More and more the media is catching on to the house church movement. Last night (10/21/10), Brian Williams on NBC’s Nightly News reported that, at a time when the Crystal Cathedral in California is filing for bankruptcy, 9% of American Protestants now attend only house church. This is an estimated 6-12 million people. (See the video below.)
Although not reported on the program, this represents growth at an unprecedented rate. Even 10 years ago, house churches were almost unheard of in this country. The percentage of Protestants attending only house church was certainly under 1%.
And, no one (no human, at least) is behind this major shift in the American spiritual landscape. It wasn’t launched by Rick Warren or Bill Hybels. It wasn’t planned by the Southern Baptists or by Campus Crusade. It is simply a spontaneous move of the Holy Spirit to return the church to the way church was practiced in the New Testament.
The Luke Ten Community exists to join God in what He is doing with house churches. Our mission is to “connect and equip emerging house church leaders”. Our vision is to see “a vibrant family of Jesus (house church) on every block of every neighborhood of every city or region.” http://www.lk10.dev.cc/
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