Vad är fresh expression? F resh expression (ett nytt sätt att vara kyrka) är en form av kyrka för vår föränderliga kultur, etablerad främst för människor

Vad är fresh expression?• Fresh expression (ett nytt sätt att vara

kyrka) är en form av kyrka för vår föränderliga kultur, etablerad främst för människor som ännu inte är med i någon kyrka.

– Det växer fram genom lyssnande, tjänande, konkret vardagsmission och lärjungaträning

– Det har förutsättningar att bli en gudstjänstfirande gemenskap som är formad av evangeliet och kyrkans kännetecken och till för det aktuella sammanhanget.

5 kännetecken på ett nytt sätt att vara kyrka

• Missionellt till nytta för de som inte redan är med i kyrkan.

• Kontextuellt försöker passa in i målgruppens sammanhang

• Jesusfokuserat ord och handling talar om Jesus

• Formande tränar till lärjungaskap• Kyrkoförankrat är kopplat till den

befintliga kyrkan och har för avsikt att fullt ut bli kyrka.

Intro to Fresh Expressions

Evangelism in our time & context

Bob & Mary Hopkins

Seminar

Evangelism in our time and context

introduction

Compassion - our motivation

God is Love

God’s love for the world

2 Cor 5:14

Intro to Evangelism

People are not objects!

Evangelism Strategies 6

Jesus’ four-fold ministry

Of the Kingdom:• announced and proclaimed• taught the principles• responded to need with compassion

and power• modelled these three in a multiplying

community

Imperative within the ministry of JesusThe son of man came … Luke 19:10The Father is not willing that … Matt 18:14

listening and following God’s call

Starting a fresh expression

loving& serving

formingcommunity

evangelismand

discipleship

evolvingworship

living connection between the sent and the senders

prayer – by the sent and the senders

it’s all about listening and following God’s call

7Evangelism Strategies

A freshX – to be missional

Needs to develop these five things:

• Attractive and welcoming community

• Holy but accessible spirituality• Challenging lifestyles like Jesus• Convincing personal stories of

Jesus• Converting message of Jesus

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Exercise in pairs

Your story and experience:

What most helped you come to faith in Christ?

In pairs – 2 minutes each

Evangelism Strategies

Two keys & the resource

1. Personal relationships:• God uses people to reach people with love

2. Everyone is on a journey – it is A PROCESS:

• We accompany people & support their journey

This liberates evangelism for all to be witnesses

3. The Gospel is God’s power for salvation:• But how does the gospel connect in our

culture

part one

Understanding the culture & our resource


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Listening to culture

Respecting different contexts & mileux:

• Communication styles• Social patterns• Values• Attitudes• Mobility

Recognising how the gospel works differentlyEvangelism Strategies


create a character

Besvara följande frågor om er person:• Vad heter han/hon?• Var spenderar han/hon sin fritid?• Vilken sorts musik gillar han/hon?• Vad tycker den här personen är coolt?• Vilken sorts mat äter han/hon?• Hur bor han/hon?• Vad ser han/hon på TV?• Vilket sorts transportmedel har personen?• Vad har han/hon för inställning till pengar, rikedom och

ägodelar?• Vad är viktigast i hans/hennes liv?• Vad skulle vara evangelium „goda nyheter“ för honom/henne?

create a character

strategic signals & examples

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Groups of 4 or 5 - exercise

Think about your characterCreate their profile by answering the

questions

10 minutesEvangelism Strategies

What is the Gospel?

For our time & context?

God’s complete answer to every human need

God’s answer to every need

LonelyEmpty

GuiltBroken

SickBound

RejectedWorthless

AimlessDying

etc

Eternal friendFullnessForgivenessWholenessHealingFreedomSought outInfinitely valuedGod’s purposeEternal lifeetcIntro to Evangelism

part two

Understanding the process – peoples’ journey


Parable of the Sower?

What makes ‘good soil’ good?…in the parable of the sower?• a full understanding

Matthew 13.23• an honest and good heart... which will

persevereLuke 8.15

• Head & heart – understanding and openness

Intro to Evangelism

Gospel UnderstandingLittle or No Full

Open

Closed

SPIRITUAL

OPENNESS

IDENTIFY

Loving discernment

?

Intro to Evangelism

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Seeds on a faith journey

• Spiritual openness – the heartmany open to spirituality, prayer, retreat, working for good, community, life stories

• Full understanding – the headMany closed to hear truth, open to your experience, closed to church, open to Jesus



Steps on the Journey

Sowing Reaping Keeping

“ Sowing is the harder workWhy?


Starting a fresh expression

Sowing Reaping Keeping

Practical unbelief Established in fellowship and ministry

loving and serving

buildingcommunity

exploringdiscipleship

churchtakingshape

listeningdo itagain

underpinned by prayer, ongoing listening and relationship with the wider church

Stories to illustrate

Dvd clips of fresh expressions:

Messy Church – church for children and

families together

Somewhere Else – city centre church

With Swedish sub-titles!

