Winning the World

32 Wi nn i ng the Wor l d: Fac i l i tat i ng Urban Chur ch P l ant i ng Movement s

experience reasons for which they can “enthusiastically participate,” p. 3.

2. Younger generations will take the lead in starting new house churches and house church networks because “ they will thrive in a new wineskin that fits their generation’s need for authentic relationships ,” p. 4.

3. Essentially, Kreider views HCNs as a way to contextualize the wineskin of the faith for generations looking for dependable, meaningful relationships , p. 4.

a. Connection with their peers

b. Significant interaction with the older generations

4. “Imparting spiritual fatherhood fills the void and closes the gap of broken relationships between the old and the young. The generations must learn to work together. The heart’s cry of the older generation must be to release the younger generation to fulfill the Lord’s call on their lives,” p. 5. 5. Back to the Future, church style: “Perhaps we should take a step back in time to learn from the NT church to help us solve problems for some of our modern-day church dilemmas. House churches in the western world are really in their infancy stage. We have a lot to learn, but we have an excellent pattern to follow from the NT,” p. 7.

D. How “cell churches” function