The Gathering - USA, Missouri, Springfield
Springfield, Missouri
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About this gathering
Life happens in circles, not rows. The Church wasn't supposed to be about a "weekend experience". It was about sharing Jesus with each other as we live our lives every day. This happens where we live. This happens where we work. This happens where we play. And most of this is inspired through relationships, which are fostered through conversations in a house church. It's clear from Scripture this was intended. But if it doesn't lead to a Jesus conversation where we live, work, and play, we have to rethink what we're doing. A DECENTRALIZED COMMUNITY In the Old Testament in the Bible, so much of what happened was centered around having a primary priest in a primary place. But this changes with Jesus. Jesus could have absorbed authority and done everything himself. Instead, he gave his authority away, as we see in Luke 9:1. He empowered those that followed him to do what he did, forming relationships to reach the world with the news of who he was. This is our goal as well. WITH DISTRIBUTED LEADERSHIP In much of the modern Church (especially in America), it's all about the pastor. But what do we do with what the Apostle Peter said in 1 Peter 2:5 (...you are [Jesus'] priests...).? The pastorship isn't for a select few. According to what God said through Peter, it's for everyone who believes in Jesus. Instead of elevating and separating pastors, we want to identify people and empower and equip them to pastor and shepherd each other. IN DIVERSE DISCIPLESHIP COMMUNITY The New Testame
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Original source · Source date: 2026-05-28