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When Organic Church Goes Bad

Steve Durkac Posted on March 7, 2021 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

Organic things go bad. Fruit grows old, vegetables go rotten, and meat will decay. When it comes to organic church groups, the principle is the same. Organic church can go bad, too. I’ve been mauling over this for sometime now and because my blog gets a good deal of traffic on my Simpler Church category posts, I thought the time … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged Acts 2:42, House Church, Organic Church, Simple Church

Not Returning to Church After COVID-19?

Steve Durkac Posted on July 29, 2020 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

I have had at least three conversations in the past two weeks with individuals who have told me that when their church goes back to regular in-person worship services, they will not. All three of these people were from different congregations representing Southern Baptist, Pentecostal, and Nondenominational but all three cited a similar reason as to why they are not … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged American Church, church, COVID-19, fellowship, House Church, Micro-Church, start a house church

Will COVID-19 Change American Church?

Steve Durkac Posted on April 6, 2020 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

The COVID-19 crises is changing the ways we do life in America, and it is yet to be seen how much of those normal ways of doing life will return. I suspect a good deal of what was normal a few months ago will come back, but I also suspect a lot will not. I also suspect that it won’t … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged America, American Church, church, coronavirus, COVID-19, House Church, Simple Church

The Post-Coronavirus Church

Steve Durkac Posted on March 29, 2020 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

The coronavirus is challenging many of the ways we do life in America. Some businesses are discovering that employees can work from home, families are adjusting to actually spending more time together, and church members are realizing that a weekly formal program may not be as necessary to their personal spiritual growth as they once thought. I am guessing that … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged Brad Brisco, church plant, CrossHope Chapel, House Church, Micro-Church, Non-traditional Church, nontraditional church, Simple Church, Steve Durkac

Organic Pastor in Simple Church

Steve Durkac Posted on September 16, 2019 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

In 2006 I was working at a local hospital as a chaplain and taken back by a high number of patients who could express and articulate their personal belief in Jesus Christ and convictions in biblical doctrines, yet who also had no involvement and fellowship in any church congregation. Many of these same individuals also shared stories with me of … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged church planting, church start, House Church, Micro-Church, Organic Church, Pastor, pastoral ministry, Simple Church, start a house church

Why Not to Start a House Church

Steve Durkac Posted on December 5, 2018 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

Don’t start a house church because you want to be in charge. That’s not a good reason. Worse yet, you can not sustain a house church if you just want to be the boss. My personal opinion is that it is perhaps the one really bad reason to want to start a house church. I happen to think that starting … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged CrossHope Chapel, House Church, Organic Church, pastoral ministry, Simple Church, start a house church

We Are Church

Steve Durkac Posted on November 24, 2018 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

Francis Chan has the left the mega church world and is now focused on ministry through his We Are Church house church network. I happen to like Francis Chan and I have a greater respect for his voice when it comes to advocating for simpler and smaller church groups and communities. Here is a video clip that I like and … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged Francis Chan, House Church, We Are Church

Church Today, Evil?

Steve Durkac Posted on September 21, 2018 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

That’s what Francis Chan called it, but I would disagree with calling today’s consumerism church gatherings as out right evil, and I also think Francis Chan didn’t mean it as harshly as he said. Evil is something with an intention to deliberately harm, and I’m guessing Francis Chan meant to stress the “harm” done by a consumerism church, not that … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged American Church, Francis Chan, House Church, Simple Church

Simple Church Communities

Steve Durkac Posted on August 21, 2018 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

In a previous post I gave a definition for what I think when I use the term “Organic Pastor” and you can find that post here. In this post I would like to help you understand just what I mean when I use the term “Simple Church Communities.”  My definition of the term “Simple Church Communities” is any gathering of people for … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged church planting, House Church, Matthew 18:20, Organic Church, Simple Church, Small Group

Why We Do Age-Integrated Church

Steve Durkac Posted on June 8, 2018 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

I just watched a documentary video on the issue of children and youth leaving their parents faith and practices behind as they enter adulthood. The YouTube video documentary is embedded below and the link is too, because I am aware now that sometimes the embedded video doesn’t always show. (It is at https://youtu.be/3fKsWait2pE) We’ve all heard that upward of 80% of … Continue reading →

Posted in Fellowship Notes, Recent Posts | Tagged age-integrated, Alabama, Bible Church, CrossHope Chapel, family-integrated, House Church, Mobile, Pastor Steve Durkac, Simple Church, Sunday School, youth ministry

Why “No Pastor” in House Church?

