Frequently asked questions and answers

Simple Church at House is a global community of house churches that exist to reach Truth-seekers with
the Eternal Gospel of the Kingdom of God.

They are secular or unchurched people who are far from Jesus. They are simply done with “church”-yet hungry for word of God. They are Truth-seeking.

Research has discovered that 60% of your friends and neighbors will not walk into any conventional church.

The urgent question is, “How can we take Truth to the 60% who live next door to you?”

To add to the seriousness of this massive cultural shift, research has also discovered that in the last 10 years, over 104 million “doers” have left their local churches.

What is a “doer”? “Doers” are people who want to reach their community. “Doers” accept church offices and positions such as elder, deacon, personal ministries director, church treasurer, children’s teacher, etc. “Doers” preach and give Bible studies. And “doers” pour their time and energy into their conventional church-with the hope of creating a place they can invite their friends and neighbors to.

The members of conventional church may be hard-working, loving, and sincere. But they are up against a drastic change in our culture. The question remains, What about the 60%!?
Simple Church at House has found a very effective way to reach them.

How do we know it is effective? Over the past 12 years, 51% of the attendance in Simple Churches at Houses on weekends has been secular and/or unchurched people.

Simple Churches at Houses provide the best opportunity for the greatest number of people to actually hear and accept God’s end-time invitation.

As modern missionaries, we take seriously the Word of God, the Spirit of God, and mission of God to bring the gospel to every person in this generation, through vision of planting Simple Churches at Houses.

Time is short. Please prayerfully consider starting a Simple Church at House in your home..

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What is the common denominator in the following sentences?

• I don’t like our pastor.
• I don’t like the music in our church.
• I’m having some theological questions and want to try out my own methods.
• I don’t like traveling so far to church.
• I don’t want to be accountable.
• I want to keep my tithe and offerings; I need them for my own expenses.
• I just want to worship God.

While some of these reasons don’t sound particularly bad, overall they represent a self-centered religious consumerism.

Good reasons to plant a Simple Church at House? To reach the unreached people with the Everlasting Gospel. Simple Church is front-line missionary work, not an “escape” from your current church situation.

Each Simple Church at House begins with CORE4 (it is the central core of 4 people), 4 adults which often consist of 02 missionary minded families. But the CORE4 team can be a mix of single and married adults.

(2) Co-leaders provide spiritual leadership and general oversight, for both adults and children.
(1) Host Coordinator arranges logistics: house location, food/meals, and creates an all around warm and friendly atmosphere.
(1) Details Coordinator serves as assistant treasurer, clerk, and takes care of secretarial items. This person also works with the Simple Church treasurer that serves your country.
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You can still move forward. In Matthew 10, Jesus send out His missionaries in teams of two (a “CORE2” missionary team). There are some situations where it is impossible to find a CORE4 team. In these cases a CORE2 or a CORE3 are able to start a new simple church. Two is the minimum.

Keep in mind there are advantages and disadvantages to starting with a CORE2 or CORE3 team. The big advantage is you can still move forward and will grow your CORE4 team out of the harvest. This is what overseas missionaries have done for years. With God’s help, all things are possible.

The primary disadvantage is the loneliness CORE2 and CORE3 teams can often experience in their missionary work. It is advised that CORE2-3 teams spend extra time in prayer.

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Cell Church and small groups still follows the basic Constantine format: weekend (Shabath o Sunday) celebration worship services which usually take place in a public setting plus a pastor/staff who plans and coordinates the worship service. The cell groups meet during the week as do most small groups. Additionally, the purpose of the cell group or small group is to serve the goals and growth of the larger church.

The Simple Church at House promotes the New Testament Church model, the Church that Jesus established and the Church that the Disciples of the first three centuries multiplied throughout the world then known.
The Simple Church at House today is an autonomous, independent church (it is not part of any denomination or religious organization), It has all the Biblical authority and with a clear vision and mission; which is to fulfill the Mission of bringing the message of salvation and the Glorious Presence of Jesus to each person through the Vision from house to house to the last house to each person throughout the world in this generation.

The Simple Church at House is the smallest church in the world because it is made up of 4 to 16 disciples.

The Simple Church at House is the largest Church in the world because it is linked to the Planting Network of Churches at House throughout the World.

On average, 10-35 people. But Simple Churches at House begin with 2-4 people, what we call the CORE4 team (it is the central core of 4 people).

Simple churches at house were the norm in the New Testament, as believers shared the Gospel of Christ in a secular culture similar to what is now seen in North America. We have come full circle. Today we again live in a secular western culture. House church may be new to us, but it is a very old “new” idea.