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Missions In Multi-Cultural America: A Study Of Acts 15:1-35, M. Rodney Webb
Missions In Multi-Cultural America: A Study Of Acts 15:1-35, M. Rodney Webb
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
The culture milieu of the American Christian scene during the latter part of the twentieth century is in a constant state of flux. By revisiting the experience of the early church in its multicultural world and how it grows in that world of pluralistic cultures, philosophies, and theological understandings, the American Church is able to prepare, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, to win this pluralistic nation for Christ.
The Homogeneous Unit Principle Revisited Part Two: A Biblical Validation, Walther A. Olsen
The Homogeneous Unit Principle Revisited Part Two: A Biblical Validation, Walther A. Olsen
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Walther A. Olsen presents new perspectives on the most criticized principle of the Church Growth Movement in his article The Homogeneous Unit Principle Revisited. His experience as a missionary, pastor and professor allow him to address the issue with fresh insight. The reader will see the homogeneous unit principle with new “church growth eyes” after reading this article. This is the second part of a two-part series.
Index To The Journal Of The American Society Of Church Growth 1990-1997, Gary L. Mcintosh
Index To The Journal Of The American Society Of Church Growth 1990-1997, Gary L. Mcintosh
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
The Pastoral Evangelism Of Charles Grandison Finney As A Model For Contemporary Pastoral Evangelists, Daniel B. Forshee
The Pastoral Evangelism Of Charles Grandison Finney As A Model For Contemporary Pastoral Evangelists, Daniel B. Forshee
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
The church today needs pastoral evangelists who will lead their congregations in evangelistic activity. Areas “where the gospel has never been heard” desperately need pastoral evangelists to penetrate their mission fields with the salvific message of Christ. If there were no more additions to the world’s population, it would take four thousand years “to evangelize the world through current soul-winning efforts.” Also, pastoral evangelists are needed in the United States. Church growth is not matching population increases. Church membership in the United States increased 28 percent from 1960 to 1990 while the total population increased 39 percent.
Motivation To Participate: Understanding Students' Reasons For Participating As A Help In Growing A Youth Group, Ken Garland
Motivation To Participate: Understanding Students' Reasons For Participating As A Help In Growing A Youth Group, Ken Garland
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Why do high school students participate in church activities? The question has been asked and answered abstractly and anecdotally for years. Still, no one working in church ministry with high school students really understands what motivates those who participate regularly in church youth group activities to do so. It seems that understanding these motivations would be a rather high priority considering what seems to be increasing disinterest in church among contemporary high schoolers.
Involving Men In The Church, Dennis Edward Yocum
Involving Men In The Church, Dennis Edward Yocum
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Homogeneous Unit Principle Revisited: Part On, Walther A. Olsen
The Homogeneous Unit Principle Revisited: Part On, Walther A. Olsen
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Walther A Olsen presents new perspectives on the most criticized principle of the CGM in his article The Homogeneous Unit Principle Revisited. His experience as a missionary, pastor and professor allow him to address the issue with fresh insight. The reader will see the homogeneous unit principle with new “church growth eyes” after reading this article. This is Part One of the study with Part Two to appear in the Fall 1997 issue of the Journal of the American Society for Church Growth.
Biblical And Theological Issues Of Church Marketing, Mark J. Belokonny
Biblical And Theological Issues Of Church Marketing, Mark J. Belokonny
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Mark J. Belokonny asserts that it is biblically and theologically sound to market the church of Jesus Christ in culturally relevant ways. Looking at this controversial issue with the eyes of a church growth pastor, Mark responds to several of the most common criticisms of church marketing in his article Biblical and Theological Issues of Church Marketing.
