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  • Lifting Your Horizons with FIEC

    Independent churches are not alone in Christian ministry, and FIEC (Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches) helps them to "lift their horizons" to see the big picture of reaching Britain for Christ.

    In this episode, Adrian Reynolds, FIEC Head of National Ministries, is joined by Phil Topham, FIEC Executive Director, and John Stevens, FIEC National Director, to discuss what FIEC is, why a church should be affiliated, and how FIEC works. They also talk about the boundaries to joining FIEC and what kind of churches are part of the fellowship.

    00:00 - Introduction

    00:20 Why should an Independent church want to join FIEC?
    03:53 - Why was FIEC formed?
    07:54 - What kind of churches don't join FIEC?
    09:57 - What kind of churches do join FIEC?
    15:37 - Boundaries of joining FIEC: doctrinal basis, ethos statements on same-sex marriage, women in ministry, and ecumenism.
    24:18 - How is FIEC run?
    28:51 - Voluntary donations.

    You can access related and further resources on the FIEC website.

    35 min
  • The Glorious Normal (FIEC Leaders' Conferences 2021)

    The FIEC Leaders’ Conference will look a bit different this year but we’re still looking forward to meeting as a fellowship once again.

    In this episode, FIEC Executive Director Phil Topham talks Leaders’ Conference with John Stevens, FIEC National Director, and Adrian Reynolds, FIEC Head of National Ministries.

    What are they all about? What is different in 2021? What is their favourite FIEC Leaders’ Conference memory?

    00:00 – Introduction

    00:26 – What is the FIEC Leaders’ Conference?
    02:25 – Leaders’ Conference changes in 2021
    04:37 – The 2021 programme
    08:04 – Favourite FIEC Leaders’ Conference memories
    09:34 – How to book for 2021
    09:49 – What’s coming in 2022

    You can watch a video of this episode on the FIEC website.

    12 min
  • What exactly is Independency?

    Adrian Reynolds, FIEC Head of National Ministries, leads a discussion on Independency.

    FIEC is the Fellowship of Independent Evangelical Churches and includes a network of more than 600 Independent churches across England, Scotland, and Wales. So, what makes an Independent church different to any other church? Is there a biblical case for being an Independent church? What does Independency look like in practice?

    To discuss these questions and other aspects of Independent ecclesiology, Adrian is joined by Phil Topham, FIEC Executive Director, and John Stevens, FIEC National Director.

    0:00 – Introduction

    0:26 – What is an Independent church?
    4:10 – Independency in practice
    6:12 – Differences in Independent churches
    9:05 – Independency in church history
    14:51 – What backgrounds to Independent churches comes from?
    17:02 – The biblical case for Independency
    21:51 – The downsides to Independency
    27:19 – External and internal credibility for leadership

    You can watch a video of this discussion, and access further resources, on the FIEC website.

    35 min

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