freshexpressions.org.uk session 2: changing world 1 changing world, changing church session two
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changing world,changing church
session two
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Session 1 Recap
• In the last session we looked at: • Mission-shaped Church report; • Changes in our society mean changes
are needed in the way we do church; • Fresh Expressions of church;• Our understanding of God shapes our
understanding of mission which impacts on how we do church;
• Mission is seeing what God is doing in the world and joining in.
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Change!
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A Time of Change
• Employment – no job for life• Politics – coalitions and lack of trust• Security – terrorism and war• Financial – banking crisis, debt• Relationships – everything more
temporary• Technology – always changing• Theology – no single teaching for all time• Education – academies, exam changes
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Change and Us
• Share something that has changed in your life recently.
• How did you feel about this change?
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Responding to Change
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Change Creates Uncertainty
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The Promises of God
“Thomas said to him, ‘Lord, we do not know where you are going. How can we know the way?’ Jesus said to him, ‘I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.John 14.5-6
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Hope from God
“Now faith is the assurance of things hoped for, the conviction of things not seen. Indeed, by faith our ancestors received approval.Hebrews 11.1-2
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Built to Last?
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What we have been used to.
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come
attractional
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engaged
go and then come
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go and then stay
incarnational
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Stop Starting With Church
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Networks Are In!
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Networks – How people connect
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Colin’s Networks
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Discussion
What Networks do you belong to?Create your network picture
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Table Talk
Think of a friend who isn’t part of a church:What would a church for them look like?