menageriekeeper
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home church?
If you do, how does it work?
If you do, how does it work?
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menageriekeeper said:home church?
If you do, how does it work?
I'd like to comment but I don't know what a house church is.menageriekeeper said:Bumping for more comments....
DrRandyGrace said:Hey, Tim, help me out. What is the standard three board system?
rdwhite said:Some churches have begun using what they call small groups or cell groups. These meet in people's homes and are used for spiritual growth/discipleship in a setting away from an institutional/tradition church building. These groups may consist of different social mixes. But they are still connected back to the main church. Some may consider this to be a house church of type.
Amen, glad to hear it is working well.:applause:ktn4eg said:I just got back from my cell group a little bit ago...It was great!!! :godisgood:
rdwhite said:Amen, glad to hear it is working well.:applause:
Concerning the structure of your cell group:
Is there a designated leader, moderator, or facilitator?
Or, is the responsibility shared? If shared, do they take turns (i.e. weekly or programatically), or is it dynamic?
Is the group using a particular workbook or is it a self-designed Bible study?
menageriekeeper said:Ktn4eg, does your cell group replace the traditional church service or is it in addition to regular church services?
DrRandyGrace said:Hey, Tim, help me out. What is the standard three board system?
That it is an act of rebellion may not be true in all cases RM. It may be a reaction to a bad church situation (pharisaism, legalism, apostacy) and done in ignorance.Revmitchell said:The house church movement is born out of rebellion. It is similar to Numbers 16:
Num 16:3 They assembled themselves together against Moses and against Aaron and said to them, "You have gone too far! For all in the congregation are holy, every one of them, and the LORD is among them. Why then do you exalt yourselves above the assembly of the LORD?"
What kind of building we hold worship in is irrelevant. The house setting holds no more a true worship experience than a conventional church or a store front.
The house church movement is also idolatrous as it is focused on what man wants rather than unconditional worship of God. Focusing on man and his experience cannot be done in conjuction with true worship of God. You can have one or the other. Not both.
As far as having the 3 board system well that system can be mplemented in any building or setting. Moving to a house doesnt protect form that. And holding services in a home, conventional church building or store front are no more biblical than the others. In the end the whole movement is nonsensical.
The house churches that I personally know of have:
*An over emphasis on the man being the head of the house
*Women not allowed to: cut their hair, wear pants, wear make up, even to pray out loud in the fellowship...
*Saturday Sabbath worship
*Anti Christmas, Easter, etc.. (you know, your Christmas tree and easter eggs are pagan.)
*A strong aversion to public school (I'm not a fan of the public school system either but I'm not going to preach from the pulpit that it's a sin to send your kid to the local public school)
*Tend to grow more on disgruntled traditional church members than actually reaching the lost in the community
Before you clean my clock let it be noted: Not all house chruches are like this. Even in my own church we are prayerfully considering starting cell groups on Sunday nights with an emphasis on discipleship. The traditional Sunday night thing isn't working anymore.