Fresh Expressions of Church: Fruitfulness Framework report
The Fruitfulness Framework is a new tool to help Fresh Expression Church (FXC) leaders measure and improve the health and impact of their FXC community.
Instead of just counting ‘bums on seats’ the framework asks questions about five main dimensions of participants’ lives: their relationship with God, with self, with other FXC members, with their FXC’s vision, and with their local context.
This report presents the methodology behind this framework, as well pilot responses from 19 FXCs and 218 community members.
Initial results from this tool show that there is significant positive impact in the lives of FXC community members. This is true across the five main dimensions of the Fruitfulness Framework, as has been shown to occur in their relationship with God, with self, with their FXC community, with the FXC vision, and with their local context. Whilst this impact isn’t entirely explained through the participation with the FXC, there is substantial evidence to suggest that FXCs are the main causal mechanism by which this positive impact is occurring.
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