When we talk about church gatherings, we often fall into one of two extremes:

1. Super libertarian

2. Super controlled

Both ends of the spectrum have value in the right context, but what happens when we go outside the box and stop turning one dial to 100% and the other to 0%?

That's what Art Thomas us understand today, as he shares how his organization has built a local house church network...and why they took the unusual step of officially organizing it instead of leaving it cranked to 100% "freedom".

Jeremy and Art discuss thinking outside the box, how to decide if you should officially organize, how to disciple people within a house church setting, and how to build engaged groups (since most people are used to passive worship services).

In this episode, we talk about:

0:00 Intro

2:37 From unconventional church plants to thriving house church network

15:11 How freedom to think outside the box encourages disciple-making

25:32 Should your house church group officially organize?

32:28 House church network governing structure

38:14 Defining discipleship

47:23 How to activate people's gifts after (potentially) decades of passivity in worship services

Mentioned:

Art's Website: https://www.artthomas.org/

Roots Church Website: https://www.rootsag.org/

Gospel Houses: How Everyday Christians can Make Disciples At Home by Art Thomas:  https://www.amazon.com/dp/1959547011/

The Heavenly Man: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0825446775/

Letters To The Church by Francis Chan: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0830776583/

Revolution by George Barna: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0096VZ85G/

Family on Mission by Mike Breen: https://www.amazon.com/dp/0999898108/

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