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Dr. McGavran wrote 'Bridges of God' Òin the hope that it will shed light on the process of how peoples become Christian, and help direct the attention of those who love the Lord to the highways of the Spirit along which His redemptive Church can advance.Ó
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Discusses four theories of mission: Conciliar; Liberationist; Roman Catholic; Evangelical.
Introduction / Donald Anderson McGavran -- Creating climate for church growth / Melvin L. Hodges -- Theological foundations / Robert Calvin Guy -- Ideological conflicts / Eugene A. Nida -- Homogeneous populations and church growth / Donald Anderson McGavran -- Culture and church growth / Eugene A. Nida -- Developing basic units of indigenous churches / Melvin L. Hodges -- Eliminating the underbrush / Robert Calvin Guy -- Knowing each variety of church growth / Donald Anderson McGavran -- Dynamics of church growth / Eugene A. Nida -- Directed conservation / Robert Calvin Guy -- Administering for church growth / Melvin L. Hodges -- Conclusion / Donald Anderson McGavran.
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 ...