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Christian Living
Response to the House-Church Movement – Followup
I am happy to report at least a few positive changes. Since I first wrote my series responding to the House-Church Movement (HCM), I have discovered that there has been…
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Response to the House-Church Movement: Conclusion
In this conclusion to my series in response to the House-Church Movement (HCM), I would like first to list for you the links to the six main articles in the…
Announcements
Blog Update
I just wanted to take some time to update the blog’s readers on the status of a few things. As most of you know, I try to post at least…
Book Reviews
Ben Witherington’s Response to Pagan Christianity
Some of you may already have discovered Ben Witherington’s ongoing critique of Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, by Frank Viola and George Barna. But for those…
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Response to the House-Church Movement – Part Six
What is the proper understanding of Hebrews 13:17? In a previous post responding to the House-Church Movement (HCM), I addressed the tendency among many of its adherents to either downplay…
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Zane Anderson’s Review of Pagan Christianity
Zane Anderson of the House Church Network recently published a helpful review of Pagan Christianity: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices, by Frank Viola and George Barna. The review…
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Response to the House-Church Movement: Update
For the many readers who have been following the Response to the House-Church Movement (HCM) series, I thought I would offer you an update. I originally intended on writing just…
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Response to the House-Church Movement: Part Five
What is the meaning of Ekklēsía? In a previous post (Part Four of this series) I indicated that one possible reason for the de-emphasis on elder leadership and authority among…
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Response to the House-Church Movement: Part Four
What kind of authority – if any – do elders have in the churches? When I first encountered the particular branch of the House-Church Movement (HCM) to which I have…
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Interview on the House-Church Movement
Last night I had the pleasure of being interviewed by Roderick Edwards for one of his Kingdom Commentaries. The primary focus of the interview was about the way in which…
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Response to the House-Church Movement: Part Three
Does the Bible require that the Lord’s Supper be celebrated only as part of a “full meal”? Advocates of the House-Church Movement, as represented by Steve Atkerson, claim that it…
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Response to the House-Church Movement: Part Two
Does the Bible require that church gatherings be “completely open and participatory with no one leading”? Many in the House-Church Movement (HCM) believe that this is the case. For example,…