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40 Years Of Church Growth: A View From The Theological Tower, Walter Russell Iii

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

I present these evaluative thoughts about the first forty years of the Church Growth Movement, and especially the first twenty-five years of the movement in North America (1970- 1995), with the humility appropriate to one person’s perspective on so vast and diverse a phenomenon as that of the Church Growth Movement.

Core Values: Backbone Of A Movement, Kent R. Hunter

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

In the last 10 to 20 years, the Church Growth Movement has proliferated in at least three dimensions. First, the Movement has proliferated by topics. In the last decade or so, we have seen church growth leaders concentrate on mega-churches, metachurches, philosophy of ministry, understanding secular people, mission statements, the age wave, builders, boomers, busters, lifestyle evangelism, vision, change, small groups, Sunday Schools, breaking barriers, etc. In a second dimension, there has been proliferation in other ways. Not only was there the founding of the American Society for Church Growth, but there Church Growth Associations in other countries. In a …

Understanding Your Critics: An Outsider’S Analysis Of A Core Criticism Of The Church Growth Movement, Duane Litfin

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A call to proclamation evangelism rather than persuasion evangelism.

Church Growth At The End Of The Twentieth Century: Recovering Our Purpose, Thom S. Ranier

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

The thesis of this paper is that a critical element is missing in much of church growth literature and practice today. Furthermore the viability of the movement and the health of churches across our land may very well depend upon our recovery of that missing element. The mysterious missing element is, simply stated, evangelism.

A Response To Dr. Litfin, Charles Van Engen

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A response to Duane Litfin's (1995) "Understanding Your Critics: An Outsider’s Analysis of a Core Criticism of the Church Growth Movement" (in this issue).

A Response To Dr. Rainer, Larry Gilbert

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A Response to Ranier's (1995) "Church Growth at the End of the Twentieth Century: Recovering Our Purpose" (in this issue).

A Response To Dr. Russell, Geroge C. Hunter Iii

Journal of the American Society for Church Growth

A response to Russell's (1995) article "40 Years of Church Growth: A View from the Theological Tower."

Making A Life While Making A Living, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Transcript of a speech given by Saunders for Owen Oil Tools.

Inerrancy, Inspiration, And Dictation, Joel S. Williams

Restoration Quarterly

Williams, Joel S. (1995) "Inerrancy, Inspiration, and Dictation," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

K. C. Moser And Churches Of Christ: A Historical Perspective, John M. Hicks

Restoration Quarterly

Hicks, John M. (1995) "K. C. Moser and Churches of Christ: A Historical Perspective,"Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Dispensing Tokens: A Practice Long Gone?, W. A. Such

Restoration Quarterly

Such, W. A. (1995) "Dispensing Tokens: A Practice Long Gone?," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Reclaiming A Heritage, Richard T. Hughes

Restoration Quarterly

Hughes, Richard T. (1995) "Reclaiming A Heritage," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37 : No. 3.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Heartbeat Future Movie Version 2.0, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

Rough content for a projected movie or infomercial explaining the Heartbeat approach, developing in conjunction with Zoetics, Inc. This version 2.0 is part of a larger document entitled Heartbeat Now and the Future.

Version 1.0 of the movie plan is contain in a separate folder in this box.

The Nature And Authority Of Scripture : Historical Sources And Theological Engagement For Congregational Awareness And Reflection, Carson Reed

Doctor of Ministry Theses and Dissertations

For many Christians, biblical authority is rooted in the concept of inerrancy or in the historical veracity. But within a increasingly post-modern culture, the church faces a crisis in both of these foundations. The modern presuppositions that undergird the inerrancy doctrine and the historical-critical method are showing distinct cracks in the once seamless confidence placed in both approaches. Additionally, for Churches of Christ, understandings about the nature and authority of Scripture area just below the surface of a number of issues confronting congregations. This project/thesis seeks to address this growing dilemma within the context of the Westlake Church of Christ …

Calvin Seminary Forum: April 1995, David Feddes, David Holwerda, Cornelius Plantinga Jr., James V. Brownson

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - What's the Connection? - David Feddes
3 - Clear Teaching - David Holwerda
4 - Reply to Feddes - Cornelius Plantinga, Jr.
5 - Response to John Cooper's Inclusive Language for God - James V. Brownson
6 - Response to Brownson's Response - John Cooper
8 - Preach the Catechism - Wilbert M. Van Dyk

