This is the first in a multi-week series covering the DNA and VISION of DIVERGENT CHURCH “We are... "//ONE Church expressing ourself in multiplying community based and focused Churches” DIVERGENT CHURCH is MOVEMENT oriented. Most businesses, educational institutions, most 'things' people attempt to build are monument oriented, and are often understandably so. They are built to 'last the generations' - stability, security and solvency are of central importance. Control mechani

​ ​1. You think church starts when the music starts Our City PM gathering has nearly always INTENTIONALLY started music 10 – 15 minutes after the advertised starting time. Inevitably we are regularly asked “When does church start?” What they are more accurately asking is “When do I sit or stand and face forward and listen to someone else sing, maybe sing myself or listen to someone else speak”. People look at us a little strangely when we say “It started the moment you walk

There have been some minor updates to this blog but on name - from LIFECITY CHURCH to Divergent Church as a reflection on our name change. This is the second part in a multi series covering the DNA and VISION of Divergent Church. In the first part we covered our Shape as “ONE Church expressing ourself in multiplying community based and focused Churches” - you can check that out HERE This post we will cover the MISSION OF DIVERGENT CHURCH. The Mission of Divergent Church ne

Understanding the shape of Divergent. Our pursuit of being a movement over a monument.