Think and live biblically
Biblical truth is meant to change what we know, how we see, who we become, and how we live. 17:6 is a relational network helping people grow, leaders develop, and churches multiply that way of life.
The Vision
When biblical truth becomes a way of life, everything changes.
What happens when people do more than know the Bible, when they live it every day? Lives change. Leaders are formed. Life-changing churches multiply.
In Acts 17:6, that kind of lived faith was said to turn the world upside down. That is the vision behind 17:6 Network, and there is a place for you in it.
Find Your Place
Find your place in the story.
I want to grow in my faith.
I want to develop as a leader.
I feel called to vocational ministry.
I lead a church.
Who We Are
A relational network of churches growing and building together.
17:6 is a relational network of churches committed to helping people become fully devoted followers of Jesus and developing churches and ministries that do the same.
Our churches share a common mission, biblical convictions, relational values, and a commitment to developing people. We learn from one another, support one another, develop leaders together, and combine our strengths to advance God's Kingdom.
We are not simply connected by a name or a collection of resources. We are connected through relationships and a shared way of life.
Why We Exist
Knowing truth is only the beginning.
Every person is being shaped by what they believe and value. It is possible to know what Scripture teaches without allowing it to change our character, relationships, decisions, and priorities. We believe discipleship must help people connect biblical truth to real life.
That is why 17:6 brings together biblical teaching, practical experience, personal coaching, shared values, and trusted relationships. We help people move from knowing truth to living it.
What We Offer
Formation for every stage of growth.
17:6 provides formative training, personal coaching, practical resources, and trusted relationships that help people grow, leaders develop, pastors receive support, and churches multiply.
Learn to think and live biblically
Develop a God-centered perspective and practical habits for walking with God, building healthy relationships, serving others, and participating in the mission of the Church.
Programs and resources: Horizon, Relevate, and biblical living resources
Develop as a leader
Grow in biblical knowledge, personal character, relational maturity, and practical ministry skills through coaching and hands-on experience.
Programs and resources: NorthStar, leadership training, and coaching
Prepare for ministry
Integrate theological education with character formation, mentoring, and real ministry experience as you prepare for long-term service.
Programs and resources: The Antioch Project, accredited graduate education, and ministry mentoring
Cultivate a life-changing church
Access formative training, shared resources, pastoral relationships, collaboration, and support for developing people and shaping a church culture around biblical values.
Programs and resources: Church partnership, CoLab, cohorts, curriculum, and resources
What Is a Life-Changing Church
A church where truth becomes a shared way of life.
A life-changing church intentionally brings its leaders, relationships, ministries, and organizational choices together to help people think and live biblically for the sake of life change and multiplication.
Biblical truth is taught, modeled, practiced, and reinforced through relationships. People grow. Leaders set the pace. The culture of the church helps make the way of Jesus visible.
How Life Change Multiplies
From one changed life to generations of impact.
One person learns to think and live biblically. That person begins to influence a family, ministry team, workplace, and community. Some become leaders who help others grow. Those leaders strengthen existing churches and establish new ministries.
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Changed lives.
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Developed leaders.
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Life-changing churches.
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Multiplying Kingdom impact.
What begins in one life can continue from generation to generation.
Stories From the Network
Biblical values lived in real churches.
These are stories of people learning to see differently, leaders developing the character to last, pastors finding trusted support, and churches helping churches.
Our Heritage
We are stewarding a heritage.
In the late 1970s, Harold Bullock began Hope Church in Fort Worth with a desire to reach people outside the Church and help Christians grow in character and vision. Hope became a training center where leaders were developed and sent to plant churches and ministries throughout the United States and beyond.
As those leaders continued the work in new places, they recognized that they could accomplish more together than they could alone. In 2015, that shared work formally became 17:6 Network.
Today, we are carrying that work forward together, faithfully passing on what has been entrusted to us and preparing the next generation to do the same.
Rooted in faith. Churches planting churches.
Network Proof
Real churches. Shared convictions. A common mission.
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- Network churches
- 1970s
- Roots in Fort Worth
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- Network launched
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- Accredited seminary partner
Turning the world upside down starts with lives changed by truth.
"These men who have turned the world upside down have come here also." Acts 17:6
As people learn to think and live biblically, lives change. As leaders help others do the same, churches become life-changing. And as those churches work together and multiply, their influence can reach communities, nations, and generations to come.