Starting new communities of faith is the best way to reach new people for Christ. But the traditional model of church planting is too costly and staff heavy for most churches to pull off. One exciting alternative is the Fresh Expressions initiative, which over the last 8 years in the UK has started 2,000 new communities alongside and interrelated to existing churches. In this workshop, we will explore this exciting model of “bottom up” church multiplication that begins with community, mission, and discipleship, and is able to be both lay and staff led and part of an existing congregation or an independent start.
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