Smith Cohort (3)

In the video below, Dr. Kent Smith talks about the third practice, meeting together as a family of Jesus. His comments help us understand why house church is so much more than changing venues from a special “church” building to a home. It is, in fact, a “whole different animal”. Failure to understand this has […]

House2House Conference

At this moment I’m in Dallas for the House2House National Conference. I had the privilege of facilitating the main session yesterday (Saturday) morning. Our goal was to illustrate what leadership looks like when we really take seriously the idea that Jesus is the leader. I shared with the conference this thought provoking quote from Kent […]

Kent Smith (4): Tools

What are some tools that can help people better understand and engage the vibrant community life we have been considering? Let me suggest three: · Keep reading—and engaging with—”Stories From the Revolution“. With your help we’ll continue to work to make this blog a steady source of practical and encouraging interaction with the growing community […]

Kent Smith (3): Conditions for Community Formation

What conditions are needed for vibrant families of Jesus to form? This is a big question—but a great place to look for answers is to notice what Jesus actually did and taught. Two factors he seemed to think were important are: · People of Peace: God-prepared individuals and communities who are ready to receive the […]

Kent Smith (2): Distributed Divine Energy

So, just what is a vibrant family of Jesus? I’d say: a communion of people whose lifestyles are so centered in God that each person is discovering and revealing God’s unique grace through their life. The result of all these grace-gifts working together is that the whole community is a beautiful embodiment of the life […]

Kent Smith (1): Incarnations of God

From Kent Smith: Key Question: What would it take to see a vibrant family of Jesus in close reach—culturally and geographically—of every person on the planet? Why is this question key? Because it can focus our attention on what has God’s attention: a Bride who, in her many-splendored beauty, is made up of representatives of […]

A man who encourages me

Over the next few days, I going to send out a four short posts by Dr. Kent Smith. These posts are designed to help us think deeply about this idea of church as “a vibrant family of Jesus”. But, today I want to tell you why Kent encourages me. He encourages me because he is […]

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