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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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
Organic churches in the Underground Church Network are packed-full of creative ideas to live deeper into the life of God. Discipleship tools (like LTGs, Discovery Bible Studies, Spiritual Formation websites, and more) have already been posted under our resources section. Worship resources are posted in our Community Garden. It is WONDERFUL learning from each other [...]
March 8, 2010
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 [...]
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 [...]
