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April 8th, 2010Main, Resources for House ChurchesIt is time to update our Colorado map of house/simple/organic churches! Our map of simple churches on this site has been a widely used tool for many looking for a church family to join up with in their area of town, and has proved a blessing to many. Here are a few items to consider: Read the rest of this entry »
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April 8th, 2010How to do House Church, Main, Resources for House ChurchesDetoxing From Church
By Jason Zahariades
Beginning the Process
Back in February, as Mark and I were praying and talking about beginning a
missional community, I emailed a guy on the other side of the US who had already
begun one of these communities. Here are a couple of things he said in our
correspondences. Read the rest of this entry »
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April 6th, 2010Events, Main, Resources for House Churches -
January 21st, 2010House Church Stories, How to do House Church, Main, Resources for House Churches, Videos, Why House Church?A group of guys from among the many in the relational Colorado House Church Network discussing the idea that mission is a byproduct of listening. The discussion focused in on the idea that everyone has a mission or calling, but that it must be discovered by listening to God and then acting on what He says. Additionally, the myth that foreign missions are superior to those callings lived out on home soil is discussed and the idea that all mission that flows from listening is equal and powerful.
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January 21st, 2010House Church Stories, How to do House Church, Main, Videos, Why House Church?A GREAT story/testimony of mission (evangelism) flowing out of daily listening together to God among the members of a house church family. This church family in the Littleton, CO area of Denver explain how they heard the Lord speaking to them to bless a family most of them had never met during Christmastime last month, and the wonderful result! Keep your volume high – parts get a bit quiet.
As Featured 1/16/10 on the Colorado-based Stories From the Revolution blog on Daily Churches of Two (CO2’s).
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December 17th, 2009House Church Stories, How to do House Church, Main, Why House Church?
“Why Home Churches Are Filling Up” – On a Sunday at their modest, gray ranch house in the Denver suburb of Englewood, Tim and Jeanine Pynes gather with four other Christians for an evening of fellowship, food and faith. Jeanine’s spicy rigatoni precedes a yogurt-and-wafer confection by Ann Moore, none of the food violating the group’s solemn commitment to Weight Watchers. -
December 8th, 2009House Church Stories, How to do House Church, Main, Resources for House Churches, Why House Church?Hey all, Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!
Below is an excerpt from a letter answering why we we are doing what we do here locally, and this portion talks mostly about where we came from and some of the challenges (the “…” as where things are left out). Hopefully it is encouraging to you to know that many of us share a common experience as we’ve made the transition from Traditional Church to Simple Church. Read the rest of this entry » -
December 8th, 2009Events, House Church Stories, How to do House Church, MainDenver 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 »
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November 23rd, 2009House Church Stories, Main, Resources for House Churches, Why House Church?Tags: inner city, missions, poor, relevant
Mile-high Denver, Colorado, is home to the Broncos, the Nuggets, and a stunning Rocky Mountain view. But there’s another part of Denver. The one colored by the 20% poverty rate. Just north of downtown Denver, sits a pocket of poor, urban neighborhoods outfitted with some homes barely suitable for habitation. This is where Desi Starr, a native Californian, lives, plays and works. Read the rest of this entry » -
November 17th, 2009Main, Resources for House Churches, Why House Church?A word of encouragement and exhortation to my brothers and sisters in the Lord – - delivered at our Denver network monthly gathering - 11/2009
I would like to encourage and exhort my wonderful brothers and sisters in the Lord to continue to listen and obey our Lord Jesus. Read the rest of this entry »
Tags: listening, prophecy, sharing, teaching, word
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