{"id":24745,"date":"2025-01-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-01-09T09:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/?p=24745"},"modified":"2025-03-07T22:10:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-07T22:10:15","slug":"webinar-introduces-fresh-expressions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2025\/webinar-introduces-fresh-expressions\/","title":{"rendered":"Upcoming webinar introduces \u2018Fresh Expressions in the Anabaptist\/Pietist Tradition\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Church of the Brethren\u2019s Discipleship and Leadership Formation is offering a free one-hour webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. (Eastern time), as the first of a series of three online events offered in partnership with Fresh Expressions. Credentialed ministers may receive 0.1 continuing education credit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAn Introduction to Fresh Expressions in the Anabaptist\/Pietist Tradition\u201d will be presented by Matt Lake, lead pastor of First Church of Williamsport, Pa., an urban congregation that offers a mix of traditional and contemporary worship experiences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">First Church hosts a network of &#8220;fresh expressions&#8221; of ministry called the Acts Network, in which people meet in places such as homes, gyms, nursing homes, parks, and even in the mountains. He is a graduate of Messiah College, where he earned a bachelor&#8217;s degree in Biblical Studies, and Duke Divinity School, where he earned a master of divinity degree, and also has earned a doctorate of ministry degree in Semiotics and Future Studies through Portland Seminary where he focused on developing effective models of congregational discipleship for the new day in which we find ourselves. He has worked with a variety of churches in consultant and coaching roles. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\"><div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"250\" height=\"363\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Matt-Lake-250px.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-24765\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Matt Lake<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Said a description of the webinar:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSmall forms of Christian community are cropping up in all kinds of places and spaces as churches begin to connect with the communities around them. Our tradition, with its emphasis on reconciliation, peace, and justice, is positioned to be able to connect with a postmodern generation that shares these longings. Learn how your church could begin to connect with this generation in new ways, no matter what size your congregation or budget.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The link to register is at <a href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/t1D3ANppS1a6Pl-xCyKd7g\">https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/t1D3ANppS1a6Pl-xCyKd7g<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">#MissionAndMinistryBoard #StrategicPlan #RacialJustice #LoveOurNeighbors #Discipleship #NewTestamentGiving<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8212;&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Find more Church of the Brethren news:<\/p>\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list wp-block-latest-posts is-layout-flow wp-block-latest-posts-is-layout-flow\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/annual-conference-moderator-theme\/\">Annual Conference moderator shares theme statement for 2027<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/conferencia-anual-declaracion-tematica\/\">El moderador de la Conferencia Anual comparte la declaraci\u00f3n tem\u00e1tica para 2027.<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/konferans-deklarasyon-tem-2027\/\">Moderat\u00e8 konferans any\u00e8l la pataje deklarasyon t\u00e8m pou 2027 la<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/what-faithful-witness-asks\/\">What faithful witness asks of churches today: CCT\u2019s 20th anniversary forum<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/news\/2026\/sa-temwen-fidel-yo-mande\/\">Sa temwen fid\u00e8l yo mande legliz yo jodi a: fow\u00f2m 20y\u00e8m aniv\u00e8s\u00e8 CCT a<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Church of the Brethren\u2019s Discipleship and Leadership Formation is offering a free one-hour webinar on Wednesday, Jan. 29, at 2 p.m. (Eastern time), as the first of a series of three online events offered in partnership with Fresh Expressions. 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