John Wesley’s mother births a church

John Wesley (1703 – 1791) is known as the founder of the Methodist movement which transformed the England of his day and then spread around the world.  At the heart of that movement were small groups that are similar to the house churches of today.  But, where did John learn about the value of small, […]

SASHET transforms families

The value is for connecting on the heart level.One practice that helps us live out that value is “checking in” using SASHET. By regularly “checking in” using SASHET, the simple church gatherings equip couples, families and households with a powerful transformational tool. In the video below, Hugh Brandt (who was a missionary in Africa for […]

SASHET helps us listen deeply to each other

Interview with Hobby Chapin. Hobby is a house church planter in Brighton, CO which is north of Denver. In this short interview, he explains how the SASHET “tool” bonds a group and why he teaches it to every new house church that he plants.

Using the Foundation Course to start churches

One powerful way to start new churches is to have a whole group of people go through the Foundation Course (previous called the Apprenticeship) together.  The goals of this Course are to help people learn how to listen to their own hearts, to the hearts of those in their church and, most importantly, to God’s […]

“Every home a church”

In articulating the idea of “every home a church”, we are recapturing a fundamental Hebraic value. Marvin Wilson in Our Father Abraham: Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith writes… After the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem… the rabbis began to refer to the home as a miqdash me’at, that is, a “small sanctuary” or […]

How to Start a House Church

A CO2 (Church of Two) can become the nucleus or first step in starting a larger house church or simple church. Start meeting with just two people and then add more as the Lord leads. So, the CO2 is a key for church planting.