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Total Church :: Introduction

The Crowded House (TCH) is a network of missional communities in the city of Sheffield, England. Most of their communities—seven or eight, I think—meet regularly in homes, but that is not the most unique thing about them. Over the past few years, they have focused on what it really means to be a community. They [...]

Posted 09 October 2007 § Christian life § Community § Relational Christianity § The Church § United Kingdom ‡ Comments (0) ° Tagged: , , , , , , , ,

Meeting in homes: apostolic model or pragmatic necessity?

Several months ago, someone left a comment suggesting that the reason the early church met in homes, rather than larger buildings like temples or synagogues, was because they were just fledgling "church plants" and did not need a building to accommodate everyone. He said, "You do with what you have and be content." The same [...]

Posted 25 August 2007 § Church Structures § Institutional Church § Worship ‡ Comments (8) °

Multiplication of churches in India fueled by persecution and simple structures

In his paper, "Church Planting in India," Stanley Mehta summarizes a presentation by D. R. David at the Bless India Conference held in Chennai in January 2006. He says, "amidst all the pressures and changes, the church in India is growing more rapidly than ever before. The persecution has begun to bring together many Christian [...]

Posted 19 August 2007 § Church Planting § Church Structures § Evangelism § Multiplication § Relational Christianity ‡ Comments (1) °

Paranoia in the pulpit, stupidity in the pew

Paranoia! You bet! There’s only one place more paranoid than the schizophrenic ward at your local mental hospital: your local neighborhood minister’s fraternal! Honestly, I once felt so spiritually superior to my congregation simply because I had been placed in a position of authority. My pride really worked me over and I was convinced that sheep were too dumb to feed themselves or to know sheep food from sheep dung.

Posted 30 July 2007 § Ministry § Personal § Teaching/Preaching ‡ Comments (12) °

Jim Elliff, “Why do we meet in homes?”

An excerpt from Christ Fellowship of Kansas City concerning Why do we meet in homes? CFKC is a network of four SBC house churches in the Kansas City area. There are six good reasons, according to Jim Elliff, why they have planted this relatively new congregation according to the house church model.

Posted 29 July 2007 § Church Planting § Organic Church § Southern Baptists § The Church ‡ Comments (6) °

Los Angeles Times on “house churches”

Within a short time of publishing my latest post, I discovered that an article on "house churches" had appeared in Monday's Los Angeles Times. I have uploaded a PDF file for those who may be unable or unwilling to register online (free) in order to read the article.
HT: House Church Blog

Posted 27 July 2007 § North America ‡ Comments (0) °