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On a Sunday morning in the fall of 1989 about 35 people gathered in
a barely functional facility for the first meeting of a new “church plant.”
Everyone there was tired of “church as usual.” We hoped that God would respond
to our passion for Him with an outpouring of His Spirit. Eleven years later we
and a bunch of others were still burned out on “church as usual. We cancelled
the programs and sought God for His heart. That’s when we began a journey away
from organized religion toward a more relational expression of Father’s life
within and among us.
We’re not a house church or a cyber church, nor are we a part of
any “movement.” We’re simply followers of Christ who are discovering a
greater dimension of His love and freedom than we have ever known before. Our
passion is to help people break free from the burden of religious obligation and
to see them enter into the joy and freedom of an intimate relationship with
Father.
Family Room Media was birthed out of that passion. The podcasts,
blogs and articles are all geared toward those who are yearning for more than
dynamic meetings or catch-all programs. The videos and books will hopefully be
tools that can be shared with others seeking a new understanding of “church”
life.
We also want to provide the opportunity for others to share their
insights and express their gifts. The Featured Artist slot, forums and blog
comments are meant to help serve that purpose. Perhaps this site will be
instrumental in connecting people with like-heart and vision.
Still we like interacting with people too much to stay hunkered
behind computers, cameras or microphones, so whenever we can, we love to travel
to wherever hungry folks invite us to come and share our lives together.
Regardless of the reason for your visit to this site, we hope you
will be blessed!
Our online store and contributions help to defray the expense
of time and talent in creating and maintaining the variety of media on this
site, but above all, please keep us in your prayers.
Clicking this button allows you to make online contributions.
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David Fredrickson: After 'pastoring' in San Jose, California for 13 years, David and his family moved north to begin a work in the Sacramento area in 1989. With a burden for unity among Christians, he began calling pastors together to minister to one another and to pray for the city. Soon his burden for the Body of Christ at large carried him to over a dozen nations where he ministered in conferences and leadership training classes.
By 2000 David became convinced that the impotency of the present day church system could never be remedied through any amount or method of teaching, preaching or discipleship training. This conviction and the shocking realization that he was caught up in many of the traditions of men led to a spiritual journey that has become the subject of his first book:
When the Church Leaves the Building.
Today David is involved in the writing and
producing aspect of Family Room Media. He enjoys meeting with individuals or
groups who are longing to be free from religious bondage and often comes
alongside pastors and leaders who are wanting to move away from a religious
approach to church life. David is also a certified counselor specializing in
marriage and family counseling.
David has been married to his best friend, Rachel, for 35 years. Their daughter, Lauryn lives with her husband, Jesse, less than ten minutes from her parent's home in Citrus Heights. | |
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Loren Rosser worked
in broadcast television for over a decade before helping launch Family Room
Media in 2005. Loren and his wife, Lilly, spent five years serving as youth
pastors and discovering the true meaning of the words, “burn out!” It was then
that they began to have some serious questions about what it means to follow
Christ and be the church. They came to discover that they had lost sight of the
simplicity of Christ and were living a life bound by religious obligation and
performance. This discovery caused them to step away from religion and to pursue
intimacy with Christ and authentic relationships with other believers. They now
enjoy helping others who are being crushed by the demands of religion become
acquainted with the Savior whose yoke is easy and burden is light.
Loren and Lilly have been married since 1992 and reside with their daughter,
McKayla, in Sacramento, California.
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