Archive for the ‘simple church’ Category

1 Mar

case study of two videos

Posted by smhjr in simple church.

Watch these videos and take a look at the questions at the bottom.

What was your immediate reaction to seeing each of these short films? Which of these videos impacts you more strongly? Why?

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9 Jan

this is the day

Posted by smhjr in Barna, simple church.

George Barna has just released a new study on the surge on house churches in America — including the level of satisfaction among adherents, who are the participants, the nature of their gatherings, and their relationship to the church at large — which you can read here. This is becoming a movement, it seems, that [...]

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9 Aug

organic church in alabama

Posted by smhjr in church, ecclesiology, simple church, simplicity.

From the August 4 Birmingham News:
Cullman’s organic church
New kind of ministry strips worship of modern trappings to find its elemental roots
KENT FAULK
News staff writer
CULLMAN — Breads and coffees aren’t the only organic offerings at Berkeley Bob’s Coffee House these days.
Food for the soul is dished out Thursday nights at Organic Church, a new Christian ministry [...]

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14 Jun

a couple things…

Posted by smhjr in Boston, Emergent, community, mission, simple church, theology.

First, here’s the link to a Christian Chronicle story that profiles the simple/organic/house church movement in Churches of Christ. Chrissy and I were interviewed by the author.
Second, I had a great “emergent cohort” meeting with several new friends who are modeling kingdom life in Beverly, Mass., which is about an hour north of the [...]

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22 Apr

“come back to the kitchen”

Posted by smhjr in Emergent, Lord's Supper, church planting, simple church, social justice, table.

I found this quote on a March 23 post from Tall Skinny Kiwi. It reminds me of what I said on this post a while back, except more concise.

The church began with a meal. The Church needs to come back to the kitchen and get itself sorted again. The Church needs to rethink the [...]

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18 Mar

we’re back in texas…

Posted by smhjr in Boston, Jesus, mission, simple church, social justice.

…but we don’t have to be happy about it.
While it’s great to be back with family and closer to friends, we left a little bit of our hearts in Boston this week. We love the cultural activities, the people, the food, the tight-knit community, and, yes, even the weather (hey, after years of 90 [...]

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9 Mar

leaving, etc.

Posted by smhjr in Boston, Christianity, Emergent, Jesus, United States, ecclesiology, evangelism, mission, simple church.

Well, we’re heading to Austin tomorrow, and then on to Boston on Saturday morning. We’ll be in Boston (with my folks and brother) through the following Saturday. Like I’ve mentioned in previous posts, we’ll be doing further scouting of the city, a little touristy stuff, meeting with similar-minded folks, and walking in confidence [...]

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