Theres a new way of doing church, and its taking North America by storm! The growing house-church movement is tapping into the desire of Christians everywhere to meet the needs of their communities in a way traditional churches cannot, offering community and simplicity.
Here, a recognized authority on the house-church movement and a popular pastor and speaker share their expertise in starting and maintaining a healthy house church. Youll discover:
How to start your own house churchBest practice models for planting and leading house churchesThe differences between a small group or cell group and a house churchCurrent and future trends in the house-church movementHow to work together with local, traditional and mega-churchesIn these pages, youll find all the information you need about this new way of doing church.
Table of Contents
Special Thanks
Introduction
Chapter 1: Theres a New Kind of Church Emerging!
Chapter 2: Different Kinds of Churches for Different Kinds of People
Chapter 3: The Most Effective Way to Evangelize: Start New Churches
Chapter 4: The Role of Spiritual Fathers and Mothers
Chapter 5: Our Measuring Stick: The Vibrant, Early Church Model
Chapter 6: What Does a House Church Look Like?
Chapter 7: Every Generation Needs Their Own Form of Church
Chapter 8: How to Be the Church
Chapter 9: How to Start a House Church
Chapter 10: Children in House Churches
Chapter 11: Guess Whos Leading the Way?
Chapter 12: House Churches in North America
Chapter 13: What About Leadership?
Chapter 14: Pitfalls to Avoid
Chapter 15: House, Community and Mega-churches Working Together
About the Authors
Endorsements
Here is an almost forgotten vision and model of church that was actually the very first and original form of the Church to have entered the West. Floyd and Larry, both healthy apostolic father figures in our time, express here what millions are hearing the Spirit say to the churches. Give a few dozens of copies away to your friends and help spread an immense spark of hope!
Wolfgang Simson, Author
When it comes to the Church today, one size doesnt fit all. Most of us find our church home in a building with a pastor and a congregation. But a rapidly growing number of American believers are moving away from our traditional churches. This excellent book explains why and what can be done about it. I strongly recommend Starting a House Church for anyone who wants to keep up with the times!
C. Peter Wagner, Presiding Apostle, International Coalition of Apostles
About the Author
Larry Kreider, after serving as senior pastor of a cell church in Pennsylvania for 15 years, currently serves in Lititz, PA, as International Director of DOVE Christian Fellowship International, a network of cell-based and house (micro) churches scattered throughout five continents. He has spent more than two decades training Christian leaders nationally and internationally to become spiritual mentors and to make disciples within the cell-group and house-church movement.
Floyd McClung was until recently the senior pastor of Metro Fellowship, a growing church in Kansas City, MO, and is now the international director of All Nations, an international network of church-planting teams and partner churches and ministries based in Cape Town, South Africa. All Nations has long-term church-planting teams in 15 different countries and conducts specialized leadership and discipleship seminars.
