Book summary: House Church and Mission: The Importance of Household Structures in Early Christianity
In the New Testament the Kingdom grew through establishing house churches. Roger Gehring describes in his book how Jesus, his disciples (before and after Easter) and Paul planted house churches. The gospel travelled and bore fruit in the early church through oiki (extended family around one household). Leaders of the house churches were the leaders of their oikos prior to conversion. The house churches served as a mission base, from where people were send out so that the Kingdom of God could expand to entire cities and regions. Enjoy reading this great resource!
