House church movement, part 2

Descriptions of different types of house church groups

House church movement, part 1

Conference reports indicate that, from very small beginnings, in many nations fairly sizeable house church movements have emerged, including on the continents of Africa and Latin America.

Nepal: Church grows exponentially to one million believers

“When a Nepali comes to Christ, he apparently also becomes an evangelist straight away.”

NYC: battle on the doorstep

“You can feel the hate of the people who did this,” said Raymond Talavera, the pastor of Glory of Christ Church.

From alaska: prayer touches russian lives

“…each night on KICY Luda shares the needs of fellow believers and goes before the Lord via the KICY microphone. Recently, Luda traveled back to Russia to renew her visa, and was amazed at the impact KICY’s programming was having.”

NY Mag takes a look at Redeemer & Tim Keller

“Tim Keller Wants to Save Your Yuppie Soul — Why Are So Many New Yorkers Flocking to Evangelical Christian Preacher Tim Keller?”

Christians observing Ramadan

Is there a difference between pursuing peace with neighbors and assimilation? Is this what being ‘all thing to all people’ looks like?
“This year, a group of “Emergent Christians,” led by one of the United States’ most influential pastors, Brian McLaren have announced they will actually be ‘observing’ the Muslim holy month, along with a Muslim [...]

Africa: The gospel torn — lovingly

He tore his Bible apart…and it was good.

New life from within maximum security prison

In Texas, faith is proving to be the antidote to crime. The state has 156,000 people behind bars, each costing taxpayers $18,000 a year.

Life beyond walls

USA: At least 5% of American adults participate in a house church
Numerous shifts are occurring among church-goers in the USA as many new forms and formats of the local church are springing up. According [...]