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Recently I heard someone talk about the catalytic influence of a likeminded friend. As I thought about this, I realized how common this really is. I think of people who have started disciple-multiplying movements that have reached thousands in overseas settings to people who have done the same thing, on a much smaller scale, here…

Here is the latest and only current site that I know of where they are working toward keeping a current directory of house churches. This is how they describe their directory: This new national house church directory site offers: 1) Easy, self-serve listing functionality, 2) The ability to search using Google mapping, and 3) Private,…

You can now register for the upcoming “Simple/House Church Revolution Online Course.” Beginning date is February 9. NOTE, you can register immediately as there are only 15 spaces remaining on a first come, first served basis! The goal of this course is for participants to discover more fully God's story and the nature of His…

“The wind blows wherever it pleases; you hear its sound, but you cannot tell where it comes from or where it is going.” John 3:8 You are likely reading this because you have demonstrated an openness to new paradigms and new leadings of God’s Spirit. Think of how God has changed your thinking in recent…

Sometimes we wait. We don’t know what the next step is. We wait on God. We have left a church situation not knowing what is next, and now we wait. We want to connect organically with ‘house church’ people, but for today it has not happened, so we wait. We have promises God has given…

(Re-posted from 10/16/12) Some may still believe that the “call of God” is for those select few who have a ‘higher’ purpose than others: to be ‘in ministry,’ or to be ‘a pastor,’ or to serve in ‘fulltime Christian service’ as though there is any other way to live for Jesus. Fortunately, one of the…

(Re-posted from 11/25/13) I believe we have seen a profound movement, over the past decade or two, of people metamorphosing out of religious mindsets and structured church settings into a greater freedom in Christ. However, I sense that many who have become butterflies do not fully know how to use their wings. There could be…

“It’s not hard to obey when we love the one we obey.” Ignatius of Loyola “We learn more in one year of obedience to Jesus than in one hundred years of studying theology.” In my last post, It’s Not About BIG Anymore, I suggested that walking in partnership with Jesus from a position of humility…

America is often known for being big: big land, big houses, big cars, big companies, big drinks that come with free refills… And we learned to measure our churches by the same standard: big buildings, big programs, big organizations, big influence numerically… even big sales of books and music. Whether leaders or not, our egos…

Prayer opens doors! What is your vision of the abundant life that God has promised you? Pray on it! Where are you stuck, frustrated, broken down, or discouraged? Pray it through – wrestle it out with God. What is the purpose God has given you that He wants to work out through you? Pray until…