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 30 No 1 - April 1995), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Editorial: John Bolt - 9 / Covenant and Creation: Covenant Overload or Covenantal Deconstruction by Craig G. Bartholomew - 11 / The Relation Between Creation and Redemption in Romans 8:18–27 by John Bolt - 34 / Augustine’s Theory of Concupiscence in City of God, Book XIV by James B. Weidenaar - 52 / Searching for “Disconnected Wires”: Karl Barth’s Doctrine of Creation Revisited by Syd Hielema - 75 / General Revelation and Science: Reflections on a Remark in Report 28 by Nicolaas H. Gootjes - 94 / The Effects of the Fall on Creational Social Structures: A Comparison of …

Volume 37, Number 2, Restoration Quarterly

Restoration Quarterly

PDF of Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37, No. 2.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Calvin Seminary Forum: January 1995, Harry Boonstra, David Holwerda, Craig Van Gelder, Calvin P. Van Reken

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - You Call that CRC Worship? - Harry Boonstra
3 - How Shall We Worship? - David Holwerda
4 - Seeking the Lost Through the Seeker Service - Craig Van Gelder
6 - Worship and the Second Commandment - Calvin P. Van Reken

Alexander Campbell As A Publisher, Gary Holloway

Restoration Quarterly

Holloway, Gary (1995) "Alexander Campbell as a Publisher," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37 : No. 1.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Recent Patterns Of Growth And Decline Among Heirs Of The Restoration Movement, Flavil Yeakley Jr.

Restoration Quarterly

Yeakley, Flavil Jr. (1995) "Recent Patterns of Growth and Decline among Heirs of the Restoration movement," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37 : No. 1.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Life That Loves To Happen Brochure, Heartbeat

Landon Saunders Documents

Booklet describing and advertising the Heartbeat seminar Life That Loves to Happen. Date of publication is a very broad estimate.

Religion, God, Spirituality, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Essay or prepared talk on relating Jesus's greatest commandment to love God and love one's neighbor -- what Saunders calls here the "Big Idea" -- to a daily life of joy and meaning.

Ten Commandments For Being With Others, Landon Brady Saunders

Landon Saunders Documents

Speech about basic principles for human relationships and community. Date and occasion unknown. Year of creation is very estimated.

Hermeneutics In The Churches Of Christ, Thomas H. Olbricht

Restoration Quarterly

Olbricht, Thomas H. (1995) "Hermeneutics In The Churches of Christ," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 37 : No. 1.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Biblical Interpretation And Moral Authority, Miroslav M. Kis

Journal of the Adventist Theological Society

No abstract provided.

1995 - 75th Annual Bible Lectureships, "This We Know: Studies In 1 John", Abilene Christian University, Abilene Christian University

Lectureship and Summit Programs

No abstract provided.

Calvin Theological Journal (Vol 29 No 2 - November 1994), Calvin Theological Seminary

Calvin Theological Journal

Articles: Remembering John Kromminga by Henry Zwaanstra - 340 / Apology of John Calvin, to Messrs. the Nicodemites upon the Complaint That They Make of His Too Great Rigor (1544) translated by Eric Kayayan - 346 / Within Proper Limits: Basic Features of John Calvin's Theological Epistemology by Cornelis van der Kooi - 364 / Calvin (and Zwingli) on Divine Providence by Paul Helm - 388 / Not "Hidden and Far Off": The Bodily Aspect of Salvation and Its Implications for Understanding the Body in Calvin's Theology by Thomas J. Davis - 406 / John Calvin's Humanist Image of Popular …

Calvin Seminary Forum: October 1994, Craig Van Gelder, David Holwerda, Dirk Hart, Cornelius Plantinga Jr.

Calvin Seminary Forum (1994-2001)

Contents
1 - Are You Ready for the 21st Century? - Craig Van Gelder
3 - Tradition and Change - David Holwerda
5 - Has the Future Already Arrived? - Dirk Hart
4 - Schaller's Worldly Wisdom - Cornelius Plantinga,Jr
8 - Tertullian and "Church Growth" - Richard A. Muller

Paulus Senex, Abraham J. Malherbe

Restoration Quarterly

Malherbe, Abraham J. (1994) "Paulus Senex," Restoration Quarterly: Vol. 36 : No. 4.

This repository hosts selected Restoration Quarterly articles in downloadable PDF format. For the benefit of users who would like to browse the contents of RQ, we have included all issue covers even when full-text articles from that issue are unavailable. All Restoration Quarterly articles are available in full text in the ATLA Religion Database, available through most university and theological libraries or through your local library’s inter-library loan service.

Landon Brady Saunders Biography For Religious Events, Unknown

Landon Saunders Documents

One-page biography of Landon Saunders appropriate for religious events