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Full-Text Articles in Practical Theology
Wave Makers, Bill M. Sullivan
Wave Makers, Bill M. Sullivan
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
1991 Presidential Address of the North American Society for Church Growth. It discusses critical issues facing the Church Growth Movement in the 1990s.
Church Planting In The Korean Nazarene Church: An Evaluation Of The "1991 Thrust To The City Of Seoul" Program, Ki Young Hong
Church Planting In The Korean Nazarene Church: An Evaluation Of The "1991 Thrust To The City Of Seoul" Program, Ki Young Hong
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
The Korean Nazarene Church (KNC) plans to plant 70 new churches in Seoul by 1993 through the "1991 Thrust to the City of Seoul” program. To date, more than fifteen churches have been planted in Seoul through this program. The purpose of this article is to evaluate the KNC’s church planting effort in Seoul and offer some suggestions for how it could be strengthened.
Reaching The Buster Generation, Elmer L. Towns
Reaching The Buster Generation, Elmer L. Towns
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
The first Baby Buster turned 25 years of age in 1991, but Busters do not march to the same drum beat as their Boomer parents. Their Boomer parents were fighters and winners, fighting for women’s rights, nuclear freeze, and the peace movement. They hated Vietnam and the Cold War and they loved the "Camelot" Kennedy Years in the White House. But their Baby Busters are different. They have no great dreams, no battles to win, no mountains to climb. They are a generation with busted dreams, busted ambitions, and busted trust.
Staffing A Church For Growth: A Church Planting Model, Gary L. Mcintosh
Staffing A Church For Growth: A Church Planting Model, Gary L. Mcintosh
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
What is the best way to staff a church so that it grows? Historically this has not been an urgent question for church leaders. Throughout most of church history few churches were large enough to have multiple church staff members. It has only been since the Industrial Age of the mid 1800s that enough people were clustered in cities to produce churches large enough to need multiple staff members. Even then multiple staffing did not become a well known phenomenon until the 1950s when the growing complexity of the so-called Information Age sprang upon the church increasing mobility, diversity, and …
The Framework For A National Strategy In Church Planting, Charles Chaney
The Framework For A National Strategy In Church Planting, Charles Chaney
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
A revolution has occurred in the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC) in the past half century. The geographical boundaries of the South no longer contain us. Cultural and racial sameness, which once marked the convention, while still pervasive in some areas of our greatest strength, is no longer true nationally. Southern Baptists are ready now to think and act from a national perspective. For the first time, a truly national strategy is a possibility.
Old First Church: Growth Models, John N. Vaughan
Old First Church: Growth Models, John N. Vaughan
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
This study attempts to identify characteristics of "First Churches” experiencing growth and listed among the five hundred fastest growing churches listed in the Vol.3, No. 6 1988 issue of Church Growth Today.
A Movement Is Born: Church Growth Beginnings In An Old Church In Germany, Hans Martin Wilhelm
A Movement Is Born: Church Growth Beginnings In An Old Church In Germany, Hans Martin Wilhelm
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
A new approach must be discovered to break old, encrusted traditions which have kept the church in a "Babylonian captivity." Lack of spiritual vitality and creativity have stifled attempts to inject new life into the church. Unfortunately, the influx of missionary personnel into the European scene has not produced the breakthrough it hoped to accomplish. Mission societies have failed to be the change agents they wanted to be. This is principally due to the failure to understand the historical and cultural context, as well as the theological complexities of the German situation.
Crusade Decisions: Counting And Accounting For Lost Sheep, Henry J. Schmidt
Crusade Decisions: Counting And Accounting For Lost Sheep, Henry J. Schmidt
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the data gathered from a follow-up survey sent to pastors of Fresno area churches that participated in the September 21-26, 1986, Luis Palau Central California Crusade.
The Church Growth Contributions Of J. Waskom Pickett, David L. Cook
The Church Growth Contributions Of J. Waskom Pickett, David L. Cook
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
McGavran rightly credits Church Growth's modern origins to the mind and contributions of J. Waskom Pickett. The fact the Church Growth movement has now eclipsed Pickett's name raises some important questions: Who was Pickett? How did he come to do Church Growth research even before McGavran? And what are some of his contributions and insights?
Complete Issue, John N. Vaughan
Complete Issue, John N. Vaughan
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
Ethnic Church Planting, Daniel Sanchez
Ethnic Church Planting, Daniel Sanchez
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Undoubtedly one of the first questions which comes to mind when we think about this subject is, "Why do we need to plant ethnic churches?" Several answers can be given. Permit me to mention three reasons: (1) a clear biblical mandate; (2) an urgent demographic necessity; and (3) an encouraging pattern of receptivity.
Christian Leadership Attributes Dynamic Increase In Effectiveness To The Work Of Intercessors, Nancy Plaff
Christian Leadership Attributes Dynamic Increase In Effectiveness To The Work Of Intercessors, Nancy Plaff
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
In a recent survey of 130 pastors, evangelists and missionaries, it was revealed that prayer made a dynamic difference--89% indicating a positive change in ministry effectiveness when a trained intercessor prayed for them only fifteen minutes a day tor an entire year.
