A Return To Our Roots: 1st Century Church Growth In The 21st Century,
2010
CoachNet International Ministries
A Return To Our Roots: 1st Century Church Growth In The 21st Century, Robert E. Logan
Great Commission Research Journal
This paper reviews the history of the church growth movement with the underlying question: Can such happen in the 21st Century? The origination of the church growth movement is explored with a challenge to recontextualize the posture of church growth initiatives. A key to this process is the development of leaders through both missional and relational processes. Returning to our missional roots and becoming more and more incarnational as we walk alongside the next generation of leaders will have historic impact not only for church, but for the world, for the marketplace, and for all the new ways God may …
Hispanic Ministry Where Language Is No Barrier: Church Growth Among U.S.-Born, English-Dominant Latinos,
2010
Pepperdine University
Hispanic Ministry Where Language Is No Barrier: Church Growth Among U.S.-Born, English-Dominant Latinos, Daniel Rodriguez
Great Commission Research Journal
During the past one hundred fifty years of mission and ministry among Latinos in the United States, most denominational and local church leaders have assumed a “Spanish-speaking immigrant-church model.” This model still dominates the landscape of Hispanic ministries among evangelicals in the United States. Unfortunately, this model is generally not successful when targeting U.S.-born English-dominant Latinos. This study explores how linguistic, cultural and social-economic factors have re-shaped ministry paradigms and practices in several churches across the country that traditionally targeted foreign-born Spanish-dominant Latinos but now also successfully target U.S.-born English-dominant Latinos.
Emerging Church Growth Oxymoron: Mcgavran And Newbigin In Dialog,
2010
Indiana Wesleyan University
Emerging Church Growth Oxymoron: Mcgavran And Newbigin In Dialog, David Drury
Great Commission Research Journal
The Emerging church and the Church Growth movement are presented in the article in comparison and contrast, with special attention paid to the fathers of both movements, Lesslie Newbigin and Donald McGavran, respectively. An overview of problematic critiques and unhelpful practices in the treatments of each movement is given. Current trends are noted involving shifts in both movements, leaving open a possibility for more constructive dialog and partnership. A final synergy is suggested to envision a future way forward.
Viacordis: A Case Study Of The First Year Of A House Church Network,
2010
CoachNet International Ministries
Viacordis: A Case Study Of The First Year Of A House Church Network, Robert E. Logan
Great Commission Research Journal
This paper is a synopsis of Logan’s journey in the development of a multi-ethnic network of house churches in the Los Angeles area and beyond. It is in this missional expression of faith communities that the necessary blending of the Great Commandment with the Great Commission are lived out. This multiplying network of churches is ViaCordis (Latin for “way of the heart”). A variety of church models are explored as to their methodology of living out Christ in their community. The 12 Life Commitments of leadership are shared along with 12 lessons learned to date in this process of ViaCordis …
Book Review: The Hip Hop Church: Connecting With The Movement Shaping Our Culture By Efrem Smith And Phil Jackson,
2010
Biola University
Book Review: The Hip Hop Church: Connecting With The Movement Shaping Our Culture By Efrem Smith And Phil Jackson, Robert W. Strong
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Dissertations And Theses Notices,
2010
Biola University
Dissertations And Theses Notices, Gary L. Mcintosh
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
About The Great Commission Research Nework,
2010
Biola University
About The Great Commission Research Nework, Alan Mcmahan
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Church Growth: A Holiness Perspective,
2010
Vine Wesleyan Church
Church Growth: A Holiness Perspective, Christopher Mark Baldwin
Great Commission Research Journal
The purpose of this article is to outline the Holiness Perspective on Church Growth. Some may be tempted to think of Church Growth and Holiness as mutually exclusive ideas. This article attempts to bring these concepts together. This is accomplished through biblical, theological, and historical foundations. The biblical foundation is based on the church of Antioch and the spread of the gospel to the ends of the earth. The theological foundation focuses on three aspects: missio Dei, Incarnation, and kingdom of God. The historical foundations outline a number of church planting strategies used throughout the history of the church.
Book Review: Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around And Yours Can, Too By Ed Stetzer And Mike Dodson,
2010
Shasta Bible College
Book Review: Comeback Churches: How 300 Churches Turned Around And Yours Can, Too By Ed Stetzer And Mike Dodson, Keith Stone
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, And The Common Good,
2010
Marquette University
Environmental Degradation, Social Sin, And The Common Good, Jame Schaefer
Theology Faculty Research and Publications
While reports of endangered species, pollutants and toxins in the environment, problematic nuclear and other hazardous wastes, and threats to the biosphere have been highlighted occasionally by the media for many years, recent attention has focused on changes that humans are forcing on the global climate. Indicators of these changes and dire predictions of adverse future effects have been identified periodically by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), a collaborative effort of more than a thousand scholars amassed by the World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme to assess the latest scientific, technical, and socioeconomic studies so …
Contextualization Of The Public Worship Practices Of Vietnamese Protestant Churches In The Greater Ohio Valley Region,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
Contextualization Of The Public Worship Practices Of Vietnamese Protestant Churches In The Greater Ohio Valley Region, Dennis G. Crump
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Harmony Way: Integrating Indigenous Values Within Native North American Theology And Mission,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
The Harmony Way: Integrating Indigenous Values Within Native North American Theology And Mission, Randy Stephen Woodley
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Fighting The Good Fight : The Missional Use Of Militant Language,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
Fighting The Good Fight : The Missional Use Of Militant Language, David Mark Durst
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Evaluation Of An Elder-Leader Training Course For An Upper-Middle Class Church In Santiago, Chile,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
Evaluation Of An Elder-Leader Training Course For An Upper-Middle Class Church In Santiago, Chile, Michael John Strecker
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Orality And The Land: The Impact Of Colonialism On Lmaa Narratives In Kenya,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
Orality And The Land: The Impact Of Colonialism On Lmaa Narratives In Kenya, Michael L. Lolwerikoi
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Transnational Migration And The Reverse Mission Of Nigerian-Led Pentecostal Churches In The U.S.A.: A Case Study Of Selected Churches In Metro Atlanta,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
Transnational Migration And The Reverse Mission Of Nigerian-Led Pentecostal Churches In The U.S.A.: A Case Study Of Selected Churches In Metro Atlanta, William E. Udotong
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
An Investigation Of Public Leadership Formation In Select Zimbabwe Churches,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
An Investigation Of Public Leadership Formation In Select Zimbabwe Churches, Kurai Chitima
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Use Of Humor In Preaching And Its Relationship With Ethos, Relational Solidarity, And Affective Learning,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
The Use Of Humor In Preaching And Its Relationship With Ethos, Relational Solidarity, And Affective Learning, Craig Adolf Finnestad
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Preaching The Cross On The Healing Of Shame In Jiksan-Eup Korean Methodist Church,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
Preaching The Cross On The Healing Of Shame In Jiksan-Eup Korean Methodist Church, Sung Kwon Han
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Discipleship Development In Persons Who Considered Leaving The Vestal Center United Methodist Church And Decided To Stay : A Grounded Theory Study,
2010
Asbury Theological Seminary
Discipleship Development In Persons Who Considered Leaving The Vestal Center United Methodist Church And Decided To Stay : A Grounded Theory Study, Roger Lawrence Frederick
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
