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Reaching Minority Neighborhoods with Fresh Expressions
Dee Stokes | 7 Aug 2019
Before you begin this process, be honest with yourself and ask why you want to plant a fresh expression in an ethnic minority neighborhood. If out of guilt or sorrow for the people, then DON’T DO IT! If out of a call from God, then DO IT!
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Why Did Joseph’s Brothers Not Recognize Him? Being Incarnate in Fresh Expressions
Dee Stokes | 26 Dec 2018
As I ponder the question of my title to this article, the simple answer is that Joseph looked like the Egyptians. He dressed like them. He was manicured like them....
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Three Tips for Hosting a Dinner Party Like Jesus
Verlon Fosner | 12 Nov 2018
For many homes, dinnertime has been revisioned as TV time. We have lost the power of the dinner table to shape society. Even the church has lost how powerful a...
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The Way of Jesus and the Ancient Art of Retreat
Jon Davis | 5 Nov 2018
[Jesus] said to them, “Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.” —Mark 6:31, NIV The pace of life is faster, more hectic, and more...
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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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It’s Not About Being Relevant. It’s About…
Shannon Kiser | 22 May 2018
At the National Gathering in March, several questions were submitted to a Pioneer Panel that did not get asked in person. So we are continuing to offer blog posts to...
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A Ministry of Loitering
Dustin Mailman | 27 Mar 2018
Loving the Unlovable I like to spend time at the Wal-Mart bus stop. This may sound odd, but it’s a place where I can listen to people and connect with...
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History Repeating Itself in Discipleship
Michael Beck | 5 Mar 2018
About our guest writer: Reverend Walter Edwards was a United Methodist pastor for over 50 years. He graduated from Asbury College, where he studied History, Greek, and Psychology. He earned...
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3 Core Teachings from Jesus to His Pioneers
Chris Morton | 24 Jul 2017
I’m on my third attempt to start a new church. Attempt number 1 was in 2006 when I was only 23 years old. Like a lot of things from that...
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When Helping Hurts: 8 Steps to Actually Fixing Problems in Life
Michael Beck | 19 Jul 2017
Early in my ministry as the pastor of Wildwood United Methodist Church, one of my “-isms” manifested in a death-dealing way. Caught up in a workaholic drive to grow the...
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10 Dangerous Habits of Disconnected Churches
Shannon Kiser | 17 Jul 2017
Many churches in North America are completely disconnected from the people around them. They are waiting for people to come to their church, and less and less people are finding...
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Remembering Our Responsibility: Learning to Serve the Poor
Verlon Fosner | 3 Jul 2017
How should the church respond to the call to serve the poor? Many Fresh Expression Churches will have the opportunity to engage with people from the lower third of the...