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What are house churches?

 

A ROCK House Church is made up of at least 3 people but no more than 20 (one of whom is a qualified leader). They come into unity around the Lordship and Person of Christ and His manifest presence and glory. They connect relationally with one another as a lifestyle, and meet at least once a week. They enable one another to be radical disciples of Christ, to reach the lost, to advance the Kingdom of God in all areas of life in their cities and communities, and to multiply more house churches. “ROCK” stands for Reclaiming Of Christ’s Kingdom. The passions and missions of a ROCK House Church are: Christ Himself, God’s manifest presence and glory, spreading the love of the Father by the Holy Spirit, and advancing Christ’s Kingdom.

 

House churches are spiritual families
They are people connected heart-to-heart covenantally around Christ in order to advance His kingdom. (I Cor.4:15-17; Eph. 3:14)
 
House churches are groups of friends

...unified around Christ’s love and mission.
(Mt. 11:19; John 15:12-17)

 
House churches are healing communities

...that pray for the sick, counsel the confused, carry out inner healing, set people free from curses and demonic bondage, and create such an atmosphere of acceptance and love that rejection and insecurities are displaced. (James 5:16; Matt.10:1,8)

House churches are training and equipping centers

...safe settings for people to practice leadership, management, preaching, teaching, creative ministry, spiritual gifts, and servanthood. (Matt. 28:18-20)

House Churches are missionary teams and spiritual armies

...flexible, spontaneous, organized platoons capable of reaching those who do not follow Christ and are not in spiritual families. They are dedicated to seeking and saving the lost, delivering people from demonic bondage, doing justice, and serving youth, poor, widow, orphan, and alien. (Luke 19:10; Eph. 6:10-18)

 
House churches are a lifestyle of deep intentional meaningful relationships

...that connect any time and place. Their ultimate goal is to reach lost people, and transform communities through Christ and the kingdom of God. (Acts 2:42-47, 4:32-35)

 

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