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Simple Church
A simple church is a spiritual family that meets Christ together, not a building or a program. This hub explains the model and how it connects to the wider disciple-making movement.
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Key Articles
What Is a Simple Church?
A simple church is a spiritual family that has Christ as King in the areas of loving God, loving others, and making disciples. What house churches are, why people join them, and their core characteristics.
How to Start a Simple Church
How to start a simple church without a building, a budget, or a staff. Make a few disciples, gather them as a spiritual family, and give them a rhythm that reproduces.
What Makes a Church a Church?
What makes a gathering an actual church, not just a Bible study? A simple handy guide, the five W's of a church drawn from Acts 2:36-47, and how to tell if your group is one.
What Makes a Church Healthy?
Church health is not organized into existence. It emerges as a church takes ownership of the kingdom. A handy guide to the signs of a healthy church you can watch for.
Your First Simple Church Gathering
Exactly what to do at your first simple church gathering: who to invite, what to bring, and a simple Three Thirds format that moves from welcome to worship to obeying the Word.
When a Discipleship Group Becomes a Church
When does a discipleship or discovery group cross the line into being a church? The signs to watch for from Acts 2, and how to help a group step into being one on purpose.
How a Simple Church Starts Another Church
Simple churches multiply by sending, not splitting. Here is how a healthy simple church reproduces: DNA built in from the start, a disciple sent into a new oikos, and a new church born.
Church Waffle
The Church Waffle: 12 practices of a healthy church, each paired with a command of Jesus and a Bible story you can use to train disciples.
What Are the Commands of Christ?
Jesus told his followers to obey everything he commanded. Here is what the commands of Christ are, where to find them, and how to start obeying one.
Three Thirds Bible Study Process
The Three Thirds Bible Study is a powerful tool for observing, interpreting, and applying Scripture in community. Learn more about it and unlock the potential of the Word.
