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Book Review: Aquachurch: Essential Leadership Arts For Piloting Your Church In Today’S Fluid Culture By Leonard Sweet, Dan Russell Oct 2000

Book Review: Aquachurch: Essential Leadership Arts For Piloting Your Church In Today’S Fluid Culture By Leonard Sweet, Dan Russell

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


The Americanization Of The Church Growth Movement, David Lowell Cook Oct 2000

The Americanization Of The Church Growth Movement, David Lowell Cook

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This is a historical review of how church growth theory and theology have spread throughout the United States.


Index 1990-2000 Journal Of The American Society For Church Growth, Gary L. Mcintosh Oct 2000

Index 1990-2000 Journal Of The American Society For Church Growth, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


2000 Church Growth Consultant Directory, Gary L. Mcintosh Oct 2000

2000 Church Growth Consultant Directory, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


Church Growth Viewed “Through A Glass Darkly”, Eddie Gibbs Oct 2000

Church Growth Viewed “Through A Glass Darkly”, Eddie Gibbs

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

In the Spring of 2000, Dr. Eddie Gibbs was installed in the Donald McGavran Chair of Church Growth at Fuller School of World Mission. His appointment followed the retirement of C. Peter Wagner from the chair in 1999. At his installation, Dr. Gibbs presented a paper, “Church Growth Viewed ‘Through a Glass Darkly,’” which is reprinted as the lead article in this issue of the JASCG.


Designing A Needs-Based Mentoring Program For New Pastors In The Free Methodist Church Of North America, Mike Edward Conkle Aug 2000

Designing A Needs-Based Mentoring Program For New Pastors In The Free Methodist Church Of North America, Mike Edward Conkle

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Contextualization As An Approach To Folk-Catholics In Costa Rica : A Few Examples Of How Reading The Cultural Religiosity Of Folk-Catholics Can Provide Better Options For Evangelizing Them, Osias Segua-Guzman Aug 2000

Contextualization As An Approach To Folk-Catholics In Costa Rica : A Few Examples Of How Reading The Cultural Religiosity Of Folk-Catholics Can Provide Better Options For Evangelizing Them, Osias Segua-Guzman

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Introduction Jascg Summer 2000, Gary L. Mcintosh Jul 2000

Introduction Jascg Summer 2000, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


A Response To Chuck Van Engen’S “Is The Church For Everyone?”, Tom Steffen Jul 2000

A Response To Chuck Van Engen’S “Is The Church For Everyone?”, Tom Steffen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


The Spontaneous Generation: Lessons From The Jesus Movement For Today, Alvin L. Reid Jul 2000

The Spontaneous Generation: Lessons From The Jesus Movement For Today, Alvin L. Reid

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


About The Ascg Summer 2000, Gary L. Mcintosh Jul 2000

About The Ascg Summer 2000, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


Is The Church For Everyone? Planting Multi-Ethnic Congregations In North America, Chuck Van Engen Jul 2000

Is The Church For Everyone? Planting Multi-Ethnic Congregations In North America, Chuck Van Engen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


The Church’S One Foundation, Part Two: What Apostles Have, C. Peter Wagner Jul 2000

The Church’S One Foundation, Part Two: What Apostles Have, C. Peter Wagner

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.


The Communication Of Biblical Truth Through Contemporary Sermon Stories, Neal R. Sadler May 2000

The Communication Of Biblical Truth Through Contemporary Sermon Stories, Neal R. Sadler

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Equipping The Equippers : A Covenant Group Training Model For Pastors, Debra Kaye Wallace-Padgett May 2000

Equipping The Equippers : A Covenant Group Training Model For Pastors, Debra Kaye Wallace-Padgett

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Echo Boom : Developing Effective Ministry To Reach A New Generation In The Arkanasas Area Of The United Methodist Church, Lyndol L. Loyd May 2000

The Echo Boom : Developing Effective Ministry To Reach A New Generation In The Arkanasas Area Of The United Methodist Church, Lyndol L. Loyd

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Evaluating The Presence And Importance Of Selected Principles For Nurturing Volunteers Among Youth Ministries Considered Effective, James Dunaway Moye Jr. May 2000

Evaluating The Presence And Importance Of Selected Principles For Nurturing Volunteers Among Youth Ministries Considered Effective, James Dunaway Moye Jr.

