Alan McWilliam is a Church Planter with 16 years experience. Passionate about football, Alan has just been released by his denomination to develop Lion Rampant – a missional outreach into the football supporters' base in Glasgow. Alan has been involved in developing the Invest course in Scotland enabling 22 students in the last 5 years to go on to plant 8 new churches or missional outreaches.
Alicia Baker spent six months on a placement with the Fresh Expressions team during her curacy, extending her experience and knowledge. Her present role includes being deanery mission enabler. She hope to encourage others to step out of their own expectations and to be church in a way that communicates the whole of the gospel.
Andrew Pakes has been a Methodist minister since 1985. In October 2000, he began to develop an emerging congregation, called 3six5, alongside ministering in a traditional setting. In September 2004 became a ‘minister without appointment’ in order to concentrate on emerging congregation.
Bart Woodhouse is a Methodist church planter, working in a new housing area in north Dartford. He is currently finishing a PhD in Biblical Studies which focuses on postmodern patterns of reading.
Ben Edson works for Manchester Diocese as the Fresh Expressions Missioner. Ben previously established Sanctus1, a Fresh Expression of Church in Manchester City Centre which he led for eight years before handing it over to a new minister. During that time he was also involved with establishing Nexus Art Cafe, within which he developed the arts programme. He co-ordinates worship for Greenbelt Arts Festival, is a contributor to a number of books and blogs regularly.
Ben Gardner worked for the Fresh Expressions Core Team as Festivals Coordinator until 2009. He runs the Form Woodbridge gap year scheme.
Bob Franklyn worked for the Fresh Expressions Core Team from October 2006 to January 2010 looking after mission shaped intro and international development. Bob is a Congregationalist from New Zealand who worked nationally as the Mission Network Enabler for the Congregational Federation developing the mission networks throughout the regional areas in the UK. Living in Lincoln, he spent five years as a Mission Enabler in New Zealand developing a national strategy for mission and co-ordinating the Federation's exploration into church regeneration through the use of new and innovative ways of being church. He also led a church in Newark as it underwent regeneration. He is now back in New Zealand looking to develop fresh expressions there.
Bruce and Colleen Mounsey are from New Zealand and have come to assist Bob and Mary Hopkins of ACPI, alongside whom they worked in St Helens, Merseyside from 1988-1992 in the School of Church Leadership. They have been in the UK for three years and live in Sheffield. For 12 years prior to coming they pastored a Methodist/Presbyterian Church in Gisborne, New Zealand. Before marriage, Colleen was a missionary in Taiwan and is trained in Spiritual Direction. Together they have had involvement in Fresh Expressions vision days and facilitating the six-week mission shaped intro and one year mission shaped ministry training courses in Sheffield.
Colin Brown had his own illustration studio, working freelance for international advertising agencies, before training for Church Army ministry in 1997. He served in the Hillsborough area of Sheffield as Community Evangelist before being seconded by Church Army to the Fresh Expressions team to enable and develop its spirituality and prayer life.
Colin's passion is exploring the use of creative art and worship as a way of engaging with people outside the church in their spiritual search and he has just moved to the South-West to work full-time in the ministry of developing a fresh expression through the creative arts in Cornwall. Colin is married to Angela and they have a son, Chris, and a daughter, Sarah. Colin’s hobby is painting and he also enjoys cross-country running and golf.
Cris Acher is a Methodist minister with a Fresh Expressions role in North Wales and minister of Conwy Methodist Church. He pioneered Nexus, a mission project for 18 to 30s in Manchester city centre, has served on the leadership of Sanctus 1 (Manchester) and the Welcome community café project (Knutsford). He served on the Connexional 20s and 30s working party looking at how better the church could serve the needs of those in this age group. Since becoming a Christian in his teens, Cris has led a number of short term missions and church planting initiatives.
Dave Male is Director of the Centre for Pioneer Learning in Cambridge. The Centre aims to support,encourage and network pioneers and to help the church to think how about how it supports pioneers. He is also Tutor in Pioneer Minister Training at Ridley Hall and Westcott House, Cambridge developing pioneer training for Anglican ordinands and Fresh Expressions Adviser for Ely Diocese. For seven years he planted and lead a network-style fresh expression in Huddersfield, called The Net. Before that he served curacies in Leicester and Huddersfield. He has written a book following his experiences in Huddersfield on planting fresh expressions called Church Unplugged (Authentic), has recently edited a new book for pioneers called Pioneers 4 Life (BRF) and has a website containing resources for fresh expression leaders. He is also a member of the Church of England's College of Evangelists.
David Currie is the Emerging Church Development Officer for the Church of Scotland. He was previously a parish minister for 17 years, then Senior Adviser in Mission and Evangelism during which time he co-authored a book on faith-sharing, 'You're an Angel'. Married to Gwen with a family of four, he enjoys music, cinema, mountain climbing and motor bikes.
