North Phoenix House ChurchWhen The Church Was Very Young by Graham Wood is a short work, 70 pages, and compares practices of the early ekklesia with what we see today. It covers the major themes and has multiple quotes from other notable authors. The short excerpt below talks about the challenges of the institutional church pastor. Published in […]
The Early Ekklesia’s Anatomy vs. The Modern-Day Church Let’s find out. This article is from my friend Buff Scott, Jr. You can find out more about Buff, sign up for his newsletter or download his three books by clicking here. When we reflect upon the early ekklesia and compare it to the contemporary church, we […]
I recently discovered author Tim Kurtz, founder of Ekklesia Center Ministries. His book, Leaving Church Becoming Ekklesia, is really impactful; you can read an excerpt here. The excerpt below is from his new book Boots on the Ground. The book ultimately encourages people to get training through his ministry, but it’s still worth a read. […]
I was disappointed reading What If Jesus Was Serious About The Church by Skye Jethani. Skye has some great observations about the shortcomings of the institutional church but there is no sense of how change would be implemented or any mention of an alternate way of meeting or doing life together. A quote from the […]
Milt Rodriguez writes that itinerant workers are needed to securely plant a relational gathering. Starting a gathering is one thing, planting is another. Milt’s book Starting Organic Churches, expresses this concept in detail. Written in 2016, it’s a short book and most of the links are broken. I don’t agree with everything in the book […]
I read the Amazon review of this book by Bob Whitesel and have posted it below. I am not recommending this book. Don’t be fooled by the title. Although well written, the subject matter is more about hierarchical, programme driven, ‘expert’ led old wineskin churches and their wanderings and self imposed difficulties, rather than the […]
I really enjoyed reading Leaving Church Becoming Ekklesia by Tim Kurtz. The author talks in depth about the true meaning of the word “Ekklesia” and how and why the word “church” ended up replacing it in the Bible. Concerning the word church, Tim writes… “We have embraced and perpetuated a culture around a single word. […]
In Western society it’s difficult to do life together, but it does happen, it can be sustained and it can be life-changing. I pray these stories encourage you to keep meeting, keep searching and start gathering. This story is told by Bob Good. My name is Bob Good. My wife, Ellen, and I have four […]