Advance

ONE MOVEMENT, ONE MISSION
MANY CHURCHES GROWING TOGETHER

  elim.org.uk/advance

Elim, as one movement with many churches, is as committed as ever to move together in mission.

In this decade, we are calling every Elim leader and church to advance into a new season of fresh mission, extending their influence, impact and outreach, reaching and serving the local community and beyond.

Our focus remains on our four strategic objectives – growing and planting healthy churches, developing existing and additional leaders, making discipleship a priority and reaching nations.

Acting as a springboard campaign, Advance seeks to challenge Elim's leaders to consider what’s next in advancing mission through their local church, as well as how they can help other churches and leaders advance in their journey into accelerated and radical mission.

Advance covers the decade of the '20s and not just the year 2020, so this mission focus will gain a life of its own over the coming years.

Initially, we will be gathering and shaping a wide range of resources and opportunities to help Elim leaders and churches share and celebrate stories. We will give examples of what is already working and is fruitful, as well as developing and strengthening existing projects.

At its heart, Advance will take a joined-up approach – taking on board national, regional and local perspectives. Vision and practice will be connected for the entire Elim Movement to grow and advance together with the good news of Jesus at the centre.

Take time to explore Elim's four missional priorities, with life-changing and inspiring stories from individuals and church congregations.

View and download the Advance promotional graphics and resources for your church  

Advance is the result of the three year Vision 20/20 journey to Imagine Elim's future which included Imagine conversations with leaders. 

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MAKING DISCIPLES

 

Disciples creating disciples in every Elim church

  Discover more at elim.org.uk/disciples

What’s it like for Christians in education?
Across the UK, thousands of Christians work in education in an array of roles. What do their jobs involve and how do they make a difference for God in school? We spoke to four Elim members in education
History maker and pioneer who’s still going strong
For more than four decades evangelist Marilyn Harry has seen God work powerfully through her ministry. She told Chris Rolfe her story
Proximity not volume
God’s whisper is louder than the raging waves and the human voices that so often drown him out, writes Malcolm Duncan

Developing Leaders

 

Leaders equipping, empowering, releasing & supporting transformational leaders

  Discover more at elim.org.uk/leaders

London’s calling for theological studies!
How do you make quality academic teaching easily available to Elim members across the UK? This is the challenge Regents has been grappling with recently. One part of the solution is Regents London, but this is just the beginning says Paul Folland
Coolings help turn up the heat at growing church!
Tim and Sara Cooling have a heart for revitalising churches. So when the chance to help renew Glossop Elim came up, they leapt at it. Chris Rolfe reports
Leadership Disciplines #12 Scripture: Part 2
In part two of Tim Alford's three-part series, he begins to explore some practical Bible reading tools that you can take away and apply to your life

Growing Churches

 

Planting and growing life-giving churches that reproduce churches across the nation

  Discover more at elim.org.uk/churches

Coolings help turn up the heat at growing church!
Tim and Sara Cooling have a heart for revitalising churches. So when the chance to help renew Glossop Elim came up, they leapt at it. Chris Rolfe reports
Challenge for church as congregation grows
How do you grow in fruitfulness as a widespread church whose congregation is drawn from three communities? Letchworth Garden City Church’s Carl Johnston explains
Church e-merges to reach out to wider community
How do you successfully merge two churches? Trudi Smyth and Dan Bennett tell how they and their teams did just that to form Beacon Elim church

Reaching Nations

 

Strategically planting churches and equipping leaders across the nations

  Discover more at elim.org.uk/nations

Should we be reaching nations?
Jack Skett raises an important question to grapple with
I wasn't planning on moving to Romania...
From worship leading and mentoring to Youth Alpha and summer camps, Heidi Longworth has spent the past decade immersed in mission in Romania. It all stemmed from an ‘Abraham and Isaac moment’
Five reasons why your church needs a Missions Champion
Fuel global reach by appointing a Missions Champion, says Jack Skett, Elim Missions Communication and Content Creator
Mark Pugh announced as new General Superintendent of the Elim Pentecostal Church
Mark, succeeding General Superintendent Chris Cartwright in May 2024, is looking forward to leading the movement into the next season.
New Year's message from Chris Cartwright 2024
At the start of the new year, Elim's General Superintendent Chris Cartwright shares a message with Elim.
Can vision and passion inspire action?
What does it take to catch vision, contract passion and cultivate action to sow into the harvest?

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