The Co-Mission Podcast

"Men on Mission" | Graham Daniels from Co-Mission Men's Morning 2026

Thu, 19 Mar 2026 18:05:01 +0000

This is from this year's Men's Morning. This March, over 450 men gathered at All Souls in central London for Men's Morning — a morning built around one theme: Men on Mission. Our speaker was Graham Daniels — former professional footballer and General Director of Christians in Sport. Join us in being actively involved in mission here in London. Visit www.co-mission.org/partners for more information.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

We're passionate about church planting in London because we are convinced it's one of the most effective ways to reach new areas of the city, bringing the gospel to people from every nation, tribe, and tongue in those areas.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

Planting | New Life Church Battersea

Wed, 25 Feb 2026 07:00:00 +0000

New Life Church Battersea

Join Adam from the Commission podcast as he talks with Ezra Campbell, assistant pastor at New Life Battersea, about the exciting merger of two congregations - Bridge Battersea and Shaftsbury Christian Centre. Discover how these two churches came together to form one unified body, the challenges and blessings of bringing different church cultures together, and the gospel-centered mission work happening on the Doddington and Rollo Estate. Ezra shares stories of God's faithfulness, from youth coming to faith to practical ministry opportunities, and how prayer is shaping this new church plant in the heart of London.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

"Overflowing Hope" Episode Two | Lili Miller from Co-Mission Womens Morning 2026

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:50:14 +0000

Women's Morning 2026 Talks

Episode 2: Overflowing Hope with Lily Miller

In this second talk from the Commission Women's Morning, Lily Miller explores Romans 5:1-11 and the transformative power of knowing who we are in Christ. Lily unpacks what it means to truly boast in the hope of God's glory—not as a requirement, but as a natural overflow of hearts filled with assurance. Through vivid illustrations and personal reflections, she walks through the profound realities of our identity: justified, at peace with God, standing in grace, and saved through Christ. Lily addresses how Christians can glory even in suffering, anchored by the certainty of God's love poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit. This talk challenges listeners to let go of false narratives and embrace the truth that our hope rests not in what we have in Christ, but in Christ having possession of us.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

"Overflowing Hope" Episode One | Linda Allcock from Womens Morning 2026

Fri, 20 Feb 2026 17:45:17 +0000

Women's Morning 2026 Episode 1: Overflowing Hope with Linda Allcock

Join Linda Allcock from the Globe Church in Central London as she explores Paul's letter to the Romans and his passionate mission to share the gospel. In this first of two talks from the Commission Women's Morning, Linda unpacks Romans 1:14-17, examining why Paul was both "eager" and "not ashamed" of the gospel. Through personal stories and biblical insights, she reveals the gospel as a four-times precious gift—powerful enough to transform anyone, from Paul himself to modern seekers. Discover how God's righteousness is revealed, received by faith, and offered righteously through Christ's death and resurrection. This talk challenges listeners to overflow this precious message to those around them, continuing Paul's ambitious vision to reach the world for Christ.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

Training With Purpose

Wed, 12 Nov 2025 11:49:07 +0000

In this episode, we sit down with Linda Allcock and Simon Pedley to discuss the vital role of training in church planting. We delve into Co-Mission's efforts, the significance of training future leaders, and the various pathways for ministry training. Our conversation also touches on the challenges of retaining talent, the importance of real diversity and including both men and women in ministry roles, and the value of lifelong learning.

Links referenced in the Episode

9:38 Report (link on the page linked)

Booklet on Training Pastor Teachers

Partners Programme and Partners Evening Signup

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

Partnership | The Advance Initiative

Mon, 27 Oct 2025 09:40:09 +0000

Today's episode is all about partnership. Co-Mission and The Advance Initiative have started in a strategic partnership to reach South Asians in London. The Advance Initiative exists to catalyse South Asians to become a global missional force, and we're excited about what God will do through this new partnership to see more churches planted and equipped to reach South Asians in London, especially those planted by and for South Asians. We pray God will use it powerfully to grow his kingdom!

You can find out more about the Advance Initiative at: www.advanceinitiative.com

Also, as mentioned at the end of the episode, we're starting a new initiative called the partners programme. It's a way for everyone to get involved in church planting in real, tangible ways through Praying, Giving, and Going. Join us for our first Partners' Evening on November 20th to hear about all God is doing, pray and worship together, and find out how you can get involved!

Go to www.Co-Mission.org/Partners for more information and to book.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "Have You Considered Christian Leadership?" Linda Allcock & Pete Snow

Tue, 26 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. Today, we've got Linda Allcock from the Globe Church and Pete Snow from St. Paul's Harringay asking the question, "Have you considered Christian leadership?

If you're a Christian, whatever your age, stage or gender, have you considered what it would look like to step up to leadership in your local church? This seminar will explore what Christian leadership is, the many and varied forms it can take, potential opportunities and next steps.

Here's a link to find out about gospel training programs if you're interested bit.ly/3FSDQOn

Linda Allcock works alongside her husband, Jonty, at The Globe Church, London and teaches theology in a number of different settings. She is the author of Deeper Still: Finding Clear Minds and Full Hearts through Biblical Meditation, and the Head, Heart, Hands Bible notes.

Pete is pastor of St Paul's Harringay in North London. He is also a husband, dad and foster carer, as well as a trustee of 9:38, a charity seeking to raise up gospel workers. He loves Liverpool football club, collecting house plants and training people in ministry.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "Identity" Youth Seminar from Jonty Allcock

Thu, 21 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. This episode is the youth seminar entitled "Identity" from Jonty Allcock, pastor at The Globe Church

Confident, insecure, fearful, pressure, pretending, shame,.. a swirling concoction of emotions that feed into our fragile sense of self worth and identity. It might sound weird, but a proper grasp of justification will really help us rise above the storm and root our identity deeply in Christ. We will be talking mostly about that. It will be fun. And possibly life-changing.

Jonty is the pastor of The Globe Church, helps to lead at a Contagious Youth Conference and was once a teenager. He doesn’t claim to have all the answers but is increasingly convinced that Jesus is spectacular and the gospel transforms us. He also supports Southampton so at very least you could feel sorry for him.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "How Can We Be Cheerful Givers? from Dave Lee and Clare Lucas

Tue, 19 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. This one is from Dave Lee and Clare Lucas on “How Can We Be Cheerful Givers”

We are overjoyed and still praising the Lord for his goodness and the generosity of so many. People in gospel partnership seeking to play their part as we sought to raise £48,000 to train the next generation of pastor teachers , sending 3 pastors to train in Co-Mission churches. PRAISE GOD at the time of this podcast, with gift aid, £182,109.55 was raised which will all be going to training more pastors and supporting ministry trainees placements into churches across the network for years to come.

There are so many calls on our time, money and energy in a busy city like London. In this practical seminar, we’ll explore how we can be sincerely joyful in our generosity in the midst of all these pressures, such that we're a blessing to our fellow Londoners.

Dave serves as the senior pastor of The Boathouse Church in Putney. He's married to Catrin and they have three daughters. To relax, they love paddling on the Thames, getting out and about to explore London, and sharing meals with friends.

Clare has been part of the church family at Christ Church Mayfair since 2012, and lives in Tottenham with her husband and daughter she is part of the leadership team at Stewardship, a charity which helps Christians be the best stewards of the resources God gives them.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "What Can We Do with Christians We Disagree with?” From Ed Kendall

Thu, 14 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. What can we do with Christians we disagree with? Ed Kendall, vicar of St. Michael's Fulwell, helps us work that out on this one.

What happens when Christians and churches disagree? How should we handle it? When can we agree to disagree and so work together? When do we need to draw a line? This seminar seeks to help us, both as churches and individuals, to navigate the complexities of differing convictions with a concern for truth, grace and gospel unity.

Ed Kendall is the vicar of St Michael’s Fulwell in Teddington. Planted into a derelict building in 2015, the church has just celebrated its tenth anniversary. Ed is married to Sally and they have three children, Harry, Bella and Theo.

