Oxford Diocese launch ambitious Church Planting Plan
Oxford Diocese have announced the appointment of Revd Will Donaldson as Director of New Congregations. His job description is to oversee the ambitious plan of planted 750 new congregations in…
Theological Pictures
Fresh Expressions are all about re-imaging church in ways which are contextual, authentic, missional and ecclesial. Put more simply we try to build Fresh Expressions which fit where they are,…
The Christmas Story : A Fresh Expression
I have always loved Christmas. I am one of those people who, whether you like it or lump it, turns the Christmas songs on in November and gets their Christmas…
Good news in Research
This autumn we have seen a raft of encouraging and impactful research released about the impact of Fresh Expressions around the country. Here at FX HQ we’ve been taking the…
Passionate Believers, Daring Dreamers
Last week saw the Salvation Army tribe get together for their Pioneer Gathering. We asked Fresh Expressions partner, Andrew Vertigan to share a little about the gathering and then take…
Re-imagining the organisation for the future of the movement: Press Release from Fresh Expressions
February 2019 Fresh Expressions (FX) to bring in creative new structure and leadership model in March 2019 as Phil Potter completes his role as Team Leader. In March 2019, Phil…
Re-imaging Breakout
In our last blog post we thought about how new year is often a time of new beginnings or even a time of renewal. It seems that we aren’t the only…
Growing New Christian Communities : Godsend
Growing new Christian communities is at the heart of what Fresh Expressions is all about. With that in mind, we launched our new app Godsend at the start of November…
Prayer Changes People
In June we held a gathering of Fresh Expressions pioneers focussed around prayer. During this time, Emily Sharman shared her story, which she's put into words for us below. Spring…
Blended Festival
At the start of November we spent a day in the beautiful city of Ely at Blended Festival. ‘Blended Festival’ aptly described the theme for the day as the festival…