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Warning: Being Missional May Kill Your Church Winfield Bevins | 30 May 2016 Warning: Being missional may kill your church. You may be thinking, “Seriously I thought being missional was cool?” or “I thought being missional was going to grow my church plant?”...
Out of the Rubble: God’s Loving Redemption and Transformation in Our Lives Meg Saunders | 25 May 2016 Do you ever feel like you are in trouble with God beyond any hope of redemption? Redemption, resurrection, and new life are all words associated with how God takes our...
Nothing New: Fresh Expressions of Church Rely on Rich Ecclesiology Luke Edwards | 23 May 2016 One critique of the Fresh Expressions movement thus far has been that a fresh expression of church is not truly church. What observers might see as a departure from traditional ecclesiology is...
How a Trip to the Art Museum Became a Vision for Fresh Expressions Shannon Kiser | 18 May 2016 I have two teenage daughters. One loves art museums. She is an artist herself, and loves the experience of peering into paintings and sculptures on display. She feels things the...
Four Critical Attributes of a Fresh Expression of Church Chris Backert | 16 May 2016 The following excerpt is part of a longer article you can read on the Juicy Ecumenicism blog. Lightning Speed Changes It’s no surprise to most that we are facing challenging times within the...
Before You Pioneer: Insights from Wesley’s Conversion and Spiritual Formation Derek Cooper | 11 May 2016 Rekindling His Relationship with the Moravians After struggling and failing as a missionary in the US, John Wesley returned to Britain, where he developed a reputation as a radical. It was...
John Wesley: What Happened Before the Success Story Derek Cooper | 9 May 2016 He was returning home a failure. In less than three years of pioneer pastoring in Savannah, Georgia, the Anglican priest John Wesley had bitten off more ministry than he could...
Fletcher and Gage Joshua Hearne | 4 May 2016 When we gather as a community to pray together, we really gather to do a lot of things. We sing and keep silence. We give thanks for the day fast...
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...
United Methodists in Central Pennsylvania Join the Fresh Expressions Movement 3 May 2016 The Fresh Expressions Board of Directors is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Susquehanna Annual Conference of the United Methodist Church. Through the partnership we will be working...
What Makes a Healthy Church: Cultivation Over Corporation Ken Carter | 2 May 2016 Dr. Martyn Atkins once noted that the term “mixed economy” was transitioning to “mixed ecology.” Although the common presence of the word “mixed” allows for diversity of ecclesial forms, an...
Why Mission Matters Winfield Bevins | 27 Apr 2016 There is a lot of talk about mission and being missional. You may be wondering, “Why does mission matter?” First of all, mission is why we exist. God’s love inspires...

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