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Evaluating Fresh Expressions

Author : Louise Nelstrop
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 1848254490
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (482 download)

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Download or read book Evaluating Fresh Expressions written by Louise Nelstrop and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2013-02-12 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An impressive line up of contributors first asks what counts as a ‘fresh expression’ and who decides. Part 1 explores what postmodern ways of viewing the world means for the way churches explore truth and uncertainty, and tradition as an evolving rather than a static enterprise. Part 2 uses real examples to examines who attends ‘fresh expressions’ and what it incarnational theology looks like in practice. Part 3 considers the implications for clergy training and whether there is a case for making ‘pioneer ministry’ a discrete type.

A Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions

Author : Michael Adam Beck
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1501899104
Total Pages : 252 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book A Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions written by Michael Adam Beck and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 252 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: According to Fresh Expressions U.S., "a Fresh Expression is a form of church for our changing culture, established primarily for the benefit of those who are not yet part of any church." Fresh Expressions are introducing people to Jesus, expanding the kingdom, and revitalizing churches. Congregations need a practical and theological resource that can help them cultivate Fresh Expressions. As consultants who work nationwide and as innovative pastors, authors Michael Beck and Jorge Acevedo awaken congregational leaders and ministry teams to a distinctive Wesleyan approach for the Fresh Expressions movement. In Wesleyan Fresh Expressions, they show congregations how to cultivate and customize fresh expressions that fit their local context. They motivate ministry teams to take risks, experiment, and when necessary, fail well. On April 2, 1739, John Wesley went to a field just outside what was then the city limits of Bristol, England. There he tried a missional innovation called field preaching. Thousands of people showed up, many of whom who had no connection with a church. Today, most Methodists and other Wesleyans don’t know their own story. Lost in the milieu of divisive issues that threaten to tear the church apart, Wesleyans have forgotten their DNA as a renewal movement, born not from doctrinal disputes but from a missional imperative. In this sense, the Fresh Expressions movement is the most “Methodist” thing in the denomination today. This iteration of the Spirit is taking it to the fields again. Wesleyan Fresh Expressions will help guide the way.

Fresh Expressions in the Mission of the Church

Author : Church of England
Publisher : Canterbury Press
ISBN 13 : 0715110675
Total Pages : 207 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (151 download)

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Download or read book Fresh Expressions in the Mission of the Church written by Church of England and published by Canterbury Press. This book was released on 2014-08-19 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christians are increasingly seeking new ways of doing church, often called 'fresh expressions', which has created new questions and challenges for the Church as a whole. This Anglican-Methodist report explores the challenges raised by fresh expressions, from what it means to be a 'church', to sacramental life and the deployment of resources.

An Ecumenical Field Guide For Fresh Expressions

Author : Michael Adam Beck
Publisher : Abingdon Press
ISBN 13 : 1791033911
Total Pages : 175 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book An Ecumenical Field Guide For Fresh Expressions written by Michael Adam Beck and published by Abingdon Press. This book was released on 2024-08-20 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Learn the essentials of fresh expressions for your church. An Ecumenical Field Guide for Fresh Expressions is a practical manual for understanding and implementing Fresh Expressions for a church in any denominational setting. The Fresh Expressions movement is a new way of thinking about the local church and a new way of doing church as a congregation. It refers to new (fresh) iterations or types (expressions) of ministry, usually outside the confines of the church building. These iterations or types of ministries are formed intentionally but organically out in the community, where people are. They are based on shared activities or interests, where people are gathering already, and where the people are open to or interested in learning about Jesus. Christian people share their own stories of how Jesus is part of their lives. Often, these gatherings become regular and increasingly begin to adopt the practices of a church community, like worship, service, study, and giving. Thus, they become fresh expressions of the church from which they sprang.

Critique of Fresh Expressions

Author : Jonny Gios
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1447518055
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (475 download)

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Download or read book Critique of Fresh Expressions written by Jonny Gios and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Testing Fresh Expressions

Author : John Walker
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1317045785
Total Pages : 248 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Testing Fresh Expressions written by John Walker and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-04-01 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Testing Fresh Expressions investigates whether fresh expressions of church really do what is claimed for them by the fresh expressions movement and, in particular, whether their unique approach helps to reverse trends of decline experienced by traditional churches. Part 1 examines those claims and untangles their sociological and theological assumptions. From a careful study of factors underlying attendance decline and growth, Part 2 argues that long-term decline can be resisted only if churches are better able to attract children, the non-churched or both. Part 3 tests the comparative ability of a group of growing parish churches and a group of fresh expressions to resist trends of decline and discovers some intriguing social dynamics common to both groups. Part 4 argues that fresh expressions do not fulfil the unique role often claimed for them but that they do have the capacity to help reinvigorate the whole church.

