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The Guide

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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• About fresh expressions
• Examples
• Developing
• Starting
• Discipleship
• Sustaining
• Supporting
• FAQ
  • Question 1 - How do you define a fresh expression of church?
  • Question 2 - Is the opposite of a fresh expression a stale expression of church?
  • Question 3 - Are fresh expressions really church?
  • Question 4 - What is covered by the term fresh expressions?
  • Question 5 - So when two Christians meet at a bus stop, is that a fresh expression of church?
  • Question 6 - Are fresh expressions 'fresh expressions of mission' or 'fresh expressions of church'?
  • Question 7 - Is there a difference between fresh expressions and church plants?
  • Question 8 - How can I start a fresh expression?
  • Question 9 - What is happening in the Church of England?
  • Question 10 - What is happening in the Methodist Church?
  • Question 11 - What is happening in other denominations and streams?
  • Question 12 - How can I find out more?
  • Question 13 - Can fresh expressions just do their own thing or are they accountable in some way?
  • Question 14 - Are fresh expressions trying to build church or kingdom?
  • Question 15 - When will fresh expressions join the proper church?
  • Question 16 - Is it right or biblical to form congregations made up of the same kind of people?
  • Question 17 - How are fresh expressions funded?
  • Question 18 - Is there any biblical basis for fresh expressions of church?
  • Question 19 - Will fresh expressions last or will they just be yet another fad?
  • Question 20 - What part do the sacraments play in fresh expressions of church?
  • Question 21 - Are fresh expressions really having an impact on the rest of society?
  • Question 22 - Isn't the more traditional or inherited way of being church more appropriate?
  • Question 23 - Do fresh expressions work better in suburban areas rather than in rural or urban ones?
  • Question 24 - Are fresh expressions really reaching people who have never been members of the church or who left a long time ago?
  • Question 25 - How do fresh expressions relate to the rest of the church when they are so individual?
  • Question 26 - Do fresh expressions really reach out to people across the social spectrum?
  • Question 27 - My minister is not interested in fresh expressions. What can I do next?
  • Question 28 - Aren't fresh expressions really just pandering to a consumer society?
  • Question 29 - What is the difference between fresh expressions and emerging church?
  • Question 30 - What about communion and baptism in fresh expressions?
  • Question 31 - Hasn't the church always done this kind of thing? It's not particularly new is it?
  • Question 32 - What's driving all of this? Is it just declining numbers?
  • Question 33 - Are fresh expressions really reaching people right outside the churches or just those on the edge?
  • Question 34 - The numbers involved are very small, aren't they? Is this really a significant movement?
  • Question 35 - What statistics are you basing your activities on?
  • Question 36 - Is all of this just for the evangelicals?
  • Question 37 - So how will we hold together the old and new in one church?
  • Question 38 - Are there any dangers in moving forward in this way? Haven't there been scandals in the past?
  • Question 39 - What is a pioneer minister?
  • Question 40 - What is a Bishop's Mission Order?
  • Question 41 - What kind of training is available for those wanting to start or be involved in fresh expressions?
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