REVIVE 2025 | "Embrace EDI or Just Preach the Word? The Gospel and Diversity" Ezra Campbell & Tom Dowding

Mon, 11 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. This one is from Ezra Campbell and Tom Dowding from the Bridge Battersea. Is EDI going to save the day? Or should we just preach the word and ignore all that woke nonsense? Or … maybe the gospel can inform us. Join us as we explore how Jesus and his saving message should shape us individually, and our churches, into beautifully diverse communities.

Ezra has been a Christian for just under 30 years. He lives on an estate in Battersea with his wife, Funmi, and their son, and serves as the Rise pastor of The Bridge Battersea. He is passionate about reaching the least reached with the gospel.

Tom is married to Sarah, and is dad to Abbie and Jack. He is pastor at the Bridge Battersea and involved in the revitalisation at Shaftesbury Christian Centre.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "How Can We Reach the City with the Gospel?" from Denesh Divyanathan

Thu, 07 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. This one is called How Can We Reach the City with the Gospel? We’re hearing from Denesh Divyanathan again, pastor of The Crossing Church in Singapore, continuing on from his main session talks but now diving more into the practicalities of sharing.

Do you find evangelism hard? What's holding you back? How can we reach our changing city for Christ? A seminar exploring these questions together.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.
We're passionate about church planting in London because we are convinced it's one of the most effective ways to reach new areas of the city, bringing the gospel to people from every nation, tribe, and tongue in those areas.
For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "Romans 4:1-8" from Denesh Divyanathan

Tue, 05 Aug 2025 05:00:00 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. This is the start of three talks from our guest speaker Denesh Divyanathan, pastor at The Crossing Church in Singapore. This one is on Romans 4: 1-8 and focuses on the critical distinction of how righteousness comes through faith, not works.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "Romans 3:21-31" from Denesh Divyanathan

Fri, 01 Aug 2025 18:46:53 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. This is the start of three talks from our guest speaker Denesh Divyanathan, pastor at The Crossing Church in Singapore. This one is on Romans 3:21-31 and is all about God’s righteous rescue of us.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "Romans 3:9-20" from Denesh Divyanathan

Wed, 30 Jul 2025 16:22:57 +0100

This is the Co-Mission summer series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival. This is the first of three talks by our guest speaker, Denesh Divyanathan, pastor at The Crossing Church in Singapore. His talks cover Romans 3-4, and this first one is a deep one, reflecting on the fact that the gospel is truly for everyone, because, believer or not, we are all broken sinners in need of a Saviour and His gospel.

Co-Mission exists to plant churches to reach London for Christ.

For more information, visit us at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org

REVIVE 2025 | "Co-Mission Convictions" from Andy Mason

Thu, 24 Jul 2025 17:23:59 +0100

This is the start to our Summer Series covering the talks and seminars from REVIVE 2025. We are so grateful to so many who helped make REVIVE possible, all for the glory of our Saviour.

This first talk is from Andy Mason, Mission Director of Co-Mission and Pastor at St. John's Chelsea, on the "Co-Mission Convictions," all about the importance of, and our heart for reaching the needy people of this city with the gospel.

If you want to learn more about what Co-Mission is, please check out our website at www.co-mission.org or email us at media@co-mission.org with your ideas or suggestions.

Planting | Life Church Hackbridge

Tue, 03 Jun 2025 12:46:19 +0100

In this episode of the Co-Mission Podcast, we interview Jonny Burgess about a new church plant in Hackbridge. Jonny, currently a pastor at ChristChurch Balham, shares his journey from growing up in Sussex, coming to faith, and serving in The Gambia, to preparing for church planting in South London. We cover the unique challenges and joys of starting a new church, the importance of team building, prayer, and support from the wider church network.

Jonny discusses spiritual attack, personal struggles, and the value of humility and vulnerability in ministry. The episode also highlights practical steps in church planting, community outreach, and the significance of relying on God’s plan.

Watch a short film highlighting the planting efforts and the view of Hackbridge HERE

The Co-Mission Podcast is all about the church planting efforts of many faithful people in the Co-Mission network of churches in London. We see to honour the Lord Jesus in all we do and we're passionate about reaching the lost by, along with others, planting churches into unreached areas of the city.

If you have questions or comments, or have a suggestion on how we can make this podcast a more helpful resource, email us at media@co-mission.org

"All for Christ" Part 2 | Kev Murdoch from Men's Morning 2025

Sat, 22 Mar 2025 16:00:00 +0000

We were blessed to have over 400 men from around the Co-Mission network gather for a morning of worship, prayer, fellowship and teaching from the book of Matthew. We were grateful to all who were involved in serving, teaching, or being part of our excellent panel discussion. Our guest speaker was Kev Murdoch.

For a helpful visual on the breakdown of Matthew that Kev showed, click here

Kev trained at Oak Hill Theological College and St. Mellitus College, as well as completing the Ministry Training Scheme at St. Helen’s Bishopsate. Before going into paid Christian work, Kev worked for several years as a solicitor in the City. Kev is married to Laura, and they have three (lively!) children - Rory, Jessie & Evie.

"All for Christ" Part 1 | Kev Murdoch from Men's Morning 2025

Fri, 21 Mar 2025 17:49:35 +0000

Planting | Kids and Youth Ministry with Em Edwards and Lizzie Holmes

Fri, 28 Feb 2025 15:45:14 +0000

We're expanding our podcast conversation to include more aspects and people involved in; church planting. In this episode, we've got a guest host to go along with our guest! Lizzie Holmes from Hope Church Sutton interviewed by Em Edwards from St. Peter's Fulham. They talk about the privaledge, encouragements, and challenges of kids and youth ministry in various church contexts here in London. We hope you enjoy their conversation.

Do drop us a line at media@co-mission.org if there's something about church planting you'd love to hear about, and we'll see if we can get someone on to talk about it!

"Working and Waiting" | Kimberly Davis from Women's Day 2025

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:01:02 +0000

It was a joy to gather as women from around the Co-Mission network at Women’s Day 2025. We are so thankful to Kimberley Davis from the Globe church for preaching to us from one Thessalonians on the topic of working and waiting, living lives empowered by the gospel. This episode features both talks. We hope they’re encouraging to you!

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Planting | Hope Church Tolworth

Fri, 31 Jan 2025 21:00:19 +0000

In this Episode, Sam Gibb Interviews Bart Erlebach from Hope Church Tolworth, a new church plant that just launched this past November.

Follow along and learn more about Hope Church Tolworth

https://hopechurchtolworth.org/

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For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

A Conversation with Andy Mason, Mission Director

Fri, 08 Nov 2024 22:05:00 +0000

This is a talk with Co-Mission's new Mission Director, Andy Mason, on pastoring St. John's Chelsea and the future direction of Co-Mission as a church planting network. Recorded Remotely.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Planting | St. Augustine's Wembley Park (Live from REVIVE 2024)

Tue, 08 Oct 2024 10:55:41 +0100

We're back with another season of the planting podcast and this first one is from our live recording at REVIVE! We talked with Scott Furey from St. Augustine's Wembley Park as well as Diederik and Josephine, part of the planting team there. If you want to find out more, you can visit their website HERE!

We reference the films from REVIVE, you can watch those here!

The Need

The Churches

Ambassadors

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Loving London, Without Being Weird" | Connor Perring from REVIVE 2024

Fri, 23 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

The gospel is good news! But my friends think it's terrible. The gospel is beautiful! But my friends think Christianity looks ugly. The gospel changes lives! But my friends think Christians are odd. Is there anything that can be done? Is there any hope of living and speaking for Jesus in our world today? YES! And we don't need to be weird to do it.

Connor is a member of the church family at Christ Church Balham and the UCCF London Team Leader supporting university students to live and speak for Jesus through diverse evangelistic communities called Christian Unions. He equips students to think about how to creatively engage students with the gospel. Although from Dorset has now spent a decade in London and loves London and the people there.

This talk is part of our summer series bringing you talks and seminars from REVIVE.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Loving Our Colleagues" | A Panel Discussion from REVIVE 2024

Tue, 20 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

Our workplaces can give us wonderful opportunities to share the gospel but there can also be challenges in speaking of Jesus to our colleagues and clients. In this seminar we’ll be thinking about how we can make the most of the opportunities and navigate some of the challenges of workplace evangelism.

