House Church - How It's Done.
 

Do any of you currently hold housechurch services?

How does an average service go?
Any pointers?
Do you break bread etc?
How often do you meet?


I would be very glad to hear any comments from those who may have some experience in this area.

Thanks

We have weekly House/Cell/HFG meetings every week.

Our format includes but is not limited to the following:

Food/Refreshments

Welcome-Prayer-Icebreaker to get people talking

Worship-sing a couple of songs, either by Ipod or Acapella, but in the past we have had piano or guitar led services.

Word-Short scipture based teaching with discussion and question and answer time.

Works-Seek the Lord through prayer and the operation of spiritual gifts. Very powerful!

I try to have these end within 2 hours, but often we go 3 hours if the Lord moves mighty, we let it go on.

Do you feel there is any correlation between the food/refreshments and what we call the Lord's Supper?

It seems sometimes in the word that what Jesus instituted was a fellowship rather than some major solemn occasion.

What are your thoughts along this line?

How big is your house and how many attend?

Great question Coop... I also have another question...

Once a housechurch gets established what is the norm for the food/refreshments? That the host family provide it or that each family/individual bring a little something?

Also... do you use the concept of multiplying out and forming an additional housechurch when your particular group reaches around 20 or so?

What do you do for icebreakers?

Just started.

Give us some time to learn. :)

How's it going by the way?

You guys having a good time?

My thoughts about the Lord's supper have changed, at this time I am in flux, I realize now that what we commonly call communion today, in scripture it was clearly a meal with great significance. I am not sure how to apply all what I have learned in this setting. But I feel now that communion is definetly under utilized.

Yes we are.

We have had wonderful messages and a very good response. We average from 6-10 and never the same ones it seems. :)