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What exactly is Independency? | In:Dependence

What is Independent church ministry? Is it biblical? What does it look like in practice? In this episode of In:Dependence, 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. 00:00 – Introduction 00:26 – What is an Independent church? 04:10 – Independency in practice 06:12 – Differences in Independent churches 09:05 – 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 access related and further resources on the FIEC website: https://fiec.org.uk/resources/what-ex.... About In:Dependence: In:Dependence is FIEC’s official podcast, where you’ll hear teaching and resources for church leaders from the FIEC Ministry Team and guests from FIEC churches and partners. You can subscribe by searching for “In:Dependence” on your favourite podcast app or by subscribing to the FIEC YouTube channel. About FIEC: We are a fellowship of Independent churches with members of the family across England, Scotland and Wales. Our mission is to see those Independent churches working together with a big vision: to reach Britain for Christ. Being part of FIEC links you to a growing number of Independent evangelical churches and there are now more than 50,000 people who are part of churches affiliated to FIEC. Follow FIEC on social media: Instagram: ​  / thefiec​​​   Facebook: ​  / thefiec​​​   Twitter: ​  / thefiec   #FIEC #christianity