The Manuscript
The Ancient Path
Recovering the simplicity, participation, and power of the early church.
A framework for planting and multiplying family-centered gatherings.
Introduction: Come to the Table
An invitation to the ancient path of the early Church and a call to return to a biblical, participatory framework for gathering.
Chapter 1: What We've Inherited
An honest look at the institutional church system we inherited, and how it has quietly trained us away from participatory life.
Chapter 2: How the Drift Happened
Tracing the gradual shift from participatory family life to the institutional church system we inherited.
Chapter 3: Two Ways to Build
Exploring the two fundamental impulses in building the church: the upward institutional drift versus the downward, indestructible Kingdom pattern.
Chapter 4: The Gospel of the Kingdom
Discovering the true Gospel Jesus preached: not an evacuation plan, but an invitation to live under the present rule of the King.
Chapter 5: The Ancient Pattern
A look at the Spirit-inspired blueprint from Acts 2 and the three distinct environments that make up healthy church life.
Chapter 6: The Case for the Family Table
Understanding why the home is the natural habitat for the church, and how gathering in a living room changes the DNA of the meeting.
Chapter 7: The Kind of Leaders the Kingdom Needs
A vision for Kingdom leadership rooted in the hidden life, the household, and the kind of character that can carry the weight of the body.
Chapter 8: A Church That Can Endure
The capstone vision: what kind of church will stand when the storm comes, and what kind will be standing when the King returns.
Closing: Return to the Table
A final invitation to build what the King is building.