The Craft of Church Planting: Exploring the Lost Wisdom of Apprenticeship

Christian Selvaratnam is Dean of Church Planting at St Hild College in the North of England. An ordained Anglican minister, he has led numerous church plants and is involved in various projects resourcing church planting across the UK.

“Fascinating and inspiring! Using the metaphor of craftsmanship keeps us person-centred, like Jesus and the apostles, not programme-centred, as we too often become. Reading Christian’s words has shed fresh light for me on biblical norms and helped sharpen my own disciple-making practices” -- Paul Harcourt, National Leader, New Wine England

"As a church planter, educator, trainer and mentor, Christian is ideally qualified to write this book. He has coached and discipled hundreds of leaders and enabled the planting of many churches. This book introduces church planting as a craft to be learned, skilfully used and passed on for others to multiply the craft. If we ever create a Guild of Church Planters, Christian will be one of its master craftsmen." -- Ric Thorpe, Bishop of Islington

"Christian is a master at describing the craft of church planting." -- Jill Duff