An Ecumenical Field Guide to Fresh Expressions

Name: An Ecumenical Field Guide to Fresh Expressions
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ISBN: 9781791033903

By: Michael Adam Beck

Abingdon Press / 2024 / Paperback

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Title: An Ecumenical Field Guide to Fresh Expressions
By: Michael Adam Beck
Format: Paperback
Vendor: Abingdon Press
Publication Date: 2024

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 9 ounces
ISBN: 1791033903
ISBN-13: 9781791033903
Stock No: WW033907

Publisher's Description

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Learn the essentials of fresh expressions for your church. An Ecumenical Field Guide for Fresh Expressions is a practical manual for understanding and implementing Fresh Expressions for a church in any denominational setting. The Fresh Expressions movement is a new way of thinking about the local church and a new way of doing church as a congregation. It refers to new (fresh) iterations or types (expressions) of ministry, usually outside the confines of the church building. These iterations or types of ministries are formed intentionally but organically out in the community, where people are. They are based on shared activities or interests, where people are gathering already, and where the people are open to or interested in learning about Jesus. Christian people share their own stories of how Jesus is part of their lives. Often, these gatherings become regular and increasingly begin to adopt the practices of a church community, like worship, service, study, and giving. Thus, they become fresh expressions of the church from which they sprang.

Author Bio

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Michael Adam Beck is the Director of Fresh Expressions for The United Methodist Church and a lecturer and program director at several seminaries, including the Fresh Expressions House of Studies at United Theological Seminary. He is senior pastor of St. Mark’s UMC in Ocala, FL, and has served as co-pastor with his wife Jill, directing addiction recovery programs, a jail ministry, food pantry, and racial justice movements. He is the author of several books, including Doing Justice Together and A Field Guide to Methodist Fresh Expressions.