Some stories………

Some stories………Some stories………

‘‘The source of real discovery comesThe source of real discovery comesnot in discovering new landscapes not in discovering new landscapes

but in having new eyes.’but in having new eyes.’

Marcel ProustMarcel Proust

1 The mixed Economy: why?

• He said it first“We have to ask whether we are capable of moving towards a ‘mixed economy’ church, recognising church where it appears and having the willingness and the skill to work with it”

The Archbishop of Canterbury in the General Synod, July 2003

The Climate in which we work

• A period of high mission pressure is drifting towards the UK

A fresh expression is a form of church for our

changing cultures established primarily for the benefit of people who are

not yet members of any church.

Yet this is remarkable!

New PioneersOPMs

Church ArmyCMS

Orders of Mission

“Mixed Economy”

Pastoral Measurecreating

BMO

ChurchCommissioners

SpendingIn areas of new

Housing

Fresh Expressions Team

The Spectrum

Larger ProjectsFunded Posts

Locally basedOften Lay ledShift to “church”

New communitiesfrom the localSome funding

D x V x C x F > PCD x V x C x F > PC

DissatisfactionDissatisfaction

VisionVision

By knowing and loving God By knowing and loving God and each other,and each other,

we seek to enable non churched we seek to enable non churched people to develop a real and people to develop a real and

relevant relationshiprelevant relationshipwith Jesus.with Jesus.

Resources to bring changeResources to bring change

First StepsFirst Steps

Perceived CostPerceived Cost

First Bite. WarboysFirst Bite. Warboys

Church for the night. BournemouthChurch for the night. Bournemouth

Sacred. GreenwichSacred. Greenwich

Re;generation. RomfordRe;generation. Romford

St Lukes in the High Street.St Lukes in the High Street.

Threshold, Monks Road. LincolnThreshold, Monks Road. Lincoln

Loving hands. WarringtonLoving hands. Warrington

Wesley Playhouse. YorkshireWesley Playhouse. Yorkshire

Dog walkers church.Dog walkers church.

Street Church, NorthamptonStreet Church, Northampton

Somewhere Else, LiverpoolSomewhere Else, Liverpool

Tubestation, CornwallTubestation, Cornwall

ResourcesResources

WebsitesWebsites

For storiesFor stories www.freshexpressions.org.ukwww.encountersontheedge.co.uk

For ideas and helpFor ideas and helpwww.sharetheguide.orgwww.mediacom.org.au

http://davemale.typepad.com/churchunplugged/