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325521: The House Church Book: Rediscovering the Dynamic, Organic, Relational, Viral Community Jesus Started The House Church Book: Rediscovering the Dynamic, Organic, Relational, Viral Community Jesus Started
By Wolfgang Simson / Tyndale House

House churches have gained increasing popularity in our culture in recent years. In this well-researched volume, church planter Wolfgang Simson invites readers to experience a house church movement from the inside out. Learn what God is- and can- do right in your neighborhood, avoid house church pitfalls, pick up practical ideas on beginning a house church where you live.
Small groups of believers are meeting to fellowship in office buildings, coffee bars, apartments, and on college campuses; God is at work, and in reading Simson's biblical commentary on the House Church Movement you will be equipped to find your role in this work. With foreword by George Barna.

981290: Organic Church: Growing Faith Where Life Happens 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.

314853: Pagan Christianity: Exposing the Roots of Our Church Practices 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.

07586: Revolution 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?

665759: So You Want To Start a House Church? 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.


3179X: The Church Comes Home 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.

Finding Organic Church: A Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Sustaining Authentic Christian Communities Finding Organic Church: A Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Sustaining Authentic Christian Communities
By Frank Viola / David C. Cook

Frank Viola, author of Pagan Christianity and Reimagining Church, believes that planting the seeds of God's kingdom in good soil is essential if congregations are to flourish. But how does one grow a vibrant Christian community? In Finding Organic Church, Viola draws upon his experience in nourishing home, organic, and missional churches, and gives you scripturally based insights, real-world tools, and practical suggestions to help your church thrive!
Small Is Big!: Unleashing the Big Impact of Intentionally Small Churches Small Is Big!: Unleashing the Big Impact of Intentionally Small Churches
By Tony Dale, Felicity Dale & George Barna / Tyndale House

Church planters Tony and Felicity Dale and acclaimed researcher George Barna bring a big message to God's church. How might we change the world if our Christian faith began multiplying at a rapid pace-through a way of life that is explosive and transformational? It happened once before, in the early days of the church; what will it take to bring us to that point of urgency and determination again? Small Is Big (originally published as The Rabbit and the Elephant) offers keys to 21st-century evangelism: leveraging the power of the small-and taking the gospel to where the people are and the pain is. And as God uses us to channel Jesus' love into a hurting, desperate world, we'll see his church grow beyond anything we could have imagined.
The Rabbit and the Elephant: Releasing the Mega Impact of Micro Churches The Rabbit and the Elephant: Releasing the Mega Impact of Micro Churches
By Tony Dale, Felicity Dale & George Barna / Tyndale House

A world-renown church researcher and a team of church planters have reached the same conclusion - smaller is more effective. Using statistics, stories, Scripture, and strategies, they present a convincing argument for the method today's church should adopt for effective ministry.
An Army of Ordinary People: Stories of Real-Life Men and Women Simply Being the Church An Army of Ordinary People: Stories of Real-Life Men and Women Simply Being the Church
By Felicity Dale / Tyndale House

The gospel spreads and lives are changed when people just like you do God's work in the world! Dale's stories of drug addicts being led to Christ by friends, parents teaching the Bible to their kids, and couples inviting neighbors to dinner and spiritual discussion will ignite an "I can do that" spark in your heart.
From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God
By Frank Viola / David C. Cook

Three remarkable stories, spanning Genesis to Revelation, compose a drama that originated before time began. Experience this extraordinary interpretive narrative, and it will deepen your understanding of life, the church, and the Creator as you glimpse God's highest desires and explore divine themes of Scripture. An expanded and rewritten version of God's Ultimate Passion.
Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Community Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Community
By Frank Viola / David C. Cook

Should a house of worship be a home? Contending that many modern believers secretly wonder why there isn't something more to "church," Viola suggests a return to the early Christian model of organic house churches. Biblically grounded and intensely practical, this radical proposal calls for a more vibrant, integrated, and active community of faith. 208 pages, softcover from Cook.
Starting a House Church: A New Model for Living Out Your Faith Starting a House Church: A New Model for Living Out Your Faith
By Larry Kreider & Floyd McClung / Gospel Light

One of the latest trends in churches is as old at the book of Acts - the house church movement. Barna research estimates that 5% of believers in the US are attending house churches, and this number is increasing. People want to express their belief in Jesus in ways that do not conform to a traditional church model. They are hungry for the close relationships that a small group model offers them.
Small church veterans, Larry Kreider and Floyd McClung have compiled a complete guide to getting your own house church off the ground. This includes chapters on: how to start, how to include children, how to lead, pitfall to avoid, and how to work together with other groups.