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Our Only Incorporation is the Body of Christ. Free Christians and Churches.

The Freedom Church Network provides resources and networking opportunities for those who believe that Jesus Christ is the one and only God.

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Robert Lee replied to Eli Echols's discussion 'Is it alright to discuss things like church theory when one is not even sure what one believes about God?'

I believe it is helpful to discuss the subject of your interest if you wish to share what you believe and if you are willing to hear the thoughts of others. Your journey to 'certainty' concerning God is an inner one of course but can be influenced b…

January 22

Bernard Dyck joined Stephen Simons's group

Bible Study

Reflect on the Word of God with insights from other believers. Discuss the eternal message embedded in the scriptures and look for what God is saying about our lives today.

January 13

Bernard Dyck is now a member of The Freedom Church Network

Welcome Them!

January 13

Robert Lee replied to Heidi A Hennigan's discussion 'Swedenborg's words for the Trinity?'

I feel like I have taken a breath of fresh air after being under water for a long time. How glad I am (almost dancing) to have found people who believe as I do that there is one God and that He is the Lord Jesus Christ. I'm so happy to have read you…

January 12

Robert Lee is now a member of The Freedom Church Network

Welcome Them!

January 12

Glenn "Mac" Frazier replied to Stephen Simons's discussion 'Supporting Local Church Plants' in the group Church Planters

Hey, Steve! New Way Church will begin meeting monthly in Austin, TX in August of this year; then we will publicly launch weekly services a year from February. For the next five months, the official contact is myself: Rev. Mac Frazier, 3489 Paper Mi…

January 11

Stephen Simons added a discussion to the group Church Planters

Supporting Local Church Plants

Please add the contact information for your church plant to this discussion thread. Include a brief description of your ongoing and capital needs and how people can contribute to your ministry along with the full address where you can receive financ…

January 10

Ethan McCardell joined Stephen Simons's group

Church Planters

For those who are working in His vineyard on launching new congregations and reaching the lost in new areas.

December 26, 2009

Kathleen Simons commented on Stephen Simons's group 'Prayer Network'

I pray that this Christmas the Lord God Jesus Christ will be born anew into our hearts and we will see clearly to follow His star and bring the good tidings to others.

December 25, 2009

Clark Echols commented on Stephen Simons's blog post 'Denominational "Free" Churches?'

Right now I believe that I will have to put up with being wet in the rain. The umbrella provides comfort and safety, but you have to agree with the others under the umbrella if it is to function. Now I wonder if I agree....

December 24, 2009

Clark Echols commented on Stephen Simons's blog post 'Followers of Christ - Disciples or Subordinates?'

So this is the conversation I would like to have, I think. I want to be part of a systematic review of the Gospels looking, for instance, for the structure that Jesus would encourage us to be a part of if He was here now.

December 24, 2009

Clark Echols commented on Stephen Simons's group 'Prayer Network'

I pray that the light of the society of angels known as Gabriel will shine through the darkness tonight, giving us the knowledge of what is the good thing to do, and the courage to do it.

December 24, 2009

Clark Echols joined Stephen Simons's group

Prayer Network

Empowering the body of Christ through prayer in His name. Put in your requests and pray for those who are looking for support.

December 24, 2009

Clark Echols commented on Stephen Simons's group 'Working for Change'

Change is scary. And when a person is feeling, thinking and acting from fear, it is difficult to remain clear about the distinction between the fear and the changes. Those who refuse to know the fear and accept it will continue to interfere with the…

December 24, 2009

Clark Echols joined Stephen Simons's group

Working for Change

For believers currently working for change in denominations and other incorporated faith-based institutions.

December 24, 2009

Clark Echols replied to Stephen Simons's discussion 'Incorporating the Body of Christ'

Are you two up for a weekly conference call to discuss what we discovered in that week's reading? Maybe an hour to discuss what we found in a hour's worth of reading during the week? We could read, beginning with Matthew 1, and ask a simple question…

December 24, 2009

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The Freedom Church Network is dedicated to supporting Free Christians and Free Churches. As mainstream Christianity breaks free of the institutions that established it, and evolves into the living, breathing, and active body of Christ, the Freedom Church Network seeks to provide resources and networking opportunities for all those who walk with Christ in faith and life. Because our only incorporation is the body of Christ, whether you are an unaffiliated Christian believer sharing the gospel on an individual basis, or you are working for change in a denominational setting, we hope you will join us , strengthen us, encourage us, and walk with us as we all pursue our walks with the one true God and eternal life, Jesus Christ.

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If only I had a nickel . . .

If only I had a nickel for all the big dreams I once said I was going to pursue to completion. Once I even told Steve I was going to write a book! Well, that could always still happen. One thing that really had me fired up once was a community website for what I called the Second Coming Community. I wanted to make an umbrella online for everyone who believed the Second Coming had already occurred and at accepted at least a basic amount of the teachings in the Writings of Emanuel Swedenborg. I li… Continue

Posted by Eli Echols on November 29, 2009 at 9:39pm — 1 Comment

Freedom vs. Hierarchy

What I really like about the freedom church concept is that it avoids the long and miserable experience of all the top-down, hierarchical, papal, etc. church organization models, with their endless temptations to battle for power and position in the hierarchy. As religious history has shown many times, this temptation to is no respecter of persons. It can happen within the clergy, between clergy and laity, and within the laity, typically with regard to who controls doctrinal interpretation and t… Continue

Posted by Kurt Simons on August 28, 2009 at 3:20pm

Pastors - Employees or Business Owners?

In the traditional model of denominational Christianity, following in the footsteps of the universal Catholic church that preceded it, the leaders/teachers/pastors in the body of Christ are supported in their work by receiving compensation as employees of their organizations. This is based on the pattern of Jesus sending out the seventy disciples to share the good news:

Now after these things, the Lord also appointed seventy others, and sent them two by two ahead of him into every c

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Posted by Stephen Simons on November 2, 2009 at 8:32am

MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH.

In the book of Revelation, John warns believers of a coming threat to Christianity, which He describes as

"MYSTERY, BABYLON THE GREAT, THE MOTHER OF THE PROSTITUTES AND OF THE ABOMINATIONS OF THE EARTH." - Revelation 17:5

He describes her as "The woman whom you saw is the great city, which reigns over the kings of the earth." But what exactly is he warning us of? Rather than looking into church histo… Continue

Posted by Stephen Simons on July 29, 2009 at 1:18pm — 2 Comments

The Free Church Business Model

Check out a new blog by Freedom Church Network member, Mac Frazier, "Stewardship", exploring his work in a denominational setting to reset the thinking of his church about how money is spent or saved.

Free churches are cash economies, not investment vehicles. Jesus explicitly warned us not to build extra storehouses for… Continue

Posted by Stephen Simons on September 15, 2009 at 7:30am

Denominational "Free" Churches?

I have become a regular follower of Mac Frazier's blog. He is working in a denominational setting, but check out this reflection from his most recent post, Reflections on Charter Day 2009, looking at what the founders of his denomination did and meant to do and whether those same characteristics are still present in the… Continue

Posted by Stephen Simons on October 12, 2009 at 1:00pm — 1 Comment