"Fresh Expressions" of Church in the United Kingdom

Christianity in the United Kingdom is not dead. In fact, it may have new life in "Fresh Expressions of Church."

Recently, there has been talk of the identity of the United Kingdom as a Christian nation. Prime Minister David Cameron first made mention of it a couple of weeks ago, and the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby, agreed.

Faith expression in the U.K. is certainly in flux. Part of that is a decline, but part of that is reconfiguration. That's where this research comes in.

Below is a summary of a study on "fresh expressions" (yes, that's a thing) in the United Kingdom.

You can download the full report here.

Between January 2012 and October 2013, the Church of England's Church Army's Research Unit studied over 1000 cases of church planting and church growth from 10 dioceses of the Church of England. They looked at data from 1992 - 2012. Of the 1000 cases studied, 518 met criteria necessary to be labeled as what they call a "Fresh Expression of Church."

"What is a Fresh Expression of Church?" one might ask. There are 10 basic parameters.... Keep reading