 | The Untold Story of the New Testament Church: An Extraordinary Guide to Understanding the New Testament by Frank Viola
Buy new: $12.81 / Used from: $6.84 Great little book that puts the entire New Testament writings in order of the events in the book of Acts... as one fluid story! Book I in Frank Viola's church restoration set.
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 | Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices by Frank Viola
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $10.96 This book presents the facts of church history and the accumulation of pagan practices within the church. This book is deconstructive. It beckons us to return to Jesus Christ and simple Body life. Book II in Viola's set.
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 | Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Christianity by Frank Viola
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $8.15 Constructive sequel to Pagan Christianity that paints a radically different picture of the church in organic community. Book III in Viola's church restoration set.
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 | From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God by Frank Viola
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $8.48 Hear Viola's heart as he shares the story of the church in ways you never have imagined before. This book presents the grand narrative behind the story of Christ and the church. Unique among all of his books... this one tells the great love story of God.
Book IV in Viola's set.
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 | Finding Organic Church: A Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Sustaining Authentic Christian Communities by Frank Viola
Buy new: $7.32 / Used from: $23.89 Final book in Viola's church restoration set. This one is the practical "how to" book for organic church life.
Releases Sept. 1, 2009.
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 | Paul's Idea of Community: The Early House Churches in Their Cultural Setting, Revised Edition by Robert J. Banks
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $4.26 Banks examines the kind of church life "community" that Paul planted in the first century. He shows that Paul's apostolic "church planting" was unique.
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 | Created for Community: Connecting Christian Belief with Christian Living by Stanley J. Grenz
Buy new: $18.24 / Used from: $0.65 We must listen to Grenz when discussing community. Although Grenz did not participate in an organic church... his presentation of theology for Christian living is a must read. It is a theology wrapped in the Triune God of community.
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 | Going to the Root: Nine Proposals for Radical Church Renewal by Christian Smith
Buy used from: $7.00 Great book proposing that we return to simplicity in "intentional" church life around Jesus Christ.
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 | Life Together: The Classic Exploration of Faith in Community by Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $4.39 Bonhoeffer describes the kind of community that ought to exist in the church. This book is a true classic!
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 | The Centrality of Jesus Christ (Works of T. Austin-Sparks) Volume One by T. Austin Sparks
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $19.93 I strongly recommend reading "The Centrality and Supremacy of the Lord Jesus Christ" and "The School of Christ." These two books within this volume must be understood before church life is to be discovered.
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 | The Normal Christian Church Life by Watchman Nee
Buy new: $9.61 / Used from: $3.47 Watchman Nee describes the life and work of an apostle "church planter."
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 | Revolution by George Barna
Buy new: $12.23 / Used from: $0.58 Examination of current church practices vs. practicing the church life of the first disciples. Reveals the apparent movement of "house churches" and how the church is looking for more. He calls for "revolutionaries" to follow Christ.
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 | Jesus Has Left the Building by Paul Vieira
Buy new: $17.99 / Used from: $13.96 Vieira reveals how the institutional church has left his generation dry. He believes the day is coming when true Christians will not have a choice but to leave the institution.
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 | So You Don't Want to Go to Church Anymore by Jake Colsen
Buy new: $8.63 / Used from: $5.81 Everyone who has left institutional Christianity or is thinking about it... should definitely read this book. Jake Colson has recorded a wonderful conversation of an honest search for God's will for his own life... and ultimately for his people, the church.
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 | Corinthian Elders by Jack Fortenberry
Buy new: $6.25 / Used from: $7.22 Small book that gives a biblical presentation of New Testament elders. The author draws out attention to specific word usage and Pauline rhetoric when describing the functioning of elders. It is not authority "over" but authority under.
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 | The Church Comes Home by Robert J. Banks
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $6.32 Practical book for those gathering in homes are those who are interested.
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 | Nexus: The World House Church Movement Reader by Rad Zdero
Buy used from: $39.99 Great overview of what the Lord has been doing and is doing now within house churches all over the world.
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