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Imagine the Possibilities

What if… What if a church did not have to have a staff? What if a church did not have to have to own/rent a facility in which to meet? What if a church did not have to have a pulpit? What if a church did not have to have a sound system? What if a church did not have to have a youth minister? What if a church did not have to have an office? What if a church did not have to have a bulletin? What if a church did not have to have a stage? What if a church did not have to have a budget? What if a church did not have to have a payroll? What if a church did not have to have a nursery? What if a church… Read More »Imagine the Possibilities

What Are We Inviting People Into?

When you think about reaching out to others, what do you invite them into? I believe that what is needed in the body of Christ is believers who are willing to generously offer Jesus-centered friendships to others they meet.  Far too often, we encounter spiritually interested folks and we invite them to our “meeting,” our “church,” or encourage them to “get plugged in” to some ministry.  However, for many of us we simply do not know how to practically invite people into a relationship with Jesus.  Often this can be because we simply do not feel qualified or capable to help others connect with Jesus.  We feel that an expert would be better suited for such a task.  After all, we don’t want to mess up something as important as following Jesus! This need not… Read More »What Are We Inviting People Into?

My Friend Pete (Guest Blog By Tobin Jenkins)

I first met Pete in 2008 because of work. For the first few years, we became friends from a distance. Our offices sat parallel, but nothing else in our life was…so I thought. At the time, my wife and I did not have kids, but we wanted them. Pete was single and living the life of a bachelor. Occasionally on Monday mornings, we would laugh about what we did that weekend. For the most part, the stories could not be more different. I was happily married. Pete was happily not married. The very next year, my wife and I had our first son. Surprisingly, Pete became “Uncle Pete” and treated my son like true family. I specifically remember thinking, “for a guy that claims to never want kids, he sure is good with them.” Time… Read More »My Friend Pete (Guest Blog By Tobin Jenkins)

A “Radical” New Teaching Method Discovered?

Wired magazine has posted an article that examines how Sergio Juárez Correa in Mexico has been experimenting with a “radical new teaching method” that is having an amazing impact on his students.  As the western church continues to cling to many of the same ideas about education and discipleship found in modern academia, I think that we, the Church, would do well to rethink our ideas about learning as Sergio.  In fact, I think that the ideas about learning he “discovered” are really not new at all, but very much a return to the methods that Jesus used to make disciples in the New Testament.  The author summarizes Sergio’s ideas about learning this way: Knowledge isn’t a commodity that’s delivered from teacher to student but something that emerges from the students’ own curiosity-fueled exploration. Teachers provide… Read More »A “Radical” New Teaching Method Discovered?

LTG – Just Do It! (Guest Blog by Marian Toth)

Last month, I attended the Simple Church Conference lead by Neil Cole. I have read books and articles written by Neil but I really enjoyed the teaching on Life Transformation Groups (LTG). During this time, the Lord began to speak to me about seeking a person with whom to experience an LTG. I began to ask Him for wisdom about a person to ask. After praying for several days, God placed a woman on my heart.   Sherry is a lady that I have met before, but do not know well.  At first I did not know if I wanted to take the risk being turned down as she is a very influential woman in our city. However, we are Facebook friends so I prayed about what I should write, wrote her a note that… Read More »LTG – Just Do It! (Guest Blog by Marian Toth)

2013 Simple Church Conference Audio Available!

Hello friends! I’m still pumped from the 2013 Simple Church Conference and our first ever local church leaders breakfast!  It was really wonderful to have Neil Cole with us and I can’t say enough how much I appreciate his example of genuine servant leadership and teaching about Jesus. If you missed the conference then we have good news!  Below is a link to our conference page and we have uploaded all the talks and testimonies as well as a few of the video illustrations that he used. You can stream or download the entire conference! http://simplechurchalliance.faclex.com/simplechurchconference2013/ Also, the second Wednesday of October (9th), you are invited to a special night of sharing “Take-A-Ways” from the conference!  We would love to hear how the Lord spoke to you during our time together (or perhaps how he… Read More »2013 Simple Church Conference Audio Available!

Embracing the City Church

City Church. I was recently reminded of just how important it is for those of us moving out of a traditional church setting (or even mindset) into a simple/organic type of church to embrace the “city church.”  Intellectually, most all believers would agree that even though we have numerous physical church locations in any given town that really there is only one church in any given city.  After all, this was the view of the believers in the New Testament—one church in a city that met in various locations.  While I have no doubt that for many of us this belief is held deep down, it seems that what we practically live out is not belief in a “city church” but belief in what I call the “my church/your church.” Reconnecting with the idea of… Read More »Embracing the City Church

My Hope America With Billy Graham (Update)

UPDATE: Hello folks!  Below is information about how you can order (for free) the DVD with Billy Graham’s new recorded message he has done for the “My Hope” nationwide outreach this November that he is heading up.  Clicking the link will also take you to the website to learn more about this opportunity which I think many in simple church will find to be a natural, relational, and intentional way to go about sharing the Gospel with our friends and neighbors.  Note there are several other gospel presentation videos available online that you could show at your “Mathew Party” that are available for viewing online now. IF you plan to host a Matthew party please let me know and I’ll include you on upcoming communications with other simple church folk about the  “My Hope” outreach.… Read More »My Hope America With Billy Graham (Update)

Tweet Links

Since many of you are not on “the twitter,”  I thought I would share a few tweets here as they include several links to some very helpful (and amusing) articles. — great article about house church worship via @keneastburn http://t.co/PRPN1gnJf9 — SimpleChurchAlliance (@KySimpleChurch) July 10, 2013   SimpleChurch Journal: Awakening the Apostolic in All of Us (and Re-Claiming the Adventure) http://t.co/L4xPkMREI7 — SimpleChurchAlliance (@KySimpleChurch) July 10, 2013 check out an honest question 4 simplechurch folk- http://t.co/CStmkqUgQl #Biblical #Interpretation via @e4unity thanks! — SimpleChurchAlliance (@KySimpleChurch) July 9, 2013   Small group meets but fails to notice each other – http://t.co/MIdgFUfgHA – News http://t.co/UTRXPF3G1P 😉 — SimpleChurchAlliance (@KySimpleChurch) July 8, 2013   Responding to the Challenge of the New Atheists, Part 1 of 2 | RZIM http://t.co/r9joXQa7hi — SimpleChurchAlliance (@KySimpleChurch) June 30, 2013