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Will Church Planting Help A Denomination To Stay In Prime? A Reflection About The Lifecycle Of A Denomination And Church Planting, Edgar Machel

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The author uses the lifecycle model developed by Ichak Adizes to analyze the growth of a denomination.

2002 Church Growth Consultant Directory, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Introduction To Volume 13 Issue 1 Winter 2002, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Ten Foundational Books Of Church Growth That Influenced The Movement, Elmer Towns

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A reflection on the books that have most impacted the Church Growth Movement.

Cultural Distinctives Of Anglo Churches, Will Raney

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The author provides insights that will help White Christians better understand their own culture and how it is changing.

Estrategia Para Plantar Una Iglesia En Puebla, México, Moises Reyna Sanchez

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Church planting is one of the basic tasks to which God has called his disciples. The gospel commission of Matt 28:19, 20 implicitly calls for church planting. This dissertation presents biblical and theological foundations for church planting. In addition, it explores the writings of current authors, looking for appropriate church planting strategies. Success in church planting is achieved by applying certain strategies. These include having a clear vision of what God expects, completing a demographic study of the chosen location, pinpointing the place where the new congregation will begin, form the founding group and training them, having the first meetings, …

Empowering And Equipping The Laity In The South Caribbean Conference Of Seventh-Day Adventists, Ray Henderson Walker

Doctor of Ministry Projects

Problem

Some pastors in the South Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists feel challenged by the ministry of the laity. One reason is the lack of a clear understanding of the biblical and theological perspectives on empowering and equipping the laity. Consequently, the potential of the laity is not fully utilized.

Method

Current literature was reviewed. This included books and articles on the principles, strategies, and programs which assist pastors to develop’ their empowering and equipping skills. A comparison was done between the ministry of the pastors and the laity in the South Caribbean Conference of Seventh-day Adventists. An evaluation of …

The Role Of Mentoring In The Preparation Of Church Planters Of Reproducing Churches, D. Keith Cowart

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Christian Leader As Overcomer Through Principled Story, John Edgar Caterson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Reclaiming The Zayat Ministry : Witness To The Gospel Among Burmese Buddhists In Myanmar, Lazarus Fish

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Building Church On Holy Ground: Proposals To Contextualize Church Buildings In India, Pramod Y. Aghamkar

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Team Designed Indigenous Generation X Worship In A New Church Plant, Vance Clifton Rains

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

An Evaluation Of The Use Of "Interest-Based Resolution" Training To Help Park Springs Bible Church Mediate Interpersonal Conflict, Daryl D. Wilson

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Turning Heritage Into Hope: Strategies For A Midlife Denomination, Kenneth John Driedger

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Short-Termers Over The Long Run : Assessing Missional Effectiveness Of Non-Career, Mid-Term Nazarene Missionaries, Douglas Wayne Terry

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

A Study Of The Practice Of Intercessory Prayer By Short-Term Mission Participants Of The Hong Kong Evangelical Church, Yuet San Kwan

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Risk-Taking Leadership, Dennis Ralph Oetting

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

The Relationship Between Church Health And Church Growth In United Methodist Churches In The West Ohio Annual Conference, Brian Allen Law

ATS Dissertations

No abstract provided.

Calvin Seminary Forum: October 2001, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., Lugene Schemper, Mariano Avila, Pieter Tuit

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “A Community Rising” -Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
3 - “A New Editor” - Lugene Schemper
4 - “Hispanic Ministry: A twenty-first Century Challenge” - Mariano Avila
6 - “With Missionary Hearts and Eyes” - Pieter Tuit
8 - “God is Our Refuge” - Richard E. Sytsma

Deep And Wide: Education Overflowing As Evangelism From Ephesus, A. Boyd Luter

Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary (1973-2015)

No abstract provided.

Index 1990-2001 Of Journal Of The American Society For Church Growth, Gary L. Mcintosh

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

The Problems Of Theological Education: The Experience Of Lutheran Institutions In The Cis, Gerd Stricker

Occasional Papers on Religion in Eastern Europe

No abstract provided.

Book Review: Diverse Worship: African-American, Caribbean & Hispanic Perspectives By Pedrito U. Maynard-Reid, Marguerite Kraft

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

No abstract provided.

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 2001, Ruth A. Tucker, Henry Zwaanstra, John W. Cooper, Henry Demoor

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

1 - “Walking Away from Faith” - Ruth A. Tucker
3 - “Calvin Seminary: Yesterday and Today” - Henry Zwaanstra
4 - “Prove It! A Reformed Perspective on Faith and Reason” - John Cooper
6 - “Office and Ordination: Another Round” - Henry DeMoor
8 - “Real Heros” - Calvin Van Reken

Repositioning Paul’S Missionary Band In A Postmodern World: A Case For Culture-Bridging, Missional Teams As The Heart And Soul Of The 21st Century Church, R. Daniel Reeves

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article adds to our continuing quest to understand how to minister effectively in a postmodern culture.

Emerging Trends For Effective Ministry In The 21st Century, Bill Easum

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

This article challenges the reader to consider the “wormhole” effect on church growth.

100 Years Of African Missions: Essays In Honor Of Wendell Broom, Stanley E. Granberg

ACU Brown Library Monograph Series

The wide-ranging essay collection is organized into four main sections. Section I introduces Wendell Broom. Secton II is "God's Call to a Continent: People and Places." Section III is "Mission Strategies and Issues." Section IV, is entitled "Concluding Thoughts" and shares some concluding thoughts on the future of African missions and the African church. The final chapter offers a speech by Wendell Broom from 1997 to 178 Nigerian evangelists and church leaders which challenged them (and us) to fill in the unevangelized gaps of Africa with a deliberate church-planting strategy to join the churches of West and East Africa by …

58th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectureship -- Shaped By The Cross: Great Themes From I Corinthians (2001), Jerry Rushford

Pepperdine Bible Lectures: Programs

Program booklet for the 58th Annual Pepperdine Bible Lectures, held at Pepperdine University in Malibu, California, May 1-4, 2001. The Pepperdine Bible Lectures is an annual event hosted by Pepperdine University featuring a wide variety of lectures and classes on topics and themes in the Bible and Christianity.

Jerry Rushford, Lectureship Director

Bill Henegar, Kelli Isaac, Patty Atkisson, and Bridget Wooton, Lectures Team

The Stromata Vol. 42, No. 1, Calvin Theological Seminary

Stromata (1956-2020)

Inside This Issue

4- The Most Reliable by Gary Brouwers

14- On Human Freedom by Ken Vander Hoorst

19- On the Road by Dave Gifford

23- The Meaning of Ordination by Michael Van Boom

38- A Note from the Editor by Joshua Benton

Additional contributions include: Some Singing Stones—Poem To a Cheesecake—Poem (Note from Editor: The Cheesecake has denied a rebuttal)

A Cartoon by Dave Gifford

Lost In America: Helping Your Friends Find Their Way Home, Tom Clegg, Warren Bird

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

Tom Clegg and Warren Bird have teamed together to write a thought provoking new book Lost in America. Chapter Two of their new book is excerpted here and presents “Seven Deadly Statistics” that will cause most of us to think twice about what is taking place in evangelism in North America.