Jonny Baker, a leading activist, thinker and trainer in Pioneer Mission, reflects on the value of crossing borders to learn new things, and the valuable exchange of learning between different contexts and cultures.
His article, "Pioneering and Fresh Expressions in Europe" picks out some of the fruitful initiatives taking place in European countries which were shared at a conference in Utrecht in the Netherlands. He also highlights some of the different imagery used to describe new initiatives without compromising traditional thinking.
Jonny suggests that "anyone in a diocese or denomination thinking about strategy to start new communities might like to follow the link to the pioneering documents of the Protestant Church in the Netherlands which may prove helpful."
