Today two of my three Wardens and myself spent a few hours at St. Paul's, Bloor Street, to hear a presentation by Bishop Graham Cray about Fresh Expressions of Church. This the third event on Congregational Development/Evangelism/Church Growth I've been two in the last month or two. They've all been a little different, but also strikingly similar in many respects. Basically, the Church is poised on the edge of great change and growth, and it's being one all over the place already. So much of this mission stuff is about giving people the permission to engage their imaginations to recognize the work of the Holy Spirit already in progress.
One priest at the event pointed out that what's happening is a network of churches and people in the Diocese interested in Mission church is beginning to emerge. That's going to develop all kinds of experimental mission projects and initiatives. Yipee!
-t
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