Family church is like a restaurant with a number of tables (congregations).

We welcome others to the table on a Sunday morning and across the week. We have everything we need in our home here, hallelujah! We are no longer foreigners and strangers here but fellow citizens and we mustn't give up meeting with one another. Of course, family can be messy and very real at times. But it's exactly how we should be. Be patient and forgive, we are not called to just like each other, but definitely to love one another.

We are a diverse family, our congregations (tables) are different sizes and shapes and ours in Southsea is just right. But each table is also called to grow - in discipleship first and also size - from where we are likely to then plant as a sowing church. Every table is called to sow. Each table has leaders, the same menu with clear values is eaten from, with each table having its own vision (Church Without Walls for us). We should all be equally valued and equipped as tables, we cheer each table on - especially when it comes to salvations - and at each table we welcome different people and gifting and want to really get behind this. Sometimes people move tables and that's ok - let us help you though as you prepare to do so.

So let's gather, Family Church Southsea. As we do, let's ask ourselves these questions:

Are you spending too much time in the field?

Are you enjoying the home but not really coming to the table?

Are you sitting at the table but not really eating what you could?

Maybe you are eating at the table but it's time to start feeding others?