Evangelism UK

URC re Fresh Expressions

Richard Church speaks about the United Reformed Church and FX in the latest FX news: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/ondemand/richardchurchontheurc

Outreach through 'new monasticism and mission communities'

Over 100 people attended the CofE day looking at this. Talks, texts and podcasts of presentations are at: http://starttheweek.typepad.com/stw/2012/04/new-monasticism-day-recordings-and-handouts.html

Martyn Atkins on FX and Methodism

Fresh Expressions have posted a podcast of Martyn Atkins speaking about Methodism and evangelism, alongside some other new videos of pioneers: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/ondemand

Methodist Venture FX Conf 24th May

'Church on the margins' is the title of this day hosted by Venture FX and the Centre for Pioneer Learning: see http://www.methodist.org.uk/index.cfm?fuseaction=opentoworld.content&cmid=2539

Church Planting Forum report

A recent consultation about Church Planting produced the following reports which you can see at Together in Mission: http://togetherinmission.co.uk/church-planting-forum-feedback

'Fresh' new book on FX - preorder link

A new book on Fresh Expressions is due out in March. A preorder link is at: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/resources/fresh

Sheffield Centre research bulletin - FX leadership succession

How do leaders in Fresh Expression projects hand on to another? This is explored in the latest research bulletin: http://www.churcharmy.org.uk/ms/sc/sfc_researchbulletin.aspx

New video from Fresh Expressions

Fresh Expressions have a new video on YouTube to introduce their work: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4eJ20lYA7r8&list=UUR_uSFxBT4XjGeyUZggcZSA&index=1&feature=plcp

FX and New Wine - New Mission

Fresh Expressions and the New Wine network are looking at new mission in a conference 28/29 November 2011, see: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/newwine

Pioneer Gathering at High Leigh

The Breakout Pioneer Gathering, 21st-23rd September, is for pioneer ministers to get together, see http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/training/events/breakout11

Fresh Expressions - stories, reports and training

The FX website has stories of new churches, a podcast of CofE General Synod report, training dates and details of a 'sacramental' day in September at http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/home

New Frontiers 'basecamp' w.e. for budding church planters

New Frontiers are bringing together potentialk leaders for church planting at a weekend in October, see http://newfrontiersplanting.org/basecamp

Learning from pioneer ministers

A study collating the experience of Methodist and Anglican pioneer ministers has been posted at http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/pioneerministry

FX 'Changing the Landscape' reports

Reports including video from the major 'Fresh Expressions day 'Changing the Landscape' with the Archbishop Rowan are at: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/changingthelandscape

FX launch new 'Share booklets'

Fresh Expressions in partnership with the 'Share' website are launching a series of new booklets: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/share/booklets

FX and Archbishop in Oxford

The Archbishop of Canterbury is speaking at a Fresh Expressions conference on May 6th: www.freshexpressions.org.UK/changingthelandscape

 

Missional communities network and website

St Thomas' Philadelphia, HTB and the Message Trust are hosting a network of leaders meeting in 'learning community' re planting mid sized communities - see http://www.missionalcommunities.co.uk/

Encounters 48: That's sorted then!

The latest 'Encounters on the the Edge' from the Church Army Sheffield Centre looks at an example of Fresh Expressions with non churched young people: http://www.encountersontheedge.org.uk/

Share the Guide blog

Various items have been posted on the weekly blog that accompanies Share the Guide website about the 'how' of fresh expressions: http://www.sharetheguide.org/blog/

FX 'Change the landscape' day May 6th

The Fresh Expressions team with Archbishop Rowan Williams are hosting this day with practitioners, to be held in Oxford: http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/changingthelandscape

Larger churches planting missional communities

St Thomas church in Sheffield has succesfully planted a variety of mid size congregations. They hold annual taster days for leaders wanting to know how. Last years audio files on this are at: http://www.stthomaschurch.org.uk/largechurches 

This year is Feb 17th 2011: contact pip.martin@stthomaschurch.org.uk for information.

MSM 2000 students enrolled

The Mission Shaped Ministry course of Fresh Expressions is running in 50 centres with 2000 students enrolled: see information, map, and commendations at http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/missionshapedministry

FX newsletter tells story where FX failed

Among the many elements of the Fresh Expressions e news, is the story of how a FX started and 'failed': see  http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/stories/308nailsea

Archbishop on 'Mixed econonomy'

The Archbishop of Canterbury is featured in the lastest Anglican mission nesletter, speaking about mixed economy' and mission: http://www.aco.org/ministry/mission/ecgi/newsletters/index.cfm

'Medieval' Fresh Expressions video

Norman Iveson points us to a new video posted on the FX website 'what is a fresh expression?': http://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/about/whatis

'Encounters on the edge' e-commerce website live

Laurence Keith says you can now buy copies of EOTE direcvt from the website at: http://www.encountersontheedge.org.uk/

'Share the Guide' web has resource sections

The website supporting Fresh Expressions now has sections for an online community; space to post infoprmation and the facility to join a learning network, see: http://www.sharetheguide.org/

Church planting in Europe conference

Martin Robinson is hosting a conference at Pilgrim Hall 4-7 Oct with David Watson who has planted many churches in 'challenging settings', see: http://togetherinmission.co.uk/

CA post FX interviews

The Church Army have interviewed some Fresh Expressions pioneers and posted their podcasts on: http://www.churcharmy.org.uk/fecs/ 

'Breakout' pioneer conference 5-7th July

The Breakout Pioneer network are hosting a conference for all mission minded people, 5-7th July in Northampton. See http://www.breakoutpioneer.org.uk/index.php