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A Place to Belong: Fresh Expressions with Special Needs Families with Sue Bessette
What changes when we begin to see the image of God—and the gifts of God—in every person? Sue Bessette’s story is one of transformation. She openly shares that there wa...
Where Everybody Knows Your Name: Fresh Expressions in Pubs & Cafes with Emma Palmer and Dra Lubarsky-Tant
What happens when conversations about faith move into the places where people already gather? Emma Palmer and Dra Lubarsky-Tant share how they are cultivating communit...
Art Expressions: Where Creativity Becomes Community with Winfield Bevins
How can art and creativity become a place of belonging, discipleship, and peace? In this episode of the Fresh Expressions Podcast, Heather Jallad talks with Winfiel...
Listening to Emerging Adults: Lessons from the Campus with Jess Trahan
What are today’s college students and emerging adults really searching for and what assumptions might be keeping us from seeing them clearly? In this episode of the...
Streams in the Wilderness, Church in the Wild with Jeff Wadley
What happens when the trail becomes a place of belonging, spiritual conversation, and encounter with God? In this episode, Heather Jallad sits down with Jeff Wadley...
Expresiones Divinas: Reimagining Church in the Hispanic Community with Eliseo Mejia
What happens when the vision of Fresh Expressions is translated not only into another language, but into another cultural context? In this episode, we talk with Elise...
Listening to Recovery: What We've Been Missing
What if recovery isn’t a niche ministry—but a universal reality? In this episode, Heather sits down with pastor and recovery leader Jorge Acevedo to explore how the ch...
A Rural Church Finds Its Rhythm
What if church began by listening to the passions already shaping a community? In this episode, Sharon White shares how a small rural congregation in Waco, Georgia, d...
Paddling Toward Purpose: Missional Entrepreneurship and the Church
Mindy and Nathan Heimer share how a passion for paddle boarding, their love for God, and deep care for their community have come together to form a beautiful ecosystem...
Messy Church & Fresh Expressions–Making Space for Faith in Everyday Life with Crystal Goetz
In this episode, Heather sits down with Crystal Goetz to explore the shared heartbeat between Messy Church and Fresh Expressions. Together they unpack how intergenerat...
Food, Familia, and Fresh Expressions in Hispanic Communities
Marta never imagined she’d live in Mississippi—much less start a church. But God had other plans. In this episode, hear how Marta’s love for her Hispanic community and...
Church Inside Senior Living Communities
What does it look like to build a vibrant Christian community in a senior living center—one of the loneliest places in our culture? In this episode, we sit down with J...
Introducing Season 7
Welcome to Season seven of the Fresh Expressions Podcast. I’m your host, Heather Jallad. This season, we’re diving into the streams of Fresh Expressions — from senior ...
A Cross-Atlantic Conversation on Discipleship with Mark Robinson
In this special crossover episode between Fresh Expressions North America and Fresh Expressions UK, hosts Mark and Heather dive into a rich conversation on discipleshi...
From Hanging Out to Exploring Faith: Discipleship in a Fresh Expression with J.R. Briggs
In this episode, Heather and J.R. dive into the challenges and opportunities of discipleship in new forms of church. They explore why so many people get stuck in the “...
Flourishing Together: Discipleship in a Mixed Ecology with Blair Pogue and Dwight Zcheile
Blair Pogue and Dwight Zscheile didn’t grow up in church—but the church changed their lives. Now, they’re passionate about helping others experience that same transfor...
Crossing the Discipleship Chasm With Matt Lake
Pastor Matt Lake shares his journey of building a discipleship pathway and uncovering unexpected gaps that led to deep self-assessment and growth. In this candid conve...
Opening Space with Shannon Kiser
In this special bonus episode, we celebrate the release of Opening Space, the new book by Shannon Kiser, Director of Fresh Expressions. Shannon shares the inspiration ...
Discipleship in a World of Wonders with Jessie Horney
Who disciples us shapes how we disciple others. In this episode, Jessie Horney and Heather Jallad explore the powerful connection between being discipled and making di...
The Adventure of Discipleship with Jessie Cruickshank
Discipleship doesn’t start in a classroom—it starts in the wild. Jessie Cruickshank shares how our brains are wired for experiential learning and how the most powerful...