What it Means To Be a Part of The
Simple Church Network
What is a Simple Church?
Simple - This is the basis of this initiative, simple. Simple things are reproducible. Jesus didn't make things complicated. He gave a low entry point and trained and deployed people to start a movement. That is our hope and prayer for this generation. Recruit. Train. Deploy for movement
Church - We follow the 9 elements listed in the book of Acts on what a church is. It doesn't matter the size, it matters what you focus on. We focus on those 9 elements. It's a Simple Church.
How does it work?
Disciple Making: The Mission
Jesus gave us His last command in Matthew 28:18-20. This is the foundation of our Simple Churches, because we are called to make disciple makers who make disciple makers.
Simple Churches: The Model
Simple Churches will operate from a "micro" model, connected to the Macro model. These are groups of people ranging from 12-16 and will be designed to multiply. They will all start with leaders and apprentices and can meet anywhere from homes to coffee shops.
Training: The Method
Everyone who is a part of a Simple Church will go through our Hope Dealer and Simple Church training. This will allow everyone to have basic training on what it means to live a as a missionary in their context.
Deploying: The Missionaries
Simple Churches will function as a missions organization, training and deploying ordinary followers of Jesus to do extraordinary things for Jesus where they live, work, learn and play.
How will it function?
7-Week Rhythm
The Pathway
This pattern of 7-week rhythms will repeat throughout the year in order to develop consistency. They will be comprised of 3/3rd's groups, serving, parties and family reunions.
The Gathering
3/3's Groups
(4 weeks) There are 3 components. Look back, Look up, Look ahead. There are 9 total elements. That means 9 different people can be trained to be a part of the group leading. This is a true apprentice model that multiplies.
Serving
Serve The City
(1 week) Each Simple church will identify a need in the city and one week in the 7 week rhythm will be serving together.
These will be things that not only benefit our city but give opportunities to share the hope of Jesus.
Party Time
The Invitation
(1 week) Disciple making movements are built on obedience to Jesus and relationship building. The party is designed to invite people into an environment that is non-threatening to them so they can be around Jesus followers and have fun. From here, as the Spirit leads, we invite to a Simple church.
Family Reunion
Celebrate
(1 week) The seventh week we will bring all of the Simple Churches together to celebrate what Jesus is doing. We will either go to one of the churches in our city and worship, or do our own corporate gathering in the city.
What can you do?
Join Us
Are you ready to have ownership of something? Are you ready to make a difference like you never have before? Are you ready to live a life as a Hope Dealer? Come be a part of a Simple Church.
Donate To The Cause
Simple Churches have no traditional funding streams. We will be able to go further faster fully funded. Even the leaders of our Simple Churches have to raise their own salaries and live as missionaries. Will you help us?
Pray. Pray. Pray.
This movement will not happen without massive amounts of people seeking Jesus and asking Him to move through the power of the Holy Spirit. WIll you commit to pray for us regardless if you join us?
Get The Word Out
Would you be willing to tell people about Simple Churches? As you know, in this world the things that go viral are the things that are talked about the most. Let's make the hope of Jesus the most talked about thing in this world today. Help us make this a viral movement.
The Future
The Innovation Lab
Simple Church will operate similar to X Company. We will try to attract people who are willing to aggressively go after new things to implement real and lasting change through the hope of Jesus.
The Lab will be a place where maps of the city hang on the walls and are constantly being prayed over and met with strategy and Holy Spirit leading to take on the city as Hope Dealers for Jesus.
The Training Center
This will be a dedicated space to do nothing but train and equip people to get them ready for deployment to the places they live, work learn and play.
This will be an environment set up to train successfully. It will aesthetically pleasing and a cool environment that people want to be in.
Interns
This is going to be key and crucial to the success of Simple Churches. The goal would be to attract Gen Z to come and intern and fall in love with Jesus, surrender their lives, be trained and deployed to be Hope Dealers.
Gen Z wants to have ownership in something to let their voices be heard.
This will be a unique opportunity to do that on a global scale for something that will actually change the world.