Fresh Expressions of the Church

Intro

"Fresh Expressions encourages new forms of church for a fast changing world, working with Christians from a variety of denominations and traditions. The initiative has resulted in hundreds of new congregations being formed alongside more traditional churches. It was initiated in 2005 by the Archbishops of Canterbury and York with the Methodist Council, but now also involves the United Reformed Church and a number of other partners. The initiative was established as part of the follow-up to the best-selling report, Mission-shaped Church. The team has worked at grass roots level with dioceses, districts synods and groups of churches and has played a leading role in the formation of national policy in a number of denominations.As we encourage new forms of church for those who are not already members of any church, we also want to consolidate all that has been achieved in terms of major projects and policy changes at national level."

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.
* It will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples.
* It will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by the gospel and the enduring marks of the church and for its cultural context.

The term "mixed economy" refers  to fresh expressions and 'inherited' forms of church existing alongside each other, within the same denomination, in relationships of mutual respect and support.

On-line litteratur

Mission-shaped Church. Church Planting and Fresh Expressions of Church in a Changing World (2004)
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Power Point Presentations

Bishop Graham Cray, "Fresh Expressions of the Church"
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Podcasts

Videos

Links

Website for Fresh Expressions.
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A Guide to Fresh Expressions of the Church. Visit.

Litterature

Martyn Percy (ed.), Louise Nelstrop (ed.), Evaluating Fresh Expressions: explorations in emerging church: Emerging Theological and Practical Models, Canterbury Press Norwich, 2008

Martyn Atkins, Resourcing Renewal: Shaping Churches for the Emerging Future, Inspire, 2007

Tom Stuckey, On the Edge of Pentecost: What is the Spirit Saying to the Churches?, Inspire, 2007

Ian Mobsby, Emerging and Fresh Expressions of Church: How are they authentically Church & Anglican?, Moot, 2007

Lucy Moore, Messy Church: Fresh ideas for building a Christ-centred community, Barnabas, 2006 (see above)

Susan Hope, Mission-shaped Spirituality: the transforming power of mission, CHP, 2006

Sally Gaze, Mission-shaped and Rural: growing churches in the countryside, CHP, 2006 (see above)

Margaret Withers, Mission-shaped Children: Moving towards a child-centred church, CHP, 2006

Tim Sudworth, Graham Cray, Chris Russell, Mission-shaped Youth: Rethinking young people and church, CHP, 2007

Paul Bayes, Tim Sledge, John Holbrook, Mark Rylands, Martin Seeley, Mission-shaped Parish: traditional church in a changing world, CHP, 2006

Dave Male, Church Unplugged: Remodelling Church without Losing Your Soul, Authentic, 2008

Tom Stuckey, Beyond the Box: Mission Challenges From John's Gospel, Inspire, 2005

Barbara Glasson, Mixed Up Blessings: A New Encounter with Being Church, Inspire, 2006

Nick Cuthbert, Chris Stoddard, Church on the Edge: Principles and real life stories of 21st century mission, RUN, 2006

Mike Bossingham, Building family friendly churches, Epworth, 2004

Stuart Murray Williams, Changing mission: learning from the newer churches, CTBI, 2006

Philip Knights, Changing evangelisation: themes and stories from Catholics in local mission, CTBI, 2006

Michael Moynagh, emergingchurch.intro, Monarch, 2004

Stuart Murray Williamsm, Church after Christendom, Paternoster, 2005

Steven Croft, Mark Ireland, Yvonne Richmond, Anne Richards, Nick Spencer, Rob Frost, Evangelism in a Spiritual Age: Communicating Faith in a Changing Culture (Explorations), CHP, 2005

Graham Cray, Disciples and Citizens: A Vision for Distinctive Living, IVP, 2007

Terry Tennens (ed.), Journey Into Growth: The seven core values of a Mission Church, CTBI, 2007