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Some call them house churches. Some call them organic churches. Some
call them simple churches. We prefer to just call them churches. They
are rapidly multiplying, simple communities of believers, meeting in
homes, offices, campuses, wherever God is...
You are church before you do church. This is one of
the fueling insights of the missional church movement. This isn't a new
idea...but it is pretty provocative, especially when one considers its
implications. If we take Jesus at his word when he say...
Organic Church. I've been using this term for around
fifteen years now. Today it's become somewhat of a clay word, being
molded and shaped to mean a variety of different things by a variety of
different people.
T. Austi...
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Dear Rich [1],
As I began to think about leadership for simple, organic churches, one
major thought came to my mind. Jesus was a cross-cultural
revolutionary who came and turned the world upside down. One only has
to read the Sermon on the Mount to understand that following Christ
makes no worldly sense – to be poor in spirit, to rejoice when
persecuted, and to mourn are all counter-cultural ways of life and
thinking. And, this Jesus is our best example for leadership. I have
always been amazed that during discussions on leadership people so
often revert to examples from the Old Testament and examples from
successful organizational leadership rather than simply focusing on
what Jesus said and did. Is not Jesus our greatest and best example?
And, His example is that He had no political or organizational power,
no wealth, no school, no position, nor any possessions. He had no
authority except that authority which was derived from His
relationships.
Hello Friends
The church is the extension of the “missio Dei.” As Jesus was God in flesh, the church is to be the presence of Christ Jesus on earth. The mission of Jesus is now the mission of the Church. Peter Wagner points out that, “The mission of the church is so to incarnate itself in the world that the gospel of Christ is effectively communicated by word and deed…”1
