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 easy way to connect with [...]

March 31, 2009

Freshly Baked Bread

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

It Should Cost Something!

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
10 Challenges

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 [...]

The imperatives are based on the indicatives

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 [...]