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Editorial Review:
This book is out of print and will be revised and expanded under another title in 2009.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 
WOW!!!!: 
I was so moved by this book that I contacted the author. Although I haven't yet agreed with 100% of his views, I can say without reservation that Frank Viola has written the most balanced book regarding God's purpose and direction for the church that I have read. If you are considering any book regarding the 'house church' I highly recommend this book.
Not Exactly What I Thought: 
Based on the title, I was hoping this book would talk about the nuts and bolts of starting a house church. It's really more of a treatise on why every house church should have a church planter involved with it to remain healthy. I share the author's opinion that a bible study is not a house church and that there is more than going through the forms of church to become one.
Historical Theory and Future Compass:
I have been so indoctrinated in the institutional church's version of history, the bible, and my role in the church that I didn't know I was off base. The hippie in me knew there was more, but as I grew older, I lost my way in the church program. This book helped me rise above the fog, find my bearings, and set my new course. Honor the old, search for the new. Turns out, I feel ashamed of the new and now search for the old. Great book for perspective and vision.
Some good thoughts:
Although it is obvious that the author is really seeking God with a pure heart and has brought up some points that are rarely seen in Christian literature, he is missing a few key points.
First, although you will often see mentioned in the New Testament "the church that meets at" a particular brother's or sister's house, the only time a church is ever mentioned by name is by the city in which it is located...the Church in Philadelphia, the Church in Smyrna, etc. Paul even criticizes the brothers and...more info
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