Book Review: Cure For The Common Church: God’S Plan To Restore Church Health By Bob Whitesel,
2013
Church Doctor Ministries
Book Review: Cure For The Common Church: God’S Plan To Restore Church Health By Bob Whitesel, Joshua L. Henry
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
The Rise And Decline Of The Church Growth Movement,
2013
Liberty University
The Rise And Decline Of The Church Growth Movement, Elmer Towns
Great Commission Research Journal
Dr. Towns surveys the movements and personalities that brought the Church Growth Movement into being and gave it a focus in the American church scene. Then he discusses the several accomplishments in its golden age of influence. After 20 years of ministry in various areas, the Church Growth Movement began to decline as evidenced by nine trends surveyed by Dr. Towns. Then he noted seven continuing influences of the Church Growth Movement on today’s church culture. Finally he reminds the reader of what God can do through the church and that God is still using churches today.
Book Review: Understanding World Christianity: The Vision And Work Of Andrew F. Walls By William R. Burrows, Mark R. Gornik, And Janice A. Mclean, Eds.,
2013
Overseas Ministries Center
Book Review: Understanding World Christianity: The Vision And Work Of Andrew F. Walls By William R. Burrows, Mark R. Gornik, And Janice A. Mclean, Eds., Dwight P. Baker
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Blow Ups Or Grow Ups: Strategic Issues For Turnaround Churches,
2013
Church Doctor Ministries
Blow Ups Or Grow Ups: Strategic Issues For Turnaround Churches, Kent R. Hunter
Great Commission Research Journal
This article addresses the theological and strategic issues affecting current turnaround churches in North America. In at least two scenarios, pastors can either “blow up” or “grow up” their church. The difference lies in the way change is introduced. Dr. Hunter explains that the biblical model of repentance, or metanoia, is always focused on turning towards God. To refocus the church’s mission on discipleship and away from the cultural drift, an understanding of the three most common church change strategies is essential. This discussion includes an analysis of the transition, extension, and organic models, along with an illustration of what …
Donald Mcgavran’S Understanding Of Conversion,
2013
Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary
Donald Mcgavran’S Understanding Of Conversion, Gustavo V. Suarez
Great Commission Research Journal
This paper seeks to explore Donald McGavran’s understanding of conversion. First, we will look at the people and events that shaped his theology and methodology. Second, we will explore McGavran’s understanding of conversion. He clearly emphasized in his writings that Church Growth was conversion growth. He also was very clear that salvation is only through Jesus Christ. However, Donald McGavran’s understanding of conversion was clouded with the conflicting theological and sociological views that consequently influenced his methodology. Donald McGavran’s view of conversion lacked a clear theological explanation as to how man becomes a Christian. Most of McGavran’s explanation of conversion …
Finding Still Waters And Green Pastures: Understanding And Reducing Stress In Urban Church Planting,
2013
Azusa Pacific University
Finding Still Waters And Green Pastures: Understanding And Reducing Stress In Urban Church Planting, David R. Dunaetz
Great Commission Research Journal
The work of urban church planters is often hindered by high levels of stress. Stress may be viewed as a process that involves stressors and an individual’s perceptions of both the level of threat and his or her ability to deal with the threat. The long-term and the short-term consequences of stress can be attenuated through appropriate coping strategies such as problem solving, prayer, and seeking social support. Recent empirical evidence indicates that exposure to nature is also very effective, a strategy that might be especially beneficial to urban church planters and their ministries. Several practical applications are suggested.
Book Review: Christian, Evangelical & . . . Democrat? By George G. Hunter Iii,
2013
Journey of Faith Church
Book Review: Christian, Evangelical & . . . Democrat? By George G. Hunter Iii, Willam Ingram
Great Commission Research Journal
No abstract provided.
Pride And Prejudice: Colonialism And Post-Colonialism In The Philippine Chinese Context: How Ibs Can Be A Liberating Methodology To Find The Truth To Be Set Free,
2013
Asbury Theological Seminary
Pride And Prejudice: Colonialism And Post-Colonialism In The Philippine Chinese Context: How Ibs Can Be A Liberating Methodology To Find The Truth To Be Set Free, Juliet Lee Uytanlet
The Asbury Journal
This paper aims to present the importance of disentangling the Philippine Chinese from a colonial mindset before they can truly be disentangled from their wrong beliefs and practices. It is crucial to first trace back the relationship of colonialism and the colonial mindset among the Philippine Chinese to understand how this affects their present attitude toward Scripture and Christian mission before we can introduce the Inductive Bible Study method and its benefits to Christian churches.
