Emerging Stories

Emerging Adventism – possibilities? "Although there is widespread misunderstanding of emerging church – and valid criticisms – the principles, when applied with care, may provide Seventh-day Adventism with new frames and expressions within which the Adventist message and mission could flourish in postmodern societies. Contrary to popular opinion, postmodernism may be less a threat to… Continue reading →

Remix – the story!

by Lasse Bech  This is a story worth reading. Remix is an emerging church plant for teenagers in Copenhagen, Denmark.  Background In January 2000 the idea of beginning a missional work for teenagers in North-West Copenhagen was born. Four people from the newly planted (1998) CaféChurch in Copenhagen began vision casting and planning how to… Continue reading →

Typical Church transitions to Missional

“Over the last couple of years our church has transitioned from a fairly typical Glen Osmond Baptist Church to GO Christian Network, an extended family of missional communities,” says the pastor, Andrew Turner – who is also the Emerging Church Facilitator for Baptists in South Australlia. The GO Christian Network communities include a simplified Sunday-in-a-church-congregation,… Continue reading →

NEWS 07 Jan 05

Dear Friends,        This New Year has begun with the most unprecedented suffering, grief and terror.  The December 26 south-east Asian earthquakes and tsunamis buried cities and villages in 13 countries – killing hundreds of thousands and leaving millions homeless.  Add to this the chaos, terrorism and wars in Iraq and Sudan – and troubles… Continue reading →

NEWS 31 Jan 05

Dear Friends,          While in Australia recently I spoke again with Rick Paynter of the Gateway Family Church.  Rick and Gateway sponsor the CONNECTING Conferences – leadership conferences designed to foster church planting movements from local churches.  When I think of Rick and Marcy – and the whole team at Gateway (Mark, Murray, Chris, etc) –… Continue reading →

NEWS 11 Mar 05

Dear Friends,      Here is a truism (a statement that is so obviously true that it hardly needs stating!): healthy churches plant new churches!  Just read the Acts of the Apostles.  I have just come from 5 days with 120 planters in France – during which many participants read through the 28 chapters of Acts.  It… Continue reading →

NEWS 01 Apr 05

Dear Church Planters,      This week began with the horror of Monday’s devastating Indonesian earthquake – and is ending with the world’s Catholics (and many others) praying through the dying hours of Pope John Paul.  News images move from the devastation on the islands off Sumatra to the millions around the world lighting candles, praying, grieving… Continue reading →

NEWS 15 Apr 05

Dear Church Planters,      In this NEWS you will find a cluster of excellent ministry ideas used by the Llandrindod Wells Church plant in Wales.  You will also see how a church plant in Albania capitalised on Danish celebration – and gained positive media attention.  (And, from what I can learn, Hans Christian Andersen from Odense… Continue reading →

NEWS 26 Apr 05

Dear Church Planters      About 80 planters (including pastors and members) attended the British Church Planters X-Change, organised by David Cox, Humphrey Walters and Paul Haworth, this last weekend.  Pastor Cecil Perry, leader of the Adventist Church in Britain, set the stage with his focus upon the fact that the future of the church needs to… Continue reading →