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model to a “multiplication” model because “the way millions are coming to Christ around the world is through the multiplication of thousands of smaller churches which meet in homes, much like in the Book of Acts.” Experience Life is now supposedly meeting in many homes across West Texas and around the United States. Chris wrote about what the transition looked like to be named one of the fastest growing churches in
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