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Jesus calls the church to move out with the gospel from where it is to the ends of the earth.
In Acts 1:1-26, we read Jesus' call to his disciples to be his witnesses in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.
The call of local churches today, then, is to take the gospel out from the centre, across cultures, to all nations. And each time to goes out like this, the location is re-centred until the "ends of the earth" returns to where it all began.
This message is the first of four given at the 2025 FIEC Leaders' Conference held in Blackpool from 10-12 November 2025.
About the Leaders' Conference: The title of the 2025 Leaders' Conference was Church Without Borders, exploring how we can serve God’s mission in a mobile world.
About the speaker: Julian Hardyman is part of the missionary team at Good News Hospital in Mandritsara, Madagascar, with his wife Debbie. He was previously pastor of Eden Baptist Church in Cambridge for more than 25 years.
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. Find out more: https://fiec.org.uk.
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