Fareham, England

Making disciples, raising leaders, and planting churches that plant churches.

I’m a pastor in the Church of England and Minister of St Peter and St Paul, Fareham. I came to England from Poland, trained at St Mellitus College, and have spent my ministry so far helping small churches grow and new groups multiply. I also help churches use technology for mission and growth. I write about church planting, discipleship and disciple-making, and Christian mission.

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Ministry so far

The full story
12 to 60 A small church, rebuilt During my initial ministerial training, a congregation of 12 to 15 with few resources and no team became a community of around 60 with an established team.
10 groups Small groups that multiplied I’ve started, led and handed on ten small groups. Through them around twenty people have given their lives to Jesus, and about ten have moved on towards full-time ministry.
8 Alpha Courses for people exploring faith I’ve run around eight Alpha courses so far, giving people a simple, open place to explore the Christian faith and meet Jesus.
3,000 Church planting, moved online At CCX I led the technical side of the MultiplyX church planting conference when lockdown moved it online. Nearly 3,000 people joined online.

Convictions

Reformed, evangelical and gladly Anglican.

I hold to the historic creeds, the Thirty-Nine Articles and the 1662 Book of Common Prayer. I wrote a course to help church members understand the Articles, because I think they are one of the best gifts our tradition has to offer.

I’m shaped by John Stott, J. I. Packer, J. C. Ryle, George Whitefield and John Wesley, and by the missionaries whose lives first showed me what costly obedience looks like.

What I believe

Latest writing

All writing
Reflection · 6 April 2026 Reflection: The Questions He Never Felt Allowed to Ask After a midweek church gathering, a few of us stayed behind where people relax a little, cups in hand, slices of cake on napkins, familiar faces chatting about everyday life. I sat near an older man I’ll call “Peter”…
Revival history · 17 March 2026 When Welsh football was in crisis Anglican history · 1 March 2026 Anglicanism in Poland: A 400-Year Story of Survival and Mission Disciple-making · 17 February 2026 What I Mean by “Disciple-Making Church” in the Parish Context Preaching · 26 January 2026 Why You Must Stop Writing for the Eye

What I write about

Church planting Planting and revitalising churches in a secular, post-Christian West. Disciple-making Building parishes where disciples make disciples. Anglican history Mission and the global Anglican story. Preaching Preparing and preaching sermons people can hear.

Current work

All projects
Church St Peter and St Paul, Fareham Building a historic parish church from the ground up: staff team, mission strategy, buildings and governance, with planting in view from the start.
Teaching The 39 Course A course I created to introduce church members to the Thirty-Nine Articles: what they say, why they still matter, and how they shape Anglican faith and life.
Ministry The Crew A ministry helping men, including Christian men, discover Christian men’s communities around England. I designed and built its website.

Speaking and teaching

I speak on church planting and revitalisation, disciple-making, small groups that multiply, raising leaders, and using technology for mission and growth. I’m glad to join churches, clergy gatherings and conferences, in person or online.

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