Dave Male (photo by Michael Hudson)

We asked Dave Male a few questions:
What is a Pioneer?

Length: 54 seconds
What led you to start the Net?

Length: 2 minutes, 53 seconds
We would like to start something new…

Length: 1 minute, 30 seconds
What is Church?

Length: 1 minute, 33 seconds
How soon do we start public worship…

Length: 1 minute, 37 seconds
How are new [...]

“Fresh expressions are here to stay – for two reasons.” So says English Bishop and Archbishops’ Missioner, Graham Cray, in an op-ed piece in this month’s e-xpressions newsletter. “First they are now a proven part of the mission of the churches in this country. The movement is making a substantial numerical difference, and helping hundreds [...]

In an interview with Stuart Mann published on the Anglican Diocese of Toronto website, Fresh Expressions Canada team leader Nick Brotherwood says, “Many people who want to start fresh expressions of church are keen to roll up their sleeves and get working on plans and strategies. But one of the best things they can do [...]

“Discipleship” is rapidly becoming one of those irritating buzz-words, like missional, inclusive, and green, guaranteed to get people asking with a certain edge in their voice, “But what exactly do you mean by that?”

In the case of discipleship, at least we can blame Jesus. His Great Commission is often cited as justification for our interest in the topic. And as you might expect, Jesus sheds some light on what we mean by the word. After all

FXCA update february 2012
Hello!
I hope you are well and enjoying winter. Hello especially if you are receiving this update for the first time after asking to be subscribed to it either at the recent Vital Church Planting Conference or a recent Messy Fiesta! It’s good to have you with us.
The first two days of February [...]

These are notes from a workshop by Nick Brotherwood & Ryan Sim at VCP 2012.

Missional Listening Workshop Slides (PDF)
Missional Listening Exercise Questions (PDF) to be answered based on a demographic segment from this handbook.

“”We need to messy-up the way we do church in order to reach young families,” say Sue Kalbfleisch and Nancy Rowe.” In a recent telephone interview with Christian Week, Fresh Expressions Canada Vision Day Coordinator Sue Kalbfleisch spoke about the meesy Church outbreak . “There are Messy Churches springing up in every province,” she adds. [...]

Bob Jackson
Church of England consultant, Ven. Bob Jackson, proposes an answer to his own question in a recent paper.
“Once upon a time we thought we knew what church was and how to measure it. Church happened when we gathered in a consecrated building for a public act of worship with a priest on a Sunday. [...]