HOUSE/SIMPLE/ORGANIC CHURCH
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Houses That Change the World: The Return of the House Churches By Wolfgang Simson / Authentic Are you prepared for the third reformation---of church structure? Part vision statement, part manifesto, and part church-planting manual, Simson's book challenges us to refocus our priorities, minimize organization, and return to organic forms of Christianity. Chapters include "House Churches in History," "No Progress Without Change," and more. Thought-provoking reading for clergy and laity. 303 pages, softcover from Authentic. |
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Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens By Neil Cole / John Wiley & Sons Churches have tried all kinds of ways to attract new and younger members - revised vision statements, hipper worship, contemporary music, livelier sermons, bigger and better auditoriums. But there are still so many people who aren't being reached, who don't want to come to church. And the truth is that attendance at church on Sundays does not necessarily transform lives; God's presence in our hearts is what changes us. Leaders and laypeople everywhere are realizing that they need new and more powerful ways to help them spread God's Word. According to international church starter and pastor Neil Cole, if we want to connect with young people and those who are not coming to church, we must go where people congregate. Cole shows readers how to plant the seeds of the Kingdom of God in the places where life happens and where culture is formed - restaurants, bars, coffeehouses, parks, locker rooms, and neighborhoods. Organic Church offers a hands-on guide for demystifying this new model of church and shows the practical aspects of implementing it. |
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Pagan Christianity: Exposing the Roots of Our Church Practices By Frank Viola & George Barna Discover how many church customs really originated. This thought-provoking exploration into the background of how believers have worshiped for centuries uncovers many non-Christian roots. From the order of worship to the pastor's sermon, traditional dress codes to Christian education, Viola and Barna take a revealing look at Sunday morning. Sure to stimulate discussion! 304 pages, hardcover from Tyndale. |
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Revolution By George Barna / Barnabooks World-renowned pollster George Barna has the numbers, and they indicate a revolution is already taking place within the Church - one that will impact every believer in America. Committed, born-again Christians are exiting the established church in massive numbers. Why are they leaving? Where are they going? And what does this mean for the future of the Church? Using years' worth of research data, and adhering to an unwavering biblical perspective, Barna predicts how this revolution will impact the organized church, how Christ's body of believers should react, and how individuals who are considering leaving (or those who have already left) can respond. For leaders working for positive change in the church and for believers struggling to find a spiritual community and worship experience that resonates, Revolution is here. Are you ready? |
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So You Want To Start a House Church? By Frank Viola / Destiny Image The fourth book in Frank Viola's series on radical church reform, So You Want to Start a House Church? is a fresh and compelling look at church planting, apostolic ministry, and spiritual training for Christian service. Some have called it the most comprehensive Biblical exposition on church planting available in print. Combining both insight and foresight, So You Want to Start a House Church? calls for a drastic paradigm shift in today's practice of the church, church planting, and the preparation for spiritual service. Amid the plethora of books on "church planting" and "apostles" that crowd book shelves today, this penetrating work is unique, challenging, and at the same time practical. In addition, it combines two rare elements: Spiritual depth and New Testament scholarship. Whether you are a pastor, missionary, house church leader, church planter, scholar, or someone that desires to be part of a first-century expression of church life, this book is for you. |
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The Church Comes Home By Robert Banks / Hendrickson Publishers Home churches are as old as the New Testament, and now the Banks help you carry on the tradition in your community of faith! Discover how to start a home church of your own, determine doctrine, form a network with other home churches, and more! This is a revised edition of The Home Church. 250 pages, softcover from Hendrickson. |
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Megashift: Igniting Spiritual Power By James Rutz / Empowerment Press Thousands of committed teams around the globe are producing a neo-culture of responsible freedom. This is the next step up from Protestantism, though the beliefs remain the same. It is a joyful megashift away from pastor-centered, spectator religion toward a more biblical church where God works directly through you ... and you are freed from your problems and empowered to do wonders. Megashift is a startling introduction to that surge of grass roots power and love that will lay a whole new basis for civilization. Become a genuine priest with full authority to transform people and start your own network---small, sermon-free, life-changing circles of power where people are allowed to speak and interact and form the deepest friendships of their lives. |