On Mission with Jesus

<p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>January 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of the start of the Fresh Expressions movement which spread internationally and denominationally from its origins in the Church of England. Graham Cray was its first National Leader. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Countless new forms of church have emerged through Fresh Expressions the Church Army New Wine and various pioneer network. On Mission with Jesus offers a theological understanding of the missional nature of the church which will undergird and inform local practice and assist ministerial and pioneer training. </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>Its central argument is that the Church's inherited understanding of itself imprisons the imagination of local congregations and in ten chapters Graham Cray seeks to establish a new self-understanding for local congregations: </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>1. Updating Default Settings </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>2. Sharing in the Mission of God</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>3. Making Disciples </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>4. Following the Spirit</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>5. Shaping the Church </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>6. Anticipating the Future</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>7. Joining the family Business </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>8. Being a Pilgrim People</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>9. Recognising Jesus in the Church </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(33 37 41 1)>10. Becoming a Jesus on Mission-Shaped Church</span></p>