RAC's practical Strategy for New Testament-Style House Church Gatherings:
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Starting a House Church
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Establish a clear vision
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Establish a Core Group
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Establish a Target Population
2. Functioning as a House Church
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Prototyping
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The Format of House Church Meetings: key elements presented in every meeting to ensure health, balance and focus-
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Welcome (Ice-breaker)
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Worship (Praise and prayer)
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Word (discussion Bible Study)
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Works (mutual ministry time including prayer, prophecy, or problem-solving)
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Witness (engaging in or planning for an outreach activity)
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Organizational Matters: Frequency, When to meet, Length, Place, size, type, decision making, and children.
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Community Life: building spiritually transforming relationships in everyday life and ministry.
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One-on-one discipleship chain: a spiritual coach, mentoring the youth
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Expect the Supernatural!
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The role of House church leaders: Shepherding, strategizing.
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The training of House church leaders: Intentional leadership development once a month, Apprenticeship, formal training.
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The financial support of House church leaders: local leaders, mobile leaders.
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Growing a House church
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Reaching out to Christians
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Reaching out to non-Christians
4. Birthing New House churches
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Multiplying new groups
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Planting new groups
5. Networking House Churches
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Reasons for networking
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Practical ways of networking
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Regional and national (people groups) networks (Zdero, 2004, pp.91-113).
