Pioneering Conversations
“This gathering always ends up inspiring me for the year ahead.” This was the perspective of one delegate the the 2016 Conversations Day held at the Church Mission Society. Now […]
Back to their roots
The Salvation Army Fresh Expressions returning the movement to it’s pioneering roots… “We have missional DNA,” reflects Andrew Vertigan (above) on the Salvation Army’s FX work, “our roots are in […]
Everything is connected
Hannah Skinner, one of our team of writers, shares about her role and work in a team based in the heart of student-land in Manchester who are working out a […]
MSM Online … starting in a room near you
Many of you will be aware of the Mission Shaped Ministry course, which for more than ten years has been helping people get started in building and growing Fresh Expressions […]
Lets get social
You’ve probably heard of social media by now….? You know, it’s either addictive, destructive, empowering, dislocating or creating community – depending on what you read on what day! Whichever is […]
The MSM Annual Gathering
Stories, inspiration and a time for shared learning Back in June, a bunch of folk involved in delivering MSM training across the UK met for their annual gathering – and […]
Breathing life beyond their time: Fresh Expressions and Faithful ‘Failure’
Seasons. Change. Endings. We seem to keep coming back to these themes as we ponder away at FX HQ. “A time for every matter under heaven…a time to be born […]
Third Anglican FX Conference announced
On the Road is the third national Anglican Fresh Expressions Conference and is due to take place at the end of November. The conference is hosted by the Anglican Church […]
Hopeful, Painful and Honest
As your roving Fresh Expressions (FX) explorer, ponderer and reporter-at-large, I consider myself a fairly clued-up cookie. I’ve seen enough FXs to know that each one is different, and that […]
“Can I be a Pioneer if I am also an Evangelical?” A starter for ten….
Every now and then at Fresh Expressions (FX) HQ we notice a ripple of conversation out there in the ether – and, incorrigibly curious folk that we are – we […]
To everything there is a seson
‘Dying to Live’: Rural Fresh Expressions Gathering, 22nd-24th May. Seasons, cycles, rhythms and change. Hot topics in any Fresh Expressions (FX) chat – but arguably nowhere more starkly observed than […]
Preparing new ground
What do housing estate builders and pioneer community workers have in common…? Well, after chatting with Sue Steer – who’s been in post at Lubbesthorpe, Leicester, since September 2016 – […]