Book Review: Overcoming Barriers To Church Growth By Steve Clapp, John W. Ellas
Book Review: Overcoming Barriers To Church Growth By Steve Clapp, John W. Ellas
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
Book Review: Selling Jesus: What’S Wrong With Marketing The Church? By Douglas D. Webster, Gary L. Mcintosh
Book Review: Selling Jesus: What’S Wrong With Marketing The Church? By Douglas D. Webster, Gary L. Mcintosh
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
Numerical Growth In The Theology Of Acts: The Role Of Pragmatism, Reason And Rhetoric, John Mark Hicks
Numerical Growth In The Theology Of Acts: The Role Of Pragmatism, Reason And Rhetoric, John Mark Hicks
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
John Mark Hicks argues persuasively that Luke’s fondness for numbers is part of the theological purpose of Acts. His article Numerical Growth In The Theology of Acts: The Role Of Pragmatism, Reason and Rhetoric explores the issue in depth. He concludes that Luke is not simply recording numbers as a matter of historical record but as an integral part of the overall argument of Acts.
Clergy Career Orientation Toward Support Systems As Means Of Self-Care, Michael Thomas Powers
Clergy Career Orientation Toward Support Systems As Means Of Self-Care, Michael Thomas Powers
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Christian Faith And Divisive Ethnicity In Africa : A Case Study Of The Evangelical Church Of West Africa (Ecwa) In Nigeria, Barje Sulmane Maigadi
The Christian Faith And Divisive Ethnicity In Africa : A Case Study Of The Evangelical Church Of West Africa (Ecwa) In Nigeria, Barje Sulmane Maigadi
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Reversions In The African Church: A Case Study Of The Bagisu Christians Of Uganda, Francis Manana
Reversions In The African Church: A Case Study Of The Bagisu Christians Of Uganda, Francis Manana
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Void If Detached, Tom Wolf
Churches And Poor People: The Impact Of Covenant Discipleship Groups In Local Churches And Their Relation To Increased Face-To-Face Contact With The Poor, Harry F. Gregg
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
On Our Work Of Teaching, James Earl Massey
Thinking Beyond Ourselves, James Earl Massey
The Gracious Imperative, James Earl Massey
Understanding The Burden We Feel, James Earl Massey
Understanding The Burden We Feel, James Earl Massey
The Asbury Journal
No abstract provided.
Sharing The Joy We Know, James Earl Massey
The Role Of The Spirit In Creation, Clark H. Pinnock
The Role Of The Spirit In Creation, Clark H. Pinnock
The Asbury Journal
No abstract provided.
The Role Of The Spirit In Redemption, Clark H. Pinnock
The Role Of The Spirit In Redemption, Clark H. Pinnock
The Asbury Journal
No abstract provided.
Book Reviews, Kenneth J. Collins, Henry H. Knight Iii, Randy L. Maddox, Charles E. Gutenson, Mark Elliott, Ben Witherington Iii, J. Steven O'Malley
Book Reviews, Kenneth J. Collins, Henry H. Knight Iii, Randy L. Maddox, Charles E. Gutenson, Mark Elliott, Ben Witherington Iii, J. Steven O'Malley
The Asbury Journal
No abstract provided.
The Beauty Of Holiness, J. Prescott Johnson
Pascal's Biblical Omission Argument Against Natural Theology, Douglas Groothuis
Pascal's Biblical Omission Argument Against Natural Theology, Douglas Groothuis
The Asbury Journal
No abstract provided.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Personalism, And Moral Law, Rufus Burrow Jr.
Martin Luther King, Jr., Personalism, And Moral Law, Rufus Burrow Jr.
The Asbury Journal
No abstract provided.
Biblical Theological Foundations For A Response To Religious Pluralism, Dean Flemming
Biblical Theological Foundations For A Response To Religious Pluralism, Dean Flemming
The Asbury Journal
No abstract provided.
Wesley On Imputation: A Truly Reckoned Reality Or Antinomian Polemical Wreckage?, Woodrow W. Whidden
Wesley On Imputation: A Truly Reckoned Reality Or Antinomian Polemical Wreckage?, Woodrow W. Whidden
The Asbury Journal
No abstract provided.