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020			_a0310241103 (pbk. : alk. paper)
040			_cJTL
050			_aBV652.25 _b.E93 2004
245			_aEvaluating the church growth movement : _b5 views / _c[contributors] Elmer Towns ... [et al.] ; Gary L. McIntosh, general editor.
260			_aGrand Rapids, Mich. : _bZondervan, _cc2004.
300			_a295 p. : _bill. ; _c21 cm.
440			_aCounterpoints (Grand Rapids, Mich.).
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.
505			_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.
650			_aChurch growth.
700			_aTowns, Elmer L.
700			_aMcIntosh, Gary, _d1947-
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hBV 652.25 _i.E93 2004
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