For the Parish

Author : Andrew Davison
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334047625
Total Pages : 265 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book For the Parish written by Andrew Davison and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 265 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh Expressions of Church are most significant development in the Church of England. Parishes are the mainstay of the 'inherited church'. The authors demonstrate that the traditions of the parish church represent ways in which time, space, community are ordered in relation to God and the gospel.

Ecclesianarchy

Author : John Williams
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334059801
Total Pages : 195 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Ecclesianarchy written by John Williams and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2020-09-30 with total page 195 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Strategic thinking about ministry and mission has tended to focus on the challenges of communication and presentation. Less attention has been paid to the effects that this thinking has on ministry. There is an unacknowledged dilemma for churches insofar as they are caught between the challenge to re-shape ministry in response to cultural change and the belief that there are certain God-given, immutable foundations for ministerial order that must be retained. Arguing that what is needed is a provisional approach to ministry which recognises that all forms of ministry are, and always have been a response to social and cultural context, this book brings theological and practical insight to bear on the question of ministry’s provisionality. In the end, it asks, is the only way through this dilemma a kind of Ecclesianarchy?

Church for Every Context

Author : Michael Moynagh
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334048079
Total Pages : 513 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Church for Every Context written by Michael Moynagh and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2014-04-15 with total page 513 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first comprehensive textbook on the theology and methodology of Fresh Expressions, one of the most important developments within the contemporary church.

Creating Church Online

Author : Tim Hutchings
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1136277501
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (362 download)

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Download or read book Creating Church Online written by Tim Hutchings and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2017-04-21 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Online churches are internet-based Christian communities, pursuing worship, discussion, friendship, support, proselytization, and other key religious goals through computer-mediated communication. Hundreds of thousands of people are now involved with online congregations, generating new kinds of ritual, leadership, and community and new networks of global influence. Creating Church Online constructs a rich ethnographic account of the diverse cultures of online churches, from virtual worlds to video streams. This book also outlines the history of online churchgoing, from its origins in the 1980s to the present day, and traces the major themes of academic and Christian debate around this topic. Applying some of the leading current theories in the study of religion, media and culture to this data, Tim Hutchings proposes a new model of religious design in contexts of mediatization, and draws attention to digital networks, transformative third spaces and terrains of existential vulnerability. Creating Church Online advances our understanding of the significance and impact of digital media in the religious and social lives of its users, in search of new theoretical frameworks for digital religion.

Out of Nothing

Author : Andrew Dunlop
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334056683
Total Pages : 186 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Out of Nothing written by Andrew Dunlop and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2018-06-30 with total page 186 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The two key questions often levelled at fresh expressions are ‘What is Church?’ and ‘How on earth can a fresh expression be evaluated?’ In "Out of Nothing", Andrew Dunlop offers an account of his journey in starting a fresh expression, and along the way proposes an alternative theological foundation for evaluation - the Cross-Shaped approach. Dunlop proposes a theological foundation which goes to the heart of God's action in the world. Both accessible and critically engaged, the book will provide an important resource for both pioneers and for those studying pioneer ministry.

Fresh!

Author : David Goodhew
Publisher : Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd
ISBN 13 : 0334043875
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Fresh! written by David Goodhew and published by Hymns Ancient and Modern Ltd. This book was released on 2012 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An authoritative introduction on Fresh Expressions and Pioneer Ministry, Fresh ! combines a serious theological engagement with earthy practicality. It offers perspective based on the years that have now passed since Mission-Shaped Church.

Fresh!

Author : David Goodhew
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 0334048788
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Fresh! written by David Goodhew and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2013-01-26 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fresh ! offers a strong rationale for fresh expressions and pioneer ministries rooted in scripture and in the breath of the Christian tradition. This is tested against the realities of contemporary British culture and critiques of the notion of Fresh Expressions. It offers practical guidance for starting and sustaining such ministries in the long term. It provides a survey of best practice within Fresh Expressions and pioneer ministry.Fresh ! comes out of the mature reflection of church leaders and theologians who have been active in such ministries over a number of years, showing how such ministries are integral to the work of the church both now and over the long term.This is combined with valuable practical advice - the best kind of practical theology.

