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Addressing a national conference looking at the way ahead for fresh expressions of church, the Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams and General Secretary of the Methodist Church, Rev Dr Martyn Atkins backed the development of regional support teams.

With spring approaching, four more mission shaped ministry (msm) courses are ready to burst into life.

The first VentureFX project to get underway is in Sheffield. Working in the Handsworth and Ecclesall Road areas, Ric Stott has begun to work with a small team to pioneer work with 20 - 30 years olds using arts-based activities.

Speaking to the Church of England's General Synod today (Thursday 11th February 2010), Bishop Graham Cray gave an update on the work of Fresh Expressions, saying much been achieved since the initiative's launch in 2005 but there is still a great deal to do.

Janet Sutton is the United Reformed Church's first pioneer minister.

The Church of England yesterday voted to continue to encourage fresh expressions of church, alongside more traditional forms of church as the most promising mission strategy in a fast changing culture.

Rachel Jordan has some advice for Christians who believe that someone else is going to build the kingdom of God here on Earth. "There isn't a Plan B - you're it," she says. "You are the people God has chosen to be his agents right here, right now."

The Bishop of Norwich, the Rt Revd Graham James, has said he is excited byt he way local churches are rethinking their approach to mission.

Graham Cray features in this month's Leadership Insights podcast from CPAS.

A service in York Minster this week marked the Northern Province commissioning of Bishop Graham Cray as Archbishops' Missioner and leader of the Fresh Expressions team.