The Panel

Claire Newman works for Christians in Parliament where she is involved with pastoral ministry among MPs and staff and also manages their events programme. Alongside this, Claire serves on the board of Serving in Mission. Prior to this, Claire worked in both the private and not for profit sectors most recently for Save the Children International. Claire co-leads a new initiative ‘She Sells Purple,’ which seeks to connect and equip Christian women in workplace leadership to flourish and make a difference for Christ – please ask her about this if you’d like to know more. Claire is part of the Church family at All Saints Wandsworth.

Lizzie Mackenroth attends St Peter’s Fulham where she’s been since moving to the UK nearly ten years ago. Lizzie started her working life in Australia in federal and state health departments before management consulting that took her to the US. She now works for a global healthcare company running the Technology Office at the global and market unit level covering chief of staff and operating officer roles.

Tom Barker has been at Christ Church Balham since 2018, after putting his faith in Christ shortly after graduating from university. He is a civil servant, and God has been good in helping him build friendships with colleagues interested in knowing more about Christ. Outside of work Tom enjoys board games, reading and watching sports.

Maeve Colley-Russell works in wealth management in the City. Maeve became a Christian 12 years ago at St Peters‘s church, Fulham. She is currently a member of the PCC at St Peter’s.
Maeve has been involved in setting up a Christian network in her company and she also attends lunchtime bible talks during the week at St Nicks Church in the City.

FLCoH Jacob Reuter is a farrier in the Household Cavalry Mounted Regiment, who spends his time between Hyde Park Barracks, Knightsbridge and the Defence Animal Training Regiment. Jacob is married to Laura who works for SASRA. When in London are members of the Boathouse Church, Putney.

This talk is part of our summer series bringing you talks and seminars from REVIVE.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Loving our Muslim Neighbours in London" | Jimmy Aitkenhead from REVIVE 2024

Fri, 16 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

1 in 7 Londoners are Muslim (a total of 1.3 million) and the numbers are only going up. If we’re going to love London with the gospel we’re going to need to take the good news about Jesus to our Muslim neighbours! This seminar will encourage and equip you for this task

Jimmy is a member of Christ Church Mayfair and a missionary to Muslims in London with the international mission organisation Pioneers. His work has an emphasis on equipping Christians to have productive faith conversations with Muslims. Jimmy and his wife Gina (also a missionary to Muslims) have twin daughters.

This talk is part of our summer series, bringing you talks and seminars from REVIVE.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Loving London By Loving Our Spouses" | A Group Conversation from REVIVE 2024

Tue, 13 Aug 2024 06:00:00 +0100

The Pastoral Epistles are clear that healthy marriages contribute to healthy ministries, yet often it seems like the two are competing for our time and energy. This practical seminar will help us think through how we can be faithful in both marriage and ministry. Our guest speakers Thabiti and Kristie Anyabwile are joined by Philip and Jo Sidell from St. Peter's Muswell Hill. The session is hosted by Matt Fuller from CCM. This talk is part of our summer series bringing you talks and seminars from REVIVE.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Loving London Through Better Understanding God's Word" | Kristie Anyabwile from REVIVE 2024

Fri, 09 Aug 2024 19:29:05 +0100

We're into our summer series here on the podcast, and we're moving on to the seminars from REVIVE 2024. This first one is from Kristie Anyabwile!

"Narrative. Poetry. Laws. Letters. The Bible is rich and diverse – this seminar will help us better understand God’s word through being sensitive to it’s different genres, which in turn will enrich our encounters with God such that we’re more excited to share him with others!"

Kristie is a pastor’s wife and the mother of Afiya, Eden, and Titus. She joyfully supports her husband, Thabiti, as he pastors Anacostia River Church in Southeast Washington, D.C. Kristie enjoys spending time with family, cooking, and discipling women, as well as speaking and writing about marriage, motherhood, and ministry. You can follow her on X (twitter) at @KAnyabwile.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"All Age Celebration" | Jonty Allcock from REVIVE 2024

Mon, 05 Aug 2024 21:54:47 +0100

We are wrapping up our Main Session talks from REVIVE on our summer series, bringing you the talks and seminars from REVIVE 2024. A classic, 20 years running. This talk is from Jonty Allcock, pastor of The Globe Church. The talk centres around Matthew 28.

Video Talk: https://youtu.be/_1b4AwVAqp4

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Ambassadors For Christ" | Thabiti Anyabwile from REVIVE 2024

Thu, 01 Aug 2024 10:54:02 +0100

We're continuing the main session talks from REVIVE on our summer series, bringing you the talks and seminars from REVIVE 2024. A classic, 20 years running. This talk is from our guest speaker, Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor of Anacostia River Church in Washington, D.C., in America. The talk is entitled "Ambassadors for Christ".

Video Talk : https://youtu.be/GNJm-sDxVCQ

"Ambassadors" Film: https://youtu.be/NFJ3sfc3iNs

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Adapt Your Approach, Not the Gospel" | Thabiti Anyabwile from REVIVE 2024

Tue, 30 Jul 2024 09:23:21 +0100

We're continuing the main session talks from REVIVE on our summer series, bringing you the talks and seminars from REVIVE 2024. A classic, 20 years running. This talk is is from our guest speaker, Thabiti Anyabwile, pastor of Anacostia River Church in Washington D.C. in America. The talk is entitled "Adapt Your Approach (Not The Gospel)". Also available on our Youtube Channel at https://youtu.be/71zJwuJlX2s?si=wn95W5YQr1xsIkZL

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Keep Sowing The Gospel" | Jonty Allcock from REVIVE 2024

Sat, 27 Jul 2024 10:40:44 +0100

This is the first in our summer series, bringing you the talks and seminars from REVIVE 2024. A classic, 20 years running. This first talk is from Jonty Allcock, pastor of The Globe Church in London, titled "Keep Sowing the Gospel". Also available on our Youtube Channel at https://youtu.be/_VEs3UANXQU

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Election Special | Engaging Biblically as Christians In Politics | Thabiti Anyabwile

Tue, 02 Jul 2024 05:00:00 +0100

With the UK general election looming this week, we wanted to share a timely episode quickly with you we recorded over the weekend at our yearly bible festival REVIVE. The talk is From Thabiti Anyawile, our guest speaker through the weekend. We pray it's helpful as we wade into conversations and big decisions around politics and elections. Thabiti is the pastor at Anacostia River Church in Washington DC. We were blessed to have him and his wife Kristie speak to us over the weekend.

The 12 Points from the Talk!

Recognize the Difference Between Disputable Opinions and Moral Commands (Rom. 14:1)
Know Whether You Are Weak or Strong in the Faith (Rom. 14:1-2)
Refuse to Despise Those Who Differ from Us (Rom. 14:3)
Leave Judgment to God (Rom. 14:4-5)
Be Fully Convinced in Your Own Mind (Rom. 14:5)
Honor the Lord in Our Practices (Rom. 14:6-9)
Think of Our Own Judgment (Rom. 14:10-12)
Resolve Not to Be a Stumbling Block (vv. 13-16 and 20-21)
Embrace the True Nature of the Kingdom (Rom. 14:17-19)
Keep a Quiet and Clean Conscience (Rom. 14:22-23)
Build Up Our Neighbor (Rom. 15:1-3)
Make the Church’s Harmony and God’s Glory Your Explicit Goals (Rom. 15:4-6)

Planting | Hounslow Town Church

Mon, 03 Jun 2024 06:16:00 +0100

In this episode, we talk with Barry Shutter from Hounslow Town Church. You can find out more about them and their ministry at https://hounslowtownchurch.org/.

