5 views Towns, Elmer L. McIntosh, Gary 1947- text xxu Grand Rapids, Mich Zondervan c2004 monographic eng

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295 p. : ill. ; 21 cm. Effective 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. [contributors] Elmer Towns ... [et al.] ; Gary L. McIntosh, general editor. Includes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index. Church growth BV652.25 .E93 2004 0310241103 (pbk. : alk. paper) 180212 20180212094635.0