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    Toward a 'reincarnation' of church in the twenty first century: The re-emergence of 'house church'
    (University of Fort Hare, 2009-10) Mulder, Frans Errol
    This dissertation commences with FOUNDATIONS. How have the spiritual revivals/ renewals of the past connected with house groups/house churches? What are scholars saying about renewal today and the way it affects church structures? We then define house churches and differentiate them from 'small groups' and 'cell groups' in the contemporary church context. We trace the history of house churches, from its OT connection, the time of our Lord's earthly ministry, through the apostolic period and the centuries following, the Protestant Reformation, the classic 18th century spiritual awakenings until the 21st century. We show how house churches have operated in homes, cities and nations. The chapter closes on a note of realism with regard to the house church today.