PLANT A SIMPLE CHURCH AT HOUSE
“If you want to plant something that lasts a season, plant a flower. If you want something that
lasts a lifetime, plant a tree. If you want something that lasts for eternity, plant a church”.
David J. Hesselgrave
Empower my house
for the mission
A convention of simple churches at houses organized by the Global Simple Church at House Network
A simple church at house missions convention
Tuesday – Sunday ✦ December 2-8, 2024
Boston, Massachusetts
Get notified when early registration opens for October 1, 2024
An affordable missions convention
for singles and families who want to Empowering their House for Mission.
The ESSENTIAL SKILLS
Morning Class Series
- SKILL #1 — How to connect with people you already know — Friendship Mapping
- SKILL #2 — How to connect with people who have similar hobbies and interests — Finding New Friends
- SKILL #3 — How to connect with strangers — Prayer walking
- SKILL #4 — How to build & share your personal story in less than 15 seconds
- SKILL #5 — How to draw the Gospel story in less then 3 minutes on a napkin — The 3 Circles
- SKILL #6 — How to discern people’s response to the Gospel picture — Green light, Yellow light, Red light
- SKILL #7 — How to help people take their next step Spiritually — Simple tools to use.
- SKILL #8 — But I’m busy! — How to make a plan and work your plan.
Breakout classes
Morning & Afternoon
Thursday Morning Classes
- Personal Victory — How to avoid the pitfalls of money, sex, and power. (Or, how to overcome temptations, strengthen character, and live a victorious and fulfilling life.)
- Personal Healing — Help, hope, and healing for mental, emotional, and physical abuse.
- People Skills — What do I do with domineering, difficult, and disagreeable people? From people who are shy to those who are domineering, to those who are disagreeable, to those who sabotage, to those who take advantage, and to those who have mental health issues, opening your home can be a sometimes odd situation. How do we turn these into God moments and not fiascos?
Thursday Afternoon Classes
- (Roundtable discussion) Understanding the war for the minds of your family. The story behind social media and how to protect you and your family. The documentary The Social Dilemma will be shown and discussed. Parental Advisory, this is a secular documentary.
- Gardening Skills — But I don’t have space to grow a garden. Now what?
- Gardening Skills — Five necessary herbal remedies, how to grow them, what they do, and how to use them.
Friday Morning Topical Classes
- Spiritually Vibrant Families (Round-table discussion) — A newly discovered “game-changer” for raising a spiritually vibrant family is a must in today’s secular world. This discovery is vital and often overlooked by conscience parents who want to see their family thrive spiritually. A video clip will be shared and discussed.
- Starting a Family Business — Very practical steps for starting a family business.
- Parenting — How to raise Daniels & Esters in a world gone wild.
Friday Afternoon Classes
- Home-Made Gifts — How to make fresh homemade bread and homemade gluten- free bread that tastes good.
- Food security — How can I grow what I eat and then eat what I grow?
- Outreach “Myths” — How to turn “busy” outreach into Kingdom work. There are all kinds of good outreach options that can keep us “busy” until Jesus comes. How do we turn outreach into long-term disciple-making friendships with people? This is a round-table group discussion.
Evening Meetings
- Tuesday — I’m Hungry!
- Wednesday — I’m Invited!
- Thursday — I’m Accepted
- Friday— I’m Living a New Life!
- Evening Communion — I’m Sent!
Five Goals for this Missions Convention.
- MASTER Essential Skills to effectively lead people to Jesus.
- NETWORK with people who have already started a house church.
- LEARN the dos and don’ts of missional house churches. Avoid common mistakes.
- INTEGRATE your skills, hobbies, and interests with practical mission work.
- SHARE God’s end-time prophetic story in the mission field where you live.
“Of 318 million Americans, 208 million (about 60%) are not interested in walking into the front doors of a conventional church.” ~ Alan Hirsch
In their new book, Church Refugees: Sociologists Reveal Why People Are DONE With Church But Not Their Faith, Dr. Josh Packard and Ashleigh Hope set out to understand the widespread phenomenon of church decline. Their latest research reveals that “of the 318 million people in America, approximately 104 million (33%) have left the church.”
Our interviews indicate that the dechurched are among the most dedicated people in any congregation. They often work themselves into positions of leadership in an attempt to fix the things about the church that dissatisfy them before ultimately deciding their energies could be better spent elsewhere. In other words, the dechurched were the “doers” in their congregations.”
During this convention, you will learn how to: Effectively share God’s end-time invitation in the mission field where you live.