Description
This ministry book helps congregations rediscover a simple, biblical, and relational approach to church by examining the core practices and convictions that shaped the early Christian community.Jason Shepperd believes the church becomes healthier and more missionwhen it returns to Scripture as its organizing center. With practical teaching, theological reflection, and stories from Church Project’s own journey, he shares a model of church that is simple, decentralized, and rooted in authentic community.This book provides pastors, elders, and ministry teams with frameworks, examples, and practical tools that support the development of house churches, relational discipleship, and missioncommunity life within existing congregations or new church plants.
Features
- Case studies
- Questions
- Chapter summaries
- Notes section
- Examples from Church Project’s model
- Practical ecclesiology
- Stories of community transformation
Practical Applications
- Read the book’s biblical frameworks to understand how simplicity, community, and mission shape a healthier expression of church.
- Try the book’s practical tools to assess whether house churches or smaller communities could support your ministry’s mission.
