Coming out of the Traditional Church into the Simple Church mode has not been an easy transition for…

Coming out of the Traditional Church into the Simple Church mode has not been an easy transition for us, yet it had a certain appeal that allows the Holy Ghost to be really made manifest to us in ways we've not experienced before. With the leadership role becoming bottom up rather than top down can be rather intimidating to someone who has led the church for more years than many of us wish to admit. It has been an eye opening experience. I wouldn't change it for the world. What I am feeling is kind of like a withdrawal syndrome. With the absence of having to prepare a sermon, type out the order of service, prepare the building for the congregation and so many other things that enter into the preparing the church mode, it seems almost too easy to fall into a mode of not being needed or wanted. But the Holy Ghost has laid it on me that the work that I used to do needs to be replaced with a whole lot more prayer time being laid out for those who are coming and those who are yet to come. Prayer seems to be the link between having a successful House Church and failure to have a good House Church. God, in all His wonderous mercy and grace, is totally in charge, we, meaning me, are just there to facilitate, and pray. Serving those who come has become such a treat for me. "Coffee, tea, a cupcake or cookie< anyone?" "How about a hot chocolate?" These are the words I speak. Other words that make it nice are those that afirm people. Being real and open is so much of a need in the Body of Christ. Not having to be bright and cheerful in spite of the headache or some other things that stop us from always being on stage are really not necessary. being able to just be me without the suit and tie , wearing jeans and a sweatshirt, sitting on the couch and just praying is such a release from the trappings of "doing Church". Releasing the Power of the Holy Ghost into our midst is such a joy. Thank You, Father for doing what could not be done in my strength or the strength of the world. Thank You For sending Yeshua and freeing me from sin.

Don