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Do Not Despise Small Beginnings with Dr. Chris Backert
Does your ministry feel insignificant? Churches large and small have struggled with a decline in attendance since pandemic restrictions were lifted. But scripture teac...
Dreaming Again: New Years with Mitch Marcello
Over time, it’s natural to become stuck. In your career, relationship, ministry, you name it.Goal-setting and resolutions are great things to do. But what if you could...
A Very Merry Christmas Podcast
Merry Christmas from the Fresh Expressions Team!In this special Christmas episode, you will hear greetings from our North American team and get a glimpse of what God i...
How Ski Slopes to Swing Dances Become Fresh Expressions of Church with Marcus Corey and Mitch Marcello
Many traditional Christians build their weekends around Church attendance, many others are spending their weekends "playing." Hobbies, sports, and other activities pro...
Missio Divina: An Audio Devotional for Pioneering Leaders
How does a pioneer stay passionately focused on their mission and deeply rooted in their relationship with God? One way to engage with Scripture for the purpose of und...
Mission is the Shape of Water with Michael Frost
Friend and missional mentor Michael Frost returns to the Fresh Expressions podcast to discuss his book Mission Is the Shape of Water: Learning From the Past to Inform ...
How to Engage Boomers Today with Jim Divine
From the Jesus People movement of the 70s and the “seeker-sensitive” outreach of the 80s, Boomers have shaped the development of the North American Church. Yet, as the...
Advent for Everyone
The weeks leading up to Christmas provide an opportunity for Christians, and even our broader culture, to turn our minds to Jesus.But how do you help Christians reimag...
Advent Everywhere with Jon Davis
For some Christians, Christmas is a frantic mix of family gatherings, secular celebrations with a special worship service on December 24. But what might it look like o...
How a Thanksgiving Meal Inspired a Church Plant with J.D. Larson
Since JD's church in Minneapolis reimagined itself as a Dinner Church, they've reached people in their neighborhood they would never have met before. This shift was in...
Spooky Season & Your Church with Kris Beckert
Halloween has become an increasingly central part of the social lives of families and neighborhoods. So, where do church's fit in? In this episode, Heather is joined b...
New People & New Momentum this Fall with Brett DeHart
Fall is here, and the holidays are around the corner! This is a busy season, but it's also a great time for churches and church leaders to connect with your community....
Announcing Season 4: New People & New Momentum this Fall
It's Fall and it's time for another season of the Fresh Expressions Podcast. For over two decades, the worldwide Fresh Expressions movement has helped inspire and equi...
David Fitch on Practices that Form a People for Mission
Churches are full of formal liturgies and unspoken traditions. But what kind of shared activities actually form a group of people into a band of missionaries?In this w...
Young Adults & New Approaches to Church with Kris Beckert
When it comes to participation in church, the stats about Millenials and Gen Z are startlingly low. What if part of the problem is the "expression" of church they have...
Bringing the Church to Work. At Disney World. with Steven Barr
Most people spend the majority of our weeks at work. What would it look like to form a church specifically for individuals within their workplace? And what if that wor...
Creating a Space for Those Far Away from Church with Deb Hirsch & Luke Edwards
Some churches like to say they welcome everyone, but the truth is that such a Christian community is complicated. In this insightful discussion with real-world practit...
Hospitality and Why it Matters to God with Alan Roxburgh
Churches, with their official buildings, formal architecture, and highly developed language, are great for insiders. But in a world less familiar with Church, Christi...
How to Tell a Jesus Story with Kris Beckert and Verlon Fosner
How do you teach people about Jesus without using a typical "sermon?" In this episode, you'll hear from Verlon Fosner and Kris Beckert about "Jesus Stories," a simple,...
Finding and Developing Pioneering Leaders with Jo Saxton
Reaching new people with new kinds of churches doesn't just require leadership; it requires pioneering leadership. In this talk from Jo Saxton, you'll learn more about...
Church for Every Context with Michael Moynagh
Fewer and fewer people find their way to a traditional church building on Sunday. So what would it look like to bring church into every context? Drawing on decades of ...
Listening for Mission with J.R. Briggs and Mia Chang
Are you on a mission from God, or does it come from somewhere else? How do you even tell? In this session, J.R. Briggs and Mia Chang discuss their experience and advic...
Tod Bolsinger and David Fitch: From Moving Fast to Moving Slow
How do you help an established Church change? How do you help "church people" think of themselves like missionaries? In season three, we're opening up our archive of a...
COMING SOON! Season 3, Featuring David Fitch, Jo Saxton, Tod Bolsinger and More!
The Fresh Expressions Podcast Season Three is Here! For over two decades, the worldwide Fresh Expressions movement has helped inspire and equip leaders to start thousa...
PREVIEW: Hope for Rural North America and the Rural Church with Allen Stanton | Rural Revival Podcast
Rural Revival Podcast is now available! Listen and subscribe at https://freshexpressions.com/podcasts.The word “rural” can bring to mind both bucolic and dilapidated i...
Church Planting, Multi-Site and Fresh Expressions: What's the Difference? With Jorge Acevedo and Heather Evans
Jorge Acevedo is Pastor of Grace Church in Florida. They’ve seen meaningful growth using Church Growth and multi-site strategies. But now, they’re focusing on developi...
Michael Frost on How Missional Begins with God and Why Some Churches are Thriving Today
Long before it became a buzzword in church leadership, the term “missional” provided a refreshing image of who God is and what it means to follow him. In this wide-ran...
Why Rural Churches Need Fresh Expressions with Tyler Kleeberger
Rural Churches in North America are facing an overwhelming variety of difficulties. How might a fresh expressions help? In this episode, you’ll gain a deeper understan...
An Anglican and Pentecostal on How to Pray with Verlon Fosner & Jon Davis
Why is it that some pray to great effect, while others see little, and still others struggle to pray at all? Verlon Fosner and Jon Davis come from vastly different Chr...
Liturgical Mission with Winfield Bevins
Modern missional movements have often viewed the historic Christian traditions with suspicion. The old traditions may be beautiful, the thinking goes, but they’re too ...