Gathering in Homes: Sharing Meals Around Dining Room Tables; Having Fellowship, Prayer, the Lord’s Supper, the Singing of Songs and Hymns, and the Reading, Studying, and Discussion of Scripture on Living Room Couches

Contributors… Not Consumers

Participants… Not Spectators

Focused on Multiplication… Over Addition

Letting Go of the Expectation of Merely Coming to “Be Fed” When We Meet… and Instead Encouraging Each Person to “Feed on Jesus, Prayer, and the Word” All Week Long and Coming Ready To Both “Give and Receive”

Fostering an Intentional Return to Simplicity When We Gather… Over Big Productions or Well-Rehearsed Performances

Incorporating the Whole Family: Creating an Atmosphere Where Children are Invited to Come Alongside Their Parents to Worship, Pray, Sing, Learn, and Discuss Scripture Together as a Family Unit

Creating the Space, Liberty, and Holy Spirit Freedom for Individuals to Practice, Learn, and Grow in Their Spiritual Giftings: Intentional Surrender of Strict Agendas and Time Constraints

Forming Deeper Connections and Relationships in Purposefully Smaller Gatherings… So No One Unintentionally Goes Unseen and Unknown or Fades Into a Crowd

Emphasizing the Priesthood of “All” Believers… Over Professional Christianity

Not “Going” to Church as Though It Were a Place, Building, or Service to “Attend”… but Growing in What it Means for Believers to “Be” the Church

Actively Serving Our Communities: Obeying Jesus’s Command to Fulfill the Great Commission Right Where We Live

Sharing the Gospel and Continually Pointing to Jesus… Rather Than a Unique Brand