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Meg Saunders: Longings 13 Jun 2012 ‘Lord, give me what you have made me want; I praise and thank you for the desire that you have inspired; perfect what you have begun, and grant me what...
Paul Martin: Villages of God 5 Jun 2012 Imagine, if you will, a ‘Village of God.’ Over here is a quiet area, with simple cabins for personal retreats, a labyrinth, an inter-faith chapel. Over yonder, some ‘downsized’ business...
Chris Backert: Easter people everywhere Chris Backert | 16 May 2012 For the first time in 13 years I was not serving as the pastor of a local congregation on Easter Sunday. It was a strange feeling to not be concerned...
Winn Collier: The grace of donuts 11 Apr 2012 If there were ever a time to party, we figure Easter’s it. From the beginning, one of our hopes for our church has been that we would be a community...
Gannon Sims: Owing the Gospel Gannon Sims | 28 Mar 2012 “We owe the Gospel to others. This is the debt we owe.” These hard-hitting words were delivered by Bishop Graham Cray in a sermon at the First Baptist Church of...
Kris Beckert: National Gathering Day Two, Can these bones live? Kris Beckert | 19 Mar 2012 Wet. We may have started out this year’s Fresh Expressions National Gathering talking about the uninhibited growth of sharks in the ocean, but we soon traveled to Ezekiel’s Valley of...
Kris Beckert: National Gathering Day One–Sharks, Fire and Scorecards Kris Beckert | 16 Mar 2012 This is the first in a series of posts reflecting on the Fresh Expressions National Gathering. “Take a sledgehammer to that tank.” No, that’s not quite the usual way we’d...
Jo Saxton: A Revolution of a Different Sort 14 Mar 2012 London, England, 1991. I was an awkward 16 year old seated by myself in my history class at school. My awkwardness stemmed not only from the turbulence of adolescence. To...
Dave Dunbar: Life Together 7 Mar 2012 Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s classic study of Christian community makes it clear that true community is not an easy thing. In fact, it is not a human possibility, for only the Holy...
George Linney: Church Outside 29 Feb 2012 When people hear about the Tobacco Trail Church—our little community for runners and lovers of the outdoors in Durham, North Carolina, they are typically excited and intrigued. “Wow, you worship...
What’s Different about Ash Wednesday? Carey Sims | 22 Feb 2012 In the midst of overscheduled lives and increasing demands, how do we gain access into busy lives to share the good news? As we think about Fresh Expressions of church...
How Big is our Gospel? 15 Feb 2012 Over my handful of years in ministry and half a life as a Christian I have had a lot of conversations with people who are either on the outside of...

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