This is a monthly series on planting that dives a bit deeper into the heart of why Co-Mission exists: To plant and revitalise churches to reach London for Christ. In this series, Richard Perkins "Perks", the director of church planting, heads out to churches around the city to chat with the pastors and planters to get a sense of the church in that area and hear the stories of God bringing together a group of people to accomplish his purposes. We'll also talk with people from like-minded organisations here in London who have a heart to see the gospel shared across the city.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

"Come and See, Go and Tell" | Pete Woodcock and Efrem Buckle from Mens Morning 2024

Fri, 05 Apr 2024 18:08:27 +0100

These are the talks from Mens Morning 2024. Over 350 men from around the network gathered for worship, teaching on evangelism and, of course, bacon sandwiches. The talks are short and back to back, starting with Pete Woodcock from Cornerstone Kingston on “Come and See” and Efram Buckle from London City Mission on “Go and Tell”

Pete Woodcock

Pete is the Senior Pastor of Cornerstone Church Kingston, London. He is married to Anne, and they have two children, Jerusha & Carl. Along with a few other families from local churches in Kingston, they planted Fairfield Church in 2003, which later became Cornerstone Church Kingston.

Pete has travelled extensively, preaching throughout the UK and in a number of countries overseas. Pete was influential in starting the student ministry in Hobart, Tasmania, in the 1990s, a ministry which saw a large number of people come to know Jesus.

Over the years, Pete has started and been directly involved with a number of evangelistic and gospel outreach ministries, including ‘Good News Bus Ministries’ and the ‘Big Issue’, a youth-leaders training day.

Efrem Buckle

Efrem, as Deputy CEO and Director of Training and Mentoring at London City Mission, draws on thirty years' experience in urban ministry, including twenty years as church-planting pastor of ecclēsia (South London).

Efrem studied at Oak Hill College, completed the Urban Ministry Program and is the proprietor of Urban Mission School, a government-registered independent school.

He was raised in South London, has two daughters a granddaughter and has been married for 30+ years. He enjoys swimming, technology and creating digital arts.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Planting | The London Project

Sat, 16 Mar 2024 07:54:14 +0000

In this episode, we talk with Neil Power, Co-Director of The London Project, on the topic of gospel partnership in the city.

You can find more about the ministries of The London Project at https://thelondonproject.co.uk/

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Friendship by God's Design” | Sara Snow from Co-Mission Women’s Day 2024

Mon, 05 Feb 2024 20:05:41 +0000

We were blessed to be together with over 600 women from around London to worship together, hear God's word, and be encouraged at our annual Women's Day. We heard from Sara Snow from St. Paul's Harringay on the topic of Friendship by God's Design

London’s a crowded city that is hungry for friendship. Social projects and charities are springing up to help tackle loneliness and enable people to make friends. What about in the church? Don’t we long for our churches to be full of friendships that are deeper, richer and more sincere? Jesus said, “Love your neighbour as yourself”. What better place to start as we explore how we can be the kind of friends that God calls us to be.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Planting | Jason Roach from London City Mission

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:16:16 +0000

In this episode, we talk with Jason Roach, Director of Ministries at London City Mission, on the topics of evangelism, church planting, and conversations around ethnicity, culture, and diversity through the lens of the gospel. We hope you enjoy and have a blessed Christmas and New Year.

You can find more about the ministries of London City Mission and get a copy of Jason's book at the links below.

London City Mission

https://www.lcm.org.uk/

Everyday Evangelism Podcast

https://www.lcm.org.uk/resources/everyday-evangelism/

Operation Forgiveness

https://www.operationforgiveness.org.uk/

Healing the Divides Book

https://www.thegoodbook.co.uk/healing-the-divides

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Planting | Richard Perkins

Wed, 10 Jan 2024 16:15:15 +0000

We're back for another season of our podcast on church planting here in London. We're talking with pastors on the front lines of mission here in London. This episode we interview the interviewer as Richard Perkins, previously Director of Church Planting and planter at two churches, moves back into Pastoral Ministry in Guilford. Sam Gibb From Hope Church Vauxhall hosts.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Faithful in Singleness” | Dave Cornish and Jules Stroud from REVIVE 2023

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:24:45 +0000

We've been away getting ready for a big church year, but we wanted to share this last talk from REVIVE, our annual festival bringing the churches of the network to a field in Canterbury for a weekend of Bible Teaching, Worship, and great fellowship together as churches. This is from Dave Cornish and Jules Stroud on "Faithful in Singleness."

Most of us would probably not have chosen singleness. Yet God’s word calls it a gift and calls us to be faithful in it. And faithfulness is a whole church project. We are coming together at REVIVE to think through some of the particular challenges of being faithful to Jesus as a singleton, and how we as a whole church family can encourage each other to keep lifting our eyes to him on the way.

Dave, a member at Hope Church Sutton since the 2015 graft and an elder since 2019, joyfully leads their youth work. He teaches teenagers about following Jesus, and organises socials, camps and weekends away.

Jules has attended Christ Church Balham since 2010, serving as a ministry trainee from 2015 and now as a staff member. She finds joy in helping people understand God’s love.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Faithful with Creation” | Andy Palmer from REVIVE 2023

Tue, 31 Oct 2023 09:19:48 +0000

We've been away getting ready for a big church year, but we wanted to share the last couple talks from REVIVE, our annual festival bringing the churches of the network to a field in Canterbury for a weekend of Bible Teaching, Worship, and great fellowship together as churches. This is from Andy Palmer on "Faithful With Creation."

We live at a time when the planet appears to be falling apart as a result of human selfishness, and Christian responses to the crisis have been polarised. Some have reduced their gospel down to mere environmental concern, whereas evangelicals have often tended to neglect this good endeavour out of a desire to save souls. How should we think about this creation? Come and see from the Bible the cosmic breadth of God’s mission to save, and how this might aid us in our evangelism.

Andy, who is ordained in the Church of England, served at St John’s Downshire Hill after training at Oak Hill Theological College. He’s been ministering at Christ Church Balham for four years.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Faithful In Suffering” | Andy Mason from REVIVE 2023

Fri, 25 Aug 2023 12:33:33 +0100

This is our Summer Series on Talks and Seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival bringing the churches of the network to a field in Canterbury for a weekend of Bible Teaching, Worship, and great fellowship together as churches. This is from Andy Mason on "Faithful In Suffering"

If you have ever faced difficult things in your life, someone might have said – in an attempt to comfort you – that ‘God suffers with you’. But is this actually true, and is it a comfort? If it is true, what does it say about God – and us? In this seminar, we’ll be diving deep into theology and seeing how it connects in amazing and powerful ways with the struggles of our lives.

Andy became a Christian as a teenager through the witness of a friend, and through reading a Gideon’s Bible. He’s married to Kathrine and has two children, Ori and Pella. He helped to plant St John’s Church Chelsea in 2006 and has been there ever since. He's also the Director of Strengthening for Co-Mission.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Faithful at Work” | Jo Evans from REVIVE 2023

Tue, 08 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0100

Living for Jesus has never been easy, but Christians in the workplace today are increasingly concerned about the consequences they may face if they act in accordance with their conscience or share their faith in Jesus. This seminar will encourage Christians by reflecting on their God-given purpose in the workplace, touching on their legal freedoms and providing practical guidance on how to respond well to the thorny questions of our time. Ultimately all this will give us greater confidence to speak and live for Jesus.

Jo joined the Evangelical Alliance in October 2020 and does project management, writing and resource creation in the advocacy team for the UK church.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Faithful at Church” | Ed Kendall from REVIVE 2023

Sat, 05 Aug 2023 05:00:00 +0100

Quite possibly, the most significant thing we'll ever do in our lives is to faithfully go to church, week in, week out. Why is gathering with other Christians so important? Why do we do what we do? And how can we make the most of these times? This seminar is both for those who love going to church and for those who really struggle with it. It will renew our vision for Sundays and help us see God’s genius in calling his people to gather together.

Ed has been Vicar of St Michael’s Fulwell in Teddington since it was planted out of St Peter’s Fulham in 2014. He is married to Sally and they have three children, Harry, Bella and Theo.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Faithful In Culture” | Glen Scrivener from REVIVE 2023

Wed, 02 Aug 2023 09:40:42 +0100

We tend to think that some people have faith and others don’t – or can’t. But your friends and mine believe all kinds of things that can’t be proved. They live their lives based on values, intuitions and gut instincts that ultimately are based on the Jesus Revolution (aka Christianity). How can this help us to understand our culture? How can it help us to reach our friends?

