Simple Church for Simple People
Simple Church for Simple People
Chad Irving
In this podcast I share lessons I've learned since planting a house church in January of 2004.
Children & Simple Church--2009 Update
This is a podcast with my wife Tricia discussing our experiences with kids in our church, especially how things have changed over the last two years since my original podcast about kids and simple church.
Sep 17, 2009
21 min
Decision-Making by Consensus
I sometimes hear conventional church people say that consensus governance is impossible. I know by experience that it is not only possible, but wonderfully beneficial. Our house church makes decisions by consensus, and it has been a blessing for us. In this podcast I discuss why it works in the organic setting and some of the benefits we've experienced.
Jul 31, 2009
15 min
Simple Church Multiplication
In this episode I share my experiences amd advice in regards to multiplication.
Jul 15, 2009
18 min
House Church:  Fantasy, Ideal, and Reality.
I went into starting a house church with a fantasy about what it should look like. Reality was a different story. Turns out the ideal is somewhere in between. Recognizing both fantasy and reality is helping me strive towards the ideal.
Jun 26, 2009
23 min
What Does it Take to Plant a Simple Church?
New Episode. What does it take to plant a simple church? I'm sure there are many things that could be said, but these are three from my experience.
Jun 5, 2009
20 min
Interview with my wife Tricia
Repost--I'm no Larry King when it comes to interviewing, but I thought some people might like to hear a spouse's perspective.
May 30, 2009
12 min
Knowledge & Practice
Repost--Knowledge & Practice
May 29, 2009
18 min
Buildings, Budgets, and Big Shots
Neil Cole calls these three roadblocks to multiplication. I agree.
May 23, 2009
42 min
I'm back!
Finally! I wanted to let you know about the new name for our nonprofit--Organic Church Resource and that I've made updates to the website including a bookstore. Check it out at organicchurchresource.org. I will be doing new podcasts starting in June. I'll also be reposting 2 or 3 older episodes before the end of May.
May 20, 2009
8 min
Church:  More than Baptisms
Though some people choose to measure church health by baptisms, I think this method is highly inadequate.
Aug 7, 2008
17 min
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