Category Archives: organic church in institutional church

Faith-based facilitation–sharing karios moments in ekklesia.

Posted on February 2, 2017 by Steve Simms

Preaching proclaims. Faith-based facilitation demonstrates! Since March of 2008, my wife and I have been sharing karios moments in ekklesia with beautiful people at The Salvation Army Berry Street in Nashville, Tennessee. The experience has been so amazing that I wrote … Continue reading →

Posted in Berry Street, Beyond Church, Bible, compassion, General John Gowans, General John Larsson, Greek word, Holy Spirit, listening, listening skills, listening to God, organic church, organic church in institutional church, Salvation Army Corps, The Salvation Army, Uncategorized, War Cry | Tagged , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

An experience while in ekklesia

Posted on December 21, 2015 by Steve Simms

Yesterday while meeting in ekklesia at The Salvation Army Berry Street, I kept feeling my phone vibrating in my pocket. I would then put my hand on the phone, but it wasn’t vibrating. This happened over and over. Finally words … Continue reading →

Posted in 1 Corinthians 14, birth of Christ, birth of Jesus, Christmas, dropped calls, gifts of the Spirit, house church, Matthew 10:19, open church, organic church, organic church in institutional church, oxymorons, prophetic, prophetic insight, simple church, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

Why not schedule a “Jesus 12” in your church service?

Posted on March 23, 2015 by Steve Simms

Why not schedule a “Jesus 12” in your church program? –A “Jesus 12” is 12 unprogrammed minutes during a church service where the living, resurrected Jesus is allowed to be the leader and people are free to go to an … Continue reading →

Posted in 12 minutes, Easter, Follow Me, I am the way, making church more organic, making church more participatory, organic church, organic church in institutional church, putting Jesus in the church program, resurrection, testimonies in church | Tagged , , , , , , | 9 Comments