What Does Worship Look Like Around the Table? This is where Microchurch becomes particularly significant. Our Microchurches can express worship in many different ways, and one of those ways is prayer. Prayer is the place where He captures our hearts, where we listen for His voice and become aware of His Presence. A Neighborhood Gathering can become a place where people do not simply meet together, but pray together, intimately and honestly, with people with whom they have bui

This is my Prayer Circle. I’ve used this template for so long that I can’t remember where I first found it, but I know I’ve been using it for more than ten years. I find it hard to focus sometimes. My head is full of crazy monkeys, and I need things that help me remember what matters. One of the things I need reminding of most is one of the key reasons God put me here: To share His love with everyone. The Prayer Circle helps me do that. There are three circles. The outer circ

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A few years ago, I took myself away to a small apartment in Chicago for a couple of days of prayer and, to be honest, I was feeling a little frustrated with how slowly our vision microchurch was developing in St. Louis. I was oblivious to the fact that the struggle was such an important part of the journey. Within the first hour, I sensed God ask me a question that would prove life-changing, followed by a statement: “It is time to paint on a bigger canvas.” I knew that meant