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Internal Pastoral Changes In A Growing Church, John G. Kearns Feb 2000

Internal Pastoral Changes In A Growing Church, John G. Kearns

ATS Dissertations

The purpose of this study was to discover how pastors of growing churches change internally. The necessary functional changes for the pastor of a growing church have been previously identified, but not all pastors are able to make these external changes. This study researched the internal changes that are a necessary prelude to changes in function. Church growth literature, Scripture, and leadership literature from both the church and the marketplace, were surveyed in order to lay the groundwork for this study.

Thirty-two pastors were interviewed based on their meeting the following criterion: pastoring a church during the time that worship …


Journal In Entirety Jan 2000

Journal In Entirety

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.


Reponse To Essays, Jürgen Moltmann Jan 2000

Reponse To Essays, Jürgen Moltmann

The Asbury Journal

No abstract provided.


Talkback Session With René Padilla (October 18, 2000), C. René Padilla Jan 2000

Talkback Session With René Padilla (October 18, 2000), C. René Padilla

ATS Conferences

No abstract provided.


Crossroads United Methodist Church In Recovery: A Study Of The Incorporation And Effectiveness Of Seven Essential Elements Necessary For Revitalization, Mark Linley Alexander Jan 2000

Crossroads United Methodist Church In Recovery: A Study Of The Incorporation And Effectiveness Of Seven Essential Elements Necessary For Revitalization, Mark Linley Alexander

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Church Planting Programs Of Five Similar-Sized Denominations In The United States, Dennis Duane Powell Jan 2000

Church Planting Programs Of Five Similar-Sized Denominations In The United States, Dennis Duane Powell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Contemporary Worship As A Tool For Deepening Baby Boomers' Spiritual Well-Being, Randy H. Rowlan Jan 2000

Contemporary Worship As A Tool For Deepening Baby Boomers' Spiritual Well-Being, Randy H. Rowlan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


The Impact Of Perceived Forgiveness On The Self-Concept And Spiritual Well-Being Of Inmates At The Ohio State Penitentiary Correctional Camp, Donald York Jan 2000

The Impact Of Perceived Forgiveness On The Self-Concept And Spiritual Well-Being Of Inmates At The Ohio State Penitentiary Correctional Camp, Donald York

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Pastoring Revival: Case Studies Of Two Churches "In The River", David Norhrop Wentz Jan 2000

Pastoring Revival: Case Studies Of Two Churches "In The River", David Norhrop Wentz

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Growing The Devotional Life Through The Spiritual Disciplines Of Silence And Solitude, Timothy James Clemons Jan 2000

Growing The Devotional Life Through The Spiritual Disciplines Of Silence And Solitude, Timothy James Clemons

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Narrative Biblical Preaching That Attends To Learning Style, Jeffrey R. Maxwell Jan 2000

Narrative Biblical Preaching That Attends To Learning Style, Jeffrey R. Maxwell

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Pastoral Behaviors That Create Or Maintain A Team Learning Atmosphere In The Church, Bryan D. Collier Jan 2000

Pastoral Behaviors That Create Or Maintain A Team Learning Atmosphere In The Church, Bryan D. Collier

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.


Congregational Character: From Stories To Story, Tom Steffen Jan 2000

Congregational Character: From Stories To Story, Tom Steffen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The wide influence of television, media, and computer technology has created a story-telling culture in the United States. Dr. Tom Steffen suggests that denominational leaders and church consultants must begin using a story telling model of analysis to be effective in this new millennium. His insightful ideas are fully discussed in “Congregational Character: From Stories to Story.”