdown, and how to plan ahead for when in-person activities are possible. In this webinar, John Stevens, FIEC's National Director, is joined by Michael Tinker, from Walton Evangelical Church in Chesterfield and involved...

This special Leadership in Lockdown webinar explored the Scottish Government's guidance for places of worship in Scotland to reopen after lockdown. Andy Hunter, FIEC's Scotland and North of England Director, was joined by David Nixon, pastor at Carrubbers Christian Centre, to discuss the guidance and other church leaders in Scotland shared their approaches and experiences to reopening. You can rea...

Churches across Britain use Christianity Explored to help introduce the gospel to friends, family, and the wider community. What is it like running the course online? Chessington Evangelical Church runs Christianity Explored courses regularly but when the coronavirus pandemic hit meeting physically to share the sessions together was no longer possible. So they moved it online. We spoke to Danny El...

A webinar, with Q&A, to explore the theme of mental health in lockdown, both for church communities and church leaders. It's increasingly obvious and covered in the media that mental health issues are a significant problem both in the community within the church, and also amongst pastors and church leaders. This has maybe been maybe magnified and deepened during lockdown. Joining John Stevens,...

The theme of this webinar is to look at how, as churches collectively, we can care for women who are key parts of our congregations. The webinar is led by the FIEC's National Director John Stevens, and he is joined by FIEC's Women's Coordinators Elinor Magowan and Elisabeth Smyth. You can watch the webinar on the FIEC website .

It's great that church buildings (in England) have been able to open again after lockdown from 4 July. However, this will look different for different churches as church leaders explore what is right for their own context. FIEC's National Director John Stevens spoke to four FIEC pastors to find out how they reopened their buildings over the weekend, or what they did instead: Steve Kneale ( Oldham...

Why are risk assessments so important, and why should church leaders take them seriously - especially as churches re-open after the coronavirus lockdown? We spoke to a Health and Safety Inspector to find out. We spoke to Julian Wilkes, a chartered environmental health practitioner (and member at Christchurch Harborough ) , to discuss the importance of risk assessments and their legal implications,...

A message from FIEC’s National Director to all FIEC churches as we begin to think about the journey out of lockdown. You can watch this message on video and read a full transcript on the FIEC website .

This week's Leadership in Lockdown webinar discussed the Government guidance for church buildings in England to reopen. Since there was such a huge number of questions from church leaders during the webinar, we have made sure any that were missed were answered by John Stevens after it ended. You can see the questions that were covered and watch the Q&A on the FIEC website .

A panel webinar, with Q&A, to discuss government guidance for places of worship as churches consider re-opening. After the publication of Government guidance for church buildings in England to reopen from 4 July, John Stevens is joined by three FIEC pastors to discuss the reopening plans at their respective churches. On the panel are Paul Gamston (South Craven Evangelical Church), Mark Lawrenc...

The subject of this webinar is to think about how the lockdown is affecting churches and ministries in deprived communities. John Stevens is joined on a panel discussion by three FIEC pastors who are ministering in this context: Andy Constable ( Niddrie Community Church , Edinburgh), Ian Williamson ( New Life Church , Middlesborough), and Steve Kneale ( Oldham Bethel Church ). You can watch the we...

Whilst official guidance for church buildings in England to reopen from 4th July is not yet released, here's what we do know from John Stevens' (FIEC's National Director) call with Number 10. You can read more and find more resources for church leaders on the FIEC website .

The theme of this webinar is evangelism and how church leaders can keep it central to church ministry during lockdown. The webinar is led by the FIEC's National Director John Stevens, and he is joined by Jeremy Marshall, the Chair of Christianity Explored Ministries and long term friend of the FIEC, and Mike Kendall, pastor at St Neots Evangelical Church and Chair of the FIEC Trust Board. If you w...

The death of George Floyd has sparked a global movement to once again address racial prejudice, and the church is not exempt from this. To understand the issues at hand better, and to consider ways forward for white church leaders in FIEC churches, we spoke with two black church leaders : Andrew Gordon, a London City Missionary based at Donnington Evangelical Church , North West London, and Raymon...

The theme of this webinar is self care and soul care: how church leaders look after themselves and how they care for others in their congregations during this lockdown time. The webinar is led by John Stevens, FIEC's National Director, and he is joined by Johnny Prime, one of FIEC's Associate National Directors, and Ste Casey who is the pastor at Speke Baptist Church in Liverpool and is on the exe...

FIEC's National Director John Stevens gives a lockdown update for church leaders, plus some news on the 2020 Leaders' Conference. Read the full transcript on the FIEC website .

The aim of the webinar is to update on the current Government guidelines on the coronavirus lockdown, to explore what position churches are in to conduct weddings during this time, and to help think through pastoral care of married couples in our churches during lockdown. The webinar is led by John Stevens, FIEC's National Director, and he is joined by Paul Mallard who is the pastor at Widcombe B...

The aim of this webinar is to help church leaders do the best they can in preaching the word and ministering the sacraments during the lockdown.   The webinar is led by John Stevens, FIEC's National Director, and he is joined by Julian Hardyman and Matt Lillycrap (Eden Baptist Church, Cambridge). You can download the resources mentioned on the FIEC website .

A webinar, with questions and answers, to help church leaders think through leading their churches during what is looking like a long lockdown period. The webinar is led by John Stevens , FIEC's National Director, and he is joined by Spencer Shaw, pastor at Emmanuel Church Chippenham . You can watch the webinar and download the slides and resources mentioned on the FIEC website .

A webinar, with questions and answers, to help church leaders in lockdown prepare for what may come next: 'the new normal'. The webinar is led by John Stevens , FIEC's National Director, and he is joined by Ian Jones, the pastor at Rotherham Evangelical Church and the Vice Chair of the FIEC Trust Board. You can watch the webinar and download the slides and resources mentioned on the FIEC website .