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Everyone on a faith journey

• All at different placeshow near or far from the Kingdom

• All moving at different pacesopen hungry hearts or very stuck

• So sensitive evangelism listens& creates supportive ‘stepping stones’



Fishing pools… stepping stones

The inverted triangle principle

S1

S2

S3

R

K

Max number of peopleMin gospel content

Max gospel contentMin number of people

Aim of S1: ‘God isgood and we’re ok’

Lots of social contacts - community

testimony

Gospel truth

Gospel + response


Fishing pools… stepping stones

The inverted triangle principle

S1

S2

S3

R

K

Prayer

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Exercise in 2’s & 3’s

What stepping stones were provided in these two new ways of being

Church?Messy Church : Somewhere Else5 minutes


Stories to illustrateWhat stepping stones in fresh expressions?

Messy Church – community & crafts

cooking & eating; learning

& worshipping

Somewhere Else – community & baking

sharing stories & prayer a worship

circle

4 hurdles to get over!

Intro to Evangelism

Evangelism - 4 hard parts

Intro to Evangelism

4 hard parts - hurdles

1. NYC’s – developing social relationships

2. Spiritual engagement– opening to new dimension

3. They see their need – connecting gospel to their story

4. Opportunity to respond – challenge to change direction

Intro to Evangelism

part three

Understanding the relationships



Jesus’ way

“After this the Lord appointed seventy others and sent them on ahead of him in pairs to every town and place where he himself intended to go. He said to them, ‘The harvest is plentiful, but the labourers are few; therefore ask the Lord of the harvest to send out labourers into his harvest. Go on your way. See, I am sending you out like lambs into the midst of wolves. Carry no purse, no bag, no sandals; and greet no one on the road.


Jesus’ way

“ Whatever house you enter, first say, “Peace to this house!” And if anyone is there who shares in peace, your peace will rest on that person; but if not, it will return to you. Remain in the same house, eating and drinking whatever they provide, for the labourer deserves to be paid. Do not move about from house to house. Whenever you enter a town and its people welcome you, eat what is set before you; cure the sick who are there, and say to them, “The kingdom of God has come near to you.”’Luke 10.1-8


Liberates evangelism for all

• all Jesus’ disciples were included: 12, 72

• if it’s principally about relationships, we can all build them

• if folk are on a journey we can play a part at different stages

• lets learn how these relationships work and more principles to liberate all of us

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Relationships key in evangelism

Not all relationships are the same:

• Passing people

• Permanent people

Recognising how the gospel works differently


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Passing people: the sprint

Brief contact – little relationship• bus stop, train, airport• shopping, supermarket queue• encounter on social mission• party contact• supplier, caller at work


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Permanent people: marathon

Ongoing contact – deep relationship

• workmates• family• neighbours• friends, sport and leisureDefined by contact frequency and

levels of trust



Passing and permanent

Different approaches are appropriate:With some reasons for the differencepassing = more direct

proclamation = the words we share

permanent = more lifestylepresence = the life we lead


Trust/truth bridges

In relationships we need to assess ‘truth/trust bridges’

Two ton trust bridge

2T 2T 2T

2T 2T

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Person of peace

• In the ministry of Jesus

All four gospel accounts of sending the 12 & 72 indicate that there are open opportunities waiting for you– Matthew 10.5-15 - Mark 6.7-11– Luke 9.1-6 - Luke 10.1-

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• In the Acts of the apostles

Acts 16 – Lydia & jailorEvangelism Strategies

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Person of peace

• peace = shalomwell-being, prosperity, right relationships

• welcomeopen, responsive, relational chemistry

Means all of us can find Open People


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In Pairs - exercise

When have you encountered the shalom and welcome factor?

Who might be a person of peace now?Pray for those relationships

Remember, this liberates evangelism for all!


5 minutes

Your Questions

Bring them to the Cafe time this evening!


Your ideas

Men in the pub

Young adults

In 3&4’s for 4 minutes

S1

S2

S3

KR

S1

S2

S3

RK

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Group exercise

What have you learnt; What’s inspired you?What could apply in your situation?

Who might share your journey?Agree something you will put into practice?

Pray for one another!

5 minutes


Evangelism in our time & context

Bob & Mary Hopkins

Seminar

Evangelism in our time and context

Practical Unbelief

Unawareness of Christian Faith

Begin to Recognise God at Work

Discovering the facts

Uncovering some needs

Opening up to God

Experience of God unrecognised

No relationship with God

Wanting to know more

Sense God’s Love

Experience the Spirit

Admitting Needs

Talking to God

Deciding to Follow

Making a Response

Establishing a Relationship With God

Established in fellowship and ministry


Some stages of faith journey

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Limits to processes like Alpha

S1

S2

S3

R

K

Alpha

Create lots ofcontacts to invite

Alpha-style freshexpression of church

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4 streams of holistic involvement with people

• Belong - community/friendship

• Believe - principles/truth

• Behave - involvement/godly action

• Bless - touching physical/spiritual need

By all means


Documents

Vad är fresh expression? F resh expression (ett nytt sätt att vara kyrka) är en form av kyrka för vår föränderliga kultur, etablerad främst för människor