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Why
have an organic church planting Greenhouse?
There's a movement afoot in postmodern America. It's
a movement toward spirituality...into relationships...for
purpose. People are looking for these things---and they
are finding them---in the occult, self-made religions,
and grass roots social action groups. And sadly, it's
a movement away from church. People just aren't waking
up on Sunday morning saying, "HEY, I think the church
is what I need to provide meaning and hope!" What's
more, there's a lot of Christian people and leaders
who are longing to do church in a fresh, more "organic"
way.
It's time for the church in America to learn how God
is moving with power in the growing church around the
world. It's time for us to sit at the feet of missionaries
and martyrs who have quietly planted the gospel in places
of hardship...and still seen incredible fruitfulness.
It's time for us to make choices that might mean we
trade in our personal dreams and visions for the glory
of God and the gladness of all peoples.
The
Organic Church Planters' GREENHOUSE
The Organic Church Planters' GREENHOUSE provides
a supportive environment for Christian leaders who are
choosing to function in ways similar to the apostolic
role of the New Testament. It is for leaders who aren't
just interested in planting a church---but rather, in
churching a whole city and a region. It's for those
who are willing to get their hands dirty in the soil
of lost people. It's for those wanting to make a globalocal
impact from the ground up.
The
Greenhouse components
The GREENHOUSE retreat gets the process started.
During an informative weekend, church planters gather
from a local region for a comprehensive overview of
the organic church planting process. Via "the Big
Picture", this retreat brings the organic approach
to life and gives a compelling and exciting framework
for reproducible church planting.
The GREENHOUSE Monthly Gatherings follow the Retreat
with tools, skills and connections with other leaders.
These gatherings happen once a month, usually for about
three hours in the evenings or on weekends so as to
include bivocational Christian leaders. Each gathering
will equip particiapants for a greater harvest of disciples,
leaders and churches through teaching, interaction,
worksheets, reflection, worship, prayer and relationships.
Who
is the Greenhouse for?
· Regional Church Planters
· Members of City Reaching Teams concerned about Churching
their City
· College/Seminary Students who want real life Church
Planting experience
· Alpha course leaders
· Lighthouses of prayer-care-share
· Pastors who attended the GlobaLocal Convergence Seminar
· Pastors & Outreach Leaders in local Church Planting
Churches
· Denominational Leaders who oversee Church Planting
· Individuals & Families preparing for the Mission Field
· Pastors & Youth Pastors in transition
· Bi-vocational Ministers / working Professionals with
a passion to make & multiply Disciples
· And especially new believers/workers coming out of
the harvest.
Contact person
Dan Grether, email dgrether@missionspokane.org
or call
509-468-4855
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Speakers bio
Organic
Church Planting
Life
Transformation Groups
Organic Greenhouse
2004
Pastoring in the GlobaLocal
CONVERGENCE seminar infomation
Conversations
seminar information
ReEmergence of
the GlobaLocal Church
Life
Transformation Groups
Read an article on organic church planting at
http://www.fimi.org/organic_church_planting.htm
If you'd like more information, you can visit the organic
church planting web page at
www.organicchurchplanting.org.
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