Elaine Lindridge is a Methodist Minister and the Newcastle District Evangelism Enabler. Elaine is especially interested in finding culturally relevant ways of being church for 18-40 year olds and was involved in Mind the Gap in Gateshead, which appears on expressions: the dvd - 1. She is a course leader for mission shaped ministry in the North East and regularly leads mission shaped intro courses in that area.
Fiona Tweedie has spent twelve years 'making numbers mean something', teaching statistics in several universities. She lives in Edinburgh with her husband, Stephen, and two daughters and is training for auxiliary ministry in the Church of Scotland. She loves to help groups see creative possibilities for mission, particularly from mission audits, and is leading two msi courses in Edinburgh.
Freddy Hedley is part of the Anglican Church Planting Initiatives team, as well as being a writer and training consultant. He is a part of the team at Fountain of Life church in Ashill, Norfolk, where he is involved in the teaching/preaching team, oversees the intern programme and has recently planted a missionary congregation into the nearby town of Swaffham. He has previously been involved in leading cells and missionary congregations (clusters) at St Thomas', Sheffield and has experience in planting and leading network church initiatives and beach missions. He has written two Fresh-Expressions-related publications - Listening for Mission (with Steve Croft & Bob Hopkins) and Coaching for Missional Leadership (with Bob Hopkins), as well as the book Lessons from Antioch. Freddy has also been involved in the writing, editing and teaching of the mission shaped ministry training course and has written the Listening for Mission workshop for Fresh Expressions vision days.
Gareth Hill is a Methodist minister based in Cornwall. He founded the Tubestation surf church project at Polzeath and is now working as a pioneer minister on the Roseland Peninsula near Truro, where he has no church buildings and is aiming to develop 'church for people who don't do church', which involves spending more time in the pub or on the panto stage than in church. A former newspaper editor, he is also a prizewinning hymnwriter and this year will have hymns published in new Methodist hymn bookst in both Britain and the United States.
Gary Waddington is the Vicar of Paulsgrove, Portsmouth.
Graham Horsley first got involved in church planting in the 1980s and coordinated Church planting in the Methodist Church from 1994–2010. He is passionate about imagining church for people whose spiritual needs are not met by traditional church (however good it may be). He is currently working on alternative faith communities for the baby boomer generation as well as pastoring two traditional churches.
Ian Adams was co-founder and leader of fresh expression mayBe in Oxford. Now based in the South-West of England he is helping to come into being more Christ-following communities which draw upon ancient traditions and engage creatively and prayerfully with contemporary culture. Ian is a writer, mentor and teacher on themes of emerging church, community, prayer and spirituality. He was one of the authors of the book Ancient Faith, Future Mission: fresh expressions in the sacramental tradition. He facilitates the CMS Small Missional Communities Project and is partner in the StillPoint project, a centre for the practise of Christian spirituality.
Ian Biscoe began his ministry as an itinerant evangelist, then trained with Church Army as an evangelist and church planter. He is currently working as an Ordained Pioneer Minister in the Cherwell Valley Church Oxfordshire. He hopes to be able to share his experience of developing fresh expressions, Church planting and evangelism in a rural multi-parish benefice.
Ian Mobsby, an Anglican priest, leads moot.net, a fresh expression of church in central London emphasizing the creative and ancient aspects of the faith and comprising an alternative worship community and arts café church project. Ian has 14 years experience of alternative worship communities and mission and has researched the emerging and fresh expressions of church for an MA. He has written two books and co-edited one concerning Fresh Expressions: Emerging & Fresh Expressions of Church, the becoming of G-d and Ancient Faith, Future Mission: fresh expressions in the sacramental tradition. Ian has spoken widely about emerging & Fresh Expressions of Church in Australia, New Zealand, Canada, USA and Europe. He is currently the Secretary to the Fresh Expressions Round Table 5 and lectures at a number Theological Training institutes.
Jan Adamson trained for Stipendiary ministry following a 28 year career within the Hospitality and Leisure Industry. She held various positions which include hands-on hotel, pub, catering and senior management. She is trained and experienced in leading group learning and training events and can speak the language of the shop floor or boardroom! A keen supporter of Workplace Chaplaincy and former minister of town-centre and rural churches, she holds a BA (Hons) in Contextual Theology. A member of MODEM and Chartered Management Institute and Associate Tutor of the Scottish URC and Congregational College, Jan is the Mission and Development Officer for the Synod of Scotland of the United Reformed Church. The remit is wide, various and involves working alongside local congregations as they explore the opportunities and priorities for mission and ministry. She is also an associate tutor with the Scottish United Reformed and Congregational College. Jan has been married to John for 35 years and they rescue retired greyhounds.
