Check out www.simplechurchinfo.com for ideas on simple church – and there is also a page on small groups that is very helpful. While the material on simple church is designed specifically for Adventists, others will also find this an excellent resource.
Date Archives → August 2008
Is it Church?
A good friend, Dave Lawton, is quietly cultivating a network of church plants in Melbourne. He writes: You have to check out a great ministry that the workers call 'HR' (House of Restoration). Although they are a charity, it sure looks like Church planting to me! Tommy (the founder) told me 'we don't want to… Continue reading
Bible Discussion = New Church!
The pastor of the Geelong Adventist Church (Australia), John O’Malley, is supporting members who are planting a new church in the suburb of Norlane. Just a month ago the core team of 10 began a simple Bible discussion, meeting in a Hungarian church hall on Saturdays from 2.30 to 4.00 pm. On their third weekend… Continue reading
‘Prayer Station’ @ Walmart
The 'prayer station' has been set up only three times so far – with over 100 responses. Read more.
Alphabet City Cafe becomes Church
Alphabet City Cafe is a bustling commercial cafe on High Street, Northcote (an inner northern suburb of Melbourne, Australia). There are four or five large crowded rooms – walls decorated with the works of local artists – where friends meet for coffee or a meal to talk, read, catch up. The rooms are open to each other –… Continue reading
Local church plants 8!
As the demographics of the northern suburbs of Melbourne changed, what were once vibrant churches declined. Northern Community Church of Christ came about through the merging of four of these dying churches. But this was not just a survival strategy. Phil McCredden – who has been the team leader for 12 years – had the… Continue reading