Microrchurch is similar to a traditional small-group ministry. However, we want to emphasize a few key distinctions.

First, we are making a theological distinction. “Church” is not the thing we do on Sundays; “Church” is wherever the people of God are gathered in the name of Jesus.

Second, participation in a microchurch is not dependent upon Sunday attendance. Our prayer liturgies are not dependent on hearing a particular sermon or attending a particular Sunday gathering.

Third, microchurches exist to declare the Gospel of Jesus and disciple followers of Jesus. Community, friendship, and closeness will all follow from that missional purpose, but missional purpose doesn’t always follow from those other things. Microchurch doesn’t exist to make a “big church feel small”; microchurch exists as our attempt to obey the Great Commission (Matthew 28:18-20).

Microchurch schedules are dependent upon the microchurch leader, but typically they gather every weeknight around dinner time.

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We desire to pastor you into a microchurch, not to send you to “try” microchurches. Our microchurch leaders are opening their homes out of generosity and obedience to the Gospel, and we want to protect them from being ‘sampled’. We also want to set you up for success, taking into account your location, schedule, and availability. After a conversation, we’ll offer a microchurch recommendation, we’ll connect you with the leader, and follow up to see how it is going.

We feel this is the best way to facilitate long-term microchurch success.

Every microchurch is slightly different, but follows the same general pattern: dinner, prayer, scripture.

Every week, there is a potluck-style dinner. We think it is important that we all contribute to something and few things connect us to one another like food.

Then we spend some time praying. We use a prayer guide called a liturgy for this. Learn more about the liturgy.

Then we read a passage of scripture. We practice the Discovery Bible Study method. This is a simple method of interpreting the scriptures with three questions: 

1. What does this reveal about God or His Kingdom? 

2. What does this reveal about human nature or yourself? 

3. How can you live out this passage, or who should you share this story with?

Finally, we conclude by praying over needs and being commissioned as the people of God.

It is a simple way of gathering that takes approximately two hours (including dinner).

In Microchurches, you’ll find people with many differing theological views. The ancient theologian St. Augustine provides helpful advice as we consider theological differences: “In essentials, unity. In non-essentials, liberty. In everything, love.”

The idea behind this statement is that there are essential doctrines we can unite around. There are non-essential theologies we are free to explore, but in everything we choose love.

This does not mean we compromise doctrine or theological conviction; we believe our common convictions are stronger than our differences.

And so each week, in the center of our time together, we pray the Apostles’ Creed. It is a simple summation of our core beliefs and gives us common ground to hold our differences in love.

I believe in God, the Father almighty,
creator of heaven and earth.

I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord.
He was conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit
and born of the Virgin Mary.
He suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, died, and was buried.
He descended to the dead.
On the third day he rose again.
He ascended into heaven,
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again to judge the living and the dead.

I believe in the Holy Spirit,
the global Church,
the communion of saints,
the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body,
and the life everlasting. 

Amen. 

Yes.

We believe reciting the Apostles’ Creed, the Lord’s Prayer, and reading the biblical text creates theological accountability.

Microchurch leaders are vetted, trained, and in relationship with the pastoral team of Midtown Church.

If there is a concern or problem, please feel free to reach out to our pastoral team: info@midtownkc.church.