Steve Durkac Posted on June 5, 2018 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

I consider myself an advocate of house churches, but I have long been perplexed by books, blog posts, and statements that claim an identifying mark of a house church is having “no pastor” or no leader. Usually the flip side of that coin is often explained as “the priesthood of all believers” and everyone in the house church is involved. … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged House Church, Organic Church, Pastor, pastoral leadership, Simple Church, start a house church

Professional Pastor?

Steve Durkac Posted on April 22, 2018 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

I read an account from a church pastor who recently had some work done at his home by an electrician. The electrician asked him, as the homeowner, “What do you do for a living?” To which he replied, “I am a church pastor.” The electrician, while still working with the wires in the man’s ceiling said, “So you are a … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged 1 Corinthians 9:13-14, anti-clergy, House Church, minister, Pastor, professional pastor

Smaller is Bigger

Steve Durkac Posted on February 8, 2018 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

Mega churches are great when it comes to outreach, but drawing a crowd isn’t what a pastor is called to do. Smaller gatherings is where disciples are made and souls are brought to Christ. Any executive can lead a mega church, but only a pastor can lead a small gathering of souls. Hundreds in our world are really wanting to … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged House Church, start a house church

Starting A House Church

Steve Durkac Posted on February 8, 2018 by Steve DurkacFebruary 8, 2018

A house church is not a one-size-fits-all or a cookie-cutter singular approach, but rather a zero-budget mission that is developed organically according to God’s leading and your calling. First, start with a call upon your heart. God uses pastors in His ministry and house churches that are led by pastoral care leaders are certainly following the biblical example that best … Continue reading →

Posted in Simpler Church | Tagged Bible Study, House Church, Micro-Church, Organic Church, Simple Church, Small Group, start a house church

Being the Church

Steve Durkac Posted on February 8, 2018 by Steve DurkacFebruary 8, 2018

The word church comes from the Greek word ekklesia which is defined as “an assembly” or “called-out ones” so according to the Bible, the church is the body of Christ—all those who have placed their faith in Jesus Christ for salvation. Our society has benefited from the traditional brick and mortar church building as a beacon of light in its presence and mission. However, … Continue reading →

Posted in Simpler Church | Tagged church, ekklesia, House Church, Organic Church, Simple Church

Small Church Uniqueness

Steve Durkac Posted on June 16, 2017 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

It’s not often I copy and paste from another’s blog but I can’t say it any better and I want to share these thoughts with our CrossHope Chapel fellowship and those considering God’s calling to a simple church ministry. The below words are from a January 29, 2015 post by Ben Gosden, Senior Pastor of Trinity United Methodist Church in … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged House Church, Simple Church, Small Church, Small Group

Pastoral Calling

Steve Durkac Posted on May 24, 2017 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

I am an advocate of doing church simply and a believer in the God ordained pastoral calling. However, I realize that there are voices in organic, simple, house church movements who reject the roles or at least the position of a “pastor” as belonging to institutional church. (I spoke to my concern of pastoral clergy criticism in my blog post “Critics of … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged House Church, Micro, Non-traditional Church, Organic Church, Pastor, Simple Church, Small Group

Critics of Church Styles

Steve Durkac Posted on May 24, 2017 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

Several years ago I left traditional institutional denominational church pastoral ministry and received a lot of criticism from my colleagues on planting a house/organic church fellowship. Criticism from my fellow traditional ministers didn’t surprise me as much as the criticism I received from other organic church advocates, including random unexpected emails and even letters chastising me and trying to correct … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged House Church, Micro, Non-traditional Church, Organic Church, Pastor, Simple Church, Small Group

Organic Pastor?

Steve Durkac Posted on May 24, 2017 by Steve DurkacAugust 9, 2023

Somewhere along the line of my journey with CrossHope Chapel, it occurred to me that my calling in this mission was one of an “organic pastor” in philosophy, approach, and ministry. I want to give you a definition for the term “organic pastor” which is a term that I like to use when talking about those called of God to pastoral … Continue reading →

Posted in Recent Posts, Simpler Church | Tagged House Church, Non-traditional Church, Organic Church, Pastor, Simple Church, Small Group

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