Present in Every Place? The Church of England’s New Churches, and the Future of the Parish
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Biographical note
Will Foulger is Director of Mission and Evangelism at Cranmer Hall in Durham and is Director of the Centre for Church Planting Theology and Research. Prior to his doctoral research Will studied Theology at St Andrews University, and at Princeton Seminary. He is clear that his most challenging theological work up to now has been to teach Religious Studies in secondary schools in South-East London, where he grew up. He is married to Vikki and they have four children."... a beautifully written, sensitive and timely book. Its passionate argument for doing church together, in caring for the places that we inhabit, brings a much-needed sense of the possibilities of the present moment and the richness of working together across parishes and fresh expressions."
- Isabelle Hamley,
"This is a really helpful book for any pioneer, planter or parish priest who wants to see the church grow and flourish. Will offers a way forward in the mixed ecology where the church in its various forms can incarnate the good news of Jesus into the particularities of place."
- Gareth Robinson,
"What if place is a richer and more complex notion than the territorial area marked by the traditional parish boundary? What if a commitment to mission is turning newly-planted churches back to a love for the particularities of place and people? In this highly incisive and attractively written book, Will Foulger invites us to think beyond some rather tired polarities about the nature and role of the parish, and creatively opens our imaginations to future possibilities for the Church of England as it explores how it will continue to minister God’s presence in every place."
- Robert Song,