FAQ
What is a house church collective?
In Matthew 28:19, Jesus commands his followers to make disciples of all nations. Simply put, discipleship is the process by which we grow and mature in our faith, by following Jesus, growing in our knowledge of Him and in obedience to His commands. At Grace City Church, we believe that discipleship happens in the context of deep relationships. As such, our house churches are committed to sharing life with each other, praying, worshipping and growing in our faith and understanding of God’s Word together.
Grace City Church is currently comprised of 5 different house churches of between 12-20 people, which meet throughout the West Georgia area and each is led by a lay elder/pastor.
Our house churches meet each week, with the exception of the first Sunday of each month, when we gather together for an all-church worship gathering.
What happens in house churches each week?
While we have house churches in 5 different locations, there is a commonality of practices among our house churches – things we see in Scripture, that the early church devoted themselves to, such as fellowship, worship, prayer, communion and the teaching of God’s Word.
Each week, our house churches sit under the centralized Bible teaching of our lead pastor, as well as a teaching team of pastoral leaders.
In addition, those who come together in our house churches, have lunch together and spend time growing in relationship with one another.
What about children?
We think it is incredibly important for our children to be a part of the same community of believers, who love each other deeply, live life together and support each other. Therefore, while each house church will generally have a time of teaching geared towards children, this does not happen apart from the rest of the church. We encourage the parents and others present to be involved in this time. We encourage families to learn together and seek to equip the parents to use the lessons each week to help their children to grow in their faith as well.
What is an All-Church Gathering?
While our house churches are committed to meeting together each week, we are still one unified Church family that meets in various locations. Therefore, we are committed to coming together on the first Sunday of each month to worship as a unified body of believers. While our All-Church Gathering may feel more familiar to typical church goers, we desire for it to feel more like a family gathering than a service, and as a result it tends to be more casual, informal and more participatory. We pray, read Scripture, sing, take communion and there is a time of teaching.
How do I get more information?
We would love to help connect you to one of house churches. You can reach out to our lead pastor, Tommy Adams and he would love to answer any additional questions you might have and help you get connected. You can email him at tadams18@gmail.com.
