There is a fascinating new trend of some traditional churches, even large mega churches, fully embracing the house church model.  The best example we know of this new phenomenon, sometimes called a “hybrid church” is Apex in Dayton, OH.  This community (they refuse to call it “church”!) of 3000 on Sunday morning is very clear that involvement in house church is their first priority.

Interested in learning more?  This Saturday night (July 17) the Denver House Church Network is hosting Rob Turner, the teaching pastor at Apex.  Come and learn more about how God is working in this large community that fully embraces the house church model.

Click here for a short video about Apex:  http://apexcommunity.org/are-you-new/about-apex/

Where:  Confluence Ministries.  1400 Quitman Street, Denver, CO.  (West on Colfax from I-25 about one mile.  South on Quitman for one block)

When:  This Saturday evening (July 17) from 7 – 9 pm.

Questions: Post a comment and a volunteer from Colorado House Church will quickly get in touch with you.

On Saturday, July 31st, volunteers from Colorado House Church will have a booth at Heaven Fest 2010!  

Have you ever wanted to know more about what is house church?  Or maybe Jesus has been speaking to your heart on joining or starting a house church?  We would love and be blessed to have you visit our booth for dialog and have your questions answered.

Heaven Fest is a Christian Music Festival happening near Denver, Colorado.  Thousands and Thousands of people from all over Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico, Utah Nebraska and Kansas will be coming to Denver to see over 70 bands and artists perform on 7 stages with 7 interactive areas.  For ticket information, CLICK HERE.

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Here’s the info on School on the Way’s newest class taught by our own Alex Malaska who is involved in a couple of the Ancient Paths urban house churches where he helps lead a house church in the Globeville neighborhood of Denver’s inner city.

Photo by John-Morgan

To learn more about School on the Way you can click on the link above to go to their blog or check out this video interview we did with Jan Cowles about School on the Way here.

ENGAGING BEAUTY

In today’s world, the average person (including the average American Christian) can easily slip through their life without ever opening their heart to Beauty–and to the life, joy, transcendence, sorrow, intimacy, romance, and pain that Beauty brings. All of us hunger for Beauty, yet few will answer its haunting call. The purpose of this class is to learn to hear that call, to recognize it–wherever it is to be found–and then learn to open vulnerably to that which we desire and fear more than anything, to allow it to transform us forever.

TIME AND PLACE
We will meet for two hours once per week for twelve weeks at Desi and Rose Starr’s house on the northeastern edge of downtown Denver. If you are interested in taking Engaging Beauty, please email me a list of all the times during the week that you would be available to meet (my contact information is below). I will try to find a time that can accommodate everyone’s schedules, if possible. My earnest hope is to begin this class the last week of January or the first week of February.

COST
The cost will be $25 per class (which is $300 for twelve classes). If you are interested in taking this class but would not be able to because of financial reasons, or if you are someone who would like to help subsidize this class for a needy brother or sister, please let me know.

REQUIREMENTS
You will only be required to buy one book for this class, The Healing Path by Dan Allender. It costs about ten dollars plus shipping on Amazon.com. I’ll copy the rest of the readings and place them on Google Documents as PDF files, and you will be able to read them for free or print them off if you want to. The reading for this course should be manageable and engaging, and I will do my best to require only what is necessary, while making additional resources available to those who would find them life giving. Along with the readings, you will be asked to commit to spending at least one hour a week alone with the Romancer, that is, in solitude and contemplative prayer. If this is intimidating to you, don’t worry, we will discuss it in depth during our first class and grow in our understanding of it throughout the course. I promise that by the end of the course you will look forward to spending your hour in silence!

MY END OF THE DEAL
In my adult life, I have probably thought about Beauty and intimacy with God more than I have consciously thought about anything else, and I have suffered much in pursuing Romance and the Romancer. I promise to bring all of my passion and desire to teaching this class on the subject I love most. If you are interested in taking this journey with me, please contact me (Alex Malaska) by phone at 330.402.2216 (yeah that’s 330 not 303) or by email at alexmalaska@gmail.com. And I look forward to seeing God transform our hearts as we engage Beauty together!

Denver Network Meeting 11/13/09

Meeting took place at Denver Seminary with about 25 people. After pizza (thanks, Susan!) we broke up into three regional groups – west, north and east. We checked in with each other (SASHET) in our groups and then spent time listening to the Lord. “What do You want to say to us about Denver?” After the listening time, each person shared what they had heard. As they shared, a picture began to emerge like the pieces of a puzzle coming together. Read the rest of this entry »

Noah + Kate Cremisino, who are part of a metro-denver house church, are moving to New Zealand in January. This Saturday they are hosting an open-house sale + furniture auction from 2pm-5pm. Come on out November 28 to support their move overseas. They will be engaging in house church planting in Christchurch + working with YWAM Oxford. See noahandkate.com/auction09 for details + pass this information along if you know someone interested!

Since June, several hundred people in Colorado and beyond have been field testing a simple but powerful tool for spiritual growth and discipleship. The tool or practice is called “CO2″ or “Church of Two”. Read the rest of this entry »

Didn’t get to make it to our last Colorado House Church Worship Nite & Teaching sessions event? Well listen in as we look back at a truly edifying and encouraging day. We arrived at the community center in Globeville on an overcast Saturday afternoon...

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*Click here For Full Version!  – and to read about the need for donations for Nepalese refugees***

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Denver Public School district is asking for help from house churches in the Denver area to meet different needs in each of their schools. What a great open door to reach the “unchurched” with the gospel and exalt the name of Jesus Christ among the  communities and families comprising this school district!

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