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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What went wrong?This is a page for you to leave comments and reply to other people's comments.
What went wrong for you? Do you want to share with others so that they can learn from you and avoid making the same mistakes?
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Oaks Church plant
Posted by Duncan Petty on 24 October 07 - 09:15
Duncan and Ann Petty (Oaks Church, Tanhouse, Skelmersdale)
opening dissatation
Posted by john morson on 30 May 08 - 10:42
The idea that we can declare and therefore it is, is a bit of a worry.
Posted by Andrew Jones on 31 March 09 - 11:50
God sends us on mission, resulting in new fresh communities of reconciled people. Starting an old expression, if it involves an expensive building [have you tried buying a cathedral recently?] and fittings and staff is not a practical or financial possibility to the majority of us. Most likely, we will have a tiny budget, lean on rented or acquired facilities and lack the visible signs of an old expression.
As for what went wrong for me . ..
Once I killed off a fresh expression by an impulsive and stupid idea. It was a house-based church/event that happened weekly with a Bible study and prayer. Most people who came were not believers. I changed everything one week when, instead of the Bible study, i showed a stupid cheesy Christian movie which was so bad that the host (a new Christian, now embarrassed in front of his friends) asked me to shut down the group. Ahhhhhhhh . . .
Definitions
Posted by Duke Vipperman on 16 July 08 - 18:13
Before Toronto and Canada move much further down the FX path, are there brief definitions of each of the types of Fresh Expressions? I know they are from Mission-Shaped Church but those tend to be longish paragraphs. Some clarity at the start might save us some trouble down the line, though we realize that creativity is key and many FX are combinations and permutations of various components.
Thanks again.