We are a network of friends, “on a mission with God” to see a vibrant family of Jesus Christ in close reach, culturally and geographically, of every person in Chicago.
This site is a hub for the activity in the underground. It houses a links to our online social network, an easy way to connect with [...]
Community Garden
We are all created to be like God and God is creative! We are called to worship him with our whole selves. David and others worshiped with poetry. Paul and others worshiped in prose. Throughout the ages, people have worshiped in song and visual art. Some cultures worship in dance ...
Organic Church in the Bible?
(based on David Garrison’s Church Planting Movements: How God is Redeeming a Lost World) Ever thought about whether or not “organic churches” were in the Bible? While you might not find the actual coinage, the first century was spiraling with new converts and multiplying churches that were planting other churches…sounds pretty ...
Download: An Invitation
Here's our invitation document. If you are in the Chicagoland area looking for an extended family to come along side you or your community as you discover God's revolutionary Kingdom, read this document and contact us by leaving a comment below or by clicking here!
Welcome to the Underground!
We are a network of friends, "on a mission with God" to see a vibrant family of Jesus Christ in close reach, culturally and geographically, of every person in Chicago. This site is a hub for the activity in the underground. It houses a links to our online social network, an ...
10:2b Virus
Ever wonder what the OTHER Lord's prayer is? We've all memorized, "Our Father, who art in heaven..." but do we know the ONLY OTHER prayer Jesus calls us to pray? It's in Luke 10, and its changing the face of missions in America, and really the whole world. Jesus calls together ...
Pray4Chicago: God’s Flash Mob
Pray4Chicago’s “flash mob” event was so fun, exhausting and a big success! (see pictures above or at this link) We plan to have these once a quarter or so, and continue to develop the website all throughout the year. Alan has been such a great help in helping make this ...
March 31, 2009
By Christi Bowman
I found myself in the middle of a small controversy over a status update I had posted on Facebook the other day. The conversation quickly turned to a debate over wealth.
“Sometimes I am overwhelmed with passages like Luke 3:10-18 and think following Christ and U.S. culture are irreconcilable”
I have been mulling over many [...]
December 21, 2009
Another great blog post from a member in the Underground Network! Read below and join in on the conversation. You can find the original post here. Follow this blog at: http://kingdom1st.wordpress.com
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10 challenges to building relationships and sharing your faith in America today:
By seekingakingdom
Most people are…
1. transient – We live is such a mobile society that [...]
December 21, 2009
By Dr. Ben Toh
“The imperatives are based on the indicatives and the order is not reversible”
In June 2009, Bryan Chapell, the President of Covenant Seminary in St. Louis and the author of Christ-Centered Preaching, gave a lecture at the Advance09 conference in Durham, North Carolina titled “Communicating the Gospel through Preaching.” Regarding preaching (which also [...]
It has been several years since we first asked the question, “Who was Jesus’ church?” but the question seems once again at the forefront of our dialogue in our house church network here in Chicago. When God came to earth as Jesus, there is no doubt that he sought out to develop a spiritual family [...]
