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Frank C. Laubach And The Challenge Of Literary Evangelism, J. Gregory Lawson
Frank C. Laubach And The Challenge Of Literary Evangelism, J. Gregory Lawson
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
This article reviews the legacy of Frank Charles Laubach (1884-1970). Laubach pioneered an evangelistic approach often called “literary evangelism” whereby churches taught illiterate peoples to read and thereby witnessed for Christ. This approach has been effectively used on the mission field and may be an effective way to win people to Christ in the urban centers of North America. Laubach believed that a church should teach numerous kinds of illiterates (people groups), i.e., illiterate adults, foreign peoples, school drop-outs, children needing remedial reading, prisoners, and juvenile delinquents. Many of these people groups are found in our cities.
Forgiveness: The Key To Spiritual Warfare, Jerry L. Graham
Forgiveness: The Key To Spiritual Warfare, Jerry L. Graham
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Among the many barriers to church growth is an unforgiving spirit in the congregation. Jerry Graham’s article on “Forgiveness: The Key To Spiritual Warfare” completes this issue of the journal in fine fashion. His article is not a rehash of teaching on forgiveness but rather a revealing look at how forgiveness and spiritual warfare are related.
Introduction To Urban Strategies, Eddie Gibbs
Introduction To Urban Strategies, Eddie Gibbs
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
This article presents an introduction to church planting and evangelism in urban situations. It was presented at the 1997 annual meeting of the American Society for Church Growth in Orlando, FL.
The Biblical Basis For Relational Networking Among Autonomous Churches, Paul G. Thyren
The Biblical Basis For Relational Networking Among Autonomous Churches, Paul G. Thyren
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Building networks of partnerships for effective ministry in the 21st Century is often discussed within the context of denominations. Dr. Paul Thyren focuses our attention on independent churches and how they can build relational networks in the years to come. This article focuses on the biblical basis for relational networking.
Introduction Winter 1998, Gary L. Mcintosh
Introduction Winter 1998, Gary L. Mcintosh
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
City-Reaching: The Dominant Church Paradigm Of The Next Decade, Jack Dennison
City-Reaching: The Dominant Church Paradigm Of The Next Decade, Jack Dennison
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
This article “CityReaching: The Dominant Church Paradigm of the Next Decade” clearly presents the crucial need to reach cites for Christ in the 21st Century.
Networking Theory And Its Application To Autonomous Churches, Paul G. Thyren
Networking Theory And Its Application To Autonomous Churches, Paul G. Thyren
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Building networks of partnerships for effective ministry in the 21st Century is often discussed within the context of denominations. Dr. Paul Thyren focuses our attention on independent churches and how they can build relational networks in the years to come. This article discusses the theory of networking and how to apply it in practice.
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 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.
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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Book Review: The New Worship By Barry Liesch, Wilbur W. Brannon
Book Review: The New Worship By Barry Liesch, Wilbur W. Brannon
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
Thoughts On A Movement, Gary L. Mcintosh
Thoughts On A Movement, Gary L. Mcintosh
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
This article is the Presidential Address given at the annual conference of the American Society for Church Growth held in Houston, Texas in November 1994. Using Dr. Vaughan’s 1993 presidential address as a springboard, Dr. Gary L. McIntosh conducted a year long survey to determine the attitudes toward the Church Growth Movement among pastors, denominational executives, and members of the ASCG. The complete updated results of that survey are printed here for the first time.
Book Review: Values-Driven Leadership By Aubrey Malphurs, James R. Braddy
Book Review: Values-Driven Leadership By Aubrey Malphurs, James R. Braddy
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
The Church Growth Movement: Offense To The Cross?, John N. Vaughan
The Church Growth Movement: Offense To The Cross?, John N. Vaughan
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
This is the Presidential Address to the American Society for Church Growth originally delivered in Pasadena, California, in November 1993. Dr. Vaughan’s seminal lecture served as the spark which ignited a new direction for our society that is gaining momentum each and every day.
