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4 Ways the Church Can Belay Fresh Expressions of Church
Matt Hill | 29 May 2018
Rock climbing for a seven-year-old? Really? A year ago, my seven-year-old son Aaron had the opportunity to go with a friend to a local rock climbing center. Not the type...
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10 Ways to Help Start a New Form of Church if You’re Not the Kind of Person who Starts Things
Chris Morton | 24 May 2018
At this point in your life, you are ready to admit it: you are not a starter. Some people are starters, and being a starter is cool. We tell stories...
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Prepare for 3 Changes You Can’t Avoid
Kris Beckert | 15 May 2018
Seasons change. In some places, the differences between seasons are more extreme than others. You may own both ice skates and a bathing suit to use in the same lake...
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When Silence Leads to Change
Mike Snedeker | 8 May 2018
The Ananias Project As pioneers made their way through the halls of Heritage Fellowship Church for the 2018 Fresh Expressions US National Gathering, they encountered many new, engaging tools and...
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The Power of Tasting Delight
Luke Edwards | 1 May 2018
It’s not often a tweet stops me in my tracks. A few weeks back, doctoral candidate, Joy Clarkson, wrote, “When someone hasn’t read a classic book, I always try to...
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Beginning with the End in Mind
Craig Williams | 26 Apr 2018
What is the End? One of my favorite musicians is David Wilcox, a great singer-songwriter. His song, “Start with the Ending” is a clever song saying that most relationships end...
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62 Places for a Fresh Expression
24 Apr 2018
Who is in your community that your church is currently not reaching? For whom is your heart breaking? With whom might God be inviting you to engage in life together?...
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Why the Church Needs New Wineskins
Verlon Fosner | 19 Apr 2018
Missiology is the equal blend of theology and sociology. However, most church leaders went to seminary to become theologians not sociologists. It is not unreasonable that most would prefer to...
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Yoga for Restoration of Heart, Soul, Mind, and Body
Connor Janney | 17 Apr 2018
Casselberry, Florida– Philippians 4:8 “Finally brothers, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is just, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable – if there is any moral...
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The Many Facets of Your Story
Shannon Kiser | 12 Apr 2018
Several questions submitted did not get asked in person at the National Gathering, so we will be blogging some responses to your questions. Let’s start with this question: “What is your...
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Farm Church: Planting Seeds of Faith in a Garden
Emily Daly | 10 Apr 2018
Durham, North Carolina– It’s Palm Sunday. You stand in rows outside with your fellow gardeners, waving leaves over a man sitting in a wheelbarrow. It is a rural reenactment of...
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Embodying the Cross at Every Ground Zero
Michael Beck | 5 Apr 2018
We had a scare one week at The Villages Charter Schools. The threat of a gunman put the schools on immediate lock down. Law enforcement swarmed the area, helicopters zipped...