Hampton Roads Simple Church Network

Comment by Steve Lyzenga on September 9, 2008 at 2:34pm

From the hrscn web site:

Who is Hampton Roads Simple Church Network?

* Hampton Roads Simple Church Network is a network of simple, organic, house churches in the Hampton Roads region of southeastern Virginia.
* There is nothing to join, there are no dues to pay, and there is no personality to submit to but Christ. It is a simple voluntary relationship with one another expressed from congregation to congregation.
* We are inclusive of all followers of Jesus Christ, who proclaim Him as their God, their King, and their Lord. Our only written creed is the Bible.
* We are diverse from many different denominational and historical backgrounds.
* We have no centralized governing body, but recognize the relationship we all have with one another being submitted to one another under Christ.
* We welcome the gifts the Lord has given the church to equip her to do the works of the ministry (apostles, prophets, evangelists, shepherds and teachers) but do not see them as positions within a hierarchy but servants functioning in their gifting.
* We have no clergy/laity divide, but honor the priesthood of every believer and their personal responsibility to grow in Christ.
* We stay connected through our voluntary relationships with one another and serve, love and minister to one another based upon those relationships.
* We desire to cooperate with other expressions of church in our region without being exclusive or judgmental, but expressing our love for one another in unity and truth.
* We desire to serve our community in unity in order to bring about transformation, renewal and demonstrate the kingdom of God.

Comment by Don Davis on September 15, 2008 at 3:40pm

Hi folks - we need a list of all the house/simple churches in our region. If you know of some have them contact me and we can put them up on the web site - www.hrscn.org - Thanks!

Comment by Don Davis on October 9, 2008 at 8:20am

I just updated the Hampton Roads Simple Church Website - go take a look! http://www.hrscn.org

Comment by Don Davis on December 6, 2009 at 5:54pm

We have added a ning site for Hampton Roads Simple Church Network. You can find it at: http://hamptonroadssimplechurchnetwork.ning.com/

Check it out! We have also updated the HRSCN website.

Comment by Don Davis on August 14, 2010 at 9:02am

Hi folks,

Here are a few resources that may interest you:

4,000 Churches Planted in 3 Years!
Thought I would share this article with you – you may have already gotten it if you are on Roger Thoman’s email list. He shares some great points regarding planting simple churches from a doctoral dissertation written by Dave F. Hunt regarding church planting movements on East Africa. Some great insights. Be sure to download the dissertation if you want to dig deeper.

Here is the link to Roger’s article:
http://www.simplechurchjournal.com/2010/08/4000-churches-planted-in...

Here is the link to the dissertation:
http://sojourner.typepad.com/files/2009huntcpmdissertation-1.pdf

Discussing Missions, Being Missional and Reaching Communities:
Another resource that may interest you is the discussion list called “Gospel community mission Conversation.” There are several discussion groups that may be of interest to you such as “Planting Missional Churches” and “Role: Missional Community Leader” Here is the website: http://www.gcmcollective.com/

Changes to the Web Site:
Just a reminder that our “NING” site is closing since they are now charging a fee, so we can move all “Live” discussion to Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=lf#!/group.php?gid=9644435317&a... or you can also use http://www.SimpleChurch.com and join the “Hampton Roads Simple Church Network Group”. Our website at www.hrscn.org is till active and has some great resources.

Books to Read (so many books so little time!):
Now for some books that are out there that equip and encourage with a link where you can purchase the book:

• An Army of Ordinary People by Felicity Dale - http://house2house.myshopify.com/products/an-army-of-ordinary-people-1

• Jesus Manifesto: Restoring the Supremacy and Sovereignty of Jesus Christ by Leonard Sweet & Frank Viola - http://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Manifesto-Restoring-Supremacy-Sovereign...

God Bless!

Hampton Roads Simple Church Network
www.hrscn.org

Serving the Church in order to see our region transformed by the gospel of the Kingdom of Jesus Christ.

Comment by Don Davis on January 6, 2011 at 4:11pm

LEADERS, CHURCH PLANTERS, FACILITATORS FORUM:

Purpose:
1. To help one another in regards to doing simple, organic church.
2. To help one another start new simple, organic churches.
3. To help those who are leaders in more traditional models become more simple and organic.
4. To share our stories and learn from one another.
5. To develop trust, fellowship and a viable network to see the gospel of the Kingdom of God reach every portion of Hampton Roads.

Who should come?
• Simple, Organic, House church leaders, planters and those interested.
• Those who are part of a more traditional church who would like to dialogue with those who are doing church in a more simple, organic way and discover how to transition their congregation.

RSVP and get location at FACEBOOK page - http://www.facebook.com/#!/event.php?eid=178522428849277

God Bless!

Don Davis

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