How to raise the joy level in your group
To create a new culture of joy and peace in a practical way, we must find and amplify joy. We amplify the news of hope when we share and listen to Immanuel stories of how God has returned us to joy from our distress and restored us to shalom in God’s presence.
SASHET engages young people
The value is that church would be a “fellowship of the heart”.One practice that helps us live out that value is “checking in” using SASHET. (SASHET is an acronym for six basic emotions: Sad – Angry – Scared – Happy – Excited – Tender)Clearly, SASHET is not just for adults. In fact, children seem instinctively […]
“A true sense of family”
SASHET helps create a true sense of family (even with seminary students!). In the LK10 Community we talk about a very simple equation that explains a great deal about house church. Church = family. While this is easy to say, it is often difficult to implement because our experience of church has been anything but […]
“Practice hospitality”
“Practice hospitality.” Romans 12:13. Imagine you are going to a house church for the first time. It can be awkward (especially if you are a little introverted to begin with). What do you talk about? You wonder how this kind of church works. What are the “rules”? And, all of these other people already know […]
Vulnerability necessary for community
SASHET helps the church obey Scripture. “Weep with those who weep.” Romans 12:15. Whenever a church of almost any size meets together, it’s inevitable that there will be some who are sad. Some parent is hurting over one of their children. Someone has lost a job. Someone has experienced a death in the family. To […]
The Power of Vulnerability
I have no idea if this lady, Brene Brown, is a Christian and she certainly doesn’t quote the Bible. Nonetheless, what she says, rings true for me. “For connection to occur, we have to allow ourselves to be seen, really seen… Vulnerability is the birthplace of joy, of creativity, of belonging, of love… It’s the […]
Facebook as a community building tool
One of the reasons the church in Acts was powerful was that they met daily (Acts 2:46). But, most of our house churches only meet weekly. So, what do we do? We have to look for creative solutions! One solution is the formation of CO2s (churches of two) within each larger house church. Another solution […]
Understanding more about SASHET
In this video, Tod Brown shares some important insights about how and why we use SASHET to check in. John My 16 year old daughter and I were walking on the beach the other day. She had been home from school for about a week as she had a bad acne breakout. She had become […]