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A Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions

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According to Fresh Expressions U.S., "a Fresh Expression is a form of church for our changing culture,
established primarily for the benefit of those who are not yet part of
any church." Fresh Expressions are introducing people to Jesus, expanding the
kingdom, and revitalizing churches. Congregations need a practical and
theological resource that can help them cultivate Fresh Expressions. As consultants who work nationwide and as innovative pastors, authors Michael Beck and Jorge Acevedo awaken congregational leaders and ministry teams to a distinctive Wesleyan approach for the Fresh Expressions movement. In Wesleyan Fresh Expressions, they show congregations how to cultivate and customize fresh expressions that fit their local context. They motivate ministry teams to take risks, experiment, and when necessary, fail well.

On April 2, 1739, John Wesley went to a field just outside what was then the city limits of Bristol, England. There he tried a missional innovation called field preaching. Thousands of people showed up, many of whom who had no connection with a church. Today, most Methodists and other Wesleyans don’t know their own story. Lost in the milieu of divisive issues that threaten to tear the church apart, Wesleyans have forgotten their DNA as a renewal movement, born not from doctrinal disputes but from a missional imperative. In this sense, the Fresh Expressions movement is the most “Methodist” thing in the denomination today. This iteration of the Spirit is taking it to the fields again. Wesleyan Fresh Expressions will help guide the way.

“…a form of church for our changing culture, established primarily for the benefit of those who are not yet part of any church.” This is a description of Fresh Expressions, a movement that strives to introduce people to Jesus, expand the kingdom, and revitalize churches. Pastors Michael Beck and Jorge Acevedo travel nationwide awakening congregational leaders to a distinctively Wesleyan approach to the movement, saying, in fact, that Fresh Expressions is the most “Methodist” thing in the denomination today. In A Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions, they remind Wesleyans of their roots and show congregations how to bring that tradition into modern day, yet local, contexts.

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    Product Specs
    • SKU: 9781501899096
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • ISBN 13: 9781501899096
    • Publication Date: 03/23/2020
    • Format: Paperback
    • Page Count: 224
    • Author: Michael Adam Beck
    • Width: 6.00 inches
    • Height: 9.00 inches
    • Length: 9.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.04 pounds
    • SKU: 9781501899102
    • Manufacturer: Abingdon Press
    • ISBN 13: 9781501899102
    • Publication Date: 03/23/2020
    • Format: Electronic Media
    • Page Count: 0
    • Author: Michael Adam Beck
    • Width: 1.00 inches
    • Height: 1.00 inches
    • Length: 1.00 inches
    • Weight: 0.06 pounds
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