Three Video Links from the Talk

1. Everyone has faith — what's yours? - YouTube
Direct Link: https://youtu.be/X3MQ_RIYBC4

2. The Role of Fiction in Legal Systems and Human Rights by Yuval Noah Harari - YouTube

Direct link : https://youtube.com/clip/UgkxNL1vewpTyVrMDhQ0eEyyCWPVuF8hIESH

3. On the Road: Basketball team manager gets his big shot - YouTube

Direct Link: https://youtu.be/naRCfl8oCos

Glen is an evangelist and minister, who communicates Christ through writing, speaking and online media, and also directs Speak Life. He is the author of The Air We Breathe: How We All Came to Believe in Freedom. More Info at https://speaklife.org.uk/

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”The Parable of The Talents” | Tom Sweatman from REVIVE 2023

Wed, 26 Jul 2023 17:28:25 +0100

Tom Sweatman Tom is the Assistant Pastor of Cornerstone Church Kingston. He is married to Laura and has two children, Caleb and Imogen. They live in happy Tolworth. He was converted to Christ at Cornerstone in 2009, while a student, and he and Laura have been there ever since. It's been a joy for them to see Cornerstone grow over the years and to raise their family in the church. Before working at Cornerstone, Tom studied geology in Kingston, so he still insists on looking at rocks on family holidays. For fun, he also enjoys fishing. He once caught a big shark.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Faithful Gospel Partnership” | Ray Galea from REVIVE 2023

Fri, 21 Jul 2023 18:43:25 +0100

This is our Summer Series on Talks and Seminars from REVIVE our annual festival bringing the churches of the network to a field in Canterbury for a weekend of Bible Teaching, Worship, and great fellowship together as churches. This one is from Ray Galea on Philippians 1.

Ray is married to Sandy, and they have three children and three grandchildren.

After being the Senior Pastor at MBM Rooty Hill in Sydney Australia for 31 years, Ray recently took up the position of Senior Pastor at Fellowship Dubai, a church with over 92 different nationalities in a city of diverse cultures, where East meets West.

Prior to going to Moore Theological College Ray worked as a Social Worker in Wollongong for three years specializing in Marriage and Family Counselling.

Ray has written several books including, “Nothing in my Hand I Bring”, “God is Enough”, “From Here to Eternity”, and soon to be released “Eager to Serve”.

He loves Jesus, his family, and his church, eating Middle Eastern and Thai food, and listening to podcasts such as “A history of Rock Music” in 500 songs.

Ray loves seeing people become Christians, mature in Christ, and mentoring other ministers.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”Jesus’ Courageous Faithfulness” | Jack Sara from REVIVE 2023

Wed, 19 Jul 2023 23:57:50 +0100

Jack is the President of Bethlehem Bible College (BBC). Born and raised in the Old City of Jerusalem, Jack studied at BBC after committing his life to Christ and his teachings. He soon became a member and leader in the ministry of the Jerusalem Evangelical Alliance Church, who in turn recognised his gifts and calling and encouraged him to go and study further for the work of the gospel. Acting upon this directive, Jack went to the Philippines to study at the Alliance Biblical Seminary, where he earned his MDiv degree.

Upon returning to Jerusalem, he began ministering with his church and teaching at BBC. After serving and leading the church for 13 years as a senior pastor, he, and other like-minded leaders, saw the Alliance Church become a church-planting movement and a catalyst church. It reaches out, through a variety of means, to the Palestinian people and Arabs with the love of Christ. Rev. Jack holds a doctorate degree from Gordon Conwell Theological Seminary in Missions and Cross-Cultural Studies. He travels around the globe, teaching about missions and cross-cultural work in the Middle East, and is a coordinator for the World Evangelical Alliance for the Middle East and North Africa.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

”When God Doesn’t Seem Faithful” | Matt Fuller from REVIVE 2023

Fri, 14 Jul 2023 00:48:27 +0100

Welcome to our Summer Series covering the great talks and seminars from REVIVE, our annual festival bringing together churches from across the network here in London to a field in Canterbury for a weekend of worship, fellowship, and great bible teaching. The Theme this year was Faithful Through The Storm, focusing on both God’s faithfulness to us, and a reminder that because that’s true, we can remain faithful to Him. This first talk is from Matt Fuller, Pastor at Christ Church Mayfair.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Planting | Grafting In Battersea

Mon, 10 Jul 2023 20:00:59 +0100

In this episode of the Co-Mission Planting Podcast, we're chatting with Tom Dowding, pastor at The Bridge Battersea, about a recently approved grafting opportunity from The Bridge into Shaftesbury Christian Centre on the Doddington Estate. Really exciting stuff, and we're pleased to share it with you!

We really need people to get involved here through prayer or coming along, so if you'd like more information or are keen to get involved in any capacity, please do reach out to Tom at:

Tom@bridgebattersea.co.uk

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

’Integrity’ | Sam Allberry from Co-Mission Mens Morning 2023

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:55:23 +0100

Part 2- A talk from Sam Allberry at Co-Mission Mens Morning this year. We're praising God that over 300 men gathered from around London to hear God's word, worship together, and hear from Matt Fuller, Sam Allberry, and elders in the churches. The Theme this year was "Faithful Men"

To find out more about the ministries of Co-Mission, visit us at co-mission.org

’Friendship’ | Matt Fuller from Co-Mission Mens Morning 2023

Wed, 07 Jun 2023 17:54:06 +0100

Part 1, A talk by Matt Fuller at Co-Mission Mens Morning this year. We're praising God that over 300 men gathered from around London to hear God's word, worship together, and hear from Matt Fuller, Sam Allberry, and elders in the churches. The Theme this year was "Faithful Men"

To find out more about the ministries of Co-Mission, visit us at co-mission.org

Planting | Slavic Christian Fellowship

Wed, 05 Apr 2023 23:59:49 +0100

Thanks for listening to this episode. In this one, we talk with Ukrainians Sergiy and Hannah Chernov from Slavic Christian Fellowship, a church plant in East London that seeks to reach Russian speakers of many countries here in London.

You can see a bit of their ministry on their Facebook Page London Slavic Fellowship | Facebook

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Planting | Recap on Episodes 1-3

Fri, 17 Mar 2023 15:01:52 +0000

In this shorter format episode, Adam and Perks circle back on and chat about the themes running through the first 3 episodes from a network perspective and what that means for church planting in London. We'll be back again in a few short weeks with our next episode with London Slavic Fellowship. Enjoy!

You can watch the film "The Hope London Needs" HERE

This is a new monthly series on planting that dives a bit deeper into the heart of why Co-Mission exists: To plant and revitalise churches to reach London for Christ. In this series, Richard Perkins "Perks", the director of church planting, heads out to churches around the city to chat with the pastors and planters to get a sense of the church in that area and hear the stories of God bringing together a group of people to accomplish his purposes. We'll also talk with people from like-minded organisations here in London who have a heart to see the gospel shared across the city.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org

”Real Rest” Part 2 | Carolyn Lacey from Co-Mission Women’s Day 2023

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 13:23:12 +0000

Today we'll hear Part 2 from a talk by Carolyn Lacey at Co-Mission Women's Day this year. We're praising God that over 500 women gathered from around London to hear God's word, worship together, and listen to an encouraging talk. The topic this year was "REAL REST". Thanks to all the ladies behind the scenes who helped make Women's Day happen.

Within each of us is a deep longing for rest, but it often feels far out of reach. Our culture tells us we must strive to earn the rest we seek, but Jesus invites us to lay aside our striving and come to him. He alone offers real and lasting rest that will satisfy our weary souls. In our two sessions, we will see how Jesus fulfils our longing for rest and how he equips us to live and serve out of the rest we find in him.

Carolyn lives in Worcester with her husband, Richard, and their grown-up children. Richard is the
lead pastor of Woodgreen Evangelical Church, and they have served in pastoral ministry together for
22 years. Carolyn works part-time as Woodgreen’s Women’s Worker and regularly teaches at
women’s events and conferences. In her spare time, she enjoys writing, running and reading
historical fiction.

