We tried to identify the best simple church English resource websites that we know of about simple church and church planting movements. All of these websites are active information hubs with practical resources on how to plant new simple churches and facilitate church planting movements. A few of the websites are blogs, others are real resource websites.
What are the stages in the journey from traditional church to simple church? Roger describes seven: 1) Letting go of old paradigms of church life, 2) Exploring the NT gatherings, 3) Re-boot to Jesus, 4) A new missional heart and longing, 5) Fresh discovery of our own passions, spiritual gifts and calling, 6) Integration of an organic lifestyle with gatherings that support it, 7) Our Kingdom influence spreads and becomes even reproductive. In which stage are you?
What similarities are there between a starfish, a spider and simple church? Simple church networks normally function as a starfish. A starfish is a decentralized network: no head, organs are multiplied throughout the arms and when cut in half you will get another starfish. A spider on the other hand is centralized: it has a central body with legs and when you cut of the head it dies. Ori and Rod take us on a journey to discover the power of leaderless, decentralized organisations. They share their common characteristics, give good reallife examples (as Skype, Wikipedia, eMule) and help us to understand how to build a decentralized organisation. The unlocking power to a succesfull decentralized network is the catalyst. No big boss, but someone who connects, inspires, has passion, has a desire to help and invest in others, does not control and works in the background.
What are the ten characteristics of a Church Planting Movement? David Garrison researched Church Planting Movements across the world. In this summary of his book, you will find lots of stories about places where movements of churches planting churches are taking place. Garrison found ten characteristics of a Church Planting Movement: 1 Prayer, 2 Abundant gospel sowing, 3 Intentional church planting, 4 Authority of Gods Word, 5 Local leadership, 6 Lay leadership, 7 Cell or house churches, 8 Churches planting churches, 9 Rapid reproduction, 10 Healthy churches. Be inspired and catch the vision to see Church Planting Movements happen across Europe!
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