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Some stories………. ‘The source of real discovery comes not in discovering new landscapes but in having new eyes.’ Marcel Proust. 1 The mixed Economy: why?. He said it first.
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‘The source of real discovery comes not in discovering new landscapes but in having new eyes.’ Marcel 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
A period of high mission pressure is drifting towards the UK The Climate in which we work
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.
Fresh Expressions Team Yet this is remarkable! Church Commissioners Spending In areas of new Housing Pastoral Measure creating BMO “Mixed Economy” New Pioneers OPMs Church Army CMS Orders of Mission
The Spectrum Locally based Often Lay led Shift to “church” New communities from the local Some funding Larger Projects Funded Posts
Vision By knowing and loving God and each other, we seek to enable non churched people to develop a real and relevant relationship with Jesus.
Resources Websites For stories www.freshexpressions.org.uk www.encountersontheedge.co.uk For ideas and help www.sharetheguide.org www.mediacom.org.au http://davemale.typepad.com/churchunplugged/