Reinventing Church // Facing the Canon with Stuart Bell
About this episode
J.John discusses the concept of reinventing church with Stuart Bell, reflecting on his extensive ministry experience and challenges faced in leadership.
This week, J.John is joined by Stuart Bell, whose ministry spans more than 50 years, beginning as the son of a Methodist local preacher and playing in a Christian band, The Advocates. What started with discipling young people grew into Alive Church, now across six locations, and the Ground Level Network, connecting around 80 churches with a vision to reach communities “from the Humber to the Wash.” In this conversation, Stuart reflects on what it means to “reinvent church” today, while also sharing from personal experience, including his book Mud in the Eye and the challenges of leading through difficult seasons and questions around healing.
People in this episode
Host: J.John
Guest: Stuart Bell
Topics covered
- reinventing church
- Christian ministry
- community outreach
- leadership challenges
- personal experience
- healing
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Alive Church, Ground Level Network
Books & works: Mud in the Eye
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