What Are Missional Communities?
A short great explanation of what missional community is all about. As we are in the beginning stages of this new work, I have a growing sense that a missional mindset (see core values blog post) must be present from the beginning. I continue to pray that each person individually and each simple church collectively … Read more
1.19.11 Update
Well the ball is rolling! It has been a great blessing to hear from many of you about Sunday. I know that God is doing some great things in our group and I can’t wait for everyone to be as encouraged as I have been from all the stories from the different simple churches. This … Read more
Core Values
Here are the “core values” that were identified in the simple church network vision class. Over the course of the next several weeks, we will work together fleshing out these values during morning gatherings at FAC (10:45 in Dinning Room). Together we will examine how these Biblical values impact church authority, giving, ministry to children, … Read more
Letter to First Alliance Members
Hello First Alliance! Thank you for allowing me to brief you on the “church plant.” By God’s grace and leading, and the blessing and encouragement of Steve Elliot and the entire FAC staff, a team from our church is planting a network of simple churches. In a simple church network, the “front door” of the … Read more
What is Simple Church?
This would be a great place to start if you have come to this blog in an attempt to figure out what in the world is going on at First Alliance with regards to the formation of a “simple church network.”
So What Are We Going To Do When We Meet?
As we approach what I am calling the “soft launch” of a simple church network (Jan 16), questions concerning what exactly we are going to do when we meet seem to keep surfacing. Perhaps you are wondering this as well? It’s amazing how tempting it can be to try and answer this question for everyone. … Read more
