Bottles of beer were given to fathers who attend church, in an alternative “blessing” for Father’s Day A senior bishop has backed the move, which is part of a Church of England initiative to put a Christian emphasis on the annual celebration of fatherhood. Concerns over the lack of men attending services year-round has led …
from Church Army ‘SHARE’ website: Fresh Expressions defined by Church Army Fresh expressions are: missional – serving people outside church; incarnational – listening to people and entering their culture; educational – making discipleship a priority; ecclesial – forming church. If a local church is describing an initiative as a fresh expression, again does the venture …
A Life Worth Living Nicky Gumbel “A Life Worth Living is one of the official follow ups to the Alpha course. It retains the style of the most popular process evangelism course, with a series of talks by Nicky Gumbel with follow up material for use in small groups.” “A Life Worth Living” features among …
Fresh Expressions is an initiative of The Church of England and The Methodist Church Established : September 2004 July 2009 edition of ‘expressions‘ magazine The Archbishops’ Missioner and Team Leader of Fresh Expressions, Bishop Graham Cray, has called for a positive view of discipleship, emphasising what Christians are for rather than simply what they are …