Exploring the Mission of the Church in a Changing World

2. mission impossible? 2

3. Talk about your first experiences of church 3

4. Talk about your current experience of church - or lack of church 4

5. Talk about what excites you about church 5

6. Talk about what frustrates you about church 6

7. Insert your own text here worship 7

8. Our Prayer:Draw your Church together, O Lord, into one great company of disciples, together following our Lord Jesus Christ into every walk of life, together serving him in his mission to the world, and together witnessing to his love on every continent and island. We ask this in his name and for his sake. Amen. (BAS p.676) 8

9. Springtime in the church? 9

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11. a definition “A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church.” 11

12. mixed economy -a both/and church continue to grow and develop the church as it is establish fresh expressions of church 12

13. every church mission shaped… • serving • welcoming • learning • worshipping • discipling • transforming 13

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15. some stories 15

16. Share your responses and reactions… 16

17. sister act 17

18. changing times 18

19. changing Sundays church at different times changing relationships church for different networks church in different cultures changing cultures less knowledge of faith church for beginners deeper spiritual hunger church for explorers fresh expressions of church 19

20. christology missiology ecclesiology shapes our which then shapes our 20

21. foundational thoughts… The way we understand Jesus (sent by the Father in the power of the Spirit) leads us to understand what God is up to in the world (mission), which leads in turn to an understanding of what the church should be doing to be in step with God. 21

22. we believe… jesus christology mission missiology church ecclesiology 22

23. Not . . . church ecclesiology mission missiology Jesus Christology 23

24. we believe… jesus christology mission missiology church ecclesiology 24

25. a definition A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church. It will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples. It will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by the Gospel and the enduring marks of the church within and for its cultural context. 25

26. The Canadian Religious Scene in 2000-2001 26

27. mixed economy -a both/and church continue to grow and develop the church as it is establish fresh expressions of church 27

28. pause for praise 28

29. Insert your own text here worship 29

30. the mission of God Mission is seeing what God is doing and joining in… missio dei 30

31. What are the activities that God wants us to engage in as we participate in God’s work in the world? 31

32. the five marks of mission • to proclaim the good news of the kingdom • to teach, baptize and nurture new believers • to respond to human need by loving acts of service • to seek to transform unjust structures of society • to strive to safeguard the integrity of creation and sustain and renew the life of the earth • The Anglican Consultative Council 32

33. Your church mission shaped… 33

34. closing prayer Insert aerial photograph of your city/region here 34

35. Jesus, you invite us to follow you. Walking in your footsteps will take us to new places, will introduce us to new people, will sometimes make us uncomfortable . . . will lead us to life in all its fullness. Help us, Lord, to follow where you lead us, to join in with what you are already doing in our world, and to become more like you. In Jesus’ name we pray, Amen. 35

36. Next week . . . “Changing world, changing church” See you then! 36