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How a Thanksgiving Meal Inspired a Church Plant with JD Larson Jeanette Staats | 30 Oct 2023 Discover how JD Larson's Thanksgiving experience led to a transformative Dinner Church, reaching new people and inspiring similar movements in Minneapolis.
New People & New Momentum this Fall with Brett DeHart Jeanette Staats | 16 Oct 2023 Listen and Subscribe You can subscribe to the Fresh Expressions podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you prefer to listen. Help us get the word out by leaving a review on Apple Podcasts. Watch...
Practices that Form a People for Mission with David Fitch Jeanette Staats | 10 Jul 2023 Churches are full of formal liturgies and unspoken traditions. But what kind of shared activities actually form a group of people into a band of missionaries? In this week’s episode,...
Young Adults & New Approaches to Church with Kris Beckert Jeanette Staats | 3 Jul 2023 When it comes to participation in church, the stats about Millenials and Gen Z are startlingly low. What if part of the problem is the “expression” of church they have...
Bringing the Church to Work. At Disney World. with Steven Barr Jeanette Staats | 26 Jun 2023 Most people spend the majority of our weeks at work. What would it look like to form a church specifically for individuals within their workplace? And what if that workplace...
Creating a Space for Those Far Away from Church with Deb Hirsch & Luke Edwards Jeanette Staats | 19 Jun 2023 Some churches like to say they welcome everyone, but the truth is that such a Christian community is complicated. In this insightful discussion with real-world practitioners Deb Hirsch and Luke...
Hospitality and Why it Matters to God with Alan Roxburgh Jeanette Staats | 12 Jun 2023 Churches, with their official buildings, formal architecture, and highly developed language, are great for insiders. But in a world less familiar with Church, Christians must be masters of hospitality. In...
How to Tell a Jesus Story with Kris Beckert and Verlon Fosner Jeanette Staats | 5 Jun 2023 How do you teach people about Jesus without using a typical “sermon?” In this episode, you’ll hear from Verlon Fosner and Kris Beckert about “Jesus Stories,” a simple, Biblical and...
Finding and Developing Pioneering Leaders with Jo Saxton Jeanette Staats | 29 May 2023 Reaching new people with new kinds of churches doesn’t just require leadership; it requires pioneering leadership. In this talk from Jo Saxton, you’ll learn more about what a pioneering leader...
Church for Every Context with Michael Moynagh Jeanette Staats | 22 May 2023 Fewer and fewer people find their way to a traditional church building on Sunday. So what would it look like to bring church into every context? Drawing on decades of...
Listening for Mission with J.R. Briggs and Mia Chang Jeanette Staats | 15 May 2023 Are you on a mission from God, or does it come from somewhere else? How do you even tell? In this session, J.R. Briggs and Mia Chang discuss their experience...
From Going Fast to Going Slow with Tod Bolsinger & David Fitch Jeanette Staats | 8 May 2023 How do you help an established Church change? How do you help “church people” think of themselves like missionaries? In season three, we’re opening up our archive of a decade...

Church Revitalization [Free Webinar]

Watch this on-demand webinar featuring church revitalization practitioner David Graham.