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…
What is a Fresh Expression?
The term 'fresh expression' has now been around for a number of years now. Some of us will have pioneered one way back in the early days, some of us…
A Pioneering Community
Community. Within us all there's a longing to be part of a community and have the sense of belonging that comes with that. As pioneers there is often an element…
Joy and Disappointment in Mission
Over the past three years the Parson Cross Mission Community in Sheffield have held a dedicated yearly ‘mission weekend’ where they get out onto the streets to share the love…
Sanctum: Keeping the Questions Open
We’ve been thinking a lot about worship recently at FX HQ – and as our recent interview with Sara Hargreaves highlighted, there’s no one-size-fits-all when it comes to encounters of…
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…