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Neglected Challenges In The Euro-Africa Division, Bruce Bauer

Lake Union Herald

No abstract provided.

Qualitative Church Growth: An Overview And Evaluation Of Selected Writings Of Dallas Willard, Larry S. Mcdonald

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Even though leaders have acknowledged the need for qualitative growth, few address it. This writer believes it is time for the Church Growth Movement to access the literature available that can assist in developing a healthy qualitative growth.

8 Passions Needed For Church Planting And Church Renewal Impressions From A Church Planting Tour In Australia, Edgar Machel

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

In April 2002 I had the opportunity to be part of a church planting tour in Australia. How are young churches in Australia able to reach secular and a-religious people? How are they different from traditional churches? How much is transferable and how much is culture bound? Those questions accompanied us while we were planning our excursion. The churches we attended and/or studied were Independent, Charismatic, Baptist and Seventh-day Adventist.

Introduction, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

1990-2003 Index Of The Journal Of The American Society For Church Growth, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

What Is Wrong With The Homogeneous Unit Principle?: The Hup In The 21st Century Church, Skip Bell

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

If you find the homogeneous unit principle to be controversial, credit Donald McGavran, who launched the church growth movement with his important work, Understanding Church Growth, first published in 1970. McGavran describes this principle: “Men like to become Christians without crossing racial, linguistic, or class barriers.” What exactly did McGavran and other key church growth researchers mean by this principle?

Big Picture Curricula For Multiethnic Ministry, Tom A. Steffen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article will propose a storied, big-picture approach to multiethnic ministry. It will advocate curriculum that builds a cathedral rather than isolated rooms. Before considering story-based, big-picture curricula I will first look at how the multiethnic church, and other types of churches, relates to the dominate theological themes of unity and diversity.

When The Church Was A Family: Revisioning Christian Community In Light Of Ancient Social Values, Joe Hellerman

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Some might attribute the relational crises characterizing our churches solely to individual sin and selfishness. Sin and selfishness, however, have been around since Adam. Why the radical increase in relational breakdown in our society and in our churches today? Something bigger is in the works, and it has to do with the unique orientation of modern Western culture, especially contemporary American society. Ours is a culture which insists to its own destruction that the dreams, goals, and personal fulfillment of the individual deserve a higher priority than the well-being of any group (natural family or church body) or relationship (friendship …

Remembering History, Worshipping God, Katie Marie Heffelfinger

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Good Words - May 2003, Vol. 5, No. 1, Brethren In Christ Church In Africa

Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Adam Ncube, editor of Good Words / Amazwi Amahle

Worldview As A Key To Understanding Spiritual Warfare With The Emphasis On Sanctification And Evangelism, Albert Kwamena Essandoh

College of Theology and Ministry Dissertations, Projects, & Theses

An examination of current literary works on spiritual warfare within this decade shows that there has been a struggle in understanding the issues that evolve under this subject. Missiologists have presented reports that baffle western theologians; however. these phenomena are not new to the non-westem reader, and they persist. Most western theologians who have not encountered these phenomena discount these experiences, presenting arguments from a sanctification point of view.

Renowned contemporary scholars whose perspectives on worldviews, sanctification, and evangelism contribute to this research include Peter Wagner, Clinton Arnold, Derek Tidball, Howard Ervin, James Sire, John Stott, Andrew W. Hoffecker, Russell …

Old East Side’S Daunting Challenge: The “Cultural Enclave”, George G. Hunter

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

An explanation of how older churches become cultural enclaves, and how they can be renewed as apostolic congregations.

Book Review: The New Worship: Strait Talk On Music And The Church By Barry Leach, Clark Fox

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

About The American Society For Church Growth, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

The Seed-Planting, Nurturing Church: Changing Church Leaders From Maintenance Harvesters To Missional Seed-Planters, And Members From Donors To Disciples, Waldo J. Werning

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article blends together the best of the Church Growth and Church Health paradigms.

The Theology And Methods Of George Whitefield, Seth N. Polk

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

George Whitefield ranks among the most influential evangelists of all time. Unfortunately, the impact of his theology and methods on Church Growth Thought has never been researched. Seth Polk, senior pastor of Cross Lanes Baptist Church in West Virginia, explores this aspect of George Whitefield’s ministry in “The Theology and Methods of George Whitefield.”

Introduction, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Daughter Church Planting Makes Sense, Mark Williams

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Dr, Mark Williams, a specialist in church planting, shares his story of becoming involved in daughter church planting. His article “Daughter Church Planting Makes Sense” will be a very helpful piece for everyone concerned for the expansion of Christ’s Church.

Fifty Years Of Theological Education In The Gutnius Lutheran Church Of Papua New Guinea: 1948-1998, John Eggert

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

The Gutnius Lutheran Church (GLC) is one of two Lutheran churches in the South Pacific nation of Papua New Guinea, the other Lutheran church being the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Papua New Guinea. This brief review of the geographical, cultural and political settings of Papua New Guinea (PNG) will provide the physical context in which the Gutnius Lutheran Church and the theological education programs, which this study will examine, developed.

Leadership Behaviors And Personal Transitions That Occur In The Lives Of Pastors Who Have Led Churches Through Significant Growth, Andre J. Snodgrass

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Before Contextualization, Critical Incarnational Living: A Study In Discovering Appropriate Southern Baptist Missionary Church Planting Roles Among Chinese Malaysians, Bryan K. Galloway

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Introduction, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Assimilation: The Touch, See, & Hear Approach To Integrating People Into Your Church, Danny Von Kanel

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This paper presents the “touch, see, and hear approach” for assimilating newcomers into the life of a local church, using case studies of three churches—Coral Ridge Presbyterian, Highland Park United Methodist, and Idlewild Baptist.

Book Review: Testing The Claims Of Church Growth By Rodney E. Zwonitzer, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

About The American Society For Church Growth, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

When You Speak Of God, Do You Think Of God As A Man Or A Woman?: Inclusive Language And God's Concept, David Lawrence Fisher

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Decentralization To Facilitate Mission, Bruce Bauer

Faculty Publications

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum, Duane Kelderman, John Bolt, Lugene Schemper

Calvin Theological Seminary Forum (2002- )

Reflections
3 - Is Seminary Education for Pastors Still Necessary? by Duane Kelderman
5 - Warning! Seminary May Be Hazardous to Your Spiritual Health by John Bolt
7 - Interview on Continuing Theological Education with editor Lugene Schemper
9 - Seminary Education for Hispanic Pastors by Lugene Schemper

Departments
10 - Discipling
11 - Preaching
12 - Continuing Education
14 - News

2003 - 85th Annual Bible Lectureship, "Welcoming The Reign Of God: Messages On The Kingdom From Matthew's Gospel", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Final Frontier: The Methodist Church Involvement With The Recolonization Of Blacks To Liberia, Sharletta Michelle Green

Theses, Dissertations and Capstones

Missionary work over the course of one hundred years has changed the face of Liberia as a country. The work has affected the culture, economic structure, ethnic relationships within the country and surrounding areas and the political climate. The missionary movement into Africa did not start until the early eighteen hundreds.

In my thesis, I will focus on the ways the major stakeholders socially constructed the issues involved. I will focus on the ways in which the ideologies of racism in this period reflected American perceptions of the “dark continent.” This analysis will include the social constructions of church leaders, …