Fresh Expressions: A New Kind of Methodist Church For People Not In Church
A wave of new Christian churches are emerging to reach unchurched and dechurched people who live in a culture that is increasingly non-religious and multi-religious. These new forms of church gather and network with people who typically have never been to church. The new faith communities listen to people and go where they are on the journey toward Jesus. They are deeply ecumenical but do not lose their distinctiveness because they learn fresh ways to communicate their identity through discipleship.
Fresh Expressions began in the United Kingdom where it ignited over 3000 new faith communities. In the United States the movement is putting down roots in Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Florida.
Ken Carter and Audrey Warren offer this book as a group study for church leaders and congregations who are in the grip of Holy Spirit motivation to renew their tradition by reaching people who are dechurched or not yet in a discipleship relationship with Jesus.
Each chapter includes two Bible study experiences for group conversation.
New forms of church that gather and network with people who typically have never been to church.
6-session study to guide a small team who work with missions and evangelism to reach people who are not interested in traditional or institutional church.
12 Bible studies (2 per chapter) for introducing each step in the process of implementing fresh expressions.
Readers will be able to define fresh expressions and explain them to others.
Readers will be able to interpret current shifts in the cultural and religious landscape in light of ecumenical movements.
Readers will be able to compare fresh expressions to traditional faith communities.
Product Details
- Title : Fresh Expressions: A New Kind of Methodist Church For People Not In Church
- Authors:
- Warren, Audrey
- Carter, Kenneth H. Jr.
- Publisher: Abingdon Press
- Publication Date: 2017
- ISBN: 9781501849213