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Practices that Form a People for Mission with David Fitch 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,...
Dinner Church: A Simple Church Gathering Used By Jesus, Paul, Tertullian and Today Verlon Fosner | 5 Jul 2023 As 21st Century Christian leaders, it’s hard to recognize our assumptions about the way church is done. We take our exclusive religious spaces, teaching-centric gatherings, congregational liturgies, and musical worship...
Young Adults & New Approaches to Church with Kris Beckert 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...
Pentecostalism & Fresh Expressions: From Street to Sanctuary and Back Again Verlon Fosner | 28 Jun 2023 This is a confusing time to be a church leader. We are watching the version of church that was invented by the reformers, centered around large gatherings, preaching and programming,...
Bringing the Church to Work. At Disney World. with Steven Barr 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...
Turning Tables: How to Help Your Congregation Warm Up to Dinner Church Jon Davis | 21 Jun 2023 If you’re excited about starting a new expression of church, such as a Dinner Church, you may find it challenging to discuss this with people in your congregation. New things,...
Creativity and Innovation for Everyday People and Churches Mitch Marcello | 19 Jun 2023 When we first hear the words “creativity” and “innovation,” how do we respond? What is our reaction? As church leaders, pastors, and Christians with an entrepreneurial bent, these words should...
Creating a Space for Those Far Away from Church with Deb Hirsch & Luke Edwards 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 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...
The Unexpected Reason Dinner Churches are Popping Up Everywhere Verlon Fosner | 7 Jun 2023 For the first three hundred years of Christianity the Church functioned primarily around dinner tables. In the book of Acts, the church was found breaking bread from house to house....
How to Tell a Jesus Story with Kris Beckert and Verlon Fosner 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...
Fresh Expressions in the Anglican Stream Jon Davis | 1 Jun 2023 When you understand the history and the heart of the Anglican Church, it is no wonder that an international, multi-denominational missional movement like Fresh Expressions found its start in England.

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