What is a 24-7 Boiler Room Community?
The Purposes, Principles & Practices of a Boiler Room
A 24-7 Boiler Room is a simple Christian community that practices a daily rhythm of prayer, study and celebration whilst caring actively for the poor and the lost.
(i) The Two Purposes: a 24-7 Boiler Room exists to love God in prayer and to love its neighbours in practice. These purposes are contextualised in community and expressed in a defined location.
(ii) The Three Principles: at the heart of every Boiler Room is a living community committed to being 1. Authentic: True to Christ. 2. Relational: Kind to People. 3. Missional: Taking the Gospel to the World.
(iii) The Six Practices: Every Boiler Room Community applies the three principles practically through six core activities:
A Boiler Room is true to Christ by being:
+++ A prayerful community practicing a daily rhythm of intercession, contemplation and Christian worship.
+++ A creative community where artistic expressions of prayer and worship may take the form of art, sculpture, new music, poetry, dance etc.
A Boiler Room is kind to people by being:
+++ A merciful community where the practical needs of the local poor are met and where liberation is championed.
+++ A hospitable community where pilgrims are welcomed, meals are shared and where friendships can flourish across boundaries of race and culture.
A Boiler Room is committed to the sharing the gospel by being:
+++ A missional community existing for the sake of those who don’t know Jesus both locally and cross-culturally. To act as well as to pray.
+++ A learning community of training and discipleship, where people are growing in their faith, their life-skills and their ability to lead.Do we have what it takes to establish a Boiler Room here?
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