To find out more about the ministries of Co-Mission, visit us at co-mission.org

”Real Rest” Part 1 | Carolyn Lacey from Co-Mission Women’s Day 2023

Sun, 12 Feb 2023 13:22:03 +0000

Today we'll hear Part 1 from a talk by Carolyn Lacey at Co-Mission Women's Day this year. We're praising God that over 500 women gathered from around London to hear God's word, worship together, and listen to an encouraging talk. The topic this year was "REAL REST". Thanks to all the ladies behind the scenes who helped make Women's Day happen.

To find out more about the ministries of Co-Mission, visit us at co-mission.org

Planting | Mosaic Multicultural Church

Tue, 07 Feb 2023 19:35:12 +0000

After a longer than expected holiday break, We're back with another episode in our series on planting. In this one, we meet with Alex Brito from Mosaic Multicultural to talk about his move from Brazil to become a pioneering church planter in Elephant & Castle.

You can visit their website which has links to their social to find out more and keep up with how you can be praying: www.MosaicMulticulturalChurch.org

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org and do reach out to us via email at Media@Co-Mission.org

Planting | Hope Church Vauxhall

Thu, 01 Dec 2022 15:41:31 +0000

We're back with another episode in our new series. In this one, we meet with Sam Gibb from Hope Church Vauxhall to hear about the joys and complexities of getting stuck in with a new church plant at Vauxhall Garden Estate.

You can keep up to date with Hope Church at their website: Hope Church Vauxhall

You can find their Facebook page here: Hope Church Vauxhall | Facebook

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission, head to www.Co-Mission.org

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You can keep up to date with Hope Church at their website: Hope Church Vauxhall

You can find their Facebook page here: Hope Church Vauxhall | Facebook

Planting | Grace Church Beckenham

Fri, 28 Oct 2022 16:57:43 +0100

In this first episode of our new series, we talked with Matt Dew-Jones from Grace Church Beckenham and head how this church plant was restarted during the pandemic to reach the people of Beckenham.

For More Information on the ministries of Co-Mission head to www.Co-Mission.org

To reach our media team, email Media@Co-Mission.org

New Series On Planting In London Trailer

Wed, 26 Oct 2022 14:59:14 +0100

We're introducing a new monthly series on planting that dives a bit deeper into the heart of why Co-Mission exists: To plant and revitalise churches to reach London for Christ. In this series Richard Perkins "Perks", the director of church planting, heads out to churches around the city to chat with the pastors and planters to get a sense of the church in that area and hear the stories of God bringing together a group of people to accomplish his purposes. We'll also talk with people from like-minded organisations here in London who have a heart to see the gospel shared across the city.

For more information on the ministry of Co-Mission, visit www.co-mission.org

”Generous For The City” Seminar | Alex Lyell from REVIVE 2022

Fri, 26 Aug 2022 17:19:19 +0100

In this episode, we’ll hear from Alex Lyell, pastor at Streatham Central Church, on the important topic of being generous for the city. Whether we have a little or a lot, It’s clear from scripture that what you do with your money is an indicator of where your heart is. In this episode, Alex talks about how to be a good steward and even entrepreneurial with our money and our church’s money with eternity in mind.

Also, check out our friends over at www.kingdom.bank to find out ways you can give your money a mission. They're a regular bank with a gospel mindset. They help churches and ministries get off the ground with mortgage help and more.

For more information on the ministries of Co-Mission, go to www.Co-Mission.org

”Adoption In The City” Seminar | Andy Mason from REVIVE 2022

Fri, 19 Aug 2022 14:10:05 +0100

In the UK, there are roughly 80,000 children in care, with 10,000 of them being in London. What shall we do about this heart-breaking injustice? How can we represent our Father’s heart for the fatherless in our city? This week we hear from Andy Mason, Pastor at St. John's Chelsea. We'll look at the wonderful, challenging, life-changing reality of adoption! We promise to be compassionate but not sentimental about what is involved. The content will be practical, honest, straightforward, encouraging and hopeful. This is for those supporting adopters, prospective adopters (however theoretical!) and actual adopters and will involve input from a variety of people.

For more information on the ministries of Co-Mission, go to www.Co-Mission.org

”Dating In The City” Seminar | Matt Fuller & Liz Hayden from REVIVE 2022

Tue, 16 Aug 2022 13:45:23 +0100

This episode is on the topic of "Dating In The City". In an age of love Island and casual dating apps, what does God think about dating? We might be tempted to think that because the bible doesn’t specifically mention dating, He has nothing to say about it. But the bible is full of wisdom that applies. In this episode, Pastor Matt Fuller and Liz Hayden from Christ Church Mayfair dig into how that wisdom applies to dating in the city.

For more information on the ministries of Co-Mission, go to www.Co-Mission.org

”Identity In The City” Seminar | Glynn Harrison from REVIVE 2022

Fri, 12 Aug 2022 14:22:21 +0100

This episode is on the topic of "Identity In The City". In the ever-present search for meaning and purpose, our culture has increasingly become self-obsessed and continually grapples with self-identity. Especially when Identity in Christ and having an eternal perspective is a foreign concept to so so many. In this episode, Glynn Harrison, Christian Psychiatrist and former Department head of Psychiatry, University of Bristol, examines How we can prepare ourselves and our kids to interact with that cultural turbulence around us and how Christianity can tell a better story to those searching.

For more information on the ministries of Co-Mission, go to www.Co-Mission.org

”Remaining In The City” Seminar | Catherine Brooks & Pete Snow from REVIVE 2022

Tue, 09 Aug 2022 09:51:10 +0100

In this episode, we hear from Catherine Brooks and Pete Snow. Cat is from St. John's Chelsea and the author of muminzoneone.com. Pete Snow is the Pastor at St. Paul's Harringay.

Cat has also written a 4 part series of articles on the same topic of "Living Urban For Jesus" you can find that at bit.ly/LivingUrbanForJesus.

London is one of the most exciting, diverse, and vibrant cities in the world, but that can also come with its fair share of challenges. Pete and Cat engage in that conversation and talk through what it looks like to be part of God's plan and stay to reach the lost of our city.

For more information on the ministries of Co-Mission, go to co-mission.org

”Parents and Teens In The City” Seminar | Jonty Allcock & Steph Parker from REVIVE 2022

Fri, 05 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0100

In today's episode, we'll hear a seminar from REVIVE on "Parents and Teens in the City". It was given by Jonty Allcock, Pastor at The Globe Church and Steph Parker from Dundonald Church.

Being a teen isn't easy, nor is being a parent of a teen. It's harder still in a culture that can be unaccepting and sometimes opposed to the gospel we believe in. We'll hear how teens and parents can navigate this together as a team. We'll also hear from parents and teens about their experiences.

For more information on the ministries of Co-Mission, go to co-mission.org

”Doubt In The City” Seminar | Andrew Sach from REVIVE 2022

Tue, 02 Aug 2022 05:00:00 +0100

In this episode, we start hearing our seminar talks from REVIVE 2022. In this episode, we hear from Andrew Sach on the topic of "Doubt In The City" Andrew Sach is the pastor at Grace Church Greenwich. We live in an age of comfortable agnosticism. How can we approach effective evangelism in an age when people are more often indifferent than they are directly opposed?

For more information on the ministries of Co-Mission, go to co-mission.org

Together Again | Santhosh Thomas from REVIVE 2022

Fri, 29 Jul 2022 05:00:00 +0100

A short but vital message on the unity that's found in Christ. Santhosh Thomas from Dundonald Church had this short intro to the weekend and talk on a bit from Ephesians. This is a good one, so we hope you enjoy it.

For More information on the ministries of Co-Mission go at co-mission.org

Jonah 4 ”The Compassion of God” | Andy Mason from REVIVE 2022

Tue, 26 Jul 2022 16:00:00 +0100

We're on to Session 4 & Chapter 4. Today we wrap up the book of Jonah with a talk from Andy Mason, Pastor at St. John's Chelsea and Director of Strengthening at Co-Mission. He's speaking on "The Compassion of God". This year's theme was "Go To The Great City" on the book of Jonah and how God used a reluctant evangelist to accomplish his purpose. If you missed the other talks in this series, head to the previous episodes to catch up.