Books Received,
2013
The Asbury Journal, Asbury Theological Seminary
Inductive Biblical Study: History, Character, And Prospects In A Global Environment,
2013
Asbury Theological Seminary
Inductive Biblical Study: History, Character, And Prospects In A Global Environment, David R. Bauer
The Asbury Journal
In this keynote address at the 2012 Interdisciplinary Colloquium, held at McKenna Chapel on the Kentucky Campus of Asbury Theological Seminary, October 12, 2012, David Bauer examines the history and development of inductive biblical study within its English-speaking environment. In addition, he proposes ways in which this approach can be understood in postcolonial environments as a way to open the methodology of Inductive Bible Study to a larger global audience.
Advent Devotional Guide 2013,
2013
Belmont University
Advent Devotional Guide 2013, Belmont University
Advent Devotional Guides
No abstract provided.
The Second Coming Of Christ,
2013
Asbury Theological Seminary
The Second Coming Of Christ, Henry Clay Morrison
Heritage Material
No abstract provided.
What Think Ye Of Christ? Whose Son Is He?,
2013
Asbury Theological Seminary
What Think Ye Of Christ? Whose Son Is He?, Henry Clay Morrison
Heritage Material
No abstract provided.
What Is Below? Mysteries Of Leviathan In Jewish Pseudepigrapha And Mishnah Hagigah 2:1,
2013
Marquette University
What Is Below? Mysteries Of Leviathan In Jewish Pseudepigrapha And Mishnah Hagigah 2:1, Andrei Orlov
Theology Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Afterword,
2013
Marquette University
Afterword, David G. Schultenover
Theology Faculty Research and Publications
Today many books appear regarding Vatican II. Yet, only very few of them manage to locate this crucial event in the life of the twentieth century Roman Catholic Church against the broad horizon of both its prehistory and its aftermath. This book does just that. In seven chapters, this volume offers a survey of the evolution of Post-Enlightenment Catholicism, in the period spanning from ca. 1830 to the present, tying together the renewals proposed by the first and the Second Vatican Councils. Each phase in this evolution is discussed from a double angle: on the hand from the viewpoint of …
Contingency And The Giftedness Of Creation: Enacting Grace In A Fractured World,
2013
Marquette University
Contingency And The Giftedness Of Creation: Enacting Grace In A Fractured World, Philip J. Rossi
Theology Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
The Sacramental Foundations Of Ecclesial Identity: Barrier Or Passageway To Ecumenical Unity?,
2013
Marquette University
The Sacramental Foundations Of Ecclesial Identity: Barrier Or Passageway To Ecumenical Unity?, Susan Wood
Theology Faculty Research and Publications
Two important events this year make it clear that ecclesiology still deserves a prominent place on the theological agenda. Pope Francis announced the creation of a council of cardinals to assist him in governing the world-wide Catholic Church. During the next assembly of the World Council of Churches the long awaited Faith & Order statement on The Church: Towards a Common Vision will be officially received. In this volume more than 40 authors (among whom well-known theologians such as André Birmelé, William Cavanaugh, Michael Fahey, Bradford Hinze, Veli-Matti Kärkkäinen, Paul Murray, Bernard Prusak, Ioan Sauca, Myriam Wijlens, Susan Wood and …
Adoil Outside The Cosmos: God Before And After Creation In The Enochic Tradition,
2013
Marquette University
Adoil Outside The Cosmos: God Before And After Creation In The Enochic Tradition, Andrei Orlov
Theology Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Introduction: Celebrating And Advancing Magisterial Teaching On The Climate Crisis,
2013
Marquette University
Introduction: Celebrating And Advancing Magisterial Teaching On The Climate Crisis, Jame Schaefer
Theology Faculty Research and Publications
No abstract provided.
Mormonism And The Family (Forum),
2013
University of Richmond
Mormonism And The Family (Forum), Terryl Givens
English Faculty Publications
When we speak of the family in Mormonism, the term can mean many things. There is an idealized Mormon family, the one described in church magazines, General Conference talks, and Mormon public service commercials. There is the family of the Mormon theological tradition, stretching endlessly off into the eternities, bound together with temple ordinances, the forever family of Mormon bumper stickers. There is another family, product of a more speculative bent in Mormon theology, which comes of an eschatological reading of the Abrahamic covenant, and which imputes to a temple-sealed Mormon couple the right to an endless seed, a posterity …
