Simple Church Momentum

This article in time is well worth the quick read.  The thing that I really like about the simple / organic / house church concept is the rapid scalability.  It requires very little expertise or overhead, and can happen anywhere.  Here is a excerpt from the article.

“House churching in itself can be an economically beneficial proposition. Golden Gate Seminary's Karr reckons that building and staff consume 75% of a standard church's budget, with little left for good works. House churches can often dedicate up to 90% of their offerings. Karr notes that traditional church is fine "if you like buildings. But I think the reason house churches are becoming more popular is that their resources are going into something more meaningful."

Read the whole article here:  http://www.time.com/time/archive/preview/0,10987,1167737,00.html