College is a transformative experience for a lot of young people. It is a time for young people to begin to think for themselves and discover who God has created them to be, and what God is calling them to do. How can we help youth be transform

The Advent of Transformation

Dec 5th, 2022 28m 10s

Advent is a season of waiting, hope, and expectation. On this episode Katie talks to Rev. Mark Barden, pastor at First UMC Norwood about transformational experiences of Advent. We wanted to interview Mark for this episode because Mark, being a

Season 2, Ep. 2: Changing Seasons as a Metaphor for Faith

Oct 24th, 2022 30m 15s

Season 2, Ep. 1: Introducing a New Season

Sep 19th, 2022 15m 45s

A new season of Afresh brings new stories with a new focus. On this season we're going to be highlighting stories of personal transformation people have experienced in their discipleship and how they have experienced change in their lives as a

Ep. 11 FX Wisdom from Bishop Carter

Apr 22nd, 2022 37m 28s

Bishop Ken Carter is our Bishop here in the Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. He has been a advocate of Fresh Expressions for years and has inspiried many clergy and laity to dream of new ways of being church. Th

Ep. 10 Listening to Your Context

Mar 18th, 2022 35m 28s

Meet Rev. Charles DiRico, pastor of Thrift UMC in Charlotte, NC, which has been home of several different Fresh Expressions. Patrick and Charles have a conversation on the importance of listening to your context and how you might do that, no ma

Rev. Laura Auten on Authentic Leadership

Jan 21st, 2022 32m 27s

What makes a good leader? What does it mean to have authentic leadership? How can we help cultivate lay leadership? In this episode of Afresh District Superintendent Laura Auten shares her leadership journey and things she has learned along the

River of Life Fresh Expression

Dec 17th, 2021 41m 19s

Fresh Expression in the Rural Context

Nov 19th, 2021 34m

This episode is a celebration of rural churches. I interview Rev. Chris Smith who has started a Fresh Expression and is currently working on two Fresh Expressions in his very rural setting. He has some great tips and pieces of wisdom to share,

Recovery Ministry & FX

Oct 22nd, 2021 50m 26s

Those in recovery often have a hard time with traditional church settings because of the stigma around addictions and shame and a number of other things. Fresh Expressions offers a great opportunity to be a place of authentic community for thos

Afresh Ep. 5: A Conversation with Luke Edwards

Sep 17th, 2021 31m 57s

Luke Edwards, Director of Church Development for the Western NC Conference of the UMC, just came out wit ha new book, Becoming Church, which is a trail guide on how to start a Fresh Expression. Listen as we talk about his book.

When Food and Fellowship Become Church

Aug 20th, 2021 23m 37s

Afresh, Ep. 3: Fresh Expressions in the Scriptures

Jul 15th, 2021 20m 43s

Rev. Kelly Sharder interviews Dr. Jay Moon, professor of Evangelism and Church Planting at Asbury Theological Seminary on the Scriptural support for the Fresh Expressions movement.

Afresh: New Ways of Being Church

Jun 18th, 2021 37m 33s

Caitlin, a pastor serving a rural NC community, shares her story of starting two Fresh Expressions in context, and how context is important when discerning what kind of Fresh Expression you start.

Introducing Afresh!

May 15th, 2021 30m 30s

Meet the hosts of "Afresh: A New Way of Being Church", a podcast about Fresh Expressions in the Uwharrie District and Western North Carolina Conference of the United Methodist Church. Hear from those who are living out new ways of being and doi

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