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In this video Erik addresses the question of how a simple church can be formed and what the church does at a simple church gathering. He has some very practical ideas and as you can see it is simple. I love his last point about praying that God would show you pockets of people who are “culturally averse to the American way of doing church” and being available to see a seed church formed.
This is the first part of a short video series on simple church provided by Erik Fish. Erik has helped students and adults alike to see simple churches multiplied in the US and abroad. Enjoy and share!
I recently posted about Sergio Juárez Correa, a teacher in Mexico, and his “radical new teaching method” that is having an amazing impact on his students. After discussing this post with some of my friends, I was encouraged to go online and listen to some of the TED talks by Sugata Mitra, the gentleman who inspired Sergio to adopt his new methods of teaching. I have posted one of Sugata’s TED talks below. I believe that what Sugata is onto has great implications for the western church. As you view this short teaching, ask yourself the following questions: * Has God truly wired us all to learn in this way? Are there similarities to how He has chosen to educate us about Him? * Does our access to the Holy Spirit and the Bible provide us… Read More »Child Driven Education – A Lesson for The Church?
Each month we invite folks to come together to join in a discussion about issues relevant to simple church leadership. This month, Uday Balasundaram facilated our time together. Over the last several months, Uday and I realized that we share a similar passion for missional living, discipleship, and simple church–even though we use different words to describe it. Uday did a wonderful job of challenging us all to think about how we, as believers, are called to “mix” with the world around us and to join God in the creative process of birthing new life in the culture in which we find ourselves. Here are some of my “take-a-ways” from our time together this week. Feel free to share your take-a-ways below. 1. Simple Churches will do well to identify the culture in which they… Read More »Creative Simple Church Planting Training Recap
Author and former mega church pastor Francis Chan makes a strong case for simple church in this short video
Hey Gavin, have you seen this commercial? I like it because it visually shows how the body of Christ is meant to reproduce. Individually, we can all reproduce ourselves and make disciples. If you notice in the commercial, these people are just going about their business, hanging out with one another. Then BAM! They reproduce. Two becomes four. Four becomes eight. Eight becomes sixteen. Soon there are hundreds in the commercial. It is also a good visual example of how simple churches can reproduce themselves. No programs. No systems. Just natural. It is a strong image. I recently received this note from my good friend Tom LeCompte in Louisville, KY. Tom is involved in simple church there and I thought his note and video provided a great illustration of relational multiplication so I thought I… Read More »Verizon Shows Us Relational Multiplication
No money. No church staff. No fancy program. Just one man faithfully praying for people in an apartment complex.
This video is one of the more thorough introductions to simple church available. If you are considering simple/house/organic church or trying to gain a better understanding of the world-wide movement the God is currently initiating then this video is for you:
Below is a link to a video produced by the Southern Baptists explaining church planting movements (CPMs). Essentially, this video lays out why we believe that simple church is in fact a response to what God is doing throughout the world (and yes, here in the USA) rather than a reaction to traditional church structures. We pray that by God’s grace the ten common characteristics identified in CPMs around the world, as highlighted at the end of this video, would also exist throughout the simple churches in our region. May we see something like a “mighty wave” of God move through our community as in other parts of the world! Click to Watch Video (or copy and paste: http://www.imb.org/main/downloads/embedvideos.asp?flashvars=mvid=2109&mvidext=flv )
One of the greatest truths I’ve been able to learn over the years is that it is impossible to “loose” when you seek to share your faith with someone out of love. Recently I came across one of the most powerful videos I’ve seen with regards to witnessing. This video is a great encouragement to every believer to not be afraid to share truth in love with everyone—even famous celebrity atheists! I would like to encourage you to take a few minutes and listen to the comments of the famous comedian/illusionist and outspoken atheist Penn Gillette concerning an encounter he had with a Christian after one of his shows.