The Reverend Dave Male was for seven years Vicar of the Net Church, Huddersfield. This 'network type' church, which he started with a small team, was one of the pioneers of fresh expressions in the UK. David Male is Tutor in Pioneer Mission Training which helps Churches and leaders think about and develop fresh expressions of church and church plants. He is an Associate Missioner of the Fresh Expressions team and Leader of the Mission Shaped Ministry Course for Cambridge and Suffolk. Dave is passionate about creating communities that connect with unchurched people. He has made regular visits to Australia and is familiar with the Australian culture and mission.

His book Church Unplugged: Remodelling Church without losing your soul looks at 10 essentials for church planting.

Dave Male
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This book gives an essential framework for creating church in the twenty-first century. It is a call to think and work outside the box of recent practice in bold and risk-taking ways. Church Unplugged tells the story of one of the first “fresh expressions of church” in England: the Net in Huddersfield, and shows how it was started from nothing but a passion to reach people who would not normally associate with church. Church Unplugged is an honest account which examines not just the ups but also the downs and clearly shows what the Net learnt about community and how being community isn’t ever easy. It asks key questions relating to a future of mission, evangelism, church and community and also gives lots of practical ideas and advice.

'A big thank you to Dave for writing this book. It contains lots of practical wisdom, earthed in good theology and written in an accessible style. It will be of help not only to people involved with fresh expressions or emerging church, but to many in inherited churches as well.'
Rev’d Dr Michael Moyagh, Fresh Expressions Missioner.