3six5 -Church in dispersed mode

These folk are doing pretty much the kind of hting that I think I've been heading towards doing if the opportunities present themselves or I can find a way to get it rolling. "There are two regular occasions when we meet in 'gathered' mode. Our main teaching sessions take place midweek. These are practical and designed to help us live a missional lifestyle at home, at work and in the community where we reside. Our worship time is presently fortnightly on a Saturday teatime. This is by mutual agreement and, at the moment, is the most convenient time for the members. Currently we meet in the local scout headquarters and our worship flows out of our experiences whilst in 'dispersed' mode rather than the other way round. We tend to begin with coffee, or a meal providing time to catch up with each other. After that we may sing, have an interactive presentation or listen to someone's story. All ages meet together and we try to include 'play' as part of our worship time. As much as possible we try to be multi-sensual and to use modern methods of teaching and communication that enable everyone to be involved. Worship is collaborative, informal, in plain English and fun. We work hard to make all that we do accessible and easy to understand so that anyone who comes to meet with us is not isolated by vocabulary, activities or conventions and can participate and feel part of everything. "
We've already done a lower-key version in the past and I've seen enough to know that it can work well and be very 'growing'. It is worth noting, of course, that the main leader is bivocational and no longer receives a stipend or a rent-free church house.
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