The full map

Why we exist and what we’re aiming at.

• Our vision (Eph 4:12–16)
• Becoming like Jesus
• Communion with God
• The written Word of God
• Growing healthy relationships
• Culture — the “one anothers”

How we “do church” — what happens, and why it takes this shape.

• Why homes
• A typical Sunday
• Worship
• Discovery Bible Study
• Size, and multiplying
• The wider network
• Visiting us

The version of DBS we use, step by step.

• What this is
• How a study works
• Practical notes

What the Holy Spirit distributes among the Body as it gathers.

• Given for the common good
• Distributed, not owned
• The gifts
• Prophecy
• Love is the greatest, above any gift
• In a lounge

How children fit in, and the guidelines every house in the network keeps.

• Discipleship as the parents’ responsibility
• Kids in the gathering
• The seven child safety guidelines
• What each house decides for itself

Key areas of doctrine. God, Jesus, the Gospel, Scripture, Baptism and more.

• God and His nature
• Humans, human nature, and sin
• The person and work of Jesus
• The gospel and salvation
• The Holy Spirit
• Marriage
• Scripture
• The devil
• The church
• Baptism
• Christ’s return

Our approach to leadership.

• Jesus is the Head
• Everyone is a minister
• Jesus on titles (Mt 23)
• Jesus on power structures (Mt 20)
• What follows from that
• Deacons
• Hosts
• With fear and reverence

The one local leadership function the New Testament names.

• A function, not a title
• What elders are for
• Our disposition toward elders
• Character — must haves
• Character — must not haves
• Family
• Doctrine & teaching
• Motive matters
• The authority, and its limits

Translation commentary and references.

• Translation notes
• The usage survey
• How to read the survey
• The classical corpus
• The lexica
• The commentators
• The versions

The five gifts of Ephesians 4, each one a person, and what authority each carries.

• Gifts to build up the Body
• With a view to become obsolete
• The apostolic gifting
• The prophetic gifting
• The teaching gifting
• The evangelistic gifting
• The shepherding gifting
• Two kinds of authority
• Gifts of the Holy Spirit

Servants recognised by the body to carry practical service at scale.

• The word and the function
• Who is recognised
• In our context

The people who open their homes so the church can gather.

• Who hosts are
• Hosts and elders
• What they do
• The environment we aspire to

Roughly 60 reciprocal commands, gathered into eight themes.

• Love one another
• Unity and harmony
• Service and humility
• Patience and forgiveness
• Encouragement
• Teaching and prayer
• Hospitality and generosity
• What not to do

No tithe, no collection, no central fund.

• How the New Testament describes giving
• There is no tithe
• What happens here instead

Confession, repentance, and what to do when someone sins against you.

• What sin is
• Confession to God and to one another
• The four steps of Matthew 18
• Restoration is the goal

Helpful resources for evangelism and leadership.

• Evangelism
• The 3 Circles Gospel
• Leadership series
• Christ-like leadership