We are a loosely affiliated group of believers who want to see the Kingdom of God grow in an organic super-natural way. We believe that church,  the communities of believers, need to be simple and we are convinced that God causes these communities  to grow. They happen much more easily then we may realize. So... simple church happens.

We are located in the maritime provinces of Canada, but we are affiliated with more networks of simple churches across Canada and the US. In our affiliation there is no overarching organization. Some of us relate to existing oranizations or movements like the Vineyard. We have been brought together relationally by D.A.W.N International with a vision to see vibrant communites of  Jesus Christ within easy reach of eveyone in North America. Their strategy is to encourage the planting of as many House Churches or Simple Churches as is needed across this continent. [Read the Organic DAWN vision under our resource page.]

The vision for simple church comes from a desire to begin new churches and disciple many more new believers. It involves a different mindset what church is. What we are talking about is simpler organizationally. It draws on the participation of every believer. Simple Church happens with revolutionary Christians.* These are people too passionate about Jesus Christ to be satisfied with a Sunday building centered event as being all the "church" they need.  Simple Church is not just church in a house, it is the natural expression of Jesus-filled friendships. It is organic in the natural way it evolves. It is people doing life together. Some of us say that it is the church you have longed for in your heart, but were not sure what it would look like exactly. So, like the rest of us... ask God to show you more. What you learn by desperation will be deeper and more enduring than what someone might try to persuade you of. We have many articles and even online books on our resource page. These are to help us create new and unique responses to our individual communities. There is no single how to book. There are a few common guidelines that we are discovering are helpful.

*   [See abbrev. version of George Barna's book, "Revolution" under resource.]
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