Month: June 2006
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More Publicity
Our local paper ran a Washington Post article entitled: "Going to church by staying home." Here is a brief excerpt: A growing number of Christians across Washington and around the country are moving to home churches — both as a way to create personal connections in the age of the megachurch and as a return…
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Barna’s Latest Research: More People Involved in House Churches
In George Barna’s latest research he notes that "house churches are moving from the appraisal phase into the acceptance phase." Here are some excerpts from his recent article: “The house church now appears to have reached ‘critical mass’ in the United States,” commented Barna. “Analysts typically find that once a new tool or institution reaches…
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Why We Keep Trying to Change
Jordan Cooper quotes Ron Sider in an excellent Next-Wave article: The heart of the matter is the scandalous failure to live what we preach. The tragedy is that poll after poll by Gallup and Barna show that evangelicals live just like the world. Contrast that with what the New Testament says about what happens when…
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Growing Up
I have been reflecting on a recent comment from a previous post in which Rhonda wrote: "It’s very difficult to leave an institutional church. There are so many facets to the process and it took me over 2 years to do it. I look at the whole thing as more of growth than the IC…