New emerging church research on the Diocese of Liverpool just released by Church Army: “The proportion of fresh expressions of Church compared to parishes is 38.6%. If compared to the number of churches, which might be a closer comparison, that proportion is 30.4%. Either way, about a third of the ecclesial bodies in the diocesan…
Read MoreBlog banter on church leadership and fresh expressions
Up at 4am this morning. Interesting blog banter going on from 3 Brits: 1. Richard Passmore on Fresh Expressions “I think FE may actually hinder change in the longer term because of the gravitational pull of the institution and accompanying orthodoxy. I think we are already seeing dissenting voices being marginalised as FE spreads and…
Read MoreProphets of the New Order
Ngatiawa Community, a contemplative monastery of Urban Vision was featured last month in the Anglican publication Taonga. Justin Duckworth [pictured below] has a Youth For Christ past as well as a Baptist background but felt that the Baptists already had lots of good works going. The Anglicans, however, needed some encouragement. Thus the decision to…
Read MoreRowan Williams on Fresh Expressions
“I believe very strongly that whether we’re talking about inherited models of church or fresh expressions, the real heart for the next generation is pretty well bound to be in those small groups of people working at their relationships, at their understanding, together, quietly, in the long term.” Dr Rowan Wlliams, Changing the Landscape It…
Read MoreFresh Expressions Gathering in UK
There was once a movement in the churches in UK back in the 1980’s and 90’s. It was called “alt. worship”. Then the movement discovered some colleagues on the other side of the pond and the movement was renamed “emerging church”. Then some bishops waved their hand and rechristened it “Fresh Expressions”. It was…
Read MoreIntroducing Fringe Expressions
You've heard of Fresh Expressions? Good. I want to introduce the idea of Fringe Expressions which is our next major project. But before I waffle on about what I mean by that strange phrase, I need to pause . . . and say . . . THANKS to our sponsors for the incredible last season…
Read MoreLausanne Fringe (audio): Missional practises and the pitfalls of emerging church
The final audio segment from Lausanne Fringe in Cape Town. This is Mike Frost on mission as worship, missional practises in your community, suggestions by Gabi Nagy (Budapest) on prayer walking, and the pitfalls of fresh expressions of emerging church that we should watch out for and my concluding thougths. Mike is hilarious at the…
Read MorePodcast: New Monasticism as Fresh Expressions
The most hopeful podcasts I have heard all year on the fresh expressions and emerging church. "New Monasticism as Fresh Expressions of the Church" as part of the book launch. Podcast: Number 1 of 3 Podcast: Number 2 of 3 Best part is Bishop Graham Cray's suggestion in the Intro (Number 1) that fresh expressions…
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