Jan Nendick is a Methodist minister in the Rossendale Circuit in Lancashire, experimenting with various fresh expressions of church. She was formerly the District Evangelism Enabler for the Methodist Churches in the Birmingham District where she helped churches to explore the possibilities for fresh expressions in their local situations, supporting and helping some of them to start fresh expressions which were appropriate to their context.
Jane Tibbs lives close to the cathedral city of Wells, and works for the Diocese of Bath and Wells as children’s adviser. She has a special interest in reflective and creative prayer and worship and wants to help people establish new ways of being church for children.
Kelly Betteridge has a vision to help the church rediscover what it means to be an inter-generational community. She spends part of her summer helping to lead a children's creative arts holiday, called Stage Fright. She lists as one of her hobbies consumption of coffee and chocolate!
Kerry Thorpe has been involved in church planting for 30 years. He planted a new Anglican church – Harvest – in Kent in 1998, based on a network cell model. He was the senior minister there for thirteen years. Kerry is now Mission and Growth Adviser for the Canterbury Diocese. Kerry has an interesting past, listing horse racing and funeral directing on his CV. He is an Honorary Canon of Canterbury Cathedral.
Lucy Moore lives in Waterlooville near Portsmouth and leads Messy Church, a fresh expression for families meeting once a month during the week (see expressions: the dvd - 1). Lucy works for BRF developing the Messy Church network across the UK and beyond, through face to face training for potential Messy Church leaders, the Messy Church website and a ministry of emails and chatting. She has written several books for BRF including Messy Church and Messy Church 2.
Mark Berry is pioneer leader of safespace Telford, a new-monastic missional community that believes in joining with God in God's mission in and to culture and community. He has sixteen years in ministry with young people, has worked in the media and the creative arts and teaches culture, mission and youth in various contexts.
Mark Williamson leads a Cafe Church in Raynes Park, south west London. He is also a director of One Rock International, a mission organisation that helps emerging Christian leaders to find and fulfil God's vision for their lives. In moments of spare time he likes watching good films, reading biographies and going for walks with his wife.
Matt Finch is a Methodist Minister in the St Neots and Huntingdon Circuit where he has responsibility for three Methodist churches. He has had experience of ministering in tough traditional rural churches as well as more creative expressions of church amongst youth and young adults. In both of these contexts he can testify to the signs of new life that God is beginning. Matt at the moment is part of phos, a gathering which seeks to connect the Christian faith with busy 20-30’s. Matt is co-leader of mission shaped ministry in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk. Matt is married to Yasmin, who is studying for a PhD in Biblical studies and is dad to Torrin Charlie. He loves his vegetable patch, Norwich City and test match cricket!
Pam Macnaughton is an Anglican priest working in Bishopthorpe in York. She has helped to lead a fresh expression of church and has wide experience of local church life in different parts of the country.
Pete Phillips is a Methodist Minister serving as Secretary to the Faith and Order Committee of the Methodist Church and also Director of Research at CODEC, a research initiative at St John's College, Durham, exploring communication and Christianity within a digital age. Pete was formerly New Testament Tutor at Cliff College. In both of his current posts, Pete is exploring the practical impact and theology of Fresh Expressions and guiding the ecclesiological discussions within the Faith and Order network of the Methodist Church. He has spoken at a number of events on the need for an embodied mission within a digital world. Passionate about mission, the Bible and teaching, his interests also include postmodernism, theology and arts, film and football.
Phil Bromiley is a Rector of the Oldbury Benefice, five rural parishes in Wiltshire, experimenting with fresh expressions in a rural context. He is also an Ecumenical Officer in the Salisbury Diocese and on the Diocesan Council for Mission. Prior to his current post, Philip spent five years planting a Church in a new build housing estate in Calne. The Open Door Church met in a Community Primary School, worshipped on a Wednesday night and followed the rhythm of term time and school holidays.
Philip Roderick leads Contemplative Fire, a movement which aims to celebrate the sacrament of the present moment in the beauty of nature, liturgy and teaching. Although an Anglican priest he has roots in Methodism and has experienced Eastern Orthodox monasticism! Philip delights in celebrating the best in all the major Christian traditions. Philip is the founder-director of The Quiet Garden Movement and part time Chaplain to Whirlow Grange and Adviser in Spirituality to Bishop Steven Croft in Sheffield.
Rachel Jordan is the associate adviser for mission and evangelism for the Church of England. She focuses on the Youth Evangelism Fund and Fresh Expressions. She has a PhD in church history, has worked amongst prostitutes and drug addicts in Amsterdam’s red light district and loves coffee and dark chocolate.
Richard Priestley has been a Church Army evangelist for over 20 years and has been involved in church planting for 18. He has been involved with training planters and evangelists in the USA and the UK and is a qualified ministry coach. He is involved with leading a Fresh Expression in Kettering with Mandy his wife and will be ordained as a pioneer minister in July 2009. Richard is the Director of the msm course in Rugby.
