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www.freshexpressions.org.ukwww.freshexpressions.org.uk
Re-Generating the ChurchRe-Generating the ChurchChurch in a Changing Church in a Changing
CultureCultureJanuary, 2007January, 2007
Christians are Christians are starting starting
forms of church forms of church
for a changing for a changing cultureculture
The Church of The Church of England and England and
Methodist Church Methodist Church have named these have named these “fresh expressions “fresh expressions of church” and are of church” and are encouraging them.encouraging them.
All churches shaped All churches shaped by missionby mission
Fresh Expressions Fresh Expressions alongside alongside traditional traditional
churches in a churches in a mixed economymixed economy
rowan williams | archbishoprowan williams | archbishop
fresh expressions:a mixed economyfresh expressions:a mixed economy
the mixed economy churchthe mixed economy church
a midweeka midweekall-age after schoolall-age after schoolserviceservice
Parish CommunionParish Communion
a Sundaya SundayEvening DeaneryEvening Deanery
Youth congregationYouth congregation
A networkA networkof midweek cellsof midweek cells
assembling monthlyassembling monthlyA small communityA small communityin a new housing areain a new housing area
Changing SundaysChanging Sundays Church at different timesChurch at different times
Changing relationshipsChanging relationships Church for different networksChurch for different networks
Changing culturesChanging cultures Church in different culturesChurch in different cultures
Less knowledge of faithLess knowledge of faith Church for beginnersChurch for beginners
Deeper spiritual hungerDeeper spiritual hunger Church for disconnected Church for disconnected explorersexplorers
fresh expressions of churchfresh expressions of church
Listening to a changing Listening to a changing worldworld
BaptismEducationMarriageFestivalsSundaySicknessCrisisBereavementDeath
The mission task: Draw the people who come from the door to font to the altar
The mission task becomes: • Go to where people are• Form communities• Make disciples there
Luke 5.1-11Luke 5.1-11
• Put out into deep waterPut out into deep water• Let down the netsLet down the nets• We have caught nothingWe have caught nothing• A miraculous harvestA miraculous harvest• PartnershipPartnership• Go away from me LordGo away from me Lord• A commissionA commission• They left everything and followedThey left everything and followed
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Portsmouth Readers Portsmouth Readers ConferenceConference
Mission Shaped ChurchMission Shaped Church
The Five Marks of MissionThe Five Marks of Mission
• To proclaim the good news of To proclaim the good news of the kingdomthe kingdom
• To teach, nurture and baptise To teach, nurture and baptise new believersnew believers
• To respond to human need by To respond to human need by loving serviceloving service
• To seek to transform unjust To seek to transform unjust structures of societystructures of society
• To strive to safeguard the To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earthsustain and renew the earth
““Mission is Mission is finding out finding out what God is what God is doing and doing and joining in”joining in”
• Ethiopian eunuchEthiopian eunuch• Peter and Peter and
CorneliusCornelius• Ananias and SaulAnanias and Saul• BarnabasBarnabas• LydiaLydia• CorinthCorinth
• 12 Disciples12 Disciples• SynagogueSynagogue• Hall of TyrannusHall of Tyrannus• Signs and WondersSigns and Wonders• Wider MissionWider Mission• Public preachingPublic preaching• ““You know how I You know how I
lived”lived”
Prayer and Support
Connection
Listening and Following a Call
Prayer and Support
Connection
Listening and Following God’s call
Loving Service
Evangelism andDisciple- Making
Forming Community
EvolvingWorship
a definition a definition a definition a definition
• A fresh expression is a form of church for A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church.members of any church.
• it will come into being through principles it will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples. and making disciples.
• it will have the potential to become a it will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by mature expression of church shaped by the gospel and the enduring marks of the the gospel and the enduring marks of the church and for its cultural contextchurch and for its cultural context
• A fresh expression is a form of church for A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church.members of any church.
• it will come into being through principles it will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples. and making disciples.
