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1 A Mixed Economy Church Discussion Starters from the Joint Emerging Church Group Session 1: What is a fresh expression of church? Session 2: Mapping the Community Session 3: Checking our assumptions Session 4: A new expression of church next steps
2 Other resources which you may find useful: Reformed, Reforming, Emerging and Experimenting (RREE) A Time to Grow Both are available to download from or you can order printed copies free from the online shop at Seeds and Roots Available from the online shop at The Guide Fresh Expressions online directory If you would like to explore some of the themes in these discussion starters in more depth the following may be helpful. Who is my Neighbour? This user s guide to Statistics for Mission is filled with information and resources to help you better understand your community. Available to download free at or from the online shop at priced Future Focus This is a facilitated process to help churches explore their vision and planning. Information and resources are available online at Fresh Expressions For more information about Fresh Expressions within the Church of Scotland, contact David McCarthy, Fresh Expressions Development Worker dmccarthy@cofscotland.org.uk 2 P a g e
3 Session 1: What is a fresh expression of church? Introduction At the General Assembly of 2011, the Ministries Council and Mission and Discipleship Council were instructed to consider the conclusions of the research Reformed, Reforming, Emerging, and Experimenting (RREE) and report on any changes that might be needed in order to facilitate a mixed economy of churches within the Church of Scotland. In response to this, the Joint Emerging Church Group was established, and in 2013 it brought a further report to the General Assembly, encouraging every parish to imagine a new expression of church by the year In a mixed economy both the traditional and the new are valued and celebrated. Each has something to give to, and to learn from, the other. For example, in a mixed economy: we remain rooted in our tradition, celebrating and conserving all that is best in it and we foster innovation and creativity. the distinctive role of ordained clergy is supported and affirmed and lay members are encouraged and enabled to serve in a greater variety of roles. the congregation are cared for and nurtured and those outside the church are loved and served. There are a number of different phrases and labels in current use to describe something that is a new way of being church, with the aim of growing disciples in a way which is relevant and meaningful to people in their own context and culture. Some refer to this as emerging church (and this is reflected in the Joint Emerging Church Group of the Church of Scotland). For others the term fresh expression is more familiar (and most readily associated with our partner agency, Fresh Expressions) 2. For many the terms are interchangeable, but whatever terminology is used, in the vision articulated in A Time to Grow these new expressions of church would have certain criteria. These are helpfully defined by our partners in the Fresh Expressions agency. According to them: 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. This definition is explored more fully in The Guide section of the Fresh Expressions website. 3 1 A Time to Grow, p 2. 2 There is a fuller exploration of some of the language and definitions in RREE section 1.4, pp P a g e
4 While recognising and affirming the immense value of mission initiatives which bring new people into existing congregations, this alone is not sufficient to reach the 90 per cent of our population who have no connection with church. For some, no matter how many well planned, well executed mission initiatives are run, there will still be a need for something distinctive and appropriate to their culture which cannot be met in the existing forms of church. The story of Hot Chocolate, the early part of which is examined in Section 2.1 of RREE, is a good example. Many of these young people would be described as feral by the tabloid press and, quite apart from any other cultural barriers, their openness would be an embarrassment to the attitudes of many people in traditional churches. They speak honestly about their lives, their sexual encounters, their aspirations and fears, revealing things that their families or teachers (if they have them) will rarely hear. Hot Chocolate has in effect created a bubble in which it is safe to share absolutely anything, and is regarded as a second home by the regulars, many of whom are surprised to think that Christians can operate in such a way. 4 In the mixed economy the old and the new are not competing but complementary expressions of the church, which can and do exist harmoniously side by side. Discussion Questions 1. What traditions in our church do you value most? What makes them special? 2. If our traditions are valued, why is it important to consider new, fresh ways of being church? 3. Where have we been most successful in bridging the gap between our church and the community? 4. Are there groups in our community who would find it difficult to engage with our church? What are the things that make it inaccessible for them? 5. Is there anything in our congregational life that looks like, or has the potential to become, a fresh expression? 4 RREE section 2.1.5, p P a g e
5 Session 2: Mapping the Community 5 Introduction Fresh Expressions are: missional serving people outside church; contextual listening to people and entering their culture; educational making discipleship a priority; ecclesial forming church, not just being a stepping-stone to the existing congregation. A good understanding of context is essential in the development of a fresh expression. Every congregation is part of a community, and whether your church sits in the countryside or in the midst of a city, we are called to love our communities, celebrate and understand them. In every congregation there are people who have a real passion for the community on the doorstep and want to see the church being salt and light in the area and others who may not know the community so well. Many congregations have a significant number of people who do not live in the parish area and may have little day-to-day contact with the community. The exercises in this section may open up their eyes to issues they have not seen. The word parish comes from the Greek word paroikos, meaning the stranger who lives alongside. Our mission begins by being alongside people, whether we meet them within the parish or through work, education, leisure, or other activities. Two of the key shapers of Church Without Walls are that the church is shaped by the local and friendship in what way is the church a friend to the community? Mapping Exercise In this session, we will make a map of the area, like the one below, in order to explore people s perception of the locality, and then reflect on key features and relationships of the community. In advance, prepare the map On the sheet of paper for each group, draw a margin approximately two inches inside the edge of the paper (see Figure 1). 5 Adapted from Future Focus: The Way Ahead 5 P a g e
6 Figure 1 Step 1: Physical Mapping (allow minutes) Prepare tables, one for each group, with a large sheet of paper and a black marker pen. Invite people to draw a rough map of their community within the frame, highlighting significant features, eg: main roads and natural boundaries. key buildings or special features. residential areas. social gathering points. other churches or religious centres. vulnerable groups in the community. community facilities. open spaces. Planned developments (housing, retail, commercial). What you will need Three marker pens black, green and red for each group. Large sheets of paper, e.g. flipchart pad one for each group. Flipchart pad to record the results. Blue-tack. 6 P a g e
