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There are no experts when it comes to starting and sustaining fresh expressions of church. No one has really been doing it long enough yet to claim to know it all. But we can learn from one another and so as you explore these stories, look for principles and values rather than simply models to take off the shelf and follow.

And of course, if you are involved in a fresh expression of church, with the deliberate intention of starting a new congregation for those normally well off the radar of conventional church, let us know! Submit your story using the link to the right. 

Don't forget the power of a good story - Jesus didn't.

  • Faith and fries

    Richard Moy, ordained pioneer minister explains how church is forming amongst those who have never been involved before, through Wolverhampton Pioneer Ministries.

    Monday, 1 March, 2010
  • Presence

    Beer and a singalong helped to launch Leicester-based Presence as a Bishop's Mission Order, Revd David Cundill brings us up to date.

    Monday, 1 March, 2010
  • Exeter's 'Heineken' church – five years on

    Exeter Network Church made history as the beneficiary of the Church of England's first ever Bishop's Mission Order. Jon Soper explains the journey.

    Wednesday, 10 February, 2010
  • Playing the generation game at Messy Church, Cowplain

    It’s truly a family affair when crowds flock to the home of the original Messy Church in Hampshire.

    Tuesday, 9 February, 2010
  • Food for Thought

    Klynn and Susan Alibocus discuss setting up a fresh expression of church in an affluent 'commuter' village.

    Monday, 1 February, 2010
  • Building a fresh expression on the Bloomfield Estate

    Kevin Metcalf, Church Army Evanglist, describes his early attempts at pioneering in Bangor, Northern Ireland.

    Monday, 1 February, 2010
  • Sunday Sanctuary

    Revd Mark Rodel shares the story of Portsmouth's high-rise church

    Tuesday, 12 January, 2010
  • Nightchurch

    Steve Jones, Pioneer Team Co-ordinator, tells us about 'a bit of an adventure' in Devon.

    Tuesday, 12 January, 2010
  • The Wesley Playhouse

    The story of one church's journey from impending closure to thriving play centre.

    Tuesday, 22 December, 2009
  • Skateboards meet spirituality

    A fresh expression of church in Perth, Ontario, is attracting young skateboarders to blend skating culture with Christianity.

    Tuesday, 22 December, 2009