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What if We Made Sundays About the Missionaries? Chris Morton | 21 Oct 2019 Who is your church aiming at on Sunday mornings? Some churches use phrases like “all are welcome” or “come as you are” to describe their gatherings. These are good ideals...
How to Tell the Difference Between a Ministry and a Fresh Expression Chris Morton | 21 Jun 2019 When you hear a story of a new kind of Church, one that looks different than what you already do on Sundays, it's natural to want to put it in a category.
Seven Ways to Choose Where to Start Your Next Church Experiment Chris Morton | 17 Jul 2018 A fresh expression is a form of church that exists specifically for people who don’t already “go to church.” There are fresh expressions with cowboys, bikers, preschool moms and restaurant...
10 Ways to Help Start a New Form of Church if You’re Not the Kind of Person who Starts Things Chris Morton | 24 May 2018 At this point in your life, you are ready to admit it: you are not a starter. Some people are starters, and being a starter is cool. We tell stories...
3 Core Teachings from Jesus to His Pioneers Chris Morton | 24 Jul 2017 I’m on my third attempt to start a new church. Attempt number 1 was in 2006 when I was only 23 years old. Like a lot of things from that...
Six Signs of a Prophetic Community Your Church Needs Chris Morton | 20 Dec 2016 If you are going to start a new church, you need a good reason why. It’s not enough to need a new job (your new church may never be able...
7 Confessions of A Hipster Christian Chris Morton | 31 Aug 2016 No one ever wants to be identified as a hipster. Especially hipsters. I came to peace with my unavoidable hipster-ness in June of 2011. It was already over 100 degrees...
Three Ways the National Gathering has Improved My Understanding of Mission Chris Morton | 4 May 2016 It’s been a few weeks now since attending the Fresh Expressions National Gathering AND: Being the Church at Church at Home and Everywhere in Between. Despite being involved with Fresh...
Ditch Your Church’s Mission Statement. Get a Calendar Instead. Chris Morton | 14 Apr 2016 The other day a friend asked me what my “philosophy of ministry” was. My answer was simple: put it on the calendar. You can go on and on about theology...
10 Steps to Kill Your Church Show & Create a Participatory Liturgy Chris Morton | 12 Apr 2016 “The fact is, we’ll never be able to out-entertain the surrounding world.” The words came from a frustrated youth minister friend. They could have come from anyone who’s ever tried to...
How to Follow the National Gathering #FXNG2016 Chris Morton | 4 Apr 2016 The Fresh Expressions National Gathering, AND: Being the Church at Church at Home and Everywhere In Between begins Thursday! If you have not registered yet, what are you waiting for?...
Eureka! Burnout Relief for Church People Chris Morton | 30 Mar 2016 Why do most stories of “successful people” seem full of struggle, despair and burnout? Why do churches and church people, become so inwardly focused that they don’t know how...

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