01449nam a22002057a 4500003000600000005001700006008004100023020003500064040000800099050002400107245013400131260004700265300002900312440004100341504006500382505072900447650001901176700002001195700002801215AUA.120180212094635.0180212b        xxu||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0310241103 (pbk. : alk. paper)  cJTL  aBV652.25b.E93 2004  aEvaluating the church growth movement : b5 views / c[contributors] Elmer Towns ... [et al.] ; Gary L. McIntosh, general editor.  aGrand Rapids, Mich. :bZondervan, cc2004.  a295 p. :bill. ;c21 cm.  aCounterpoints (Grand Rapids, Mich.).  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.
  aEffective evangelism view : church growth effectively confronts and penetrates the culture / Elmer Towns -- Gospel and our culture view : church growth lacks a sufficient view of the church, which hinders it from effectively engaging the culture / Craig Van Gelder -- Centrist view : church growth is based on an evangelistically focused and missiologically applied theology / Charles Van Engen -- Reformist view : church growth assumes theology but ineffectively employs it to analyze culture, determine strategy, and perceive history / Gailyn Van Rheenan -- Renewal view : church growth must be based on a biblical vision of the church as the vital community of the kingdom of God / Howard Snyder -- Pastoral reflections.
  aChurch growth.  aTowns, Elmer L.  aMcIntosh, Gary, d1947-