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Lessons From 10 Years of Dinner Church Leadership with Verlon & Melodee Fosner
Jeanette Staats | 9 Aug 2023
Listen and Subscribe You can subscribe to the Dinner Church podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you prefer to listen. Help us get the word out by leaving a...
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Reformed Christians, Presbyterians and Fresh Expressions of Church
Shannon Kiser | 31 Jul 2023
I had my vision checked today. Why? Because I have noticed myself squinting to make sense of what I am trying to see. Something needs to shift so that I...
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Should Your Church Start a Dinner Church?
Jon Davis | 26 Jul 2023
You’ve read some articles and some books. You’ve been in some webinars and on-line classes. You’ve attended some training in person. You’ve taken some prayer walks and begun a process...
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Good Things Happen Around a Table
Steve Swanson | 19 Jul 2023
This piece was originally published at Augusta Business Daily. If you have a story about a Fresh Expression to share, send it to info@freshexpressions.com. It’s been said that the seven...
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Practices that Form a People for Mission with David Fitch
Jeanette Staats | 10 Jul 2023
Churches are full of formal liturgies and unspoken traditions. But what kind of shared activities actually form a group of people into a band of missionaries? In this week’s episode,...
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Young Adults & New Approaches to Church with Kris Beckert
Jeanette Staats | 3 Jul 2023
When it comes to participation in church, the stats about Millenials and Gen Z are startlingly low. What if part of the problem is the “expression” of church they have...
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Pentecostalism & Fresh Expressions: From Street to Sanctuary and Back Again
Verlon Fosner | 28 Jun 2023
This is a confusing time to be a church leader. We are watching the version of church that was invented by the reformers, centered around large gatherings, preaching and programming,...
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Bringing the Church to Work. At Disney World. with Steven Barr
Jeanette Staats | 26 Jun 2023
Most people spend the majority of our weeks at work. What would it look like to form a church specifically for individuals within their workplace? And what if that workplace...
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Turning Tables: How to Help Your Congregation Warm Up to Dinner Church
Jon Davis | 21 Jun 2023
If you’re excited about starting a new expression of church, such as a Dinner Church, you may find it challenging to discuss this with people in your congregation. New things,...
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Creativity and Innovation for Everyday People and Churches
Mitch Marcello | 19 Jun 2023
When we first hear the words “creativity” and “innovation,” how do we respond? What is our reaction? As church leaders, pastors, and Christians with an entrepreneurial bent, these words should...
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Creating a Space for Those Far Away from Church with Deb Hirsch & Luke Edwards
Jeanette Staats | 19 Jun 2023
Some churches like to say they welcome everyone, but the truth is that such a Christian community is complicated. In this insightful discussion with real-world practitioners Deb Hirsch and Luke...
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Hospitality and Why it Matters to God with Alan Roxburgh
Jeanette Staats | 12 Jun 2023
Churches, with their official buildings, formal architecture, and highly developed language, are great for insiders. But in a world less familiar with Church, Christians must be masters of hospitality. In...