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Discussed and implemented in dioceses/circuits/churches.

Fresh Expressions organisation.

Growing worldwide influence

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.

both-and both-andcontinue to grow and develop the church as it iscontinue to grow and develop the church as it is

establish fresh expressions of churchestablish fresh expressions of church

“The real voyage of discovery consistsnot in seeking new landscapes

but in having new eyes.”

Marcel Proust

A missional A missional re-engagementre-engagement

with societywith society

Playing Away

““The day of the churchedThe day of the churched culture is over. culture is over.

The day of the missionThe day of the missionfield has come.”field has come.”

Kennon L CallahanKennon L Callahan Effective Church LeadershipEffective Church Leadership

‘ It is becoming clear that many ofthe people for whom Christ

died are unlikely to be drawn to ourexisting churches howeverspiritually alive, hospitable

and attractive they are.’

Bishop Graham Cray

“ we understood mission oneway and organised life to accomplish it. We have

awakened to find out the mission moved on us. To

keep focusing on mission, wehave to turn the furniture

around and face a differentdirection. We may even have to move into another room.”

Loren Mead. The Once and Future Church

The Alban Institute

A re-imaginationA re-imaginationof what church isof what church is

(and could become) (and could become)

‘We are seeing what corporate formsof life actually happen when people

meet Jesus.’

Rowan Williams

‘ ‘ What does it look like to form God’s What does it look like to form God’s people in a place where the mapspeople in a place where the maps that once guided us so well no that once guided us so well no

longer help us to make sense of the longer help us to make sense of the territory in which we find ourselves.’territory in which we find ourselves.’

Alan Roxburgh

•Ancient pathsAncient paths•Compass pointsCompass points•Journey mapsJourney maps

Missional Map makingMissional Map making

Holy

“UP”

Apostolic“OUT”Catholic “OF”

“IN”

One

Enduring Marks

Four linkedJourneys

Jesus focusJesus followers

Church is any expression of the

life of Jesus in communal form

OHCA

“ “ the theological doctrine of the church the theological doctrine of the church cannot be simply expressed in abstract termscannot be simply expressed in abstract terms

about the churches timeless nature. It willabout the churches timeless nature. It willhave to provide points of departure for have to provide points of departure for

reforming the church, for giving it a more reforming the church, for giving it a more authentic form. Faithfulness and the fresh authentic form. Faithfulness and the fresh

start are not antitheses in start are not antitheses in the history of the Spirit.”the history of the Spirit.”

J. Moltmann, J. Moltmann, The Church in the Power of the Spirit. The Church in the Power of the Spirit.

SCM 1977SCM 1977

‘The illiterate of the 21st century will notbe those who cannot read or write,

but those who cannot learn, unlearn and relearn.’

Alvin Toffler ‘The Third Wave’

A re-orientation A re-orientation towards whole lifetowards whole life

discipleship.discipleship.

The glory of God is the human person fully alive

Irenaeus of Lyon

•How we see God

•How we see ourselves and others

•How we see our community

•How we see creation and society

“ If not part of a mutuallyIf not part of a mutuallydiscipling community the discipling community the culture will disciple you.”culture will disciple you.”

Graham Cray

What kind of people are we called to be?

What kind of community is capable of raising people like that?

We do not want you to copy or imitate us.We want to be like a ship that has

crossed the ocean,leaving a wake of foam, which soon fades away.

We want you to follow the Spirit, which we have sought to follow,but who must be sought anew

in every generation.

Quakers of Balby, 17C

Questions for discussion?

•Do the 3 key changes ring true in your context?

•Would you add any others?

•What is your big question forthis week?