The Global House Church Movement [Paperback]

Rad, Ph.D. Zdero (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 141 pages
• Publisher: William Carey Library Pub (April 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0878083421
• ISBN-13: 978-0878083428
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #601,768 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Serves it's purpose well, November 21, 2004

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J. D Jones (Roubaix France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Global House Church Movement (Paperback)

I'm a church planter in the south of France. I found this book to be not an excellent encyclopedia, but rather an excellent Manifesto of sorts possessing the revolutionary dynamite of Luther's "95" rather then the extensive and scholarly Calvin's "Institutions".
He sums up well the main points of the House Church movement while being respectful of those Christians who do not meet for worship in homes but rather special buildings. He chooses his words carefully and I therefore would want to recommend this book to anyone tiered with traditional models of church or who are looking to plant a new church.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars the Finest House Church book yet, June 14, 2004

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Jason Johnston (Mississauga, Ontario Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Global House Church Movement (Paperback)

Outside of the Bible, I would certainly say that this book is the finest yet written on the subject of house church. It is informative and inpiring. It is rooted in history with an eye on the current situation of the world. It is Biblical and practical. In summary, n excellent read for anyone interested in the subject - at any stage of belief. Rad brings the subject home.

7 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not as helpful as expected, September 6, 2004

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M. Fuller (Calgary, Alberta Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Global House Church Movement (Paperback)

Although I agree with the thesis of this book entirely, it did not live up to its billing. One would suppose that the author's PhD would equip him in some way to speak authoritatively on his subject, but his degree is in Mechanical Engineering! The book does not add anything significant to the literature on house churches. His treatment on the usage the New Testament word, "ekklesia" merely follows the traditional line. His statement that ekklesia is used in the New Testament to describe house church, citywide church, regional church and universal church ignores Robert Bank's research and shows inexperience in dealing with the New Testament text. At best, Zdero's book serves as a cursory introduction to the subject but its billing as scholarly is misleading. Even as an introduction, it contains errors, which further limits its usefulness. I would not be so hard on the book if my expectations had not been built up so high by those who recommended it and endorsed it. I guess this is a lesson to all Christian authors to show a little more humility in the promotion of their books.