Christianity and the Church in 2022 Britain

After Covid, war in Europe, "wokeism", and more, how has life changed in 2022? And what effects has this year had on church ministry in Britain? In this episode, Adrian Reynolds and John Stevens review the year, discuss what Britain looks like in 2022, and explore what effect it has had on church ministry. 00:00 - Introduction 01:06 - Going into 2022's 'new normal' 10:33 - War in Europe and economic downturn 13:10 - How does instability in the world impact church ministry? 15:37 - Christians going more local 18:15 - The language of 'woke' 23:19 - FIEC in 2022 30:12 - Looking forwards to 2023 Resources mentioned in this episode Growth, Decline and Extinction of UK Churches (churchmodel.org.uk) FIEC Leaders' Conference 2023 (fiec.org.uk) Pray for One Hundred (fiec.org.uk) Pray for One Hundred order form (fiec.org.uk) Introducing Graham Beynon – our new Head of Local Ministries (fiec.org.uk) The Hub 2023 (fiec.org.uk) You can watch a video of this episode and access further resources for church leaders on the FIEC website. About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can access video podcasts by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel. About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: Instagram Facebook Twitter