“Exactly 100 people turned up for our third outreach worship service at the Koondoola Community Centre in the Mirrabooka area (Perth, Western Australia),” reports church planter John Horvath. “There was singing, prayer, fellowship, a ‘sermon’ and then small group discussion to apply the principles in the ‘sermon’.” The 44 children joined craft groups – and… Continue reading
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Re:vive in Melbourne!
It will surprise re:vive in Grantham (England) that as of yesterday (Saturday 24 March) there is also a re:vive in Melbourne (Australia). It came as a surprise to me too! Click read more to check out & share your comments (and if you are involved – tell us what it means to you).
Church Planters Go Door-knocking!
Determined to search out & know the spiritual experience of every person in their communities, an increasing number of planters are finding non-threatening ways to visit every home in their areas. In Berkley – a community of 6,000 ‘working class’ people in Wollongong (south of Sydney), a Church Army (Anglican) team has begun a… Continue reading
Re-imagine Christianity
For those seeking to express Christian faith in new relevant & biblical ways – check out an exciting church-plant type project that is beginning in New York City called FAITH HOUSE Manhattan. You will find inspiration and pick up key insights from this project endorsed by Brian McLaren & Tony Campolo and being led by Adventist… Continue reading
Quiet Church – Let God be God!
The idea was born in the Copenhagen Cathedral. “The aim of Quiet Church is to provide a peaceful space where people can be with God,” says Henrik Jorgensen, Dean of Students at Newbold College. Read more about Quiet Church in Emerging Stories. This could be one alternative for “noisy church” – and provide rest for hassled… Continue reading
REMIX – the story!
This is a story worth reading – the emerging Remix church plant for teenagers in Copenhagen. It started as a teen club, Plug In.
Typical Church transitions to Missional
“Over the last couple of years our church has transitioned from a fairly typical Glen Osmond Baptist Church to GO Christian Network, an extended family of missional communities,” says the pastor, Andrew Turner – who is also the Emerging Church Facilitator for Baptists in South Australlia. The GO Christian Network communities include a simplified Sunday-in-a-church-congregation,… Continue reading
3 New Church Plants on 1 Day!
The pastor of Landsborough Adventist church (on the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, Australia) launched three new church plants on one day. With over-crowding in the parent church it was agreed that a group from the 40 members living around Maleny (20 km west) would hive off to form the core team of a new plant. Arrangements… Continue reading
THE WATERING HOLE – a Vision!
Rosemary Lethbridge is researching (at the desk, on foot and in prayer) in preparation to plant a new church for the “indigenous majority population” (IMPS) in Greater Southampton, England. “IMPS are at the far left of the Engel's scale and Southampton is among the most affluent areas of the UK – so God has a… Continue reading
RE:VIVE at the Carnival
"Last year we had a stall at the carnival in Grantham (England) and this year we did it again," says Fiona Selvage. This year the re:vive planting team painted jungle animals onto kid's faces for their next set of programs for re:vive kids is following this theme. “We now have about 18 children from the community coming… Continue reading