An expert practitioner answers to questions about the burgeoning
organic church movement
Neil Cole’s best-selling book Organic Church described
the fastest growing segment of contemporary Christianity-the
so-called organic church. Now in this next-step book, he answers
questions about how to deal with theological and organizational
issues that come up. He talks about issues such has what to do with
finances, children, heresy, leader training, and rituals and
ordinances. Without the top-down structure of a denomination, even
people who are proponents of this small, house-church model worry
that they are not doing it right.
* Offers an important resource for anyone involved with or
thinking of starting an organic or house church
* Addresses practical issues of theology, rituals, doctrinal
heresy, how to handle children, finances, and other important
questions
* Written by an acknowledged expert who is now and has been for
over twenty years an organic church planter and practitioner
* A new Leadership Network title and follow-up to Organic
Church
Church 3.0 offers solid information about organic
churches based on Cole’s extensive experience in starting,
nurturing, and mentoring in the organic church movement.
Table of Content
About Leadership Network ix
Foreword xi
Preface xiii
Acknowledgments xvii
Introduction What About This Book? Shifting from Church 2.0 to 3.0 1
Part One Global Changes Demand a Better Church 13
1 What About the World We Live In? From a Village Church to a Global Village 15
2 What About Our Changing Culture? From Ministry in a Modern World to Postmodern 23
Part Two Structural Issues 43
3 What About the Church’s Mission? From Coming to Going 45
4 What About Church Growth? From Incremental to Exponential 66
5 What About Church Models? Part One: From Congregations to Networks 92
6 What About Church Models? Part Two: From Centralized to Decentralized 116
7 What About Larger Gatherings? From One-Size-Fits-All to Tailored Groups for Effective Function 137
Part Three Pragmatic Concerns 163
8 What About Evangelism? From Drawing Converts to Catalyzing Movements 165
9 What About Baptism and Communion? From Sacerdotal Rituals to Apostolic Genius 189
10 What About Kids? From a Scholastic Model to a Spiritual Family 209
11 What About Heresy? From Better-Trained Pastors to Better-Trained People 222
12 What About Finances? From Ten Percent to the Whole Enchilada 241
Conclusion What About My Church? From Being Educated to Being Empowered 253
Notes 257
The Author 265
Index 267
About the author
neil cole is an experienced and innovative church planter and pastor. He is the founder of the Awakening Chapels, which are reaching young postmodern people in urban settings, and a founder and executive director of Church Multiplication Associates. He is the author of Organic Church as well as Search and Rescue, Organic Leadership, and Cultivating a Life for God.
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