For more information on the ministries of Co-Mission, go to co-mission.org

Jonah 3 ”The Mercy of God” | Richard Coekin from REVIVE 2022

Fri, 22 Jul 2022 17:17:11 +0100

We're on to Session 3 & Chapter 3. We're back with Richard Coekin, Mission Director at Co-Mission, speaking on "The Mercy of God". This year's theme was "Go To The Great City" on the book of Jonah and how God used a reluctant evangelist to accomplish his purpose. If you missed the other talks in this series, head to the previous episodes to catch up.

For More information on the ministries of Co-Mission go at co-mission.org

Jonah 2 ”The Grace of God” | Jason Roach from REVIVE 2022

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 19:02:41 +0100

Today we continue our journey through the book of Jonah with Session 2 & Chapter 2 and Jason Roach speaking on the "Grace of God". This year's theme was "Go To The Great City" on the book of Jonah and how God used a reluctant evangelist to accomplish his purpose. If you missed session 1, head back to the last episode to give that a listen.

Jason Roach

A medical doctor by background, Jason was the founder and senior pastor of The Bridge Church Battersea, as well as serving as a special advisor to the Bishop of London. He currently is the Director of Ministries at London City Mission and is a well-known evangelical author and speaker on a range of topics. He is married to Rachel, and they have four children.

For More information on the ministries of Co-Mission go to www.Co-Mission.org

Jonah 1 ”The Sovereignty of God” | Richard Coekin from REVIVE 2022

Fri, 15 Jul 2022 16:09:37 +0100

We're excited to start sharing with you talks from this year's REVIVE. After three years apart, we gathered together as a network of churches across London on a field in Canterbury to be encouraged in community, refreshed by God's word, and energised for mission. This year's theme was "Go To The Great City" on the book of Jonah and how God used a reluctant evangelist to accomplish his purpose. If God can use Jonah, he can use us as well.

We return to our churches refreshed and energised to share the gospel with a city that needs to hear it. This is part one from Co-Mission's Mission Director, Richard Coekin. We pray you'll find it encouraging.

Stay tuned in the coming weeks as we'll share more talks and seminars from the weekend.

For More information on the ministries of Co-Mission go to www.Co-Mission.org

”Created & Called” Part 2 | Rachel Jones from Co-Mission Women’s Day 2022

Wed, 18 May 2022 15:15:37 +0100

Today we will be hearing Part 2 of a talk from Rachel Jones, author of A Brief Theology of Periods (Yes, Really), Is This It? and several books in the award-winning Five Things to Pray series. She also serves as Senior Editor at The Good Book Company.

It's easy to think that women have got the raw end of the deal—especially when it comes to our bodies. We'll be looking at how what the Bible says about women is good news for women—and how that frees us to live with increasing hope, purpose and joy.

To find out more about the ministries of Co-Mission, visit us at co-mission.org

”Created & Called” Part 1 | Rachel Jones from Co-Mission Women’s Day 2022

Thu, 12 May 2022 13:58:53 +0100

Today we will be hearing Part 1 of a talk from Rachel Jones, author of A Brief Theology of Periods (Yes, Really), Is This It? and several books in the award-winning Five Things to Pray series. She also serves as Senior Editor at The Good Book Company.

To find out more about the ministries of Co-Mission, visit us at co-mission.org

"Trusting in God's Sovereignty" | Co-Mission Women's Day 2021 talks and Q&A

Wed, 03 Feb 2021 16:40:54 +0000

Today we will be hearing a talk from Gabby Samuel, Women’s Ministry Development Worker at the FIEC and member of Stockwell Baptist Church, on trusting in God's sovereignty in difficult and uncertain times. This talk was recorded as part of Co-Mission Women's Day 2021 and is in two parts with a Q&A discussion at the end with Linda Allcock, ministries developer at The Globe Church, Southbank.

To find out more about the ministries of Co-Mission, visit us at co-mission.org

"Building Gospel Community" | Linda Allcock from Co-Mission Women’s Day 2020

Fri, 21 Feb 2020 06:07:00 +0000

On Saturday, the 25th of January, 300 women from 32 churches throughout London attended Co-Mission Women's Day, a morning of Bible teaching, worship and time together. Today, we hear the second talk from Linda Allcock, author and church worker at The Globe Church, Southbank, on Acts 2:36-47 entitled “Building Gospel Community.”

“The Motivation to Share Your Life" | Linda Trevitt from Co-Mission Women's Day 2020

Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:54:59 +0000

On Saturday, the 25th of January, 300 women from 32 churches throughout London attended Co-Mission Women's Day, a morning of Bible teaching, worship and time together. Today, we hear the first talk from Linda Trevitt, Women’s Worker at Christ Church Earlsfield, on Luke 15 entitled “The Motivation to Share Your Life."

The Heart of the Cross | Steve Jeffery from REVIVE 2019

Wed, 06 Nov 2019 06:00:00 +0000

The heart of the cross is penal substitutionary atonement. But what does that mean exactly, and why do many theologians object to this doctrine? Steve Jeffrey is the Minister of Emmanuel Evangelical Church in north London. He helped write a book on this topic - Pierced for our Transgressions. He unpacks this doctrine for us by looking back to the Old Testament for clues to this pattern embedded all throughout scripture.

Don't forget- early bird tickets for REVIVE 2020 are available now at co-mission.org/revive

Knife Crime: What can we do? How can we pray? | Jason O'Shea from REVIVE 2019

Thu, 31 Oct 2019 14:18:31 +0000

Today on the Co-Mission Podcast we hear from Jason O'Shea, a missionary for London City Mission in Lewisham. He and his wife Tayo run Operation Forgiveness, an outreach program for school children that looks to tackle the knife crime epidemic in London.

Please note: this week's podcast is a tough listen, but it is very important.

Jason Roach wrote an article about how The Bridge Battersea are facing serious youth violence on the estate they are in. This issue is directly affecting our churches and communities across our city. We need to pray.

Evangelism Reboot | Tom Heasman

Tue, 22 Oct 2019 14:22:25 +0100

Evangelism Reboot: How to Get Conversations Going when No-one is Asking Questions

We’re finally (sorry about the delay) posting the final seminar talks from REVIVE 2019 and today we’re hearing from Tom Heasman, one of the associate pastors at Dundonald Church.

Does it feel like your evangelistic zeal has rather cooled off? Do you struggle to know how to start evangelistic conversations and what to say to people? Tom is going to help us as we think about how to go and tell the gospel in our secular age.

Tom is behind a number of first step evangelistic resources, your church may be using one of them - A Better Hero and A Better Life. You can find out more about these resources, and more at Something Better, a website put together by Dundonald Church to equip church members in evangelism.

Tech Tactics for Families | Sam Williamson from REVIVE 2019

Thu, 15 Aug 2019 17:49:19 +0100

We're in the seminar tents from REVIVE 2019 for the next few weeks as we hear talks on a huge variety of topics. Today we hear from Sam Williamson, Senior Pastor at Grace Church Worcester Park. Sam spoke on having healthy tech tactics for families.

Follow us on the socials @comissionLDN to be the first to hear about REVIVE 2020.

Is this It? | Rachel Jones from REVIVE 2019

Tue, 13 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0100

Today we hear from Rachel Jones - Rachel is an award winning author, as well as editor for The Good Book Company. Her seminar was based on her latest book that looks at navigating living for Jesus in your 20s and 30s - Is this it?

For more about Rachel’s book, go to the Good Book Company Website and look for the book with the avocado on the front.

Compassionate and Credible? | Dr Felicia Wong & Dr Rachel Owusu-Ankomah from REVIVE 2019

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0100

Today we hear from Rachel and Felicia from the Christian Medical Fellowship as they walk us through the medical ethical issues at the beginning and end of life. Rachel and Felicia also wrote an article on medical ethics for our latest edition of articles. Go to co-mission.org/articles for this as well as links to more CMF resources.

