Week 3: Recognizing the individualistic tendency of our age, how does the church engage in community? Week 2: Consumerism. How do we work within networks?

Week 3: Recognizing the individualistic tendency of our age, how does the church engage in community?

Week 2: Consumerism. How do we work within networks?

Week 1: Our society is changing; what about Church? Time for a ‘mixed economy’ church?

recap…

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This week’s theme . . .

“Re-imagining church— Part 2: Worship”

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worship

Insert your text here

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draw a chair

You have 3 minutes for this activity

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re-imagining church

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Sister Act

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servicessacramentssongs sermons

servicessacramentssongs sermons

sacrificesacrifice

It is more than these …It is more than these …It is about ...It is about ...

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life & lifestyle can be an offering to God…

mission as worship...

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Like living stones, let yourselves be built into a spiritual house, to be a holy priesthood, to offer spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ.

1 Peter 2:5

community as worship...

life & lifestyle can be an offering to God…

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values and worship

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bums in pews?

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Liquid church . . . solid church

The church must be like water - flexible, fluid,

changeable.Pete Ward

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stories from Sanctus1 in Manchester

creative worship

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creative worship

reframes tradition

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creative worship

use contemporary culture

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creative worship

is multi-sensory

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creative worship

is accessible to all

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creative worship

is participatory

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creative worship

creates space for a response

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creative worship

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making changes

Matthew 9.37-38

Then he said to his disciples, “The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest.”

Mission is seeing what God is doing and joining in.

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start at the edges, not at the centre

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create worship from the gifts and resources you have

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www.freshexpressions.cawww.freshexpression.uk.org

visit other groups

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embrace your creativity!

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seasonssenses

objects

embrace your creativity!

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Song

Your text here

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Next week . . .

“Re-imagining church— Part 3: Leadership &

discipleship”

See you then!

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