Oikos

“Oikos” is a word infused with a great deal of meaning, hope, and promise. In the Bible, it can mean “a house”(an inhabited house, home, any building whatever, any dwelling place), or “descendants.” Still, here at WoW Church, we are using it in the sense of “all the persons forming one family, a household.”

In English, “household” refers to the nuclear family.

In Greek, the usage is broader and encompasses family, neighbors, coworkers, friends, and those we regularly come in contact with.

These 8-15 people may be your neighbors, coworkers, local barista, grocery store clerk, parents on your kid’s sports team, your hairdresser, professor, physical therapist, roommate, business associate, mechanic, a waiter at your favorite restaurant, dog groomer, gardener, carpool buddies, dentist, etc.

Oikos offers a fresh way of doing things as the church. God has placed 8-15 people in your sphere of influence who don’t have a community to belong to and need to hear the Good News from God. During this season of Oikos, I want to equip you better (the church universal) to reach your 8-15 people.

John Bell will provide the teaching; you provide the Oikos.

Our plan is to form a new group of shepherds to care for the flock.

Be the shepherd that God called you to be!