Topic: House Churches in General

There is a growing movement for Christ on our college campuses. At UNLV, wow. You have to see this video http://vimeo.com/4117334 Students Baptizing Students

YouTube Video Explains Organic Church This is a quest to become the church Jesus envisioned in the first place. You've got to see this video.

In 1935, Bill W. and Bob Smith founded AA. It is still the most effective treatment for alcoholism. AA groups are every where and can be started by anyone who wants to stop drinking. Power is not centralized. Classes are not required. Certification is not needed. The organization runs with authority completely distributed.

The Organic Church as envisioned by Neil Cole has this same distributed power. Authority is not withheld. Power is not controlled. Permission is not required.

Apparently, AA is not the pattern as much as it is an illustration of the Organic Church structure.

Wow! What a conference! 400 came from all over the world to hear Neil Cole, author of "Organic Church" and others share in the first ever, Church Multiplication Association Conference. It was in Long Beach, California, from January 26th through the 28th and it was exceptional. The more the Organic Church philosophy is understood, the more radical it becomes. The word for such growth is KABOOM! Let me explain.

House Churches Are More Satisfying to Attenders Than Are Conventional Churches

January 8, 2007

(Ventura, CA) - With the growth of house churches across the country, a new study by The Barna Group sheds light on how these independent, non-denominational churches operate.

Levels of Satisfaction

Perhaps the most compelling insight from the national study was an evaluation of the levels of satisfaction of those who attend a house church compared with the views of adults who attend a conventional local church. Four aspects of people's church experience were gauged. Overall, people attending a house church were significantly more likely to be "completely satisfied" with their experience in each of the four dimensions examined. Click link to read more. The Barna Group