How can I be involved in church planting? | Richard Perkins and Andy Harker at REVIVE 2019

Tue, 06 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0100

We’re in the seminar tents from REVIVE 2019 for the next few weeks as we hear talks on a huge variety of topics. We start today with Richard Perkins and Andy Harker.

Richard Perkins is the director of church planting for Co-Mission, and Andy Harker is Director of 9:38. He’s also leading a cross network project called the London Church Planting Academy. Andy and Richard were talking about how we can all be involved in Gospel Ministry whether or not we are looking into full time ministry.

For more on church planting, and our ministry trainee scheme, go to www.co-mission.org. And for more on the London Church Planting Academy, go to londonplantingacademy.org

The Power of the Cross | Richard Coekin at REVIVE 2019

Thu, 01 Aug 2019 07:00:00 +0100

We’ve come to the last of our big top talks, and today we’re hearing again from Co-Mission CEO Richard Coekin. Richard was speaking at our Friday celebration, and launching REVIVE, as he preached from 1 Corinthians 1:22-24.

From next week we’ll start playing the seminars - starting with Richard Perkins and Andy Harker on Church Planting.

Dramatic Reading & Jason Roach from REVIVE 2019

Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +0100

Today we’re hearing a talk from Jason Roach, pastor of the Bridge, Battersea. Jason’s talk took place during the Saturday Evening Celebration at REVIVE. The celebration was a mix of drama, spoken word, sung worship and prayer as we considered the words of the centurion, as written in the Gospel accounts, “Surely this man was the Son of God.” We’ll hear from Jason later in the podcast, but before that we’re going to play the dramatic reading of Mark 15:1-39.

Later in the evening Jason Roach reflected on the passage and its implications. Check out our Facebook page here for videos from REVIVE and more.

Taking up our Cross | Richard Coekin at REVIVE 2019

Thu, 25 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +0100

Today we're hearing again from one of our big top speakers from REVIVE 2019- Richard Coekin, CEO of Co-Mission. Richard was speaking our Co-Mission News session with the theme of "Taking up our Cross" from Mark 8:34-28.

Why not check out the archive of talks from previous Co-Mission events. They're over at co-mission.org/podcast.

The Power of the Cross: Justification | Kevin DeYoung at REVIVE 2019

Tue, 23 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +0100

Today we're hearing again from one of our big top speakers from REVIVE 2019- Kevin DeYoung. Kevin was speaking on Justification as he preached from Isaiah 53:406, 10-12, & Romans 4:23-25

We'll have more from REVIVE 2019 in our next episode but why not check out the archive of talks from previous Co-Mission events. They're over at co-mission.org/podcast.

The Power of the Cross: Propitiation | Yannick Christos-Wahab at REVIVE 2019

Thu, 18 Jul 2019 07:00:00 +0100

We are spending the next few weeks at REVIVE - Co-Mission's annual Bible festival, which took place in June this year. Today we're hearing from one of our big top speakers - Yannick Christos-Wahab, one of the pastors of Brixton Local Church. Yannick was speaking on propitiation as he preached from Leviticus 16:1-22.

We'll have more from REVIVE 2019 in our next episode but why not check out the archive of talks from previous Co-Mission events. They're over at co-mission.org/podcast.

The Power of the Cross: Redemption | Kevin DeYoung at REVIVE 2019

Tue, 16 Jul 2019 17:13:21 +0100

We're back for a new season with a summer of all new talks. We're going to be spending the next few weeks at REVIVE - Co-Mission's annual Bible festival, which took place in June this year. We have talks from Jason O'Shea, Rachel Jones, Jason Roach, and more coming up in future episodes.

Today we're hearing from one of our big top speakers - Kevin DeYoung. Kevin was speaking on redemption as he preached from Exodus 12:1-14 and 1 Corinthians 5:6-8.

We'll have more from REVIVE 2019 in our next episode but why not check out the archive of talks from previous Co-Mission events. They're over at co-mission.org/podcast.

Introducing | Season 3

Wed, 10 Jul 2019 13:33:08 +0100

The Co-Mission podcast is back with all new talks from our annual Bible festival - REVIVE. Check your feed over the coming weeks for Big Top talks from Kevin DeYoung, Yannick Christos-Wahab and Jason Roach, as well as seminars from speakers including Rachel Jones, Jason O'Shea, Richard Perkins and Steve Jeffery. New episodes every Tuesday and Thursday through July and August.

Building Truly Diverse Gospel Communities | Felix Aremo from REVIVE 2018

Wed, 13 Mar 2019 06:30:00 +0000

One of our most popular seminars from REVIVE 2018 was "Is Your Gospel White and Middle Class?" presented by Felix Aremo, pastor at Brixton Local Church, and Alex Brito, pastor at Mosiac Multicultural Church. Their seminar brought up key and uncomfortable issues about how the church can present a singular culture that makes it irrelevant and inaccessible to those from minority cultures. Felix recorded his part in the Co-Mission Studio, which we are sharing here in a special edition of the Co-Mission Podcast.

Felix wrote more on this topic in the summer 2018 issue of Co-Mission Articles- you can read it here: https://co-mission.org/article/building-truly-diverse-gospel-communities/

How did you find this special episode of the podcast? We would love to hear what you think: email us at podcast@co-mission.org.

Co-Mission's Vision in Light of Eternity | Richard Coekin from Revive 2016

Wed, 06 Mar 2019 06:30:00 +0000

Today we hear the final big top talk from Revive 2016 from Richard Coekin, CEO of Co-Mission. Richard's talk is from Revelation 19 on Co-Mission's vision in light of eternity.

“The Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus” | Don Carson from REVIVE 2016

Wed, 27 Feb 2019 06:30:00 +0000

Its the final episode in our series looking back on REVIVE 2016, and talks from Don Carson. Today, he speaks on Luke 16:19-31- the parable of the rich man & Lazarus. To find out more & to book on to this year's REVIVE, visit us at co-mission.org/revive

“The Parable of the Bags of Gold” | Don Carson from REVIVE 2016

Wed, 20 Feb 2019 15:04:53 +0000

We're continuing our replay of Big Top Talks from REVIVE 2016 when our guest speaker was Don Carson, President of the Gospel Coalition. Today, we hear him speak on Matthew 25:14-30, the parable of the bags of gold.

To learn more about this year's REVIVE, go to co-mission.org/REVIVE.

"The Parable of the Wedding Banquet" | Don Carson from REVIVE 2016

Wed, 13 Feb 2019 15:53:55 +0000

With REVIVE on our minds, we've decided to delve into the archives of previous years, and today we have a big top talk from 2016. Our guest speaker that year was Don Carson, President of The Gospel Coalition, and the theme was Eternity. In this talk, Don Carson was looking at Matthew 22- the Parable of the Wedding Banquet.

Find out more about this year's REVIVE

"Incomparable Grace" with Barbara Sherwood | Co-Mission Women’s Day 2019

Fri, 08 Feb 2019 06:30:00 +0000

We're back for 2019 with brand new conversations, as well as talks and sermons from the Co-Mission archives. We're continuing with a talk from our latest event, the Co-Mission Women's Day, which took place in January 2019. Today we hear Barbara Sherwood, speaking from Ephesians 1 on "God's Incomparable Grace."

"Incomparable God" with Liz Hayden | Co-Mission Women's Day 2019

Wed, 06 Feb 2019 06:30:00 +0000

We're back for 2019 with brand new conversations, as well as talks and sermons from the Co-Mission archives. We're starting off with a talk from our latest event, the Co-Mission Women's Day, which took place in January 2019. Today we hear Liz Hayden, staff worker at Christ Church Mayfair, as she explores Isaiah 40 in a talk titled "Incomparable God."

Episode Fourteen: Conversations | Church Planting

Wed, 31 Oct 2018 06:30:00 +0000

Welcome to the Co-Mission podcast - a place to hear talks, teaching and conversations from across the Co-Mission Network throughout the year.This week a conversation between church planters. Lizi Ross sat down with church planters Zim Okoli, Sam Stephenson and Director of Church planting Richard Perkins to talk about church planting strategies in different contexts across London.