1. Donald Dunn
2. Coming to Give
3. Upcoming events

1. Donald Dunn: Yesterday over 50 people crammed into our home to hear
Donald Dunn share his testimony of Organic Church Life. Donald planted Shiloh Community Church in Mangere New Zealand and saw it grow dynamically by over 20% a year for nearly a decade. Most of this growth came from new conversions. Donald shared the reality of his experience being a 'successful' Pastor of a large church with ministry extensions in other
nations, and how in the midst of this success God gave him a vision to seek true 'Koinonia' and a challenge to lay everything down including his ministry to experience 'Koinonia'. During the last 14 years since Donald stepped out of the mainstream church, he has spent most of his time ministering in other countries. One note of interest that at one of his seminars in the United States several years ago a couple called Tony and Felicity Dale came along, and it was there that they first got an inkling to what would develop into the House2House Magazine. A couple of years ago
Donald felt God had called them back to New Zealand and are currently reaching out and connecting with other like minded people around the country. Donald has years of experience and wisdom and what I would call an Apostolic Gift. I recommend connecting with the Dunn's if you are keen on learning and exploring a more unstructured life of faith. I am hoping to devote an up coming letter to a fuller interview with the Dunn's as I think it would be a real encouragement to us all.

2. Coming to Give: As Organic Believers, the biggest change we need to
make when we gather together instead of in a institutional service is our readiness to give (I'm not talking about money). When we attend a service we are looking to get a good time of praise and worship, we are looking to get a good sermon to inspire us; we are looking to get a good programme for the kids. The reality is that we judge the service by what we get out of it. This attitude needs to be quickly broken in an Organic gathering setting otherwise the gathering will die because it is lifeless or it will
mutate to one (or two) people doing all the talking or leading of the day. If you are in a gathering where one person always does the teaching while everyone listens you are in reality just a miniature church service in a house. From what I read of Paul's writing's he is very strong and clear when he says that we must all come to give. Whether it is a spiritual song, a prophecy, an encouragement, a word in season, we should all arrive at the gathering with something. In regards to new believers what they share is usually the best and most interesting from my experience. We are not here to accumulate lots of complex knowledge that we never live out. Even if people come completely dry with nothing spiritual to give, they can still give something, like being honest about where they are at, or bring more food to bless people or a financial gift to a member who is struggling, or help do the dishes and clean up after the gathering. There is no separation between practical and spiritual giving. If everyone is doing this, you are
going to see a more dynamic time where you really feel Jesus Christ is leading the gathering. This week if you gather my challenge to you is that before you even leave your house you have set in your heart at least one thing you are going to contribute to the gathering you are going to.

3. THINGS TO NOTE
* I will be away for 3 weeks from the 29th of August and will be checking my emails infrequently. An e-letter will still be sent out each week and my blog www.everyhomeachurch.blog.co.uk will be updated 3 times a week.
* General Election Prayer and Fellowship, Saturday and Sunday 3rd and 4th September. 3:30pm prayer, 5:30pm shared meal. Please contact Donald or Joyce Dunn 2757518 for more details and location.
* KEYS TO KINGDOM LIVING SEMINAR this is being offered in the same format as the prayer meeting above during the first weekend in October. Space is limited so confirmations (2757518) will be taken on a first in first served basis.
* I still have lot's of books and H2H magazines that are available, contact myself for a list.
* I am desperately seeking anyone ready to donate back to Every Home A Church, the 2nd Session DVD of Wolfgang Simson. I have sold out of that particular DVD and do not have one for myself, which I often use when on the road.

Have a Great Week

Philip and Kim