Starting a House Church (Paperback)

~ Larry Kreider; Floyd McClung (Author)
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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.

About the Author

LARRY KREIDER, after serving as senior pastor of a cell church in Pennsylvania for 15 years, currently serves in Lititz, Pennsylvania 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.

Product Details

• Paperback: 188 pages
• Publisher: Regal Books (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: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #44,571 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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9 of 9 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

By	Peter Bunton (Pennsylvania, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

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

By	Edward Canger (Post Falls, Idaho, USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

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

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

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.