On Mission with Jesus

Graham Cray chaired the Mission-Shaped Church report, led the Fresh Expressions team for five years, chaired the Church of England Pioneer panel and introduced this movement in the US, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and various European countries. More recently he has taught Missional Ecclesiology at St Hild's College.

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.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.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:1. Updating Default Settings2. Sharing in the Mission of God3. Making Disciples4. Following the Spirit5. Shaping the Church6. Anticipating the Future7. Joining the family Business8. Being a Pilgrim People9. Recognising Jesus in the Church10. Becoming a Jesus on Mission-Shaped Church