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It is important first to note that home groups are the focus of Xenos Christian Fellowship's structure. But we also believe that a large meeting can uniquely accomplish certain elements of body life. Strong, culturally relevant Bible teachings are the focal point of these larger meetings which we call, Central Teachings (CTs). This provides a setting in which a couple of thousand adults will hear God's word through highly gifted and trained teachers. Dozens of home groups come together, often bringing their friends and family who want their questions about Christianity answered.
Our
facility helps to set an informal, non-traditional
atmosphere in which Christians and non-Christians alike can relax—feeling
free to bring coffee, pop and snacks into the auditorium to hear what God might
want to say to them through his word. The meeting starts with prayer and music,
followed by an expository Bible teaching,
(this link takes you to dozens of teaching outlines) which is usually 40-50
minutes long. After the teaching, people have the opportunity to ask questions
of the teacher through microphones, or wait until the meeting concludes to privately
talk with the teacher or one of the teaching team members. If you'd like a set
of tapes from these meetings, our RealMedia
videos will interest you!
Three of our elders are the regular Central Teaching teachers. Lead Pastors Dennis McCallum and Gary DeLashmutt, and Adult Education Director Jim Leffel, rotate quarterly through different Bible teaching series.
These are not worship services as you might typically think of them. Xenos takes a somewhat unusual but biblical view of what worship is in the New Testament. Our music ranges from Christian music to secular rock, blues or jazz. Each of the meetings are sensational for helping non-Christians come to a relationship with Jesus Christ, grounding new believers and challenging more mature believers.
More information is available about our location and weekend Central Teaching meeting times at our Main Campus. The Thursday p.m. CT meets on the Ohio State University campus. People typically attend just one of these meetings.
Several other ministries have been organized to help with the different parts of these meetings.
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