Here is a couple of terrific videos we have found to be very encouraging..
Our House Church and Discipleship Documentary – 17 Mins
Meet the people behind Oasis… how we train, how we think, how we share, how we outreach and how we grow. You will hear from Knut Osland the founder as well as a few of our European leaders in Norway and Switzerland. This is an inspiring documentary of what’s happening across Europe and what has begun happening in Australia. It’s powerful. Enjoy.
Sheep Amongst Wolves 2 Movie – Highly Recommended 1.5hrs
Get a coffee and get comfy.
Released in 2019, Sheep Among Wolves remains profoundly relevant today as war between Iran and Israel escalates. While Iran’s regime advances nuclear threats and regional conflict, another revolution is unfolding in secret: an awakening of former Muslims turning to Israel’s Messiah — Jesus. This sweeping movement is led primarily by Iranian women, many of whom were once devout Muslims. Now, they’re making disciples, leading house churches, just like in the New Testament, and praying for the fall of the Ayatollah’s regime — not with weapons, but with the love and power of Christ.
What You’ll Discover in This Film:
-The fastest growing church movement in the world — and it’s not where you think.
-Testimonies from former jihadists, ex-Muslims, and underground leaders.
-How women are leading bold discipleship movements under extreme persecution.
-The biblical model of making disciples that multiplies in secret yet powerful ways
Francis Chan – Rethinking Church – 52 mins
In one of his most powerful sermons on the church, Francis talks about the non-negotiable aspects of the church according to Scripture and what it means for the modern church.
Unchurching: The Exodus from Institutional Forms of Church – 14 mins
In this talk, former minister and author, Richard Jacobson, discusses a trend happening in the US – People leaving institutional forms of church in large numbers for a different way to express spirituality. Richard Jacobson quit his full-time job as a pastor in 2003 because he was having a crisis of faith. He wasn’t having doubts about God or even doubts about the church. He was having doubts about the way people “do” church today. The first Christian churches were simple communities, but many of today’s churches have become corporations. Drawing upon his experience in writing, art, and social media, Jacobson created the animated YouTube channel, Church Anarchist, wrote his first book, Unchurching: Christianity Without Churchianity. Jacobson’s work comes as more and more people are disengaging with churches in the U.S., and his idea suggests that spirituality is more fully experienced in a less traditional intimate community. He now helps moderate a rapidly growing online community of “unchurching” Christians from all around the world. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community.
