Do Men Need to Go to Seminary to Pastor a House Church?

10/03/22 • 18 min

Is seminary a requirement for planting a biblical house church? How should we think about men who desire to plant biblical house churches? We wouldn't trust someone who hasn't been trained in a particular skill set to teach us how to master that skill. The same should be true for men who desire to pastor a house church. We should expect them to have the theological knowledge and biblical wisdom to shepherd the body that they oversee. In this episode of How We Do House Church, Dr. Jason Barker and pastor Dale Partridge discuss why men who are being led to plant a house church should go to seminary. HOUSE CHURCH RESOURCES: Buy the Book “How We Do House Church”: https://shop.relearn.org/products/how-we-do-house-church-book Plant a Biblical House Church: ReformationSeminary.com Find a Biblical House Church: ReformationFellowship.org Follow our Companion Ministry: Relearn.org

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How Is Sunday Worship Ordered In A House Church?

How does a house church gathering work? What's the minute-by-minute outline or format for house church? Often, house churches are viewed as an unstructured, free-for-all bible study or social clubs. In this episode of How We Do House Church, Dr. Jason Barker and pastor Dale Partridge discuss the practicality of a biblical house church, explaining how worship can still maintain reverence and biblical organization, even in a home setting. HOUSE CHURCH RESOURCES: Buy the Book “How We Do House Church”: https://shop.relearn.org/products/how-we-do-house-church-book Plant a Biblical House Church: ReformationSeminary.com Find a Biblical House Church: ReformationFellowship.org Follow our Companion Ministry: Relearn.org

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How Do You Start A Biblical House Church?

How do you practically get a house church started? Is it approached the same as a traditional church plant? There are qualifications to starting a biblical house church, and are aspects that must be prayed over, weighed out and considered by the men that plant them. And you will not be alone. There are many people who are in the beginning stages of planting biblical house churches, going through these same practical steps, and are able to stay connected through the Reformation Fellowship network. In this episode of How We Do House Church, Dr. Jason Barker and pastor Dale Partridge discuss what it takes to start a biblical house church, and why planting through Reformation Seminary and the Reformation Fellowship is important to consider.