How are we going to deal with the under-ground church?

by
Chris Chapman

I believe this is the question of the hour for Praise Chapel Christian Fellowship.

We are a fellowship on the cutting edge of church planting. To live up to that description we are going to have to go the peoples of the world and the nations that have had no chance to hear the gospel, not just those that have heard it for generations. The problem is that the main reason few have gone to them is because the religions and governments in those regions are hostile to the gospel. So renting a storefront, hanging up a sign and handing out invitations to the new church on the block, just wont work!

The temptation is for us to say, “well if we cant plant a church then forget it”. But just because we cant rent a storefront and hand out flyers doesnt mean we cant start a church. We have to go back to what the new testament church was. It was a house church movement. Of course if we can have a building we should, not because it is more biblical, but because it makes big meetings more practical. We are going to have to adjust our methods in these places while holding firm to our core values of winning, building and sending. We are going to have to learn how to do this by doing it!!! Isn’t that what pioneers do?!?!?!

-Chris Chapman

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