Church Growth And The Whole Gospel

Author : C. Peter Wagner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 225 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1998-12-15
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579102012

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Church Growth and the Whole Gospel by C. Peter Wagner Pdf

Has the church growth movement failed to stress the social dimensions of the Christian faith? Dr. Peter Wagner, a leading exponent of church growth, argues that Christians can evangelize and churches can grow strongly, while at the same time participating in the global struggle on behalf of the poor and oppressed - for justice and peace, for brotherhood and liberation, and for the alleviation of human suffering.

Author : Thom S. Rainer
Publisher : B&H Publishing Group
Page : 227 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1998-09-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781433669460

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The Book of Church Growth by Thom S. Rainer Pdf

The Church Growth Movement has divided devout Christians. Even though Rainer is an advocate, his aim here is to present an objective view of the movement--its history, the theology associated with it, and the principles which seem to separate churches that grow from those that don't.

Author : Elmer L. Towns,John N. Vaughan,David J. Seifert
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0842304088

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The Complete Book of Church Growth by Elmer L. Towns,John N. Vaughan,David J. Seifert Pdf

Author : Peter Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 208 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1987-10-01
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0867600497

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Church Growth and the Whole Gospel by Peter Wagner Pdf

Author : Charles Peter Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Church growth
ISBN : 094870408X

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Church Growth & the Whole Gospel by Charles Peter Wagner Pdf

Author : Zondervan,
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2010-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310872153

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Evaluating the Church Growth Movement by Zondervan, Pdf

What exactly is the Church Growth movement? This timely volume in the Counterpoints series addresses the history of the movement that has become such an enormous shaping force on the Western church today, and it explores--in a roundtable forum of leading voices--five main perspectives on the classic Church Growth movement: Effective Evangelism View - presented by Elmer Towns Gospel in Our Culture View - presented by Craig Van Gelder Centrist View - presented by Charles Van Engen Reformist View - presented by Gailyn Van Rheenan Renewal View - presented by Howard Snyder Each view is first presented by its proponent, then critiqued by the co-contributors. The interactive and fair-minded format allows the reader to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each view and draw informed, personal conclusions. Evaluating the Church Growth Movement concludes with reflections by three seasoned pastors who have grappled with the practical implications of Church Growth. The Counterpoints series presents a comparison and critique of scholarly views on topics important to Christians that are both fair-minded and respectful of the biblical text. Each volume is a one-stop reference that allows readers to evaluate the different positions on a specific issue and form their own, educated opinion.

Author : Elmer L. Towns
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310241102

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Evaluating the Church Growth Movement by Elmer L. Towns Pdf

Gaining form and momentum over the second half of the 20th century, the Church Growth movement has become an enormous shaping force on the Western church today. You may love it, you may hate it, but you can't deny its impact. But what exactly is Church Growth? In what ways has the movement actually brought growth to the church, and how effective has it been in doing so? What are its strengths and weaknesses? This timely book addresses such questions. After providing a richly informative history and overview, it explores---in a first-ever roundtable of their leading voices---five main perspectives, both pro and con, on the classic Church Growth movement: * Effective Evangelism View (Elmer Towns) * Gospel in Our Culture View (Craig Van Gelder) * Centrist View (Charles Van Engen) * Reformist View (Gailyn Van Rheenan) * Renewal View (Howard Snyder) As in other Counterpoints books, each view is first presented by its proponent, then critiqued by his co-contributors. The book concludes with reflections by three seasoned pastors who have grappled with the practical implications of Church Growth. The interactive and fair-minded nature of the Counterpoints format allows the reader to consider the strengths and weaknesses of each view and draw informed, personal conclusions. The Counterpoints series provides a forum for comparison and critique of different views on issues important to Christians. Counterpoints books address two categories: Church Life and Exploring Theology. Complete your library with other books in the Counterpoints series.

Author : Harry Lee Poe
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 340 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310201721

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The Gospel and Its Meaning by Harry Lee Poe Pdf

The Gospel speaks to a broad range of concerns--concerns that differ from person to person, group to group, culture to culture. Yet the practice of the twentieth-century church has been to concentrate on one part of the Gospel--repentance and justification--as if it were the whole, and to proclaim that part uniformly, often without meaningful context that would demonstrate the relevance of Christ to the hearer. The Gospel and Its Meaning breaks fresh ground for evangelism. It equips the students of evangelism with theological foundations for reaching diverse groups, from Hindi pantheists to radical environmentalists, without compromising the Gospel's integrity. The Gospel and Its Meaning - Identifies the basic elements of the Gospel - Shows the relationship of these elements to specific doctrines of theology - Identifies theologians and systems that have focused on particular doctrines - Shows which elements of the Gospel deal most clearly with various issues of evangelism - Suggests avenues of ministry that can address each evangelistic issue. By showing how different parts of the Gospel address the concerns of people within and without the Judeo-Christian worldview, The Gospel and Its Meaning helps those in any kind of evangelistic ministry to develop a means for connecting the Gospel directly to the world of the hearer while distinguishing it clearly from philosophies of relativism and pluralism.

