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In our modern dislocated society many are searching for a church experience that offers true Christian sharing, nurturing, and discipleship, in addition to teaching and worship. For many such people the answer is found in the home church: a small, committed group of often diverse people who meet together in homes to pray, eat, sing, study, and share their lives.

The Church Comes Home is a handbook for those interested in home churches. It is both visionary and practical. It describes how home churches can be formed, how they should grow, and how networks of home churches can develop. It examines issues—for example, how to make decisions; how to determine doctrine; how to include children, singles, elders; and how to reach out to the community at large—and offers practical suggestions for their resolution.

Reviews

"The Church Comes Home is prophetic in its biblical groundedness and its common sense. It gives an imaginative window into the life of the church as it can be and as it often has been when at its best. Out of their rich practical experience, Rob and Julia Banks share a vision of church life that is keenly needed today."
—Howard Snyder, Professor of the History and Theology of Mission, Asbury Theological Seminary

Robert Banks is the Director and Dean of Macquarie Christian Studies Institute in Australia. Previously he was founding Professor of the Ministry of the Laity at Fuller Theological Seminary, Pasadena, California, and Executive Director of the De Pree Leadership Center.

Julia Banks, deceased, and her husband Robert were involved with home churches for over twenty-five years. Together they led seminars and assisted congregations in developing this style of gathering in many parts of the world. Julia coordinated the community house in which she and Robert lived with a group of students. She was also active as a church planter and in building networks among house churches.