Liturgy with a Difference

Author : Stephen Burns
Publisher : SCM Press
ISBN 13 : 033405740X
Total Pages : 166 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (34 download)

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Download or read book Liturgy with a Difference written by Stephen Burns and published by SCM Press. This book was released on 2019-05-30 with total page 166 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Christian churches in recent decades have taken some steps in their practices of liturgy and worship toward acknowledging the graced dignity of human variety. But who is still excluded? What pernicious norms still govern below the surface, and how might they be revealed? How do texts, gestures, and space abet and enforce such norms? How might Christian assemblies gather multiple expressions of human difference to propose through Christian liturgy patterns of graced interaction in the world around them? Liturgy with a Difference gathers a broad range of international theologians and scholars to interrogate current practices of liturgy and worship in order to unmask ways in which dehumanizing majoritarianisms and presumed norms of gender, culture, ethnicity, and body, among others, remain at work in congregations. Together, the chapters in this collection call for a liturgical practice that recognizes and rehearses the vivid richness of God’s image found in the human community and glimpsed, if only for a moment, in liturgical celebration. They point a way beyond mere inclusion toward a generous embrace of the many differences that make up the Christian community. With contributions from Rachel Mann, Teresa Berger, Susannah Cornwall, Miguel A. DeLa Torre, Edward Foley, W. Scott Haldeman, Michael Jagessar, Bruce T. Morrill, Kristine Suna-Koro and Frank Senn. Foreword by Ann Loades.

Church Planting in the Secular West

Author : Stefan Paas
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1467446181
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (674 download)

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Download or read book Church Planting in the Secular West written by Stefan Paas and published by Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. This book was released on 2016-11-03 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An expert study of church planting in the most secular part of contemporary Europe In this book Stefan Paas offers thoughtful analysis of reasons and motives for missionary church planting in Europe, and he explores successful and unsuccessful strategies in that post-Christian secularized context. Drawing in part on his own involvement with planting two churches in the Netherlands, Paas explores confessional motives, growth motives, and innovation motives for church planting in Europe, tracing them back to different traditions and reflecting on them from theological and empirical perspectives. He presents examples from the European context and offers sound advice for improving existing missional practices. Paas also draws out lessons for North America in a chapter coauthored with Darrell Guder and John Franke. Finally, Paas weaves together the various threads in the book with a theological defense of church planting. Presenting new research as it does, this critical missiological perspective will add significantly to a fuller understanding of church planting in our contemporary context.

The Deconstructed Church

Author : Gerardo Marti
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0199381070
Total Pages : 283 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (993 download)

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Download or read book The Deconstructed Church written by Gerardo Marti and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2014-04-22 with total page 283 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the Distinguished Book Award from the Society for the Scientific Study of Religion The Emerging Church Movement (ECM) is a creative, entrepreneurial religious movement that strives to achieve social legitimacy and spiritual vitality by actively disassociating from its roots in conservative, evangelical Christianity and "deconstructing" contemporary expressions of Christianity. Emerging Christians see themselves as overturning outdated interpretations of the Bible, transforming hierarchical religious institutions, and re-orienting Christianity to step outside the walls of church buildings toward working among and serving others in the "real world." Drawing on ethnographic observation of emerging congregations, pub churches, neo-monastic communities, conferences, online networks, in-depth interviews, and congregational surveys in the US, UK, and Ireland, Gerardo Marti and Gladys Ganiel provide a comprehensive social-scientific analysis of the development and significance of the ECM. Emerging Christians, they find, are shaping a distinct religious orientation that encourages individualism, deep relationships with others, new ideas about the nature of truth, doubt, and God, and innovations in preaching, worship, Eucharist, and leadership.

Mission From Below

Author : Dr. Janet Hodgson
Publisher : Sacristy Press
ISBN 13 : 1910519790
Total Pages : 128 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (15 download)

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Download or read book Mission From Below written by Dr. Janet Hodgson and published by Sacristy Press. This book was released on 2018-01-15 with total page 128 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A radical and controversial challenge to the top-down leadership models that are so widespread in the church, instead making the case for a new model of people-driven servant leadership, guided by the Holy Spirit towards kingdom growth rather than church growth.