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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 ...
Love Languages and Church Remissioning with Michael Beck
What if the key to congregational renewal is knowing their “love language?” Michael Beck, in his efforts to help three different congregations experience renewal, lear...
From Church Plant to Dinner Church with J.D. Larson
J.D. Larson wanted to plant a church. So he raised support, gathered a team and launched. When COVID hit, they struggled to connect and decided to try something differ...
Thriving Denominations with Chris Backert
Denominations and church networks often have auspicious beginnings but struggle to maintain their momentum. In this episode, Dr. Christopher Backert discusses why some...
Tod Bolsinger on Why Some Churches Adapt and Others Do Not
Things are changing faster than ever. Churches, like many organizations, struggle to know what to do. Occasionally, you find a church that seems to be able to take new...
God’s Mission and what does that make the Church? With Graham Cray
What if the Bible wasn’t just a bunch of interesting stories and good advice, but an account of God’s mission in the world? If God is on a mission, what does that say ...
Future Church Toolbox: Today’s Skills, Strategies and Spiritual Capacities with Sue Nilson Kibbey and Shannon Kiser
What are the core competencies for a church on mission? What abilities must a leader develop to go from “pastor” to pioneering missionary? This episode will discuss th...
Hope from the Black Church: Lessons the Entire Church Needs to Hear with Joy Moore
While each stream of the church has something unique to offer, few have been forged with as much adversity as the Black Church in the U.S. This episode will take time ...
Dinner Church: Why Some Churches Thrive By Focusing on Food with Verlon Fosner & Isaac Olivarez
In its early days, many churches met around tables. This episode will introduce you to the rapidly growing Dinner Church movement and inspire you to encounter Jesus at...
Digital Ministry, Pandemic Babies and Other Things that Are Now Normal with Chris Morton and Ryan Dunn
The pandemic is many things, but most powerfully, it is an “accelerator,” bringing barely known trends into the forefront of culture. This episode will look back at th...
Church Members Who Start Churches with Luke Edwards
Often, your most energetic and capable Christians find themselves dedicating their time and effort to maintaining the basic core programs of a church. However, there a...
Tod Bolsinger: Spiritual Capacity for Leading Adaptive Change | Bonus Episode
In this bonus episode, you'll hear Tod Bolsinger unpack the difficult lessons the church in the U.S. has learned about itself throughout the pandemic, and what kind of...