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Announcing the The Future Church Convocation
Dee Stokes | 19 Jul 2021
The Pandemic has shifted many things in our society, including The Church. But, God’s Church has never and will never close! Jesus promised that the gates of hell would not...
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Many Pastors Don’t Understand the Culture and it’s Costing Them
Dee Stokes | 28 Aug 2020
In a few weeks, I will be teaching a 4-session course on Cultural Intelligence for the Fresh Expressions Resilient Church Academy. This is my area of research and expertise and...
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This Year, Take Up Your Mantle
Dee Stokes | 3 Jan 2020
What is your assignment in 2020? What mantle has God given you and what in the world are you waiting on?
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Reaching Minority Neighborhoods with Fresh Expressions
Dee Stokes | 7 Aug 2019
Before you begin this process, be honest with yourself and ask why you want to plant a fresh expression in an ethnic minority neighborhood. If out of guilt or sorrow for the people, then DON’T DO IT! If out of a call from God, then DO IT!
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Jesus and the Samaritan Woman as a Fresh Expression of Church
Dee Stokes | 17 Apr 2019
How simple could a Fresh Expression be if we would just approach someone at a coffee shop, or invite them over to our homes for a meal or just a convo on our porch/deck?
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Why Did Joseph’s Brothers Not Recognize Him? Being Incarnate in Fresh Expressions
Dee Stokes | 26 Dec 2018
As I ponder the question of my title to this article, the simple answer is that Joseph looked like the Egyptians. He dressed like them. He was manicured like them....
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The “Layman” Who Rebuilt Jerusalem
Dee Stokes | 2 Oct 2018
By virtue of my experience and education, I consider myself a “leadership expert.” Not that it means anything to you or I other than, I am passionate about leadership. We...