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The Guide contains how-to-do-it advice on starting, developing and sustaining fresh expressions of church based on shared experiences.
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Graham Cray's words at Spring Harvest made me do some serious thinking. I went to hear him speak on the long term discipleship of those with no church background, discussing the need for training the second generation leaders in fresh expressions of church. He talked about maturing disciples into leadership roles and the commitment needed for this, describing many fresh expressions as losing their 'DNA' when their pioneer leaves.
This year started so well – but about a month ago it started to crumble. Or so I thought. Certainly life took an unexpected detour. Today I'm wrestling again ... and like Jacob I don't want to let go until God blesses me. Shut doors can be an answer from God, I know (though the way they are shut might not be!), but now having finished (and passed!) my MA in theology (Leadership, Renewal and Mission with Emerging Church) at Cliff College, I'm trying to find out what doors are open/opening and what it is that God might be calling me to do.
The fourth annual Anglican Church planting conference, hosted jointly by the Diocese of Toronto and the Wycliffe College Institute of Evangelism, offered great signs of encouragement.
For the last two years, I have helped to form an intentional, ecumenical community called the Restoration Project. We began as a group of young ministers and social justice activists who wanted to live with more intention and spiritual groundedness.