Ruth Poch and her husband are both ordained deacons in the Methodist Church. Five years ago they planted a fresh expression of church called re:generation based in Romford. This is a youth-orientated congregation which seeks to be culturally relevant. Members are involved in all aspects of leadership including, leading small groups, speaking, graffiti outreach, video notices, football, parkour and drama ministries.
Sally Thornton is a Methodist minister with a pioneer brief in Whitefield, North Manchester and was the founder of a fresh expression called 'Galaxy Stay & Play' for toddlers and young families. Sally co-wrote the mission shaped intro course with Tony Hardy and is currently researching missional spirituality and worship for a PhD. She also leads Wellspring – a creative, interdenominational worship group of classically trained musicians with a heart for community, worship and mission and sings regularly with BBC Radio 4's Daily Service. Sally is a regular contributor to BBC Radio Manchester and is a member of the Greater Manchester and Rossendale FEAST.
Simon Rundell has been an Ordained Pioneer developing sacramental and youth centred fresh expressions of church for sometime, drawing on alternative worship. He comes from a distinctly Anglocatholic Spirituality with involement with the Society of Catholic Priests and the Walsingham Youth Pilgrimage. Simon has long been associated with the multimedia-orientated, deeply sacramental and wildly, rabidly inclusive community called Blesséd, from his parish in Gosport. He is passionately committed to youth mission and the evangelistic opportunities of the Eucharist, and has a powerful vision for Sacramental Mission. Simon is a member of the Fresh Expressions Round Table 5.
Stephen Dinsmore is an ordained Anglican priest and runs SOMA UK - a cross-cultural short term mission agency working with leaders mostly in India and Africa. Formerly he initiated the implementation of mission-shaped church process in Essex and East London. For 12 years he led an Anglican church in Plymouth. He particularly enjoys sailing with family.
Sue Wallace is a vicar who works at Leeds Parish Church on music, liturgy and the arts. Before this she worked for Visions Alternative Worship Community for eighteen years. She has also written four books of multi-sensory prayer ideas and enjoys playing with multimedia technology. More recently she has been involved in setting up "Transcendence, An Ancient Future Mass" which is a fresh expression of York Minster. Transcendence has now grown across Yorkshire, with three venues in York, Leeds and Beverley.
Terry Tennens is Executive Director of International Justice Mission UK, a Christian human rights organisations that works to release people from trafficking and slavery in the developing world. Terry is a Baptist Minister, having led two churches in Essex and in 2001 started a workplace fresh expression called Work Dynamics in Colchester. Prior to working with IJM, Terry was a national figure in mission accompaniment, a form of a coaching and mentoring for churches. Fresh expressions and doing justice is a thrilling way of seeing God transform lives globally and locally.
Tim Lea is currently a lay worker in the Methodist church. He has also worked in Anglican and free church settings. He currently leads a fresh expression called Bridge. He is also a Leicester Tigers fan.
Tim Sledge is Vicar of Romsey Abbey in Hampshire. Prior to this he was Mission Enabler in the Diocese of Peterborough where he ran Critical Mass - a Eucharistic alternative worship service for young people across the Diocese. He was also co-founder of Sanctuary whilst a curate in Huddersfield. Tim is passionate about developing fresh worship opportunities particularly using the rich heritage of sacramental and liturgical traditions and reframing them for the local context. He is a member of Round Table 5 and regularly leads practical training days entitled "Liquid Mass". He is also co-author of a number of books including Mission-shaped Parish, Youth Emmaus, Creative Communion and Get a life!
Toby Wright is an Area Dean, vicar and leader for the youth-focused fresh expression of church called Glorious in Peckham South London. Toby is involved in Round Table 5.
Tom Gillum is from the Community of St Jude in London, which he set up in 2005. Its focus is discipleship with a daily rhythm of prayer and living close to those on the edges of life. He planted a church after his curacy at Holy Trinity Brompton. Previously, Tom was a solicitor for seven years. He is married to Joanna, and they have five children.
Tony Hardy is Canon Evangelist at Manchester Cathedral from which he supports and resources mission initiative across the diocese. With friends he began C3 Stockport, a fresh expression based in Stockport. C3 aims to form a Christian community based on creative activity. Members are involved in arts and crafts, glass work, music, digital photography etc. It continues under different leadership now that Tony has moved on. Tony co-wrote a course with Sally Thornton which was adapted and rewritten to create mission shaped intro.
Zoe Hart is Fresh Expressions Enabler for the Diocese of Winchester. Her role there is to promote, enable and support fresh expressions of church within the diocese as part of their strategy for Mission Evangelism and Renewal. Previously she worked as a BBC Journalist and pioneered the living room, a fresh expression of church for students in Southampton.
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