Starting a House Church: A New Model for Living Out Your Faith [Paperback]

Larry Kreider (Author), Floyd McClung (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 5, 2007

There’s a new way of doing church and it’s taking North America by storm! Here, a recognized authority on the house church movement and a popular speaker and pastor share their expertise in starting and maintaining a healthy house church. Together they look at current and future trends in the house church movement and provide best practice models for planting and leading house churches. Also, they explore how house churches are not always the same as simple cell-groups or small groups, especially in the areas of leadership and money. Readers will discover all the information they need to begin a house church in their community.

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There’s a new way of doing church, and it’s 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. You’ll discover how to start your own house church; best practice models for planting and leading house churches, the differences between a small group or cell group and a house church, current and future trends in the house-church movement, and how to work together with local, traditional and mega-churches. In these pages, you’ll find all the information you need about this new way of “doing church.”

About the Author

LARRY KREIDER currently serves as founder and International Director of DOVE Christian Fellowship International, a worldwide network of churches located in six continents. Larry ministers nationally and internationally in conferences and churches of many denominations training leaders and God's people in practical Christian living.  He has written more than 30 books, including House to House,  Speak Lord!  I'm listening,  Building Your Personal House of Prayer, Starting a House Church and Authentic Spiritual Mentoring.  Larry and his wife LaVerne have been married for 39 years.  They have four children and three grandchildren, and live in Lancaster County, PA.

 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 192 pages
• Publisher: Regal (April 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0830743650
• ISBN-13: 978-0830743650
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.4 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #132,441 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Larry Kreider is the founder and international director of DOVE Christian Fellowship International, a family of churches established on six continents. As an author of more than 25 books and a speaker at conferences and churches, he travels extensively training Christian leaders and believers in practical Christian living. Larry and his wife, LaVerne, live in Lititz, Pennsylvania. They have four children and three grandchildren.

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great guide for understanding and doing house church today, June 11, 2007

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Peter Bunton (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews
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Cell Groups and House Churches: What History Teaches Us

As someone who has studied and written on house churches throughout history, I was pleased and intrigued to see this book on actually starting a house church today. And it's a great book! It gives an overview of the different forms of church today, of which house church is one. It also provides a good biblical basis for what is a growing phenomenon around the world. Although it does give very practical help in how actually to start or lead a house church, the book, however, does not major on structure but emphasizes that it is all about the heart and spirit of the church - that is a place to provide spiritual community and family so that Christians can grow in their walk with God. The book, furthermore, gives some helpful tips on mistakes which can be avoided. It provides vision, biblical backing and practical help - a very good combination and a worthwhile read indeed!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring and Practical, May 4, 2007

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Edward Canger (Post Falls, Idaho, USA) - See all my reviews
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Larry and Floyd make a great tag team as they share a clear view of the new wineskins the Lord is forming through the rise of house churches and house church networks. An easy read yet filled with page after page of inspiring stories and practical applications for anyone interested in what God is doing in the house church movement. Touching on important topics such as Godly leadership with a fathering servants heart,they are also sensitive to the whole body of Christ and how God is blending several different styles of doing church, into a beautiful harmony with one another for fullfilling His purposes in these exciting days we live in.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A handy and useful "get-started" primer, October 6, 2007

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

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Pastors Larry Kreider and Floyd McClung present Starting a House Church: A New Model for Living Out Your Faith, a handy guide to participating in the growing house-church movement, which has sprouted to meet the needs of Christians and their communities in a manner beyond the ability of traditional churches. Chapters cover how to start one's own house church, ideal models for leading house churches, current and future trends in the house-church movement, how to work together with local, traditional, and mega-churches, and much more. "Who ministers to the children when they meet separately for the second half of the meeting? Whatever works! Here are some ideas: a rotation of all adult house-church members; responsible, trustworthy older kids; a rotation of couples with children; or teams composed of one parent and another adult (so that the other parent can participate in the discussion). Some house churches share children's services and resources with other house churches." A handy and useful "get-started" primer, enthusiastically recommended for any Christian reader interested in supplementing their spiritual gathering needs of their community.