God created us for community. He wants the human race to be His dwelling place. That is the goal of everything. Everything He does is toward this …
Biblical Community: 12 Components to Being Built TogetherRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, friendship, gathering by Michael Fleming
God created us for community. He wants the human race to be His dwelling place. That is the goal of everything. Everything He does is toward this …
Biblical Community: 12 Components to Being Built TogetherRead More
Category: Godly Relationships Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, friendship, individualism by Michael Fleming
The way we live in America may seem normal to you. You've likely been doing it your whole life. But if we take a step back and look at everyone who …
3 Initial Steps To Take When You Think You Have No FriendsRead More
Category: Starting a Church Tags: christian community, church lifestyle, house church by Michael Fleming
I’d say in the last 20 years or so, there’s been a surge in people attempting church gatherings in their homes as opposed to meeting at a campus-like …
The Problem with House Churches: When Not To Try ThemRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: authority, church lifestyle, family, growth strategies by Michael Fleming
God designed it to be and then showed us that it should be both. How can a church be big and small at the same time? It must be one big …
Big vs. Small: Which Is The Right Size For A Church?Read More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: church lifestyle, evangelism, growth strategies, neighboring by Michael Fleming
Our church doesn't do any marketing, doesn't have a building or a sign that signifies its existence and doesn't have a formal name. Since that's …
A Simple Definition of Church If You Only Use The BibleRead More
Category: Church Leadership Tags: body of christ, church lifestyle, decision-making, responsibility by Michael Fleming
Summary: Why do we only choose certain individuals to make decisions for groups? Doing this violates the conditions groups need to be consistently …
4 Conditions Needed For A Church To Make Consistently Wise DecisionsRead More
Category: The Kingdom of God Tags: authority, church lifestyle, dominion by Michael Fleming
Summary: Expansion is an essential activity of God's Kingdom. God designed this to occur through his personal representatives colonizing the earth …
How Understanding Colonization Helps You Understand God’s KingdomRead More
Category: Starting a Church Tags: church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: 5 things healthy churches throughout history have had that caused them to end up thriving are a planter, a circle, a worthy mission, a …
5 Things Healthy Churches Throughout History Have In CommonRead More
Category: Church Structure & Order Tags: authority, church lifestyle, decentralization, power by Michael Fleming
Summary: Because everything we've known is from the world's system, we have a hard time making sense of how the Kingdom of God operates. But the …
This Amazing Animal Shows Us How Healthy Churches FunctionRead More
Category: Small Groups Tags: christian community, church lifestyle by Michael Fleming
Summary: The FACTS model allows groups to take stock of where they're at in their development as they journey through the phases of freedom, …
An Easy Way to Understand Small Group Development & Where Things Go Wrong (& Right)Read More