tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post116549655952934762..comments2023-11-02T07:47:10.433-04:00Comments on Vindicated: House Church: MisconceptionsKylehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14641068117855718120noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1167324656501120672006-12-28T11:50:00.000-05:002006-12-28T11:50:00.000-05:00There have been so many different forms of house c...There have been so many different forms of house churches emerging (oops!) over the last 60 years or so that almost anything anyone says about house churches must be true of one or more of them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1165581559281199522006-12-08T07:39:00.000-05:002006-12-08T07:39:00.000-05:00Thanks, Simon. That's a great point, Brianna. I th...Thanks, <B>Simon</B>. <BR/><BR/>That's a great point, <B>Brianna</B>. I think it's okay to think one is doing some things right, but never to get nasty. May the Lord keep us from all of that.<BR/><BR/>Though I do wonder - what, in theory, keeps traditional congregations that meet in a building and uphold an "attractional" model of mission from "cutting themselves off from the body and forming their beliefs around the person that shows the strongest personality"? In my experience, <I>nothing</I>. <BR/><BR/>Cheers!Kylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14641068117855718120noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1165540510823415042006-12-07T20:15:00.000-05:002006-12-07T20:15:00.000-05:00I really believe the basis of Saddleback ministrie...I really believe the basis of Saddleback ministries tries to do both. I know a couple places that follow a similar approach as them and have a lot of focus on small groups as being the core of fellowship and belief, not the building we go to once a week.<BR/><BR/>The most difficult thing I find in many house churches is a sense of esotericism. Without intending to, many cut themselves off from the rest of the body and form their beliefs to the person that shows the strongest personality. I am definately not saying that yours seems to reflect this. I have seen a lot that do, though. I have yet to see a christian movement that doesn't have a lot of the "I'm so sorry you don't really know the 'real' way to have a relationship with Christ." I have to constantly review my own attitude to get rid of that nastiness.<BR/><BR/>It is really cool that you are examining issues that have presented themeselves in groups that are similar. It is always a wise thing to do.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4009348.post-1165515501570379882006-12-07T13:18:00.000-05:002006-12-07T13:18:00.000-05:00KyleI share your vision of a housechurch as being ...Kyle<BR/><BR/>I share your vision of a housechurch as being a full cross section of the community ratherthan homogenous, and I share your stress on taking the message to the people rather than expecting them to come to church.<BR/><BR/>The questions of Liturgy, authority and Biblical interpretation are separate debates that don't have to fall along the same 'party' lines as house church v building church.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com