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Travis Collins

Worried About the Future of the Church? Don’t Be. Travis Collins | 28 Sep 2015 In 2013, a document titled Report on Strand 3b: An analysis of fresh expressions of church and church plants begun in the period 1992-2012 was released (a summary of the report can...
A New Jerusalem–and Judea, Samaria, and Fringes of Earth Travis Collins | 24 Aug 2015 A look at the biblical book of Acts helps answer the question, “Why plant a fresh expression of church?” For one thing, some have noted that today’s Western cultures look...
Theology is Rooted in Mission, not Academics Travis Collins | 3 Aug 2015 Theology, the “Queen of the Sciences,” had its beginning in mission fields, not academic halls. The Christian faith’s most important theologian, the apostle Paul, was first and foremost a missionary. ...
This is What it Looks Like to Accidentally Become a Church Travis Collins | 22 Jun 2015 Todd Watson did a 5-fold gifting survey and the results revealed he is an Evangelist. Todd didn’t see it. Yes, he acknowledged, he always has a bunch of people in...
This Woman Transformed Her Sunday School Class into an Outdoor Church Travis Collins | 11 May 2015 At each end of Muddy Gut Road sits a church. At one end of Muddy Gut Road, near Tappahannock, VA, sits a brick church building the likes of which are...
How Did They Start Churches in the Bible? Travis Collins | 21 Apr 2015 A look at the biblical book of Acts helps answer the question, “Why plant a fresh expression of church?” For one thing, some have noted that today’s Western cultures look...
An Unorthodox Way to Become a Jesus Community Travis Collins | 2 Mar 2015 Three Buddhists began to visit one of the groups belonging to Bread Fellowship, a Christ-centered community in Ft. Worth, Texas. In open discussion time, these guys would offer their Buddhist...
At the Intersection of Grace and Main Travis Collins | 9 Feb 2015 If you drive to Danville and want to find the intentional community called “Grace and Main,” logic would tell you to look for the intersection of Grace Street and Main...
Miss Marti’s House: A Missional Micro-Expression Travis Collins | 12 Jan 2015 How Marti Got Her Street Cred He was shot just a few feet from her back door. Nine times. A tenth bullet missed him, came whizzing through one of Marti’s...
The Chosen and the Cha Cha Slide Travis Collins | 1 Dec 2014 The Call to Worship was, well, the Cha Cha Slide. And I slid. Cha Cha style. Then we ate pizza. Then we did the Chicken Dance. Then, when we sang,...
Pastor Dropout: What To Do? Travis Collins | 24 Nov 2014 In a recent interview, Fresh Expression’s Travis Collins addressed an alarming dropout rate among Pastors. Being a pastor has never been an easy job, but relatively new dynamics — a postmodern and...
Convergence: a Strikingly Creative Expression of Church Travis Collins | 17 Nov 2014 I recently spent a morning with two of the most creative Jesus-followers I know—Jay and Lisa Smith. Lisa is Pastor, and Jay is Cultural Architect, of Convergence, a unique community...

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