"Zac’s Place: Critically Examining a Fresh Expression of Church for Signs of a Renewal Movement" available to download

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Sean Stillman's MA dissertation, "Zac’s Place:  Critically Examining a Fresh Expression of Church  for Signs of a Renewal Movement"  (Moorlands College / University of Gloucestershire) is now available to download via the Churches Together in England ‘Mission Research Library’.

You can find the entire library on this link here, and to find Sean's work choose 'topic' and select the 'Fresh Expressions' and scroll down the files available. 

Alternatively you can go directly to the PDF document here. But we would suggest, if you are engaging in academic research, taking a look through the database of numerous MA and PhD works as there's a wealth of material there.


Sean was keen to make his work, which was completed in 2020 with Moorlands College, as accessible as possible, especially for those not familiar with academic papers.

We hope it's of use to others as a tool for some critical reflection, as it is currently being used in the life of Zac's Place as future vision is discussed.

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