24 episodes

In this podcast I share lessons I've learned since planting a house church in January of 2004.

Simple Church for Simple People Chad Irving

    • Religion & Spirituality
    • 3.6 • 5 Ratings

In this podcast I share lessons I've learned since planting a house church in January of 2004.

    Children & Simple Church--2009 Update

    Children & Simple Church--2009 Update

    This is a podcast with my wife Tricia discussing our experiences with kids in our church, especially how things have changed over the last two years since my original podcast about kids and simple church.

    • 21 min
    Decision-Making by Consensus

    Decision-Making by Consensus

    I sometimes hear conventional church people say that consensus governance is impossible. I know by experience that it is not only possible, but wonderfully beneficial. Our house church makes decisions by consensus, and it has been a blessing for us. In this podcast I discuss why it works in the organic setting and some of the benefits we've experienced.

    • 15 min
    Simple Church Multiplication

    Simple Church Multiplication

    In this episode I share my experiences amd advice in regards to multiplication.

    • 18 min
    House Church: Fantasy, Ideal, and Reality.

    House Church: Fantasy, Ideal, and Reality.

    I went into starting a house church with a fantasy about what it should look like. Reality was a different story. Turns out the ideal is somewhere in between. Recognizing both fantasy and reality is helping me strive towards the ideal.

    • 23 min
    What Does it Take to Plant a Simple Church?

    What Does it Take to Plant a Simple Church?

    New Episode. What does it take to plant a simple church? I'm sure there are many things that could be said, but these are three from my experience.

    • 20 min
    Interview with my wife Tricia

    Interview with my wife Tricia

    Repost--I'm no Larry King when it comes to interviewing, but I thought some people might like to hear a spouse's perspective.

    • 12 min

Customer Reviews

3.6 out of 5
5 Ratings

5 Ratings

Humbled B4 Him ,

Great Source of Information

I recently found this podcast and it's been quite helpful since I feel I'm being called out of the "traditional" or "institutional" church. I agree that Chad is to-the-point, has incredibly valuable insights into this movement, and he accomplishes this without ever condemning those who have differing viewpoints. This is one of the best podcasts on the house church I've found.

movietaxi ,

Good podcast

I enjoy listening to Chad muse on house church. As a fellow house church planter it is reassuring to hear others' experiences.

jeremiah humble ,

Very good stuff

This is a good podcast short and to the point keep it up chad !

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