This fall ten msi courses are expected to run, seven in Ontario and three in Alberta. The aim of the course is to explore the ‘why’ of creating fresh expressions of church rather than the ‘how’. The six week course takes us on a journey looking at the ever-changing nature of our social communities, and [...]

Each month the Share website in England sends out  Share Thoughts, a free monthly email with a thought-provoking article, containing material of great interest to the church. In the August edition the article below appeared, which we reproduce in full with the kind permission of Fresh Expressions and Share. We thought it would be of [...]

In a recent blog posting on the Share website, Canadian  Andy Kalbfleisch, of Ancaster, ON, tells part of his transition from jump rope entrepreneur to filmaker. “Before all this started I wondered if I would be bored when I finally retired. Now I know that the joys of volunteering to share the Gospel story in [...]

Two new Fresh Expressions vision days have been set for this Fall! Saturday October 16th, Calgary, Alberta, and Saturday, October 30th, Mint Brook Camp, Gambo Pond, Newfoundland. Check back for details or contact vision@freshexpressions.ca

Lucy Moore, (inventor of Messy Church,) touched down in Vancouver in June, for ten days of Canadian messiness! Shortly after arriving home in Cowplain, Hampshire, she wrote this in her blog. “The flight home was in the company of a young Canadian figure skater come to train for the summer months at Nottingham ice rink. [...]

In the current issue of  “expressions”, the e-newsletter of Fresh Expressions in England, Bishop Graham Cray writes, “One of the most common misunderstandings about fresh expressions is the belief that they are new types of worship service. It is an understandable mistake as worship lies at the heart of the life of the church, and [...]

June 2010 update Hi there! The past six weeks  have been pretty busy, with members of the Fresh Expressions Canada team touching down in Kemptville, ON, the Huron Diocesan Synod, the first Vital Church Planting West conference in Edmonton, the MSM National Teams consultation in Northampton, England, and General Synod in Halifax, NS! Thank you [...]

“I found the Messy Fiesta event to be exciting and inspiring. With remarkable joy and creativity, Christian worship/education was offered in an inviting, open-minded atmosphere, with wonderful intergenerational appeal. It has huge potential as a means for inviting and welcoming those who are spiritually hungry, but not attracted to a traditional way of doing church. We are delighted at the prospect [...]