Author : C. Peter Wagner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2001-01-11
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781579105891

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Your Church Can Grow by C. Peter Wagner Pdf

Is your church healthy and growing or stagnant and dying? If your church is afflicted with remnant theology, spiritual naval gazing, pastoral timidity, hyper-cooperativism, or terminal ethnikitis, changes are it's already dying on the vine. On the other hand, if your church is growing it's probably ad healthy church. "Healthy churches, like healthy people," says the author, "exhibit certain vital signs." Wagner has his own list of 7 "signs" that lead can be taken as leading to good health and gives many illustrations of churches that exhibit and/or don't exhibit those signs. - Back cover.

Author : Jared C. Wilson
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2019-03-12
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310577881

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The Gospel-Driven Church by Jared C. Wilson Pdf

Many evangelical churches face the problem of the open "back door"--even as new people arrive, older members are leaving, looking for something else. Combined with this problem is the discipleship deficit, the difficult truth that most evangelicals are not reaching the unchurched at the rates they think they are. In fact, many of the metrics that we often "count" in the church to highlight success really don't tell us the full story of a church's spiritual state. Things like attendance, decisions, dollars, and experiences can tell us something about a church, but not everything. To cultivate a spiritually healthy church we need a shift in our metrics--a "grace-shift" that prioritizes the work of God in the lives of people over numbers and dollars. Are people growing in their esteem for Jesus? Is there a dogged devotion to the Bible as the ultimate authority for life? Is there a growing interest in theology and doctrine? A discernible spirit of repentance? And perhaps most importantly, is there evident love for God and for our neighbors in the congregation? Leading a church culture to shift from numerical success to the metrics of grace can be costly, but leaders who have conviction, courage, and commitment can lead while avoiding some of the landmines that often destroy churches. Wilson includes diagnostic questions that will help leaders measure--and lead team transparency in measuring as a group--the relative spiritual health of their church, as well as a practical prescriptive plan for implementing this metric-measuring strategy without becoming legalistic. Most attractional church models can lean heavily on making changes to the weekend worship gatherings. And while some of these changes can be good, thriving grace-focused churches are driven by a commitment to the gospel, allowing the gospel to inform and shape the worship service and the various ministries of the church.

Author : C. Peter Wagner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2010-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725227712

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Strategies for Church Growth by C. Peter Wagner Pdf

Why Plan Strategy? Is church growth theory incompatible with belief in the sovereignty of God? Does adherence to church growth principles leave out dependency upon the work of the Holy Spirit? C. Peter Wagner answers no to both questions. He further believes that no task could be more crucial than fulfilling the Great Commission in our generation, and how to approach and plan for the execution of this task is the questions of the day. Strategies for Church Growth addresses this key issue in a biblically pragmatic way. It brings together for the first time many principles of evangelism and missions which have proved, through recent research and experience, to be effective in implementing the Great Commission. It also unifies, in concise form, the latest research of the Church Growth Movement, the Lausanne Committee on World Evangelization, the U.S. Center for World Mission and numerous other key contributors to the recent explosion of evangelistic technology. Among the topics explored are: - the major components of strategy - choosing the appropriate strategy - advantages of having a strategy - the theology of church growth - the harvest principle and soil testing - why you should aim for church growth - characteristics of good goals - the meaning of mission and evangelism - how to target your outreach

Author : Wilbert R. Shenk
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2010-08-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781608998722

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Exploring Church Growth by Wilbert R. Shenk Pdf

During the past twenty years the phenomenon of church growth--especially as it has been known under the dynamic leadership of Donald McGavran and the School of World Mission, Fuller Theological Seminary--has resulted in an impressive array of books, articles, reports, and theses. While freely acknowledging their debut to the church growth school, the contributors to this volume wish to explore further the premises, principles, and goals of church growth. Firmly convinced that church growth is more than empirical data and effective methods, and that there is nothing approaching a complete book of church growth, they aim not simply to offer definitive answers but rather to open up fresh lines of inquiry--historical, experiential, methodological, and theological. Thus, while interacting with previous studies, the authors view their work as a constructive contribution to the search for a more adequate understanding of church growth patterns. Contributors to this volume include Alfred C. Krass, Harvie M. Conn, Orlando E. Costas, John H. Yoder, Harry R. Boer, and C. RenŽ Padilla.

Author : C. Peter Wagner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0842302875

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Church Growth by C. Peter Wagner Pdf

Trends among the world's 20 largest churches; The local church as a church planting base; Church growth and the Holy Spirit; Using computers to support church growth; Who's who in church growth.

Author : George W. Peters
Publisher : Zondervan Publishing Company
Page : 290 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1981
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0310431018

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A Theology of Church Growth by George W. Peters Pdf

Author : Eric Swanson,Sam Williams
Publisher : Zondervan
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780310325864

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To Transform a City by Eric Swanson,Sam Williams Pdf

To Transform a City is a valuable guide for those who dream big about the spiritual and social changes possible for the cities and towns that surround their churches. Two visionary leaders examine the foundations, history, theology, and practical methods of community transformation.