I took this book, by Frank Viola, with me on my trip to Tanzania, Africa. It’s about 440 pages and pretty hefty but it’s broken up into small segments which makes it easier to read. On my first leg, from Phoenix to D.C., I had to put the book down. I found myself getting teary […]
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Finding Organic Church
What a great book filled with practical guidelines on how to start and sustain an Organic Church! This is in depth study of how churches were started and guided by the early apostles and why it’s necessary today to have apostles/itinerant workers laying the foundation and giving guidance for healthy church development. Below is an […]
Reimagining Church
This is the second excerpt about counting the cost. Thank you Frank for being honest and encouraging. Let me be clear. There’s a price to pay in responding to the Lord’s will for His church. You’ll have to reckon with being misunderstood by those who have embraced spectator Christianity. You’ll bear the marks of the […]
Reimagining Church
Masterful work by Frank Viola, here is the first excerpt on rediscovery. To borrow a term from scientific philosopher Thomas Kuhn, we need a “paradigm shift” regarding the church before we can properly rebuild it. That is, we need a new worldview regarding the meaning of the body of Christ. A new model for understanding […]
Pagan Christianity
Incredibly researched and written, Pagan Christianity, authored by Frank Viola and George Barna, is a must read. They explore the roots of our church practices and, unfortunately, confirm that pagan practices have had a huge influence on what we do today. FYI. Pagan C. is not a stand alone volume. The majority of those who […]