Old Catholic Church at
Home Program
What
is a home church ?
A
home church meets in member’s homes on a Sunday morning (or other times) where
one of our Old Catholic
Church
clergy are invited to hold service
of worship instead of in a church.
What’s
wrong with regular church?
Nothing,
God flows through many different organisational structures.
Then
why a home church?
The
church met primarily in homes until the early 300’s AD. There are at least 5
home churches mentioned in the New Testament. Today, the home church program is
gaining popularity, especially in the
UK
.
For
some, a traditional church in a large setting does not provide the feeling of
being connected to other people, seems preoccupied with it’s own projects
instead of being a resource for members, and does not meet the need of providing
spiritual depth or balance in it’s teaching.
How
do you fit all those people?
Each
home church limits it’s size to however many it can hold comfortably, about 10
to 20 people to maintain a home-like atmosphere.
Is
a home church scriptural?
Acts
2:42-47 tells us they met ’from house to house’ providing a pattern for the
spread of the gospel. Col 4:15, Philemon 2, Rom 16:5, I Cor 16:19, all mention
that these churches met in homes.
What
are the basic elements the Bible tells us about how they held church?
-
They
met in homes as the primary means of holding church and were therefore
relationship based
-
They
were in fellowship with the leaders
-
They
ate together on a regular basis
-
Ministry
was in the hands of the believers, not just in leadership - any could
participate (I Cor
14:26
)
-
Their
agenda was to seek God and empower Him to flow through all members
-
Their
offerings stayed mainly in the church (instead of out towards a project)
-
The
church was a living network, not a bureaucratically controlled organisation,
growing horizontally, rather than vertically
If
you are interested in finding out more, or wish to arrange for a home church
service then please email
archdiocese@oldcatholic.co.uk
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