1000 Houses Podcast

There has been a HUGE "church growth" movement in my lifetime, but almost no one talks about the fact that Paul laid out a growth plan for us IN THE BIBLE. The methods of growth the last few decades have really focused on prioritizing one of the gifts or equippers Paul lists in Ephesians at the expense of all the rest and I have to say, guys, it's creating very one-dimensional churches. In this ep...

Is there actually one right way to do church? As Protestants, we may not always say we believe there’s “one true church”...but sometimes we still act like there’s one right set of traditions, one right structure, or one right way to worship. So how do we know which traditions to follow? What did Jesus mean when He talked about new wine and new wineskins? And what do Paul’s words about apostles, tr...

My family and I spend a lot of time at Lakeside Bible Camp in Washington. I grew up coming here in the summers, and it's a big part of my own spiritual DNA, having been founded by a group of Plymouth Brethren assemblies. It's that spiritual DNA that I'll be talking about in this episode, and it's something I want to challenge you to consider in your own life. Whether the DNA has shaped your life d...

How do we restore the Biblical church? The answer might surprise you. It turns out most people are missing a step. That step, it turns out, is family. But NOT the kind of family you're thinking of... The Biblical Household. God's idea of family is MUCH different than what most of us grew up with, and what we see in America today. In this episode, Jeremy unpacks the true path to restoring the Bibli...

The Patient Ferment of the Early Church is one of the top 3 books I've read in the last 10 years. In this episode, I'm going to give you my review of it, why it was so amazing and challenging for me, and the top 10 things I learned from it. This is a deep dive into how the early church operated, what we can learn from it, and why patience was the secret weapon to everything, including evangelism....

What kind of church did Jesus envision? This is part 2 of my attempt to answer that, breaking down the church into it's various "cornerstones", from the ground up, in this order: Family The Confession Parallel Government Apprenticeship Movement Household Hubs Body Mutual Submission If we go from first principles, I think you'll see that we've basically been doing church all wrong. Worship services...

Small Groups are NOT the same as disciple-making. Brian was deep into Small Groups, doing it the way everyone's been doing it for ages, when the Lord suddenly convicted him that he wasn't actually fulfilling the Great Commission with the work he was doing. He chose the path of humility and allowed the Lord to strip him of all that he thought he knew, and to build him back up. And the results have...

99% of pastors admit that they're failing at this. And it's one of the reasons nobody can tell me where to find a disciple-making movement that survives to the fourth generation and beyond...one that truly makes 'viral' disciples, and grows explosively. Jesus never told us to build a church. He told us to make disciples. When we make disciples, they naturally form a strong church. But if we get th...

This question is the foundation for SO much of our lives as Christians as we walk with Jesus. If He looked around today, would He recognize the church? How do we really know if the church we're worshiping in was what He had in mind? What are the consequences, if not? I'll be diving into all of that today, with this, the first of a multi-part video series asking the question, "what kind of church d...

Is there one true church? Or could Jesus have been talking about the different expressions of church in His parable about the wineskin that we read about in Matthew, Mark, and Luke? I'm willing to say that maybe Jesus Himself preferred the old wine, and hey, maybe it is better in the older traditions in some ways. BUT... There are just too many people who are new wine, who need new wineskins. I co...

This seems like something only theologians would worry about, but we're seeing it play out on the ground, and it's time to call it out. The evangelical movement lacks a cohesive ecclesiology and can't seem to accurately or adequately define what "church" even is. If we don't figure this out, we'll just keep losing people and be leaving so much potential on the table. --- 🏠 LEARN HOW TO MAKE DISCI...

Sometimes it takes leaving a position to see what you've been missing the whole time. That was certainly the case for today's guest, Cory Hartman. After 13 years in a pastoral role, he entered a new chapter as a dad looking for a church for his family... And it was only then that he realized just how much time, money, and energy went into making sure the Sunday morning service ran smoothly. And th...

