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Manufacturer: Salem Communications
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 248
EAN: 9781600343148
ISBN: 1600343147
Label: Salem Communications
Manufacturer: Salem Communications
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 188
Publication Date: 2006-06-02
Publisher: Salem Communications
Studio: Salem Communications
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The story of a church that is surviving and thriving without age-segregated programs. You will laugh, be encouraged, and be inspired. A workable blueprint for change in the local church!
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Summary: Excellent Introdcution to Family-Integrated Churches
Comment: Mark Fox writes an excellent and easy-to-read book for anyone who wants to become introduced to, or more knowledgeable about, the Family-Integrated Church. The book is most certainly not a `how-to' manual, but that speaks to the heart and humility of its author, as he recognizes that family-integrated churches - while having many things in common - will have their own distinct personalities. Beyond that, Mark's premise is simple: create a health family and you will by nature create a healthy church.
In the book, Mark shares the story of how the church he founded back in 1987 changed over time as they came to realize the effect(s) that their methods and programs had on families. He also shares some of what worked and some which did not.
What Mark shares is how their church came to realize the tremendous evangelism and discipleship opportunity that existed right before their eyes - the family. While sharing the story of Antioch, Mark demonstrates that when the home is brought together; taught together; discipled together; and worships together, they become a tremendous asset for the church...able to shine the light of the gospel out to others around them in some amazing ways.
If you want to witness first-hand a family-integrated church in action, then read this book. What is worship like when all ages are in attendance throughout the entire service? How do they handle crying children? What about their teens? Do they have a youth group? How can you possibly teach children who are in different grade levels? How is outreach and ministry accomplished? In addition to finding out the answers to these questions and more, you will witness how Antioch Church brings together those of every age so that they can impart the best of wisdom and experience upon each other, with an eye towards furthering the gospel.
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Summary: Encouraging!
Comment: Our family has been part of two "family-integrated" churches that each dissolved within five years. It has been frustrating and heart-breaking, because we believe this model is the Biblical model, though counter-cultural and downright strange to most Christians. Pastor Fox's book is very encouraging in that he shows it CAN be done! However, he shows how God has worked in his congregation in spite of their mistakes, rather than glossing them over. Many of the mistakes that his church experienced were similar to situations we experienced, but they were handled differently by the elders of the church. I recommend this book to anyone interested in learning more about family-integrated church life.
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Summary: Hope for returning to a biblical church model
Comment: Mark Fox shares his "recipe" for healthy church growth and encourages readers to return to Scriptural principles as the foundation for church ministry. Through humorous anecdotes, related experiences, and biblical support, Fox challenges his audience to rethink the modern church model. "Family-Integrated Church" is both a book that shares the importance of worshiping as unsegregated families (parents and children worship together)and a guide for considering healthy leadership models. Both pastoral and engaging in his approach, Fox writes from his heart, often humorously, and gives readers a taste of how joyous family-integrated worship truly can be.
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Summary: Mostly "Church" and a little bit of "Family-Integrated"
Comment: I was excited to get this book because I have been wanting a detailed explanation of how and why the family-integrated model (where families are kept together rather than divided into age-oriented ministries) might be a good way to do church. However, the title was a little bit deceptive. This is a book about the lessons J. Mark Fox has learned from pastoring a church for many years, and that church happens to be one that is family-integrated. This is a good book with valuable lessons for church leadership, but there is very little material in it that actually deals with family integration. If you are looking for a book about general church ministry written by a man who has been in the trenches for the long haul you should read this book. But if you are looking for an in-depth treatment of the family-integrated church model, I suggest you look elsewhere.
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Summary: Questions about Family-Intergrated Church here are some answers
Comment: First off I'm a little biased. The author is the Pastor and one of the elders in my church. I really appreciated how Mark conveyed how the Lord moved the church to the family-intergrated model. It is good advice on the nuts and bolts of how to do church biblically. I think you will appreciate this book and hopefully the Lord will use it to challenge you.
One side note. Mark says that we use Biblical Eldership: An Urgent Call to Restore Biblical Church Leadership by Alexander Strauch I would also suggest The New Testament Deacon: The Church's Minister of Mercy by Strauch. It explains the true meaning and role of deacons and it is how deacons serve at Antioch.
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