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Kris Beckert

Fresh Expressions in the Wesleyan Tradition Kris Beckert | 1 May 2023 While Fresh Expressions of Church may seem new and different to some people, at their core they really lie at the foundation and heart of the original mission of Christ and the Wesleyan movement. Initially started by the Wesley brothers as a reforming discipling and evangelistic movement within the Church of England, Wesleyanism went on to sweep across North America.
Five Things You Already Do That Could Become a Fresh Expression of Church Kris Beckert | 6 Feb 2023 Discover how to use common church activities as a starting point for fresh expressions of church. Learn about five possibilities, from church league softball to Christmas pageants, and how they can help you connect with non-believers and build relationships. Start reaching out to your community today!
Blinded By the Light? It’s a good thing. Kris Beckert | 18 Dec 2022 Several years ago, the church I served held a summer outdoor movie series for the community. There were some nights we had to wait until almost 9pm to start the...
Advent: Sometimes it’s a both/and Kris Beckert | 11 Dec 2022 One of my favorite trails in the park near my house growing up was a connector trail from the main parking area that crossed a dam and led to a...
Advent Bingo! Kris Beckert | 9 Dec 2022 Below is an example of how you can encourage your congregation to use the unique opportunities of the season to build relationships outside of your church community. What do you...
What if the best is yet to come? Kris Beckert | 4 Dec 2022 Perhaps as you’ve begun participating in church-sponsored Christmas events, lighting the Advent wreath, baking cookies, and setting up the manger scene, it hit you. You’re old. Or at least older...
My Method For Starting Fresh Expressions of Church Kris Beckert | 27 Oct 2022 My friend bought a couch. Except it wasn’t one of the ones from a furniture-maker or showroom; she bought it online and it came in a box. With parts. Unassembled....
Start Strong in Your New Pastoral Role By Introducing Fresh Expressions Kris Beckert | 14 Oct 2021 A new season of ministry-- whether starting as the pastor of a church, taking a position as a new staff member, accepting a new job, entering a new stage of life such as retirement, or just moving across town—is a place and time to reorient yourself and your team toward a posture of mission before you are pushed to settle in to a rut of expectations and needs. Like me, you may have come from a setting where you were doing cutting-edge stuff, starting dinner churches, pouring into leaders to begin fresh expressions of church, and getting people to think outside the box. But you will remember that did not happen overnight.
Four Changes to Embrace this Fall in Your Ministry Kris Beckert | 6 Aug 2020 Fall means change—and 2020 will most certainly be no exception. Sure, the days will get shorter, the temps cooler, and deciduous leaves will turn hues of orange, yellow, and red,...
First, Second, and Third Places are Changing—and so will our Ministry in Them Kris Beckert | 22 Jun 2020 Maybe you remember them too. I remember the days of sitting in the places where my sermon-juices most easily used to start flowing. I remember the plastic booths and tables,...
Does Your Church Have a Bucketlist? Kris Beckert | 6 Mar 2020 There is a strange freedom that comes with creating the bucket list, as you become less focused on what’s in front of you and more aware of what’s around you. The question is no longer 'why?' but 'why not?
The Biggest Reason Why Some People Never Start a Fresh Expression Kris Beckert | 22 Jan 2020 I remember my first few encounters with Fresh Expressions US, which seem so long ago—but not really… The first was a Vision Day I attended in Northern Virginia as a...

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