Incredible interest..

I'm looking at the True Vine ministry here in St. Louis with incredible interest. Pastor Terry and Suzette and family (now with the Missionary Church) recently started paving the way for a God led movement of disciple-making.

They have no building. They meet in homes during the week. They meet twice a month as the Church in a community gatherings. When they meet all together, there is communion, prayer, sharing, the Word of God (Biblical instruction, vision and missional encouragment) and a meal with lots of fellowship, love and caring.

With the Missionary Church now for three weeks or so, a life of disciple-making reaps a huge harvest for True Vine and the kingdom. We are trusting God for yet more people this Saturday when the Church gathers not at the church (but) as the Church. Many of dynamics of the early Church are present as they meet in homes & in larger corporate gatherings and in the world as the Church. They are the Church in homes, in community and in larger Church gatherings.

The offerings taken are being given back into the community to serve others, will be given to further efforts to create disciple-making movements and also to assist the larger Missionary Church denomination for Mission and Multiplication movements. They will be structured for accountability and belonging, but it will be free enough as to not limit what God wants to do among them and through them -the Church! It is truly a new wineskin ministry that allows for the stretching of new fermenting wine as the Holy Spirit stretches them to be led entirely by Him.

No overhead, no financial obligations, no set location -but they are ministering to the world and to each other and in all the groups and large gatherings. So far they share together with 50 people presently during a months time in homes and larger Church gatherings. More than that, they are ministering God's love and grace to many many more than we can count in the community (wherever each person goes in the Great Commission mandate and as promised with the presence of the Lord).

I'm watching this with incredible interest. I'm almost certain you will also want to watch with interest as well. Please check out the blogsite and website of Terry Goodwin listed on the right side of my blog homepage -your immediate right (under bloggers and links).

Will you pray for the Goodwin's and True Vine? Please post your comments and commitment to pray and give this movement of God a chance.