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The “Layman” Who Rebuilt Jerusalem
Dee Stokes | 2 Oct 2018
By virtue of my experience and education, I consider myself a “leadership expert.” Not that it means anything to you or I other than, I am passionate about leadership. We...
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Get Ready for Your “Second Child” with a Local Church Workshop
21 Sep 2018
There’s been a change in how people relate to church in North America. The fact is that people are less and less likely to walk into our church buildings on a...
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Pioneering Can Break Your Heart. Here are Eight Ways to Strengthen and Protect It
Michael Beck | 2 Sep 2018
Being sent out to pioneer is a “lambs in the midst of wolves” kind of endeavor (Luke 10:1-6). We must be called and gifted by the Spirit to do it,...
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Five Realities You Must Remember When the Going is Slow
Shannon Kiser | 28 Aug 2018
“I think I was a bit naïve…” After a year of working on a fresh expression of church, a pioneer was reflecting on how the mission wasn’t as far along...
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How We Learned to Reach the Missing 1/3 of Our City
Verlon Fosner | 7 Aug 2018
The day of my “Macedonian call” experience started off as an ordinary day. I left my office driving to an appointment. At that time I was serving as the lead...
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Seven Ways to Choose Where to Start Your Next Church Experiment
Chris Morton | 17 Jul 2018
A fresh expression is a form of church that exists specifically for people who don’t already “go to church.” There are fresh expressions with cowboys, bikers, preschool moms and restaurant...
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This is Your Chance to Get Started with Fresh Expressions
10 Jul 2018
How does someone get started in launching and growing a fresh expression of Church? The best way to learn the ins and outs is through participating in a Fresh Expressions...
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The Impact of Rebound
Michael Beck | 26 Jun 2018
Port Orange, Florida—Can church happen and disciples be formed around a basketball hoop in a church parking lot? Todd and Brittany Leclair say yes! Basketballs, hoops, pizza, Christian Scriptures, prayer,...
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Here’s How Fresh Expressions Vision Days Have Exploded Across the US
20 Jun 2018
When you see how packed the Fresh Expressions US calendar is for the rest of 2018, it is hard to believe that the movement is just over six years old....
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6 Ways to Begin Casting Vision for Your Congregation
Shannon Kiser | 12 Jun 2018
“How do you catch a traditional, homogenous congregation onto new-ness in mission as a layperson?” If you get focused on trying to “win” an entire traditional, homogenous congregation into a...
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Church Can Happen Anywhere [Video]
5 Jun 2018
Brian Sanders talks about what the church could look like if we didn’t limit it to a building with four walls. If the church is genuinely the people of God,...
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Sharing God’s Love Through Welcome and Service
Emily Daly | 31 May 2018
“In the Hebrew language, the word for ‘God provides’ can also be said, ‘God sees’ and I think there’s a connection between what we’re willing to see of God’s work...