While house church is ancient and the way of the early church, many today are finding its simplicity fresh and new. In a church era defined by a lot of spectating, the house church form invites high levels of participation and encourages everyday people to be on mission.

House churches are prevalent across the world today. In China, there are 160-200 million members of more than 10 million house churches. 80 million people in India alone meet in house churches. There is a growing hunger in the West for simpler forms of gathering, and hubs of house churches are emerging in Australia, England, and other parts of Europe. In America, the last Barna study conducted several years ago says there are over 10 million people in house churches.