01437nam a2200193Ia 4500 OCoLC 20230928114458.0 910315s1959 xxk 000 0 eng d (OCoLC)521794 eng ZAAPA xxk 19th OUV 266 OUV 266 MCGAVRAN McGavran, D. A. 14610 How churches grow : the new frontiers of mission / Donald Anderson McGavran. London : World Dominion, 1959. What this book is about: The blaze of opportunity -- The crucial issue in the world Mission -- Obstructions in the Protestant mind -- The structure of church growth Population factors in church growth: How is the population composed? -- What does each population believe? -- How can the responsive be formed into Churches General factors in Church Growth: Authentic spiritual fire -- What do the Scriptures say of Mission? -- Current philosophies of Mission -- Understanding church growth -- The "Cultural overhang" -- The tremendous pressure to "perfect"-- "Gradualism" -- The prison of previous patterns -- Permanent v. Pauline involvement Methods of Church-growth: Methods which multiply churches -- The creation and support of leadership -- Checking methods against actual growth Organization in Church-Growth: Expansion ahead of the Church -- Fatigue -- "The Same for all" -- Administration and church-growth ddc BK 0 9701 9701 0 0 ddc 0 0 DAPA DAPA 2011-05-26 266 MCG APA011325 2011-05-26 1 2011-05-26 BK 0 4 ddc 0 0 DAPA DAPA 2018-10-09 266 MCG APA076439 2018-10-09 2 2018-10-09 BK 0 4 ddc 0 0 DAPA DAPA 2022-04-11 266 MCG APA060742 2022-04-11 3 2022-04-11 BK