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Selfish or sacrificial parenting:  developing and nurturing fresh expressions to adulthood

‘fxs 2011 Stats’

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District fxs stats

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0

20

40

60

80

100

120

140

2009

2010

2011

% of Circuits involved

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Wales &

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South

East

0%

20%

40%

60%

80%

100%

120%

2009

2011

fxs growth in Methodism

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2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 20110.0%

5.0%

10.0%

15.0%

20.0%

25.0%

30.0%

35.0%

40.0%

45.0%

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Frequency of meeting

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Monthy or more

Quarterly

Six monthly

One-off

Annually

Meeting monthly or more

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WeeklyFortnightlyMonthly

Lead by …

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"fx Leaders"

Local Preachers/WLLay Office holderVolunteerEmployeePresbyterDeacon

Who attends fxs

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Who attends

RegularFringeUnchurched

Age profiles attending

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Under 5s

5-9s 10-12s 13-15s 16-17s 18-19s 20-24s 25-29s 30-39s 40-49s 50-59s 60-69s 70-79s 80s+0

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Place of meeting

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Home

School

Communi

ty Sp

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Manse Pub

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100

200

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400

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Centre & Edge

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Modal

Sodal

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‘the parent trap’?

sodalities & modalities

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• What is church?• What forms can

it take?

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the essence of churchfour dimensions or relationships

MH9

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Four dimensions

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holyworship

up

apostolicmission

out

onecommunity

in

catholicconnexion

of

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Toblerone church

MH10

UpUpUp

Up

UpUp

Up

Up

In

Out

Out

Out

OutOut

OutOut

Out

Of

Connected in spaceConnected through

time and eternity

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Sharing together

Look at each dimension in your fresh expression:

Which is strongest?Which is weakest? Decide the weakest two.

What do you need to do?MH10

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Ralph Winter’s Paper 1970

• Two structures of God’s redemptive mission

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Explanation

SodalityModality

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Paul’s approach• visit the

established synagogue

• form new synagogue-type communities of believers (as the basic unit of mission)

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Characteristicsmodal• complex• structured• diverse fellowship• low demands• inward• maintenance• ecclesiastical

sodal• single focus• relational• specialised• high commitment• outward• default is mission• organic

Lessons to learn

‘One Swallow doesn’t make a summer’

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Lessons to learn‘The essence of the sacraments are the day by day unfolding

of a developing community in which the Gospel is being shared ’

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What is a fresh expression?

A fresh expression is a form of church for our changing culture established primarily for the benefit of people who are not yet members of any church.

– It will come into being through principles of listening, service, incarnational mission and making disciples.

– It will have the potential to become a mature expression of church shaped by the gospel and the enduring marks of the church and for its cultural context.