Rediscovering Jesus' Plan for His Church. In his bestseller "Pagan Christianity?", co-authored with George Barna, Frank Viola reveals the often pagan roots of many of our supposedly biblical traditions. In "The Untold Story of the New Testament Church," he now addresses God's original plan for the church: the church should embody the essence of the triune God in all things. Therefore, our understanding of the church must be based on what God Himself has in His heart, reflecting Him and His purposes, as we find in the writings of the New Testament. This leads to a clear and challenging picture of the church. If we want to align our understanding of the church with the biblical one, a rethinking in many areas will be unavoidable. The themes the author elaborates on include: the church as an organism and as a family.