We asked Dave Male a few questions:
What is a Pioneer?

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What led you to start the Net?

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We would like to start something new…

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What is Church?

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How soon do we start public worship…

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How are new Christian communities formed?

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In an interview with Stuart Mann published on the Anglican Diocese of Toronto website, Fresh Expressions Canada team leader Nick Brotherwood says, “Many people who want to start fresh expressions of church are keen to roll up their sleeves and get working on plans and strategies. But one of the best things they can do [...]

“Discipleship” is rapidly becoming one of those irritating buzz-words, like missional, inclusive, and green, guaranteed to get people asking with a certain edge in their voice, “But what exactly do you mean by that?”

In the case of discipleship, at least we can blame Jesus. His Great Commission is often cited as justification for our interest in the topic. And as you might expect, Jesus sheds some light on what we mean by the word. After all

FXCA update february 2012
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I hope you are well and enjoying winter. Hello especially if you are receiving this update for the first time after asking to be subscribed to it either at the recent Vital Church Planting Conference or a recent Messy Fiesta! It’s good to have you with us.
The first two days of February [...]

These are notes from a workshop by Nick Brotherwood & Ryan Sim at VCP 2012.

Missional Listening Workshop Slides (PDF)
Missional Listening Exercise Questions (PDF) to be answered based on a demographic segment from this handbook.

Bob Jackson
Church of England consultant, Ven. Bob Jackson, proposes an answer to his own question in a recent paper.
“Once upon a time we thought we knew what church was and how to measure it. Church happened when we gathered in a consecrated building for a public act of worship with a priest on a Sunday. [...]

[ February 2, 2012 2:00 PM to February 4, 2012 5:00 PM. ] Everything seems set for another high quality VCP conference in early February. The speaker (Dave Male from Cambridge UK) has booked his ticket, focussed and practical workshops are falling into place, and registration is up and running on the website. There is even an early bird rate of 10% off the full price if you register by the end of this month. Full details are on the VCP website here.

Instead of the usual Tuesday through Thursday time slot, the conference this year runs from Thursday through Saturday (February 2-4), to make it more possible for lay people to attend. Workshops on the Saturday will concentrate strongly on equipping teams for mission. There is also a special rate of . . .

This is a workshop given by Simon Bell at the Vital Church Planting Conference 2011.