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| Author | : Ian Mobsby |
| Publisher | : Canterbury Press |
| Total Pages | : 115 |
| Release | : 2014-08-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1848255047 |
This important book poses a challenging question: what are the aims of mission and are they being achieved through Fresh Expressions? A range of contributors argue that mission is equally about social transformation or, in biblical terms, building the kingdom of God, as well as building the church.
| Author | : Graham Cray |
| Publisher | : Canterbury Press Norwich |
| Total Pages | : 0 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Home missions |
| ISBN | : 9781848250918 |
"Offers reflection on the experience of various fresh expressions of Church and how they have sought to tackle some of the complex and difficult issues of life in the real world, while also coming together in worship and knowing the Church community as a deep spiritual home. At its heart is the belief worked out that evangelism is more than the invitation to find Christian faith as an attractive personal option and that as soon as we hear the promise of grace for ourselves, we also hear the summons to make our renewed lives good news for the neighbour and the stranger."--Back cover.
| Author | : Church House Publishing |
| Publisher | : Church House Publishing |
| Total Pages | : 234 |
| Release | : 2012 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 071514295X |
Christians are increasingly seeking new ways of doing church, often called 'fresh expressions', which has created new questions and challenges for the Church as a whole. This Anglican-Methodist report explores the challenges raised by fresh expressions, from what it means to be a 'church', to sacramental life and the deployment of resources.
| Author | : Audrey Warren |
| Publisher | : Abingdon Press |
| Total Pages | : |
| Release | : 2017-05-01 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1501849212 |
A wave of new Christian churches are emerging to reach unchurched and dechurched people who live in a culture that is increasingly non-religious and multi-religious. These new forms of church gather and network with people who typically have never been to church. The new faith communities listen to people and go where they are on the journey toward Jesus. They are deeply ecumenical but do not lose their distinctiveness because they learn fresh ways to communicate their identity through discipleship. Fresh Expressions began in the United Kingdom where it ignited over 3000 new faith communities. In the United States the movement is putting down roots in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Florida. Ken Carter and Audrey Warren offer this book as a group study for church leaders and congregations who are in the grip of Holy Spirit motivation to renew their tradition by reaching people who are dechurched or not yet in a discipleship relationship with Jesus. Each chapter includes two Bible study experiences for group conversation.
| Author | : Michael Adam Beck |
| Publisher | : Abingdon Press |
| Total Pages | : 252 |
| Release | : 2020-03-23 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1501899104 |
According to Fresh Expressions U.S., "a Fresh Expression is a form of church for our changing culture, established primarily for the benefit of those who are not yet part of any church." Fresh Expressions are introducing people to Jesus, expanding the kingdom, and revitalizing churches. Congregations need a practical and theological resource that can help them cultivate Fresh Expressions. As consultants who work nationwide and as innovative pastors, authors Michael Beck and Jorge Acevedo awaken congregational leaders and ministry teams to a distinctive Wesleyan approach for the Fresh Expressions movement. In Wesleyan Fresh Expressions, they show congregations how to cultivate and customize fresh expressions that fit their local context. They motivate ministry teams to take risks, experiment, and when necessary, fail well. On April 2, 1739, John Wesley went to a field just outside what was then the city limits of Bristol, England. There he tried a missional innovation called field preaching. Thousands of people showed up, many of whom who had no connection with a church. Today, most Methodists and other Wesleyans don’t know their own story. Lost in the milieu of divisive issues that threaten to tear the church apart, Wesleyans have forgotten their DNA as a renewal movement, born not from doctrinal disputes but from a missional imperative. In this sense, the Fresh Expressions movement is the most “Methodist” thing in the denomination today. This iteration of the Spirit is taking it to the fields again. Wesleyan Fresh Expressions will help guide the way.
| Author | : David Goodhew |
| Publisher | : SCM Press |
| Total Pages | : 233 |
| Release | : 2013-01-26 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0334048788 |
Fresh ! offers a strong rationale for fresh expressions and pioneer ministries rooted in scripture and in the breath of the Christian tradition. This is tested against the realities of contemporary British culture and critiques of the notion of Fresh Expressions. It offers practical guidance for starting and sustaining such ministries in the long term. It provides a survey of best practice within Fresh Expressions and pioneer ministry.Fresh ! comes out of the mature reflection of church leaders and theologians who have been active in such ministries over a number of years, showing how such ministries are integral to the work of the church both now and over the long term.This is combined with valuable practical advice - the best kind of practical theology.
| Author | : Bishop Kenneth H. Carter Jr. |
| Publisher | : Abingdon Press |
| Total Pages | : 135 |
| Release | : 2020-08-18 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 1791004768 |
Our church buildings, synagogues, and other religious places – which once stood as beacons of hope and reverence for its community – have become a burden for the organizations who seek to keep them standing. In efforts to patch leaky roofs and paint over years of wear, leaders are putting more and more money each year into property instead of people. The practices we have fallen into to keep a building running are not only demoralizing to the pastoral profession and the mission of the church, but they also run the risk of violating property tax laws and incurring more debt. What if our properties didn’t have to be a source of pain but one of purpose and profit? Can we as faith-based organizations begin to think collaboratively about how we might further our missions by creatively and intentionally rethinking how we utilize the space we inhabit? In Fresh Expressions of People Over Property the authors reflect on strategies, scriptures, and stories that help leaders faithfully re-imagine their community spaces so that they reflect that God and God’s people value people over property.
| Author | : Andrew Davison |
| Publisher | : SCM Press |
| Total Pages | : 265 |
| Release | : 2014-04-15 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0334047625 |
Fresh Expressions of Church are most significant development in the Church of England. Parishes are the mainstay of the 'inherited church'. The authors demonstrate that the traditions of the parish church represent ways in which time, space, community are ordered in relation to God and the gospel.
| Author | : Graham Cray |
| Publisher | : Canterbury Press |
| Total Pages | : 259 |
| Release | : 2014-08-04 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0715143638 |
An overview of recent developments in church planting. This detailed, practical and well-researched book describes the varied and exciting 'fresh expressions' of church being created. This edition includes a new foreward by the Rt Revd Graham Cray.
| Author | : Andrew Dunlop |
| Publisher | : SCM Press |
| Total Pages | : 173 |
| Release | : 2017-10-30 |
| Genre | : Religion |
| ISBN | : 0334056705 |
The two key questions often levelled at fresh expressions are ‘What is Church?’ and ‘How on earth can a fresh expression be evaluated?’ In "Out of Nothing", Andrew Dunlop offers an account of his journey in starting a fresh expression, and along the way proposes an alternative theological foundation for evaluation - the Cross-Shaped approach. Dunlop proposes a theological foundation which goes to the heart of God's action in the world. Both accessible and critically engaged, the book will provide an important resource for both pioneers and for those studying pioneer ministry.