Linking Prayer And Bold Proclamation: An Exegetical Study Of Acts 4:23-31 And Ephesians 6:18-20 With Implications For Contemporary Church Growth, Chris Schofield
Linking Prayer And Bold Proclamation: An Exegetical Study Of Acts 4:23-31 And Ephesians 6:18-20 With Implications For Contemporary Church Growth, Chris Schofield
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Linking prayer and bold proclamation for contemporary church growth is the topic of this insightful study where Christopher Schofield, an adjunct professor and itinerant evangelist, presents an in-depth look at Acts 4:23-31 and Ephesians 6:18-20 expounding on the need to link prayer and bold proclamation together for effective church growth.
Book Review: Primary Purpose: Making It Hard For People To Go To Hell From Your City By Ted Haggard, Jerry L. Graham
Book Review: Primary Purpose: Making It Hard For People To Go To Hell From Your City By Ted Haggard, Jerry L. Graham
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
Producing Quality Training Through Partnerships: Assemblies, Academics, And Agencies, Tom Steffen
Producing Quality Training Through Partnerships: Assemblies, Academics, And Agencies, Tom Steffen
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Dr. Tom Steffen, a missiologist at Biola University’s School of Intercultural Studies, addresses the issue of how to produce quality training partnerships for effective cross-cultural church planting. Using three case studies, Dr. Steffen develops four needs which exist for effectively training church planting teams.
Changing Paradigms Of Worship, Elmer L. Towns
Changing Paradigms Of Worship, Elmer L. Towns
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
This paper will examine the various worship paradigms; specifically the six models of Church Growth, also called six case studies of worship.
A Philosophy Of Worship And Church Growth, Byron Spadlin
A Philosophy Of Worship And Church Growth, Byron Spadlin
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
It seems very clear—from the Scriptural record, as well as the realities each of us face in daily ministry—that there exists the need to develop a conscious philosophy of how worship relates to the whole arena of church growth. To that end then, let me make some suggestions, not so much in offering something brand new, but by giving some broad stroke observations and principles.
Back To The Future: A Proactive Approach To Confirming Our Roots And Charting Ascg’S Next Generation, R. Daniel Reeves
Back To The Future: A Proactive Approach To Confirming Our Roots And Charting Ascg’S Next Generation, R. Daniel Reeves
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
Presidential Address to the American Society for Church Growth Annual Meeting Kansas City, November 21-23, 1996
Trends In Worship And Church Growth Into The 21st Century, Byron Spadlin
Trends In Worship And Church Growth Into The 21st Century, Byron Spadlin
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
As I have traveled, in this country and in others talking to numerous Christian leaders, and observing a number of different congregations, denominations and contexts, I believe the following major broad stroke trends regarding worship I believe can be anticipated by the churches and Christian communities around the world. 1. Controversy over worship styles will continue. 2. Diversity of Worship styles will increase. 3. Worship-based services will emerge and increase. 4. Inter-denominational and Regional Cooperation in worship events will increase. 5. Worship will be seen as Evangelism. 6. Evangelicals are experimenting with more formal liturgy and Orthodoxy. 7. Technology will …
Excerpt: Sing A Little Louder, Penny Lea
Excerpt: Sing A Little Louder, Penny Lea
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
No abstract provided.
Substance, Style, And Spirit: A Theology Of Worship And Church Growth, Alvin L. Reid
Substance, Style, And Spirit: A Theology Of Worship And Church Growth, Alvin L. Reid
Journal of the American Society for Church Growth
The revolution in worship services in contemporary evangelicalism is obvious. Over 25,000 congregations use overhead projectors to sing contemporary choruses each Sunday. Multiple thousands of others sing only the old hymns of the faith. Many seek some sort of “blended” style to meet the needs of their members and to make the services palatable for the unchurched. Radical changes in corporate worship have led to “worship wars” in more than a few congregations.