• it will have the potential to become a it will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by mature expression of church shaped by the gospel and the enduring marks of the the gospel and the enduring marks of the church and for its cultural contextchurch and for its cultural context
““If “church” is what happens If “church” is what happens when people encounter the when people encounter the Risen Jesus and commit Risen Jesus and commit themselves to sustaining and themselves to sustaining and deepening that encounter in deepening that encounter in their encounter with each their encounter with each other, there is plenty of other, there is plenty of theological room for diversity theological room for diversity of rhythm and style, so long of rhythm and style, so long as we have ways of as we have ways of identifying the same living identifying the same living Christ at the heart of every Christ at the heart of every expression of Christian life in expression of Christian life in common”common”Archbishop Rowan WilliamsArchbishop Rowan Williams
Growing to MaturityGrowing to Maturity
Up
In Out
Of
Worship
Fellowship Mission
Belonging
One
Holy
Catholic
Apostolic
A DistinctionA Distinction
Beginning afreshwith a new community
A fresh expression of what we are already doing
A fresh expression of what we A fresh expression of what we already do: Shift 1already do: Shift 1
Something the Church doesSomething the Church does
Something which is Church Something which is Church
MidweekMidweekActivityActivity
Parish CommunionParish Communion
Youth GroupYouth Group
Bible StudyBible Study
Service in ResidentialService in ResidentialHomeHome
A fresh expression of what we A fresh expression of what we already do: Shift 2already do: Shift 2
One Service at the Heart of EverythingOne Service at the Heart of Everything
the mixed economy churchthe mixed economy church
a midweeka midweekall-age after schoolall-age after schoolserviceservice
Parish CommunionParish Communion
a Sundaya SundayEvening DeaneryEvening Deanery
Youth congregationYouth congregation
A networkA networkof midweek cellsof midweek cells
assembling monthlyassembling monthlyA small communityA small communityin a new housing areain a new housing area
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Portsmouth Readers Portsmouth Readers ConferenceConference
Session 02Session 02
Moving ForwardMoving ForwardMoving ForwardMoving Forward
• DVD’s; booklets; tabloid; DVD’s; booklets; tabloid; websitewebsite
• Vision daysVision days
• Six week courseSix week course
• Mission Shaped Ministry: the Mission Shaped Ministry: the one year courseone year course
• Online guideOnline guide
• DVD’s; booklets; tabloid; DVD’s; booklets; tabloid; websitewebsite
• Vision daysVision days
• Six week courseSix week course
• Mission Shaped Ministry: the Mission Shaped Ministry: the one year courseone year course
• Online guideOnline guide
www.freshexpressions.org.ukwww.freshexpressions.org.uk
the mixed economy churchthe mixed economy church
a midweeka midweekall-age after schoolall-age after schoolserviceservice
Parish CommunionParish Communion
a Sundaya SundayEvening DeaneryEvening Deanery
Youth congregationYouth congregation
A networkA networkof midweek cellsof midweek cells
assembling monthlyassembling monthlyA small communityA small communityin a new housing areain a new housing area
Discipleship: Mission Shaped Discipleship: Mission Shaped LivingLiving
Whole life,Kingdom focussedOutwardly facingMission shaped
Light structuresOutwardly facing
Making and sustaining disciples
Reader Ministryas focussed discipleship
Ministry in a mixed economy Ministry in a mixed economy ChurchChurch
Sustaining missionary community
Beginning new
communities
Connecting and Sending
[Apostles and
Prophets]
Evangelists Pastors and Teachers
Episcope: Oversight Ministries
Presbyteral Ministries
Diaconal Ministries
Reader as builder
Reader as pioneer
Reader as leader in mission
“…“…in honour and dishonour, in honour and dishonour, in ill repute and good repute. in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as imposters and yet We are treated as imposters and yet
are true, are true, as unknown and yet are well known,as unknown and yet are well known,as dying – and see we are aliveas dying – and see we are aliveas punished and not killedas punished and not killedas sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing yet possessing as having nothing yet possessing
everything”. everything”.