Re-Generating the Church Church in a Changing Culture January, 2007

Christians are starting forms of church for a changing culture

The Church of England and Methodist Church have named these “fresh expressions of church” and are encouraging them.

All churches shaped by mission Fresh Expressions alongside traditional churches in a mixed economy

rowan williams | archbishop fresh expressions: a mixed economy fresh expressions: a mixed economy

the mixed economy church a midweek all-age after school service Parish Communion a Sunday Evening Deanery Youth congregation A network of midweek cells assembling monthly A small community in a new housing area

Changing Sundays Church at different times Changing relationships Church for different networks Changing cultures Church in different cultures Less knowledge of faith Church for beginners Deeper spiritual hunger Church for disconnected explorers fresh expressions of church Listening to a changing world

Baptism Education Marriage Festivals Sunday Sickness Crisis Bereavement Death The mission task: Draw the people who come from the door to font to the altar

The mission task becomes: Go to where people are Form communities Make disciples there

Luke Put out into deep waterPut out into deep water Let down the netsLet down the nets We have caught nothingWe have caught nothing A miraculous harvestA miraculous harvest PartnershipPartnership Go away from me LordGo away from me Lord A commissionA commission They left everything and followedThey left everything and followed

Portsmouth Readers Conference Mission Shaped Church

The Five Marks of Mission To proclaim the good news of the kingdomTo proclaim the good news of the kingdom To teach, nurture and baptise new believersTo teach, nurture and baptise new believers To respond to human need by loving serviceTo respond to human need by loving service To seek to transform unjust structures of societyTo seek to transform unjust structures of society To strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earthTo strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the earth

“Mission is finding out what God is doing and joining in”

Ethiopian eunuchEthiopian eunuch Peter and CorneliusPeter and Cornelius Ananias and Saul Ananias and Saul BarnabasBarnabas LydiaLydia CorinthCorinth

12 Disciples12 Disciples SynagogueSynagogue Hall of TyrannusHall of Tyrannus Signs and WondersSigns and Wonders Wider MissionWider Mission Public preachingPublic preaching “You know how I lived”“You know how I lived”

Prayer and Support Connection Listening and Following a Call

Prayer and Support Connection Listening and Following God’s call Loving Service Evangelism and Disciple- Making Forming Community Evolving Worship

a definition A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church.A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church. it will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples.it will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples. it will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by the gospel and the enduring marks of the church and for its cultural contextit will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by the gospel and the enduring marks of the church and for its cultural context A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church.A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church. it will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples.it will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples. it will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by the gospel and the enduring marks of the church and for its cultural contextit will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by the gospel and the enduring marks of the church and for its cultural context

“ If “church” is what happens when people encounter the Risen Jesus and commit themselves to sustaining and deepening that encounter in their encounter with each other, there is plenty of theological room for diversity of rhythm and style, so long as we have ways of identifying the same living Christ at the heart of every expression of Christian life in common” Archbishop Rowan Williams

Growing to Maturity Up In Out Of Worship Fellowship Mission Belonging One Holy Catholic Apostolic

A Distinction Beginning afresh with a new community A fresh expression of what we are already doing

A fresh expression of what we already do: Shift 1 Something the Church does Something which is Church

MidweekActivity Parish Communion Youth Group Bible Study Service in Residential Home A fresh expression of what we already do: Shift 2 One Service at the Heart of Everything

the mixed economy church a midweek all-age after school service Parish Communion a Sunday Evening Deanery Youth congregation A network of midweek cells assembling monthly A small community in a new housing area

Portsmouth Readers Conference Session 02

Moving Forward DVD’s; booklets; tabloid; websiteDVD’s; booklets; tabloid; website Vision daysVision days Six week courseSix week course Mission Shaped Ministry: the one year courseMission Shaped Ministry: the one year course Online guideOnline guide DVD’s; booklets; tabloid; websiteDVD’s; booklets; tabloid; website Vision daysVision days Six week courseSix week course Mission Shaped Ministry: the one year courseMission Shaped Ministry: the one year course Online guideOnline guide

the mixed economy church a midweek all-age after school service Parish Communion a Sunday Evening Deanery Youth congregation A network of midweek cells assembling monthly A small community in a new housing area

Discipleship: Mission Shaped Living Whole life, Kingdom focussed Outwardly facing Mission shaped Light structures Outwardly facing Making and sustaining disciples Reader Ministry as focussed discipleship

Ministry in a mixed economy Church Sustaining missionary community Beginning new communities Connecting and Sending [Apostles and Prophets] Evangelists Pastors and Teachers Episcope: Oversight Ministries Presbyt eral Ministries Diaconal Ministries Reader as builder Reader as pioneer Reader as leader in mission

“…in honour and dishonour, in ill repute and good repute. We are treated as imposters and yet are true, as unknown and yet are well known, as dying – and see we are alive as punished and not killed as sorrowful, yet always rejoicing; as poor, yet making many rich; as having nothing yet possessing everything”.