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House Church Conference - House2House 2008

This is a tremendous conference and an excellent resource opportunity. I have attended this conference, and would highly recommend it to all Colorado House Churches. With speakers like Wolfgang Simpson, Frank Viola, and Paul Young (author of The Shack), you know you will get a lot to chew on.
Below is an email from Tony Dale [...]

Poll Results: What is your house church’s greatest challenge?

The results are in!
We asked what the greatest challenge is for your house church, and here is what you said!

We want to hear from you…what conclusions do you draw from this?

Share your experience from Sunday…

So just thought Id start this thread here for folks to reply and share thoughts or experiences or feedback from Sunday’s gathering. Here’s a few questions to spur some thinking on this:

What was your favorite part of the gathering?
What was your least favorite part of the gathering?
Any thoughts about what to do different if and when [...]

Training opportunity: Greenhouse intensive trainings

For me it all started with Neil Cole and CMA. I encourage you, yea verily exhort you…if you can make this you will go away equipped and refreshed. In my opinion the CMA Greenhouses may be the finest training available in growing healthy simple churches.
Silverthorne, CO >> Greenhouse Intensive Trainings: Story 1 & Story 2
May [...]

What to do about giving?

What to do about giving?- How one house church sent out 8 people to 9 countries while helping start over a dozen house churches at home

When we started the adventure of house church 4 years ago there was a question of what to do with our finances. We wanted every one to pray [...]

Next Colorado House Church Gathering!

Getting the word out — the next Colorado House Church Gathering will be (Lord willing) …
When? Sunday, May 4th at 3:00pm.
Where? Under Cheeseman Memorial Pavilion at Cheeseman park in Denver (see map and pics below).
What we doin?

3-4pm - Hangin out, eating together
4-4:45 - Brief house church demonstration, followed by open Q&A
4:45-5:30 - Split session discussion [...]

The ABC’s of Facilitating Discussion

When you come together, everyone has a hymn, or a word of instruction, a revelation, a tongue or an interpretation. All of these must be done for the strengthening of the church (1 Cor 14:26)
Instead, speaking the truth in love, we will in all things grow up into him who is the Head, that is, [...]

Is Your Home An Embassy?

I started reading Family Driven Faith by Voddie Baucham Jr. a few nights ago. It’s not a house church book, but I read something that really touched and challenged me. It totally fits with house churches. Here’s the quote:
“Our homes must be rife with the aroma of love. Those who visit us should notice immediately [...]

Part 2 of: Church & Finances = Oil & Water?

I have been having some great discussions around this topic since posting “Church & Finances = Oil & Water?” As a follow up, I wanted to post a comment left by Steve. This is the kind of work I am asking God to to in me, in our church network, and in the simple church [...]

Praying for the Saints

How often to pray for other believers? What do we pray for other believers?
For a long while now, I have felt somewhat inadequate in my prayers for my brothers and sisters in Christ. I want the family of God to be blessed and strengthened and helped… but what should I actually be asking God for [...]