A hands-on resource for both large and small churches It has been predicted that in the twenty-first century extremely large churches would emerge in America that resemble neither an elephant nor a field of mice. Which is better? At one time the answer would have been either/or. Now it's both/and. We want both the intimacy of smallness and the impact of bigness-we want a hybrid of the two. Hybrid Church is a practical guide for clergy and leaders who want to have the best of both church worlds: the intimacy of small "house church" groups and the impact of very large mega-churches.
It’s about time we realized there isn’t one way to do church but many ways. And it’s about time someone write a book about it! I already struggled with pulling together the tension of Rick Warren’s book The Purpose Driven Church with Francis Chan’s Letters to the Church which both seem like polar opposites claiming to be the best model for biblical growth. Thank you for helping us see the changing landscape of church and culture and how God works in every church context differently. As a pastor in a succession plan I’m very thankful for this book.