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Larry Kreider's book "House to House: Spiritual Insights for the 21st Century" is 216 pages long and is divided into 17 chapters and 2 appendices. The main focus of the book is introducing and instructing the reader on how to build a successful evangelistic cell-based model of the church for greater missional impact.

There are several strengths. First, it is written by someone who has years of experience as a pastor of a large mega church using a cell group model and who now leads an international network of cell and house churches (DOVE Christian Fellowship International). Second, it is an easy-to-read, step-by-step, practical work that is meant for a popular level audience, which will be a useful tool for anyone interested in the topic. Third, the author is mission-driven and is not satisfied with people just getting streamed into inward-looking small groups, but rather wishes to help reap a harvest among the lost. Fourth, there are numerous anecdotal stories that help the reader understand how this can work in a real-world context, as well as stories from the author's own experience that is spread across several chapters. Fifth, the book examines many relevant issues, such as evangelism, leadership training, multiplication, dangers/pitfalls to avoid, biblical leadership examples, etc.