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How Church Leadership May Influence Growth by Applying an Organizational Life Cycle Perspective on Church Development [PDF]
Birth, growth, and decline processes in organizations have been studied in the leadership literature for many years. An important perspective applied in this research has been the life cycle perspective.
Jan Inge Jenssen
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Baptism and Church Growth in the Church of Norway
This article discusses the results of a research project on the relationship between statistically significant church growth in four selected Church of Norway parishes and the practice of baptism in their Sunday service.
Werner G. Jeanrond
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This article discusses parachurch (hereinafter referred to as the Organisasi Pendamping Gereja / OPG). According to Jerry White, a parachurch is all forms of spiritual ministry whose organizational structure is not under the control of the church ...
Tommy Indarto
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Several review articles about megachurch studies have been published recently concentrating their work on USA, Europe, and other parts of the world, with just a few references about Latin American megachurches.
Fernando Adolfo Mora-Ciangherotti
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The Role of Preaching in Congregational Organizational Commitment: GKI Dasa Surabaya’s Case Study [PDF]
The large number of church members who do not have a commitment to the local church will certainly have an impact on the congregation's spiritual growth.
Frederich Oscar Lambertus Lontoh DTh +1 more
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Church decline: A comparative investigation assessing more than numbers
Studies on church growth and decline were done in different parts of the world. This article explores church decline that is continuing in the world’s mainline Protestant churches and is also affecting the Reformed Churches in South Africa (RCSA).
Ignatius W. Ferreira, Wilbert Chipenyu
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The Lighthouse Chapel International – Its Growth from 1988 And 2013 [PDF]
The Lighthouse Chapel International, a charismatic denomination that started almost three decades ago in a coastal suburb of Accra, Korle Gonno has witnessed glowing achievements.
Emmanuel Nterful
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Challenges of the church in facing religious pluralism and its impact on church growth in Indonesia
This paper aims to examine the church's challenges in dealing with religious pluralism in Indonesia and its impact on church growth. This article takes a qualitative method with an emphasis on historical-grammatical interpretation.
Johanes Witoro
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Multiple studies from Ephesians 4:11–16 have been carried out that focused mostly on aspects of the believers’ priesthood. This article highlights the significance of adhering to the biblical instructions of God as a means to attain church growth.
Ignatius W. Ferreira, Wilbert Chipenyu
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Efektivitas Misi Penginjilan dalam Meningkatkan Pertumbuhan Gereja
. Church growth can be achieved through church’s member migration, biological growth, and also evangelistic missions. For certain churches, evangelistic missions are not only one way to increase the number of congregations, but are seen as part of the ...
Kosma Manurung
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