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Posted by Andrew Wooding on 12 November 2008
Jonny Baker concludes a recent blog with this heartwarming sentence: 'it's very encouraging'. What is he encouraged by?
Jonny writes: 'i sometimes get asked about the relationship between fresh expressions and emerging church. it's all part of the wider change in response to mission in postmodern cultures. fresh expressions is the anglican/methodist initiative. emerging church was the name given to the earlier experiments at the edges that was not denominational that inspired the c of e to write mission shaped church. the edges are blurred and it's not really that important. i know of very few other mainline denominations around the world that have been so prepared to pave the way for newness in response to the changing mission context. it's very encouraging.'
Jonny's blog is in response to the announcement that the Fresh Expressions initiative is to continue for a further period of five years. The Rt Revd Graham Cray, currently the Bishop of Maidstone, is to be the next Archbishops' Missioner and leader of the Fresh Expressions team. The Methodist Connexional Missioner for Fresh Expressions is to be the Revd Stephen Lindridge, currently Evangelism Enabler in the Newcastle District.
Jonny's full blog is here.
Comments
Phase 2
Posted by Ella Lockhart on 14 November 2008 - 11:46
It is very encouraging that the initiative will continue after the successful first phase.
However, I have spoken to many people who have not yet heard of Fresh Expression, so much more publicity is needed!
We need to embrace change as a church or we will surely die.
Posted by Andrew D Mears on 16 November 2008 - 21:52
Yes, we do need to embrace change in our churches or we will die, it is a matter of changing mind-set.
There is a lot of publicity out there, it is a case of getting that information to the right people so that it is shared with those who have a passion about church and culture.