Emerging Church South West UK

Sourced from Emerging Church “Fresh Expressions” UK website (bold emphasis added): More than 80 people from all over the south west peninsula gathered in Launceston to explore the implications of the fresh expressions movement for Devon and Cornwall.  Representatives came from churches as far apart as St Just in Penwith (near Land’s End), Paignton and east …

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Fresh Expressions Defined Contemplative Sacramental Traditions

Take a look at this May 2009 Fresh Expressions Book launch: “Ancient Faith, Future Missions” Fresh Expressions in the Sacramental Traditions Fresh Expressions conjures up children’s clubs, cafe church and innovative youth work, yet this is not the whole story. Churches from the traditional wings of the church are being equally creative and imaginative, exploring …

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Fresh Expressions Mission Shaped Intro

Fresh Expressions website: Mission Shaped Intro Three Anglican, two Methodists, an Elim Pentecostal, and Roman Catholic church all joined to share a five-week Lent mission shaped intro course. This was a unique opportunity in Parsons Cross, Sheffield. We moved around, a different church each week, and consistently had 45-50 people attending. The spirit of the …

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Fresh Expressions according to Church Army

from Church Army ‘SHARE’ website: Fresh Expressions defined by Church Army Fresh expressions are: missional – serving people outside church; incarnational – listening to people and entering their culture; educational – making discipleship a priority; ecclesial – forming church. If a local church is describing an initiative as a fresh expression, again does the venture …

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