Prayer walking

For a while, I've been wanting to see new churches started in a simple, low-intensity way. Some people call it 'organic'. It's meeting someone in the neighbourhood who is open to God and is influential in their community/tribe. Once they believe the gospel, it's natural that they start telling others and inviting people to their home. That's church.

I'm not a church planter. I have no training, nor do I have the exothermic personality. But I want to see this happen! So, it has to be ALL God's doing. I've been given more freedom on my team to investigate what this looks like.

If God's leading this, much time needs to be spent in prayer. I took some risks on what I thought I 'heard' in prayer and went prayer walking where I thought God might be leading me. I didn't meet anyone. Nothing spectacular happened. That's not surprising, but I have to push through the discouragement and keep open.

In June, Brian, Scott and I are attending a CRM conference on Church Planting Movements (CPM is what happens when organic churches multiply and change thousands, as in Asia). I hope to take what I've tried and see if this training will refine and redirect me if necessary.