Rethinking the Multisite and Multiservice Church Models
Jonathan Leeman
wheaton, illinois
One Assembly: Rethinking the Multisite and Multiservice Church Models
Copyright © 2020 by Jonathan Leeman
Published by Crossway
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First printing 2020
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Trade paperback ISBN: 978-1-4335-5959-4
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PDF ISBN: 978-1-4335-5960-0
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Leeman, Jonathan, 1973– author.
Title: One assembly: rethinking the multisite and multiservice church models / Jonathan Leeman.
Description: Wheaton, Illinois: Crossway, 2020. | Series: 9Marks | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2019036101 | ISBN 9781433559594 (trade paperback) | ISBN 9781433559600 (pdf) | ISBN 9781433559617 (mobipocket) | ISBN 9781433559624 (epub)
Subjects: LCSH: Multi-site churches. | Church.
Classification: LCC BV637.95 .L44 2020 | DDC 254—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2019036101
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9Marks exists to equip church leaders with a biblical vision and practical resources for displaying God’s glory to the nations through healthy churches.
To that end, we want to see churches characterized by these nine marks of health:
1 Expositional Preaching
2 Biblical Theology
3 A Biblical Understanding of the Gospel
4 A Biblical Understanding of Conversion
5 A Biblical Understanding of Evangelism
6 Biblical Church Membership
7 Biblical Church Discipline
8 Biblical Discipleship
9 Biblical Church Leadership
1 A Church Is the Geography of Christ’s Kingdom
Appendix 1: New Testament Uses of Ekklēsia/“Assembly”
Appendix 2: Does Acts 9:31 Refer to a Regional “Church”?
Anne Rabe
The 9Marks series of books is premised on two basic ideas. First, the local church is far more important to the Christian life than many Christians today perhaps realize.
Second, local churches grow in life and vitality as they organize their lives around God’s word. God speaks. Churches should listen and follow. It’s that simple. When a church listens and follows, it ...
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About One Assembly: Rethinking the Multisite and Multiservice Church ModelsMany churches are switching to the multisite or multiservice models to manage crowded sanctuaries due to growing attendance. This solution seems sensible in the short term, but too often churches adopt this model without taking into consideration what the Bible says about it. Illuminating the importance of physical togetherness as a way to protect the gospel, this book argues that maintaining a single assembly best embodies the unity the church possesses in Jesus Christ. Jonathan Leeman considers a series of biblical, theological, and pastoral arguments that ask us to stop and examine intuitions or assumptions about what a church is. He reorients our minds to a biblical definition of church, offering examples of churches that have thrived with a single service at a single site and compelling alternatives for those looking to solve the complications that come with a growing church. |
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