Tag Archives: Home Church Principles

Worship in its fullest will include all spectrum of emotion. Our adoration for God is not complete until we are willing to be completely exposed to him. As our comfort level within the church grows, we will slowly become willing to expose those emotions for God within the trust of the church group. We acknowledgeContinue reading “Adoration”

Mentoring, not Discipleship. Mentoring is the growth a mentor encourages in the direction that the mentee chooses. Discipleship is the choice to pursue a life based on the design, principles, and teachings of another. In other words, a church member can mentor another church member. However, a church member should not be a disciple ofContinue reading “Mentoring”

Answering the Great Commission is the thrust of evangelism. God calls each of us, as individuals, to go out two-by-two. “Going out” doesn’t have to mean all should become preachers. Rather, evangelists are those who willingly and outwardly share the joy of life as children of God made possible by the sacrifice of Christ andContinue reading “Evangelism”

This should be understood as sharing in our daily lives, not simply sharing opinions, personal stories or knowledge. The true essence of a church community is sharing ourselves for the edification of each other as we seek God and he sanctifies us. Within the time of worship, sharing is exposing our hopes, our fears, ourContinue reading “Sharing”

Teaching – We believe that teaching consists of both lecture and discussion. However, lecture, with its original meaning being “to read’ is 80% reading of Scripture. Scribes and priests would read Scripture to the audience. Scripture is our source of “lecture” as it provides us with content and direction. Scripture controls our thought process. TheContinue reading “Teaching”