Entries categorized as Emerging

next-wave

On December 5, 2009 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
My recommendation for a Saturday morning read:  November’s next-wave e-zine. I got there via Becky Garrison, whose article A Mixed Economy of Church in a Post-Christian Marketplace has been reproduced there (she quotes two friends and blog-fathers of mine – Jonny Baker and Andrew Jones) and Charlie Wear has a good article (with an excellent More...

Music licensing laws to change

On November 20, 2009 / By maggi dawn / 3 Comments
The RSCM reports that changes to the law mean that you will no longer be able to play pre-recorded music in church without a PPL licence. The restrictions don’t affect weddings, but they will affect Emerging/Fresh Expressions/Alternative Worship groups who like to create spiritual and worship experiences from art, installations, video and recorded music. A PPL Licence More...

The Easter Path

On April 9, 2009 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
Regular readers will remember me raving about the wonderful Advent Beach huts organised by Beyond in Brighton and Hove. The same creative team has now set up an EASTER PATH, which is on now and until Easter. You can download the map and walk it yourself, or go on a guided tour on 10th April (Good More...

Training for Fresh expressions and pioneer ministry

On April 22, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
It’s an amazing thing to me, and really exciting, to look back 18 years, and see how far pioneer and emerging groups have come in that time.  In early 1990 I was one of half a dozen people who started a group in South London - not knowing really what we were doing except that More...

Beyond in Hove

On April 16, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
Beyond starts up in Hove later this month. Beyond is another "church" that breaks the traditional boundaries, it’s being started up by some great people, so if you are down in the Brighton/Hove area, check it out. 27th April 7pm  Old Market Theatre, Upper Market Street, Hove, BN3 1AS More...

emerging wider

On April 8, 2008 / By maggi dawn / No Comments
One of the things I’ve been musing on of late is what the whole vibe of "emerging" means if you take a step back and allow for the fact that what is happening in some of the exciting and buzzy little urban-monastic churches in pubs or living rooms is also happening in the larger context More...