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There are various names for these, house church, organic church, home church and others who have no particular title. There are also traditional churches who are transitioning to a simpler church model. Micro-church is not an organization, it’s an organism. It’s a generic name we simply use for those who seek to see greater cross-pollination among those following the early church model. We all realize that the names are not the issue…it’s the purpose. The common goal is to revisit the truths of the early church, restore Christ as the Head of the church and once again see the world turned upside down. Those who have journeyed down this path have learnt many different aspects of these truths and have much to share. They also have various gifts and talents which need to be shared across the Body. Equally important they also realize that they need to receive from others and the rewards that this brings. Let no one cheat you of your reward … holding fast to the Head, from whom all the body, nourished and knit together by joints and ligaments, grows with the increase that is from God and the rewards that come from it. Col. 2:18-19 We want to hear what the Lord is doing throughout the country; the good the not so good, the failures… “warts and all” stories. As one person put it, “After 15 years of doing home church I can’t exactly tell you what to do, but I can tell you what not to do!” Many of those I have talked to have sensed for some time the need to bring different parts of the Body together for the purpose of finding out what is working and what is not. That’s why we call it a summit … not a conference. This means it's not about a mountain of teaching sessions, but centering on resource sharing, learning from one another and then spend time building relationships with those we consider Godly appointments. We look forward to catching up with all the locals and those from overseas and interstate. Stuart Gramenz Convenor |
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