7 Step 2: Where are the people? Give groups the red and green pens. Ask them to mark a dot with the red pen to indicate where they live. With the green pen, ask them to mark where they have significant friendships. Anything outwith the parish boundary should be marked in the margin. If there is more than one group, invite the different groups to look at the other maps. What are the common features? What is different? Invite conversation in the groups around: What are the main centres of community life? Are any of these centres outside of the parish (e.g. children from the parish attend a school which is not in the parish, etc.) Where does the church building sit in relation to the main centres of the community? How does the physical make-up of the community shape its life and affect the life of the church? What sectors of the community are untouched by the church? What is missing from the community? Step 3: Discussion Display the maps on a wall or lay them out on the floor, and allow everyone to view them. Ask people for feedback on what they see in the map. There may be some repeat of the discussion that has already taken place, but this allows everyone to note where viewpoints have differed or coincided. Note the points on a flipchart the following questions may help stimulate discussion. Discussion Questions 1. Are there any patterns that emerge from the placement of the dots? 2. What features are common to the maps? 3. Is there anything that is missing? 4. Where does the church have most presence? 5. Where does the church have least presence? What opportunities for mission might this present? 6. Where might church need to look and feel very different in order to be relevant and accessible? 7. Where might there be opportunities for partnering with others? 7 P a g e
8 Session 3: Checking our Assumptions Introduction Mission, to be effective, should be intentional and not intuitive. So often intuition can be the basis of mission in that perceptions begin to be believed; information gathered from what one sees, hears or imagines to be the case 6. The mapping exercise in Session 2 is useful for revealing perceptions of the community, but it is important to check our assumptions. The community that we imagine in our minds may be a remembered one very different to today s reality, or exclude groups of people that we are unaware of. There is a wealth of information available about our communities, from crime statistics, to local council development plans and health and education information. In 2013, National Records of Scotland began releasing information from the 2011 Scottish Census, and the Church of Scotland s Statistics for Mission Committee took up the task of making some of the most useful of this information readily available at parish level. Parish Profile In this session, we will explore the statistical information for the parish, in order to better understand the community we are part of, and then consider what our next steps might be. In advance, download the parish profile Each parish has a unique statistical profile which can be accessed via the Church Finder section on the Church of Scotland website For detailed instructions on how to access your profile see Who is My Neighbour? pp 29-34, which can be downloaded freely from The profile should look similar to the example below. What you will need A copy of the parish profile, page 2, for each participant (or the information displayed on a screen). Flipchart pad and marker pen to record the results. 6 John Paterson, in Who is my Neighbour, p P a g e
9 For this session, we will be using the information on page 2 of the profile, which should look something like this. This gives a very simple sketch of the parish, based on percentages of the population. Either have the information projected on a screen or make enough copies for everyone to be able to see one. 9 P a g e
10 Discussion Questions 1. In small groups of three or four identify one statistic which: a. Confirms something you already thought b. Surprises you c. Makes you want to find out more 2. Does our congregation reflect the make-up of our parish population? 3. Who in my church has come to mind in reading the statistical information? 4. Which groups from the community are present within the congregation? 5. Which groups in the community would find it difficult to access or engage with our church? Allow some time for the groups to feed back their observations. Note this on the flipchart. There is much more information contained in the parish statistical profile. As you do this it could be useful for you to consider some questions that you can revisit again and again as you use the additional information Can we set aside some time to carefully look over the full Statistics for Mission profile for the Parish? 2. Who else needs to be part of that conversation? 3. What issues, people and groups have been overlooked in our community? 4. What would be good news to them? 5. Are there ways in which this church could be good news to them? What are the ways in which we could love and serve them? 6. What further information do we need to find out about different individuals and groups situations? 7. How might we get involved in working alongside people in our community? 10 P a g e
11 Session 4: A new expression of church next steps The fresh expressions journey can be portrayed like this 7 : In Sessions 2 and 3 we began to explore how we might have a better understanding of our community, and how we might love and serve the people around us. This is only the start though. Building community allows people to feel accepted and included. It is also an important basis for mission, with strong relationships of trust which reveal something of Christ, and begin to reveal something about what the church community is like. Spending time together, socialising, sharing a meal, working together toward a common goal, are just some examples of things which can help build community. Although building community is itself a worthwhile goal, the purpose of a fresh expression is to create disciples, and so it is important to make sure there are opportunities for people to explore this for themselves. Every group and individual will be different, so some thought should be given to how this can best be done one-on-one, in a group setting but it is about helping people to understand what it means to follow Jesus Christ. In some cases it may be natural for people to migrate from here into other areas of the existing church life, but in other cases, something that has the hallmarks of church, but which may look quite different to the existing congregation, will start to take shape. Discussion Questions 1. Is there anything happening in our church s life which has the potential to become a fresh expression? 2. What characteristics of church are present? Which ones are still missing? 3. From the diagram, what stage is it at? What evidence is there of this? 4. What is the next step that we need to consider? 5. What additional resources might we need for the next step? 6. What do we need to commit to prayer? 7 Moynah, M, How can we encourgage a fresh expression?, p. 5. Further exploration of this can be found at 11 P a g e
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