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Frank Viola

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Frank is a bestselling author and in-demand conference speaker. You can find his books, podcasts, articles, messages, and courses at http://frankviola.org.

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#179: The World Becomes His

In this episode, Frank and John resume their commentary on every reference to the kingdom of God in the New Testament. This episode covers Revelation 11:15. For more resources, check out the Gospel of the Kingdom website.

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Insurgence: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom

Restoring the Testimony of God (Despise Not the Day of Small Things – Conference Message)

The Everlasting Doma

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	Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices by Frank Viola (Goodreads Author), George Barna 3.86 avg rating — 3,854 ratings — published 2005 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Christianity 3.94 avg rating — 1,347 ratings — published 1997 — 28 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Day I Met Jesus: The Revealing Diaries of Five Women from the Gospels by Frank Viola (Goodreads Author), Mary E. DeMuth (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 812 ratings — published 2015 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	From Eternity to Here: Rediscovering the Ageless Purpose of God 4.29 avg rating — 631 ratings — published 2009 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	God's Favorite Place on Earth 4.29 avg rating — 461 ratings — published 2013 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Insurgence: Reclaiming the Gospel of the Kingdom 4.34 avg rating — 382 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Finding Organic Church: A Comprehensive Guide to Starting and Sustaining Authentic Christian Communities 3.92 avg rating — 374 ratings — published 2003 — 14 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Revise Us Again: Living from a Renewed Christian Script 4.19 avg rating — 220 ratings — published 2010 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	48 Laws of Spiritual Power: Uncommon Wisdom for Greater Ministry Impact 4.67 avg rating — 151 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	ReGrace: What the Shocking Beliefs of the Great Christians Can Teach Us Today 4.27 avg rating — 151 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“ORGANIC CHURCH
The term organic church does not refer to a particular model of church. (We believe that no perfect model exists.) Instead, we believe that the New Testament vision of church is organic. An organic church is a living, breathing, dynamic, mutually participatory, every-member-functioning, Christ-centered, communal expression of the body of Christ.”
― Frank Viola, Pagan Christianity?: Exploring the Roots of Our Church Practices

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“What history teaches us is that men have never learned anything from it.” —G. W. F. Hegel, nineteenth-century German philosopher”
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“In fact, I’ve met countless believers who have said, “The church is an organism, not an organization.” Yet as they formed those very words, they continued to be devout members of churches that were organized along the lines of General Motors and Microsoft.”
― Frank Viola, Reimagining Church: Pursuing the Dream of Organic Christianity

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