Church Growthcoming Of Age, Elmer Towns
Church Growthcoming Of Age, Elmer Towns
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
The Church Growth movement is relatively young in recognition and development. Even though there have been growing churches since Pentecost, Church Growth is a relatively young area of study. As a discipline, it has come a long way since its birth, and must move through adolescence to adulthood. I think we in the North American Society of Church Growth have a better understanding of the nature and purpose of Church Growth than anyone outside our discipline. Some outside our movement, or perhaps many, do not know who we are or what we do. There is still ignorance about Church Growth.
Towards A Church Growth Agenda For The 1990'S, Eddie Gibbs
Towards A Church Growth Agenda For The 1990'S, Eddie Gibbs
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
The Church Growth Movement in North America is now fifteen Years old and these two days represent the occasion of the fourth annual meeting of the North American Society for Church Growth. As we review the past we can celebrate a great deal of significant achievement in applying Church Growth insights to mobilizing the membership in a giftbased ministry, leadership management, and a new church planting. It occurs to me that, having covered a range of basic issues, and since we are now beginning to see the proliferation of individual concerns according to our various areas of interest, that there …
About The North American Society For Church Growth 1990, John N. Vaughan
About The North American Society For Church Growth 1990, John N. Vaughan
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
The Voices Of God's Call, Especially Dreams, Visions, And Angelic Messages, William N. Rickard
The Voices Of God's Call, Especially Dreams, Visions, And Angelic Messages, William N. Rickard
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Impact Of Instructional Intervention On Profiles Of Ministry Scores Of Nazarene Theological Seminary Students, E. Dee Freeborn
The Impact Of Instructional Intervention On Profiles Of Ministry Scores Of Nazarene Theological Seminary Students, E. Dee Freeborn
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Planning For The Future : Is Church Merger Or Merger With Relocation A Viable Option?, Benjamin H. Hahn
Planning For The Future : Is Church Merger Or Merger With Relocation A Viable Option?, Benjamin H. Hahn
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
J. C. Mcpheeters Leadership Center Dedicatory Chapel, David L. Mckenna, Lowell Ryan, Joe Hale
J. C. Mcpheeters Leadership Center Dedicatory Chapel, David L. Mckenna, Lowell Ryan, Joe Hale
ATS Chapel Services
No abstract provided.
A Developing Model To Meet Counseling Needs Through The Local Church, Wayne H. Lee
A Developing Model To Meet Counseling Needs Through The Local Church, Wayne H. Lee
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Reason For It All, Part 1, Frank Bateman Stanger
The Reason For It All, Part 1, Frank Bateman Stanger
ATS Chapel Services
No abstract provided.
Chapel Service (February 15, 1977), Frank Bateman Stanger
Chapel Service (February 15, 1977), Frank Bateman Stanger
ATS Chapel Services
No abstract provided.
Non-Agenda Groups : A Study Of The Philosophy And Practice Of Selected Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors, Wendall Dwight Ramsey
Non-Agenda Groups : A Study Of The Philosophy And Practice Of Selected Clinical Pastoral Education Supervisors, Wendall Dwight Ramsey
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Need For Church-Sponsored Programs For The Mentally Retarded And Their Availability In Fayette And Jessamine Counties (Kentucky), Edwin Wilson Alexander
The Need For Church-Sponsored Programs For The Mentally Retarded And Their Availability In Fayette And Jessamine Counties (Kentucky), Edwin Wilson Alexander
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
A Study Of The Preachment And Practice Of The Reverend Mr. Oral Roberts, Gerald Owen Breithaupt
A Study Of The Preachment And Practice Of The Reverend Mr. Oral Roberts, Gerald Owen Breithaupt
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Study Of Confession In The Protestant Pastoral Counseling Relationship, Frederick C. Van Tatenhove
The Study Of Confession In The Protestant Pastoral Counseling Relationship, Frederick C. Van Tatenhove
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
The Psychological Problems Of Adjustment Faced By Children Of Missionary Parents, Leroy Edmund Lindsey
The Psychological Problems Of Adjustment Faced By Children Of Missionary Parents, Leroy Edmund Lindsey
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
Observations And Concerns In Relation To Evangelism, John Brantingham
Observations And Concerns In Relation To Evangelism, John Brantingham
ATS Chapel Services
No abstract provided.
A Survey And Evaluation Of Audio-Visual Education In Kentucky Churches Of The Southern Baptist Convention And The Church Of The Nazarene, W. Wayne Kirk
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.
An Investigation Of Pastoral Care As Exemplified In The Ministry Of Christ In Luke's Gospel With A Consideration Of Its Relevance To The Ministry Today, Helmut Clarence Schultz
An Investigation Of Pastoral Care As Exemplified In The Ministry Of Christ In Luke's Gospel With A Consideration Of Its Relevance To The Ministry Today, Helmut Clarence Schultz
ATS Dissertations
No abstract provided.