Innovation Articles

What is a Fresh Expression?

It's a term that gets used a lot these days, despite nobody having heard of it only a few years ago - but what exactly is a 'Fresh Expression'?

Innovation Mission

The other man's grass...

For anyone who thought they were doing well bringing a live Donkey into a nativity play, York Minster has upped the 'nature' ante - by carpeting the nave in real grass for a special service.

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Three ways the Church can bring hope

With a spiritual and economic crisis in Europe, groups such as the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal help show a better way for us to be with those around us. Hope is about finding a way through the world with all its difficulties, it is about showing the

Innovation Ethics

Six words that are defining the modern church

What words might we use to encourage the young adults of our century to join the movement known as Christianity? What kind of church might the new generation want to be part of?

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The other man's grass...

For anyone who thought they were doing well bringing a live Donkey into a nativity play, York Minster has upped the 'nature' ante - by carpeting the nave in real grass for a special service.

Innovation Odd/Funny News

Three ways the Church can bring hope

With a spiritual and economic crisis in Europe, groups such as the Franciscan Friars of the Renewal help show a better way for us to be with those around us. Hope is about finding a way through the world with all its difficulties, it is about showing the

Innovation Ethics

Six words that are defining the modern church

What words might we use to encourage the young adults of our century to join the movement known as Christianity? What kind of church might the new generation want to be part of?

Innovation Mission Featured

How God became King: the Jesus of the Gospels

The Church has forgotten the essence of the message to be found in the four Gospels, argues Tom Wright. That message is how, in Jesus, God became King.

Preaching perfection: the seven minute sermon

Here's a challenge - can you communicate the key points of a good sermon in just seven minutes?

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House Church: The end of us four & no more?

The House Church movement was a major part of Christian expression in the 1970s. But what has happened since? We investigate both 'simple church' and 'biblical church' and find out what it means to be a house church in the 21st century.

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