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Archive for October, 2007

Church life according to the New Testament

Posted by Bessie on October 23rd, 2007

The ‘One Anothers’ of church life.  Click here to download the ‘One Anothers’ of church life.  We encourage home churches to read through these from time to time.  Study, discuss and live them.

The great zeal and bad deal of a radical Spanish soldier

Posted by Bessie on October 22nd, 2007

Fourth in the series by Paul Wallis….Chaplain General of Jesus Generation (home churches).  He lectures in church history and hermeneutics at Unity College, A.C.T.
Just recently my small cluster of churches revised the little constitution that links us together. One of the things we needed to revisit was the issue of how the groups would relate […]

Interviews about Simple Church

Posted by Bessie on October 22nd, 2007

http://thin-edge.org/2007/07/19/interviews-on-simple-church/

Gideon’s Army in Caracas

Posted by Bessie on October 17th, 2007

From Gail Graves in Venezuela
 
Thank you so much for praying.  In answer to prayer God gave us the opportunity to speak to hundreds of evangelical Christians concerning little churches that multiply.  Tony and Felicity Dale lead six hour training sessions in six different areas of Caracas for all who wanted to start house churches.  Team […]

Tasmania for a week

Posted by Bessie on October 16th, 2007

If you are in a home church or you are someone interested in home church and live in Tasmania, perhaps we might meet.  Contact OIKOS via the web site.  I am there for a week from today.

Recent Queensland Trip -

Posted by Bessie on October 15th, 2007

Queensland September, October 2007.pdf  Click here to see a photographic record of the recent OIKOS Trip outback and Gold Coast, Queensland.  Please pray because I will be visiting home churches in Tasmania with Sue Snare (OIKOS Team) during the next week.

Ethnic consultation in Melbourne……

Posted by Bessie on October 12th, 2007

Vision: That the greatest number of ethnic churches and Christians in Melbourne be enlisted, equipped, and empowered to reach out to their community and to their home country.
The ethnic consultation will be on October 24th 2007 (Wednesday), 10 am to 3.00 pm. at the Cross-culture Church of Christ, Swanston St. This is easily accessible by […]

Peacewise - Christian Solutions to Conflict Training

Posted by Bessie on October 12th, 2007

Friday 2nd,Wednesday7th-Saturday10th November
PEACEWISE –Training in Biblical Principles for Responding to Conflict. (National Launch in Sydney in Oct). Peacewise is a new national Christian peacemaking organisation dedicated to helping people learn and apply these solutions to the conflicts we encounter in all aspects of daily living. Venue: Jika International Hotel, 551 Heidelberg Rd Fairfield. 8.30-5pm. Presenters […]

Mag Pasalamat - Reflections on the Philippines Sept 07

Posted by Bessie on October 12th, 2007

Sent to us by Ian Thomson - a home church in Brisbane.  This is the experience of a friend of his -
It was a warm September evening a few years ago as I sat soaking in my long deep cast iron bath at 276 Waterworks Road.  The house was still and only the white noise […]

Home church in Cairns?

Posted by Bessie on October 12th, 2007

Do you know of a home church in Cairns or folk who are ‘out on a limb’ and would love to share a journey with other Christians in a similar situation?  Please contact OIKOS - either via the web site or by clicking on ‘no comment’ at the foot of this posting and it will […]