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1. http://davemale.typepad.com/churchunplugged/ @CofEPioneering www.cofpioneer.org

2. Changing the Landscape or seeing with new eyes

3. “The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes but in having new eyes.” Marcel Proust

4. My story

5. Published in 2004. Over 30,000 copies sold. Huge influence in UK. Ecumenical, across the denominations, FX organisation. Worldwide influence, Third FX Conference in South Africa in 2016

6. Definitions 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. ‘the birth and growth of Christian communities that serve people mainly outside the church, belong to their culture, make discipleship a priority and form a new church among the people they serve.’ M. Moynagh, Church for Every Context, introduction p x.

7. This is not new but fresh

8. The Mixed Economy

9. both-and continue to grow and develop the church as it is establish fresh expressions of church

10. Some tributaries of the present situation • 1960’s discussions , little congregationsn at WCC • LesslieNewbigin, John Taylor, etc • 2. Charismatic renewal movement • 3.Church Planting. • Breaking New Ground, 1984,Dawn 2000. • 4. Theology of mission, Missio Dei, David Bosch etc • 5. Churches Missionary Activity • of the Second Vatican Council • 6. Gospel and Culture network. Contextualisation • 7. Missionary leaders returning to West. • Vincent Donovan, Roland Allen, Donald McGavran, • LesslieNewbiggin

11. A missional re-engagement with society

12. 2007 Tear Fund survey of 7000 adults in contact or not with church

13. “ this majority (66%) presents a major challenge to churches. Most of them are unreceptive and closed to attending church; churchgoing is simply not on their agenda.” Churchgoing in the UK. A research report from Tearfund. April 2007

14. ‘The reality is that mainstream culture no longer brings people to the church door. We can no longer assume that we can automatically reproduce ourselves, because the pool of people who regard church as relevant or important is decreasing with every generation’ Mission shaped church report p11

15. Playing Away

16. A re-imagination of what church is (and could become)

17. “ the theological doctrine of the church cannot be simply expressed in abstract terms about the churches timeless nature. It will have to provide points of departure for reforming the church, for giving it a more authentic form. Faithfulness and the fresh start are not antitheses in the history of the Spirit.” Jurgen Moltmann, The Church in the Power of the Spirit

18. ‘not leaving the tradition but driving to it’s heart’ Gerald Arbuckle, Refounding the Church

19. A re-orientation towards whole life discipleship.

20. New monasticism • Missional and radical communities • ‘discipleship movement shaped • for mission.’ • Simple church movement

21. How does this change how we envisage leadership?

22. YOU CAN’T PREDICT THE OUTCOME Control to chaos Answers to questions Certainty to risk

24. Four enduring features? • Dissatisfied • Not grumbler but wanting change for the better • Visionary • Looks beyond what is to what could be • Hopeful • Change is possible and this inspires others • Risk takers • Acts on convictions and out of comfort zones Stuart Murray: Ch 7 Planting Churches: who?

25. Church Growth Research Project Report on Strand 3b An analysis of fresh expressions of Church and church plants begun in the period 1992‐2012 10 Dioceses surveyed. Liverpool, Canterbury, Leicester, Derby, Norwich,Chelmsford, Ripon, Blackburn, Bristol, Portsmouth.1000 fxc put forward, 518 made criteria. https://www.freshexpressions.org.uk/research

26. Headlines On average 10% of church attendance 15% of church communities. In 7 out of 10 dioceses it reversed the decline in average weekly church attendance 20 different models of FX & across socio-economic groups. 75% people outside church, 40% unchurched, 35% dechurched 5820 team sent out, 20,863 now attending. 250% growth rate. ‘ Nothing else in the CofE has this level of missional impact and adding further ecclesial communities.’ 40% started in 2010-2012

27. 20 types of fxc- most common are Messy Churches, Café Churches and child focused church. The average size is 44 and starting team size is 3-12. 91% are new ecclesial groups Large teams and transplants are 1.2%- team 50+ 7.4%-team 20-49 83% parish, 11% deanery and 6% Diocese. 45% progression and 61% pioneer.

28. Leadership 48% ordained – 66% male 52% lay- 66% female 48% of lay no formal authorisation- lay lay

29. What we are learning

30. 1 There is no return address

31. ‘ The defining aspect of this change of epoch is that things are no longer in their place…… we cannot simply wait for what we are experiencing to pass under the illusion that things will return to being how they were before.’ Pope Francis.

32. In working with young people . . . do not try to call them back to where they were, and do not try to call them to where you are, as beautiful as that place might seem to you. You must have the courage to go with them to a place that neither you nor they have ever been before. Christianity Rediscovered: An Epistle from the Masai (1978)

33. Judea Samaria Ends of the Earth Half the picture-concentric Jerusalem

34. The ends of the earth Samaria The eccentric effects… Judea The centre and the Acts story shift Samaria is not a return ticket story moves from a focus on Peter to Paul the Church goes west church is done differently among Gentiles

35. 2 Public worship services probably are not the best starting point ‘ we think we can reach them through church meetings’

36. Prayer Love Relate Create Prayer

38. 1. Parish Come 2. Planting Go and then come 3. Pioneering Go and stay

39. 3 Who is church for?

40. ‘ the church is missionary by it’s very nature……. the church does not have a mission but the mission has a church.’ Prophetic Dialogue. Bevans and Scroeder "The church is not the sender but the one sent. Its mission (its "being sent") is not secondary to its being; the church exists in being sent and in building up itself for the sake of its mission.“ David Bosch, Transforming Mission.

41. The ship is safest when its in the port. But that’s not what ships were made for.

42. Effectuation Saras Sarasvathy http://www.effectuation.org

44. Who am I ? What do I know? Who do I know ?

45. Thirst Café Church

46. Saturday Gathering, Halifax

47. Barnwell, Oaks

48. 4 We are making disciples of Jesus rather than doing ‘discipleship’ or simply increasing attendance

49. “ If not part of a mutually discipling community the culture will disciple you.” Graham Cray

50. How we see God • How we see ourselves and others • How we see our community • How we see creation and society