On Churches Without Buildings (with Richard Wardman)

What are the challenges and advantages of being a church that doesn't have a building? In this episode of In:Dependence, Adrian Reynolds (FIEC Head of National Ministries and elder at Christchurch Harborough) and Richard Wardman (pastor at New City Church, Milton Keynes) discuss their share experiences of leading churches without buildings. Our apologies that the first 24 seconds of audio are low quality due to a technical glitch. 00:00 - Introduction 01:21 - New City Church in Milton Keynes 05:09 - Storage and set-up in a rented building 08:25 - Refreshments in a rented building 09:53 - Fighting against building envy 11:22 - Benefits of renting a building 15:51 - Relationships with building owners 18:39 - Flexibility in renting a venue 21:37 - The ministry of setting-up 23:59 - Meeting mid-week without a building 27:13 - Praying for a church building 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