Interest in Fresh Expressions seems to be everywhere. Bishops are talking about it. Students are talking about it. Every church doing something new-even a coffee hour after the main service-seems to be boasting that it is doing a “fresh expression.” And, of course, Canada now has its very own Team Leader for Fresh Expressions Canada-Nick [...]

Nick Brotherwood
The Wycliffe College Institute of Evangelism is delighted to announce the appointment of Nick Brotherwood as Assistant Director of the Institute. This is a half-time position for the next three years. Nick’s main emphasis will be teaching and training in the area of Fresh Expressions.
Some highlights of Nick’s CV:

In 2003, he and his wife [...]

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Many people love the Narnia stories. However, not all readers know the deep spirituality that underlies them. In some ways, the stories mirror Lewis’ own wrestling with his spiritual longings, and seek to help others on the same journey. He wants us to feel, as he himself came to feel, that what we long [...]

What are Fresh Expressions of Church?
If people have an image of the Church of England, it is generally of an elderly, genteel and sleepy church, centering on ancient, decaying buildings in delightful rural settings.
Although those churches certainly exist, the full reality is very different. I think this came home to me some years ago, [...]

Some sermons I dislike more than others. One of them gets preached periodically at Easter (not in my present parish, I hasten to add). It is based on the story of Thomas, and it goes like something this. “Maybe you consider yourself a doubter. Well, so was Thomas in today’s reading. And clearly, Jesus accepted [...]

The heart of evangelism is always the same—helping people take steps towards faith in Jesus—but the ways in which it happens can change from culture to culture, and decade to decade.

How can the Institute of Evangelism help?
To take a simple survey to discover whether your church is an evangelizing community, click HERE.  This survey will recommend ways the Institute can help you specifically.
Also:
The Institute offers a range of resources—print, media, and personnel—to help local congregations grow into evangelizing communities.
To learn about the Institute Speakers—individuals [...]

The quiz below is meant to help you assess your congregation, but also to show how the Institute can provide you with help.  Make sure you click the submit button at the end to get suggestions on how the Institute can help in areas relevant to you.
1. In the past two years, the number of [...]