Top church adviser backs Church Army's mission-shaped focus

Paul Bayes , the National Mission and Evangelism Adviser for the Archbishops’ Council has backed Church Army’s “creative and innovative” approach to mission and evangelism in an exclusive interview given to the latest issue of Share It Magazine, Church Army’s magazine.

The Revd Bayes has the task of ensuring all the key agencies in mission and church planting are brought together alongside individual churches in an effective working partnership to help deliver the God-inspired vision outlined in the recent Mission-shaped church report

Church Army is praised by Paul as “an organisation that actively seeks to listen to what God is saying to it and respond positively…making a vital contribution to the agenda for mission and evangelism.”

Following 25 years as a parish priest and local church leader, Paul has been appointed by the Mission and Public Affairs Division of the Archbishops’ Council with the remit of helping churches implement the recommendations of the Mission-shaped church report

In the interview with David Coleman, Church Army’s Communications Manager; the Revd Bayes is very supportive of Church Army’s pioneering work: “It is hard to tell a story about fresh expr ess ions of church and church planting without referring to the excellent work Church Army does in these areas….I am delighted to be able to lend my support, blessing and encouragement to Church Army as it seeks to work positively with others to reach out and make the gospel a real experience for so many who do not relate to traditional ways of being church.”

Click here to download the full interview with Paul Bayes in Share It Magazine.