What does it look like when a church gets serious about making disciples who make disciples? You're about to find out. We're really excited to bring you this sermon from my friend Chris Marlin, who is the pastor at City Church OTR. Chris is one of a handful of pastors around Cincinnatti who, around the exact same time, has been inspired to really step into disciple-making as a church leader. His p...

The vast majority of Christians we meet are blatantly disobedient to the Great Commission...they're not making disciples. Not many people know what this looks like or how to do it, and yet... When we bring our structured, tested plan for disciple-making to people, they often push back on us for this main reason. Honestly it doesn't make sense! But we think it has a lot to do with our western cultu...

What if making disciples didn’t require a curriculum? In this episode, Jeremy and April pull back the curtain on their Life on Life discipleship blueprint and reveal why transformation happens best through impartation, not information . From showing someone how you underline your Bible to sharing the family systems that actually work in your home, discipleship is about passing on your real life in...

Jeremy talks to Russ, another dedicated Cincinnati disciple-maker about Russ' approach to making discipleship accessible. Russ gives a live example of how conversations go with the people he's discipling, gives a reminder about how we're to be amongst the lost (not just our Christian friends), how to discern if things are becoming idols, and the power of communities in multiplying disciples. In th...

This episode is an overview of the Life on Life Discipleship Program we offer at 1KH, including: Jeremy's story and decades of experience making disciples The 10 mistakes to watch out for in your disciple-making The 10 things that makes 1KH Life and Life distinct from other movements, and why we think it has success If you're thinking about getting serious about following the Great Commission (whi...

The 1KH "A House For Community" coaching cohort combines over 25 years of training, research, and live experience into what we aim to be the best, most comprehensive, impactful, and sustainable programs for launching and growing your house church. In this episode, we dive into the 10 distinctives that separate A House For Community from the few other options out there when it comes to house church...

If you're thinking about starting a house church, PLEASE use our 25+ years of experience to avoid these 10 mistakes! 20 of those 25 years were more trial and error than success, so trust me when I say we've lived through many painful memories. But...for the past 5 years, I think we've finally cracked the code, and want to help you have the highest chance of success if you decide to do this in your...

Jeremy talks to Sarah Wood of Dwellings, to get her insights after 4+ years of helping people start home communities and house churches. Their model expects growth and multiplication, and this was a great episode that has a relatable back story and super practical, boots on the ground tips for how to start your own community and/or church. In this episode, we talk about: 0:00 Intro 2:46 The Dwelli...

Join us for a heart-to-heart with Matt Hanson, the driving force behind the Aion Path, as we dive into innovative approaches to rites of passage in modern Christian families. Discover how this pioneering program is uniquely designed to engage fathers and their children in a profound journey toward spiritual, physical, and emotional adulthood, and learn about practical tools and steps that can help...

What's missing in American discipleship movements that keeps us from being able to reach 4th generation and beyond disciples? Today's guest, Ryan Snow, has one, simple word: Prayer. Ryan Snow is the lead pastor at the Florence Northern Kentucky Vineyard Church, and has a heart for disciple-making. This is an awesome and super practical episode to take some notes on! In this episode, we talk about:...

If we're going to have a disciple-making movement that absolutely explodes for Christ, it's got to organically make it past the third and fourth generations of disciple-makers. But that's just not happening in the West. Today we're joined by Pastor Matt Massey who took what he knew about marketing and sales and applied it to discipleship, and has spent the last couple of decades refining, tweaking...

Paul Hemminger joins Jeremy on the show today to discuss local city networks to connect believers and make the body of Christ denser and more impactful. The Kingdom of God has a spatial, geographic reality to it, and it's so important that we interact with our city and the body of believers in our city to bring the Kingdom to our hometowns. Paul explains the vision and mission of the networks they...

Alex Rossie joins Jeremy today to talk about his experience as a missionary in Central America and how to get over the many roadblocks in our modern American culture that stop people from being disciple-makers. Alex talks about his experience with Ordinary Movement, helping existing churches turn their members into disciple-makers, and with Mosaic Movement, a disciple-making community he's founded...