New Ways of Being Church: The Promise of Fresh Expressions

In 2006, British Anglicans and Methodists organized an evangelical initiative called Fresh Expressions to start experimental faith communities. The target population was people who are not involved in church. Over the past 13 years, Fresh Expressions has expanded to almost every continent as a movem...

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Published in:International journal of practical theology
Main Author: Martin, Robert K. 1959- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter [2019]
In: International journal of practical theology
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Fresh Expressions / Ecclesiology / Mission (international law / History 1945-2019
IxTheo Classification:KAJ Church history 1914-; recent history
KDD Protestant Church
KDE Anglican Church
NBN Ecclesiology
RB Church office; congregation
RJ Mission; missiology
Further subjects:B Fresh Expressions
B Incarnation
B Experimente
B Ecclesiology
B Gegenwartskultur
B Contemporary Culture
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Summary:In 2006, British Anglicans and Methodists organized an evangelical initiative called Fresh Expressions to start experimental faith communities. The target population was people who are not involved in church. Over the past 13 years, Fresh Expressions has expanded to almost every continent as a movement that holds together traditional, inherited church practices with entrepreneurial experimentation. It has been lauded as an incarnational approach to mission and it has been criticized for colluding with the worst of contemporary culture. This essay explores the historical development of Fresh Expressions, its unique integral approach to ecclesiology, and its potential for ecclesial renewal and reform.
ISSN:1612-9768
Contains:Enthalten in: International journal of practical theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/ijpt-2019-0040