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Why doesn’t church let people take turns on Sunday morning?
Answers: All we have known is the clergy/laity system. We don’t like the idea of any other way of doing church. So we ignore the biblical doctrine of the priesthood of all believers. Martin Luther set up the focus on one man … Continue reading
Posted in a new reformation, alternative to preaching, Berry Street, body life, changes in worship, contemporary worship, group interaction, interaction, interactive, interactive church, interactive learning, interactive sermons, Luther, Martin Luther, multivoiced church, preaching, Protestant Reformation, simple church, Uncategorized, worship wars
Tagged church, church history, church services, Nashville, organic church, participatory church, Salvation Army, sermons
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Gg Meetings Make Men (And Women) Mighty!
I walked into a God-gathering (Gg) while in college and was instantly transformed as I heard ordinary people tell about their experiences with Jesus. I have never been the same. To this day I still get tears in my eyes … Continue reading
Posted in AA meeting, AA meetings, Berry Street, Gg, Global Foundation, Gregory Palamas, interactive, Janet Munn, Jesus Christ, Matthew 23:10, Meeting for Worship, Moravian prayer, organic church, participatory church, Quotations, Quotes, Salvation Army, teaching, the Cookery, TN, unprogrammed meetings
Tagged AA, Alcoholics Anonymous, effective meetings, facebook, meetings, Nashville
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Is it possible that there are much more effective ways for the church to preach and teach than one-man, weekly lecturing or sermonizing?
Posted in church sermons, interactive, interactive church, interactive learning, interactive sermons, lecture, lecture series, motivational sermons, nontraditional preaching, public speaking, pulpit ministry, Q&A, sermon, sermon-free, sermon-hearing, sermons, spectators, speech making, speeches
Tagged lecturing, preaching, religion, speaking, teaching
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Church Is Like A Swiss Army Knife
A church service is like a Swiss Army Knife — full of spiritually gifted people. It can use the same person to speak, week after week, while the others are closed down (pic 1). Or it can allow everybody to … Continue reading
Posted in How many blads in a Swiss Army Knife?, interactive, interactive church, interactive learning, Nashville, Nashville charity, Nashville church, non-church, non-liturgical, non-traditional church, nonconforming, open church, open forum, open mic, open mike, open sharing, Salvation Army, Salvation Army church, simple church, Spirit-led, Spirit-prompted, spiritual giftings, spiritual gifts, spontaneous church, Uncategorized, What is a Swiss Army Knife
Tagged Christianity, church, church-service, organic church, Swiss Army Knife
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Quantum Church Is A Leap Into Another Form Of Reality
Quantum church, like quantum mechanics, is a leap into another form of reality. Quantum physics studies the subatomic world of infinitesimally small particles and waves. The subatomic, quantum world operates differently than the world of clearly defined matter that we … Continue reading
Posted in alternative lifestyle, angels, belief system, Bible, Biblical concept, brokenness, Catherine Booth, Catholic mystics, Christian, Christian community, Christian values, church, church meetings, church program, church programs, church roles, church services, church structure, devotion, ekklesia, faith, faith-based, freedom, gifts of the Spirit, God experiment, God's authority, guidance, Holy Spirit, house church, improv, improvisation, inner peace, insight, inspiration, interactive, international movement, invisible, Jesus, Jesus Christ, joy, lifestyles, move of God, movement, Music City, Nashville, nature of God, non-church movement, non-material reality, non-traditional church, order of worship, particles, quantum mechanics, Quantum physics, Quotations, quote, Quotes, relational church, relevation, religion, religious ceremonies, religious tradition, repentance, revelation, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, self-denial, sharing, simple church, soul, soul food, spirit, Spirit-filled, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual awakening, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual interaction, spiritual warfare, spooky action, subatomic, submission, surrender, surrender to God, testimonies, testimony, The Salvation Army, The Voice, Uncategorized, voice of God
Tagged Christianity, mysticism, organic church, quantum, quantum leap, subatomic world, unprogrammed church
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Have You Ever Been To Church?
Church is more than a structured meeting. Church is spiritual life flowing through a room – Something you and everyone present can feel. Church is electricity in the air, An inner tingling, A sense of awe. A keen awareness … Continue reading
Posted in Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Christ followers, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian organizations, Christian values, church meetings, church programs, church roles, church structure, denominations, disciple making, disciples, electricity, faith, faith-based, fire of the Holy Spirit, followers of Christ, gifts of the Spirit, God experiment, God's authority, God's government, Holy Spirit, house church, hymn, improv, improvisation, interactive, Jesus, Jesus Christ, kingdom of God, ministry, non-church, non-church movement, non-traditional church, open church, participatory church, people of God, praise and worship, prayer, presence of Christ, presence of God, psalm, relational church, relevation, Salvation Army church, Salvation Army Corps, Spirit-led, spiritual formation, spiritual growth, spiritual interaction, The Salvation Army, worship
Tagged Christianity, church, organic church, religion, simple church
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Perhaps It’s Time To Cry Out To God
Cry Out Nashville was a prophetic event held in Cumberland Park, overlooking downtown Nashville, Tennessee, on Saturday, September 15, 2012. Christ-followers gathered to worship God and to cry out for spiritual awakening and revival. God is wanting believers in Nashville … Continue reading
Posted in adoration, Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Christ followers, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christian organizations, Christian values, church, church meetings, church programs, church roles, church structure, contemporary, Cry Out Nashville, Cumberland Park, evangelism, evangelistic meetings, followers, followers of Christ, house church, improv, improvisation, interactive, intercession, interdenominational, kingdom of God, missional, Music City, Nashville, non-church, non-traditional church, open church, order of worship, organic church, participatory church, praise and worship, prayer, prayer walking, prayer without ceasing, relational church, religion, religious ceremonies, repent, repentance, revival, Salvation Army Corps, Salvationists, spiritual awakening, spiritual combat, spiritual warfare, wake up, wake-up call
Tagged Christianity, Nashville, prayer, revival, Tennessee, The Salvation Army
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Should We Settle For Sunday Morning Mediocrity?
For generations people in the Western world have settled for church as usual — Sunday morning mediocrity (SMM). However, this has not always been the case. For the First Century believers, church was anything but mediocre. Gathering with other followers … Continue reading
Posted in Berry Street, Berry Street Worship Center, Bible, biblical, Biblical concept, Christ, Christ followers, Christ-centered, Christian, Christian community, Christian history, Christian organizations, Christian values, church meetings, church programs, church roles, church structure, community, conviction of sin, East Nashville, ekklesia, evangelistic meetings, faith-based, filled with the Spirit, followers of Christ, gifts of the Spirit, house church, improv, improvisation, interactive, Jesus, Jesus Christ, joy, Nashville, non-church, normal Christianity, order of worship, participatory church, post-Christianity, religious ceremonies, service, Spirit-led, spiritual, spiritual formation, The Salvation Army
Tagged Back to Church Sunday, Christianity, church history, organic church, religion
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