Fresh Expressions Case Studies
When we are pioneering something missional the temptation is just to put your head down and get on with the job of pioneering as it can be very demanding work. However, it is often helpful to lift your head and listen and learn from others who are attempting a similar work. It is also helpful not just to hear principles but how stuff is working out in practise.
These Fresh Expression Case Studies are a series of interviews that have been conducted around the country in a variety of contexts and they give an opportunity to listen and learn from one another. The intention is to dig a little deeper into some of the pressures and joys of such ministry and draw from the interviews what is applicable for other contexts.
The interviews have been conducted across a broad spectrum of people working in new communities and their Fresh Expressions are at differing levels of development to provide contrast.
These innovative projects are inspirational and the following interviews aim to provide intimate insights into pioneering ministry.
Neville Willerton
National Projects Officer for Fresh Expressions - Church Army
Rev Richard Moy
Wolverhampton Pioneer Ministries
Date of interview: April 2009
Richard Moy leads a Fresh Expression of church that is reaching out to young adults in the city centre of Wolverhampton. They meet in various young adult friendly venues across the city. There is a clear missional need for Wolverhampton Pioneer Ministries as the spiritual needs of this generation are not been met.
Capt Roger Horsley
Messy Church – Warwick Gates
Date of interview: March 2009
Roger Horsley leads a Fresh Expression of church that is reaching out to young families on an estate in Warwick Gates. They meet in a community centre and have gone through various stages of development. They are reaching middle class and professional families.
Capt Tim Hyde
The Lighthouse Project – Southampton
Date of interview: March 2009
Tim Hyde leads a Fresh Expression of church that is reaching out to a community called Weston, which is an estate in Southampton. They meet in a high rise flat and various other venues across the area. Tim and the Lighthouse Project have a clear call to meet the needs of this deprived community.
Capt Paul Little
Grafted Project – Newcastleton
Date of interview: April 2010
Paul Little leads the Grafted Project. This is a collection of fresh expressions of Christian community in the Scottish Borders. All these projects are held together by the desire to bring Good News to people who are most vulnerable in this rural setting, because they have been in trouble with the law at a young age, or have addictive behaviour, or simply because they are lonely.
