Topic: Simple Church

Good Questions

  Wednesday 1st May, 2024
  Author: Martin Spratt
  Categories: missional, Simple Church

Here are 20 big questions worth pondering if you love Jesus but honestly don’t like going to a traditional church.

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The Celtic approach to living missionally

  Wednesday 1st May, 2024
  Author: Phil Brown
  Categories: missional, Simple Church

The attractiveness of a loving Christian Community was demonstrated in the success of the Celtic church.

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Reformation - 'the action or process of reforming an institution or practice'

  Wednesday 28th February, 2024
  Author: Phil Brown

During my recent visit to Geneva, Switzerland I was reminded of the lives of great church leaders who challenged and reformed the church....

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Always be Prepared

  Saturday 7th October, 2023
  Author: Phil Brown
  Categories: Discipleship

When our children were younger some were involved in Scouts. The Scouting motto stuck in my memory: To "Be prepared.

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‘Gathering’ for Encouragement

  Tuesday 7th November, 2017
  Author: Martin Bragger

The ‘Unbounded Church’ is an ‘Idea’, the idea that for the church to be missionally effective in the Australian it needs to be unbound,...

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25 Ways To Be Missional in Your Neighbourhood

  Wednesday 25th October, 2017
  Categories: missional, Simple Church

I have found that it is often helpful to have practical ideas to start engaging the people around me. Most of the things on this list are...

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Is your simple church healthy?

  Saturday 9th September, 2017
  Author: Phil Brown

Establishing a simple church/missional community is the exciting initial step. However, it is important that the missional community is...

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5 MINUTE VIDEO: Starting Organic Church

  Monday 7th August, 2017
  Categories: Simple Church

In this video, Keith offers advice about what to do if your spouse isn't as excited about ekklesia as you are and why you should take...

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What makes a Simple Church?

  Wednesday 22nd March, 2017
  Author: Phil Brown
  Categories: Simple Church

Simple churches are not defined by simply meeting in homes as they can also gather in various places – cafes, community centers, sports...

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How to Start a House Church

  Tuesday 15th November, 2016
  Categories: Simple Church

House churches are not organizations that require people with administrative skills or immense giftedness to coordinate and direct a...

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What is Simple Church?

  Tuesday 13th September, 2016
  Author: Bessie Pereira
  Categories: Simple Church

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I used to promote church planting

  Monday 1st August, 2016
  Author: Phil Brown
  Categories: missional

As a church planter, I used to promote church planting as the solution to the growth! My emphasis has changed to focus on making...

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Starting a Simple Church/Missional Community

  Monday 1st August, 2016
  Author: Bessie Pereira
  Categories: Simple Church

So you are excited about being part of a simple church or missional community. The name missional community highlights the purpose of...

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Why, Oh Why Didn't I Take the Blue Pill?

  Sunday 1st March, 2015
  Author: Maurice Smith
  Categories: Simple Church

O.K., the reference is to the first Matrix movie. And I need to "set up" two scenes. In the first scene Neo (the Christ figure in the...

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Multiplying Groups - The Crucible Project

  Sunday 1st June, 2014
  Author: Peter Fowler
  Categories: missional, Discipleship

It is not difficult to form new groups, what is difficult is to instil the DNA of kingdom multiplication within each new group from its...

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