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Church Planting and Church Growth in Western Europe: An Analysis
International Bulletin of Mission Research, 2016Church planting is often seen as the best way to grow the church numerically. However, there is surprisingly little research examining this claim in any detail, and the research that exists turns out to be not very well-founded or unclear in terms of sources, definitions, and so forth.
Stefan Paas
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Religious Resources and Church Growth
Social Forces, 1995Cet article modelise la croissance des organisations religieuses en tant que « produit » derive des intrants en temps et en argent. Considerant les mesures de l'assistance a la messe et des donations comme des gages de ressources en temps et en argent, les AA.
L. R. Iannaccone +2 more
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Missiology: An International Review, 1986
Conceding that the “church growth” concept and methodology have come under fire, the author shares an insider's reflections on how the movement has fared since Donald McGavran originated it three decades ago. The history of the movement and the relation between the Institute for Church Growth and the School of World Missions at Fuller Theological ...
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Conceding that the “church growth” concept and methodology have come under fire, the author shares an insider's reflections on how the movement has fared since Donald McGavran originated it three decades ago. The history of the movement and the relation between the Institute for Church Growth and the School of World Missions at Fuller Theological ...
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Missiology: An International Review, 1976
As Luke traces the progress of the Gospel from Jerusalem to Rome, and the displacement of Israel by the Church as the true people of God in the Messianic Era, his penchant for detail focuses more on the inclusiveness of the multiplying congregations than on accurate growth statistics.
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As Luke traces the progress of the Gospel from Jerusalem to Rome, and the displacement of Israel by the Church as the true people of God in the Messianic Era, his penchant for detail focuses more on the inclusiveness of the multiplying congregations than on accurate growth statistics.
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2007
For more than five centuries, Christian communities lived without a comprehensive body of written law. Thus, in the early church, canon law as a system of norms that governed the church or a large number of Christian communities, was not present. Early Christian texts share several characteristics.
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For more than five centuries, Christian communities lived without a comprehensive body of written law. Thus, in the early church, canon law as a system of norms that governed the church or a large number of Christian communities, was not present. Early Christian texts share several characteristics.
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Church Friendships: Boon or Barrier to Church Growth?
Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion, 1989Questionnaire results from 762 attenders of five Baptist congregations suggest that the number and quality of friendships available within a congregation heavily influence attenders' church selection decisions. Ironically, the churches with the highest numbers of church friends per attender are either stable or declining.
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Church and Denominational Growth
Sociology of Religion, 1994Ralph E. Pyle +2 more
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