The Book of Church Growth: History, Theology, and Principles
Digital Logos Edition
Overview
The Church Growth Movement has divided devout Christians. Even though Rainer is an advocate, his aim here is to present an objective view of the movement–its history, the theology associated with it, and the principles which seem to separate churches that grow from those that don’t.
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- Seeks to introduce readers to the "big picture" of church growth
- Provides a list of extra readings to expand on the material presented after each chapter
- Examines contributions as well as criticisms to present an objective view of the movement of Church Growth
Top Highlights
“Transfer growth occurs when one church grows at the expense of another church” (Page 22)
“Conversion growth takes place when a person makes a commitment to Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior” (Page 22)
“Church growth, as a modern-day movement, began with the work of Donald McGavran in India” (Page 21)
“Extension growth is the church growth term synonymous with church planting” (Page 23)
“Expansion growth is the numerical growth of a local congregation” (Page 23)
- Title: The Book of Church Growth: History, Theology, and Principles
- Author: Thom Rainer
- Publisher: B&H
- Print Publication Date: 1993
- Logos Release Date: 2021
- Era: era:contemporary
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Subjects: Church attendance; Church growth; Church; Ex-church members
- ISBNs: 9781087792385, 9781433669460, 1433669463, 108779238X
- Resource ID: LLS:FDC6027B1A5DC86C1CDEF885560323FC
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-06T20:47:09Z
Thom S. Rainer (born July 16, 1955) is an American author, researcher, speaker, and current president and CEO of LifeWay Christian Resources, an entity of the Southern Baptist Convention in Nashville, Tenn. He is the author of several books, including Simple Church, named a Church & Ministry bestseller by the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association and the 2007 Christianity Today Book Award winner in the Church/Pastoral Leadership category.