The Problem with most Church Growth Paradigms IV

Do you have a hard time with what I am saying, does it go against what you have been taught or have presumed? Then, see for yourself. “What are the Premises and Principles of Church Growth?   The premises that have been the heart of the church growth movement are four; ….that God wants his lost [...]

The Problem with most Church Growth Paradigms III

Having studied under McGavran and his protégés, I was amused on how often they would passionately express their theories, then a few years later radically change them and passionately extort them, and then change them again and so forth, while the truths of the Word remained stable. I followed their folly, as I changed and [...]

The Problem with most Church Growth Paradigms II

A Brief Overview of Church Growth   In 1955 Donald McGavran (1897-1990), a third generation career missionary, wrote The Bridges of God. His basic assumption was that God wanted His church to grow, which, of course, He does. McGavran noticed that most churches were somehow opposed to this thinking. So, he focused his life on teaching [...]

The Problem with most Church Growth Paradigms I

The Church Growth movement has made major contributions to the Church over the years. It has also given us some major problems!   However, as it is written: “No eye has seen, no ear has heard, no mind has conceived what God has prepared for those who love him” — but God has revealed it to [...]

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