Lance Wallnau

The New Force Multiplier!

3 Key Characteristics Of A Micro-Church
One of the most exciting revelations that I received from the Lord this year is the concept of micro-churches.  The era of megachurch is the phenomena that we’ve looked at for the last decade.  Yet, the Lord said, “Small is the new big.” Just like David slew the giant, God is going to raise up small micro-groups of people who are going to do big damage to the enemy this year.

A micro-church is what Daniel had in Babylon. No matter how dark our world becomes—even if it reaches the level of sin as in the days of Babylon and Nebuchadnezzarthose with the Daniel anointing will rise to leadThe Bible says that when Nebuchadnezzar had his dream, Daniel had to reach into the supernatural dream interpreting power of God.  
In Daniel 2:17, Daniel went to his house and made the situation known to his three friends, Hananiah, Mishael, Azariah.  He encouraged them to desire mercies of the God of heaven—that the meaning of the dream would be revealed.  Later, the secret was revealed to Daniel in a night vision. God gave him Nebuchadnezzar’s dream and a download of what was going to happen in Babylon.  As a result, Daniel was appointed by the king to rule over the province.  When Daniel was promoted, he promoted his friends.  
As I reflected on this story, I said to the Lord, “So this is a vision of a house church.” The Lord said, “No, not a house church.  A house church doesn’t have a common work assignment.”  
So what the are the characteristics of a micro-church?

  1. Common assignment. A micro-church is when you come together with those who share the same calling and faith.  A house church is different. There is no common assignment in a house church other than fellowship and mutual edification.  A micro-church has a kingdom agenda, a shared assignment that brings them together.  
  2. Small in size.  I asked the Lord for another reference, and He took me to Peter's arrest in Acts 12.  There again, when Peter gets supernaturally delivered he went to the one location that made sense—the house of Mary the mother of John.  When he arrived he discovered many gathered together in prayer for him (Acts 12:12).  It was a house filled with intercessors.  A micro-church is a praying company with a common assignment.  This is a group small enough to fit into a first century house.  
  3. A company of people connected to your assignment.  Daniel's friends all shared the assignment of Government, but Peter’s group was different. They were a company connected to the Apostolic assignment of the twelve disciples. Therefore, even if the members do not share directly in your assignment, they may be connected to you as family and close friends. The key is that they are affected by what happens to you in the warfare of your assignment.  This group could include your spouse, your closest friends, your children. Proximity is critical. Gathering together is a core principle.

Micro-church is the natural extension of any strong local or apostolic church. Not everyone has an assignment to go up against the gates of hell in the various mountains. Those who have been given this call need to be involved not only in the give and take of community life in a local church, but in a micro-church as well.  You need to have a small company of people, who are holding up your arms and standing with you in the assignment God gave you.  And you need to be standing with someone else in the battle they face. Until the local church establishes micro-churches in proximity to the gates of influence we are not yet an Apostolic church at the end of the age.  
If this applies to you, I pray that this year you discover the power of a small committed company of like-minded warriors in your mountain.  If you are on a college campus or in the military or traveling more than 100 days a year with your business you should answer the call of God to START your own MICRO-CHURCH!
Question: Are you already blessed by such a community?  Comment below and share your experience!
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Lance
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89 thoughts on “The New Force Multiplier!”

  1. Carol McLaughlin

    Dear Lance, would you please pray for me? This reading on the Micro church sounds exactly like what the Lord spoke to me in prophecy years ago, but has never been fulfilled. He said ” Your home would not be able to contain those that would come by the leading of the Spirit.” The time seems to be NOW. He also spoke these words recently – Walk in the NOW of the Spirit. But I need to know how to start and to enter into His word. I am soon to be 78 and have felt like the former word was passed by.
    I have had no one to talk to, as Father brought me out of the Church system years ago when I complained to Him that I didn’t fit in anywhere. He said ” No, I brought you out of this traditional, ritual church that you might “fit into me” I want you to KNOW me.

  2. A group of woman who began meeting as a devotional group changed into training & preparing use of the God gifts in each of us. We pray for each other in what we sense God is calling us to do & then support each other in that task.
    For instance, God called my husband & I to open a taphouse/restaurant(former Baptists that we were, it took 2 years to be confirmed that it was God calling us). We had 33 years of takeout restaurant experience. The Devoted Doves(as our group calls ourselves), came & worshipped in the restaurant as we dedicated it to God’s use. We all anointed every doorway & wrote on the bottom of seats & tables. Devoted Doves & their spouces have come 3 times in the last year to encourage us & pray for our challenges.
    We have done this kind of thing for each other as we have gone on mission trips, spoke at retreats & been there for each other through cancer & the list goes on. Is this a micro church?

  3. Thanks, thanks! For micro church idea, and also 7 mountain teaching. The latter have heard before but felt excluded in the discussion groups formed afterwards.
    What a breath of fresh air. I work in the area of Family/Domestic Violence. Getting together with people that work at the hard end of the Family Mountain would be awesome. To be with people that don’t think “poor thing” or feel uncomfortable around you when they discover what work I do.
    We all come from some sort of family of lack of family …then grow up …
    I’ll approach one of the church leaders and see what they say… & go from there.
    My heart feels hopeful for the first time in a long time. …maybe even some passion being rekindled.
    A question, before studying and gaining G a qualification I did different labouring work …. where do you see these people feeling a fit into any ‘Mountain’? My experience is of feeling somewhat useless, not needed when the 7 Mountains where spoken of.
    Thanks again.

  4. James 3:17 – But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.
    In 30+ years of ministry, I have never found a sizable fellowship that met the standard of this verse! However, on occasion, very small groups to which I have been led, have met its standard and have proven to be very powerful in the Spirit. I believe that this verse tells us that the quality of doctrine within a small group has much more inherent spiritual power than is possible within larger groups who put peace amongst themselves before the purity of agreement on good doctrine. It is just as in nuclear power wherein purity of the ore is absolutely necessary in order to bring forth its full potential of inherent power. Micro churches, sometimes consisting of merely one or two or three brethren, who value purity of doctrine above peaceful inclusion within larger but less dedicated groups and who are engaged in intercessory prayer for them and for others as well can be given immense power by God to positively affect not only those whom they pray for, but also vast reaches of the earth as well!
    James 5:16 – Therefore, confess your sins to one another, and pray for one another….The effective prayer of a righteous man can accomplish much. Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months. Then he prayed again, and the sky poured rain and the earth produced its fruit.

  5. Carol Phoenix 85018

    Thanks for an amazing online experience and conference. More and more it seems like my adult children and I work well together. Can a micro church be a family such as myself and my adult children with their children if we are actively supporting each other in our respective mountain of influence? Do you consider your family to be a micro church?

  6. So blessed by this affirmation of what God has been doing for the past year. Now we have a name for it – microchurch! God called a group of us from all walks of life to start a new non-profit organization that will develop a community center in our neighborhood. Our goal is to love our actual neighbors as Jesus did by meeting their needs and giving them a hand UP. It’s incredible how God continues to add people and organizations who provide exactly what is needed at exactly the right time.

  7. Thank you Lance. I am so encouraged. I had a dream about this last year, but have never had a personal vision to start a house church or a ‘micro church’ as you call it, but recently God has showed me to start one and a friend referred me to this blog of yours. It just so happens that you wrote this blog on my birthday:) So let the fun begin! Thank youa,

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