Post on 30-Dec-2015
freshexpressions.org.ukfreshexpressions.org.uk
• God’s spirit is on the move• new types of churches and new
types of ministers are emerging• church leaders are encouraging
them• discussion is underway on
contemporary missiology and ecclesiology
• God’s spirit is on the move• new types of churches and new
types of ministers are emerging• church leaders are encouraging
them• discussion is underway on
contemporary missiology and ecclesiology
all around the countryall around the country
some examplessome examples
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• strong mission focus• re-imagining church• commitment to mixed
economy
• strong mission focus• re-imagining church• commitment to mixed
economy
a fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture, established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church
a fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture, established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church
BlackburnBlackburn
missional – serving people outside churchincarnational – listening to people and entering their cultureformational – making discipleship a priorityecclesial – forming church
missional – serving people outside churchincarnational – listening to people and entering their cultureformational – making discipleship a priorityecclesial – forming church
what a fresh expressionisn’t
what a fresh expressionisn’t
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what a fresh expressionisn’t
what a fresh expressionisn’t
• attractional model• attractional model
eg. Back to Church Sundayeg. Back to Church Sunday
come and join uscome and join uscome and join uscome and join us
• engaged model• engaged model
eg. Hope 08eg. Hope 08
see us and like ussee us and like ussee us and like ussee us and like us
• emerging model• emerging model
eg. Fresh Expressionseg. Fresh Expressions
go and then staygo and then staygo and then staygo and then stay
2001: 72% claim to be Christian 2006: 47% ‘belonged’ to the
Christian faith
1990: 50% of all children baptised2006: 40% of all children baptised
1980: 99,000 confirmed2007: 28,000 confirmed
2001: 72% claim to be Christian 2006: 47% ‘belonged’ to the
Christian faith
1990: 50% of all children baptised2006: 40% of all children baptised
1980: 99,000 confirmed2007: 28,000 confirmed
1976: 63% of those confirmed were aged 12-192006: 37% of those confirmed were aged 12-19
49% of churches have no 11-14 year olds in their congregations59% have no 15-19 year olds
1976: 63% of those confirmed were aged 12-192006: 37% of those confirmed were aged 12-19
49% of churches have no 11-14 year olds in their congregations59% have no 15-19 year olds
Between 1998 and 2005
number of 11-14 year olds fell by 11%number of 15-19 year olds fell by 27%number of 20-29 year olds fell by 29%
Between 1998 and 2005
number of 11-14 year olds fell by 11%number of 15-19 year olds fell by 27%number of 20-29 year olds fell by 29%
churchgoerschurchgoers26%26%
openopen6%6%
closedclosed59%59%
otherother9%9%
nationallynationally
• over 60% of the population has no real church contact
• they are from diverse cultures
• over 60% of the population has no real church contact
• they are from diverse cultures
nationallynationally
• what do people know about church?
• what do people know about church?
PrestonPreston
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•need for joined up strategy involving mission, ministry and finance•need to work ecumenically (FEASTS)•need for tough resourcing decisions
•need for joined up strategy involving mission, ministry and finance•need to work ecumenically (FEASTS)•need for tough resourcing decisions
mission shaped diocese?
mission shaped diocese?
all-age after schoolservice
all-age after schoolservice
youth congregation
youth congregation
weekly communion
weekly communion
small new-housing community
small new-housing community
cell networ
k
cell networ
k
mission shaped deaneries?
mission shaped deaneries?
increasing ‘episcopal’
role for area dean
nationallynationally
•Pioneer ministry – lay and ordained
•Bishops’ Mission Orders
•Continued thinking about ecclesiology
•Pioneer ministry – lay and ordained
•Bishops’ Mission Orders
•Continued thinking about ecclesiology
• no standard model
• long-term incarnational mission and ministry among the majority group who have never been part of church
• no standard model
• long-term incarnational mission and ministry among the majority group who have never been part of church
moving forwardmoving forward
• many lay-led fresh expressions of church alongside more traditional models
• strategic selection, training and deployment of lay and ordained pioneer ministers
• many lay-led fresh expressions of church alongside more traditional models
• strategic selection, training and deployment of lay and ordained pioneer ministers
moving forwardmoving forward
• church midweek• school• residential home• continuing from an
Alpha course• etc
• church midweek• school• residential home• continuing from an
Alpha course• etc
Some easy first steps Some easy first steps
mission shaped diocese?
mission shaped diocese?
• church for those with serious problems
• church in hard to reach places
• church which will take years to develop
• church for those with serious problems
• church in hard to reach places
• church which will take years to develop
BlackburnBlackburn
Some more difficult possibilities Some more difficult possibilities
BlackburnBlackburn
‘long haul’ church ++Rowan
‘long haul’ church ++Rowan
no quick fixesno quick fixes
‘more, better, owned’+ Graham
‘more, better, owned’+ Graham
freshexpressions.org.uk• stories• e-xpressions newsletter• podcast
• visit of +Graham Cray in 2011
freshexpressions.org.uk• stories• e-xpressions newsletter• podcast
• visit of +Graham Cray in 2011
moving forwardmoving forward
Jesus said:
“Put out into deep water and let down the nets for a catch.”
Luke 5:4
Jesus said:
“Put out into deep water and let down the nets for a catch.”
Luke 5:4