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255 pages ; 22 cm Includes bibliographical references Part I. What is church growth? -- Chapter 1. Church growth and traditional missions -- 1. Spontaneous expansion -- 2. Expansion through political power -- 3. Expanision through monastic orders -- 4. Protestant missionary societies -- 5. Nineteenth century explosion -- 6. Twentieth century confusion -- Chapter 2. Church growth emphases -- 7. Emphasis on the bible -- 8. Emphasis on evangelism -- 9. Emphasis on opportunity -- 10. Emphasis on scientific objectivity -- 11. Emphasis on publishing -- Part II. The sciences of man as aids to church growth -- Chapter 3. Insights from behavioral sciences -- 12. Anthropology in mission work -- 13. Polygamy and church growth -- 14. Psychology, receptivity and church growth -- 15. Sociology in church growth studies -- 16. Social structures, decision making and church growth -- 17. Homogeneous units and church growth -- Chapter 4. Applying scientific concepts to church growth -- 18. Understanding the scientific process of research -- 19. Measuring church growth -- 20. Testing the causes against the graph -- 21. A diagnostic exercise -- Part III. How churches grow -- Chapter 5. Patterns of rapi

Author

Tetsunao Yamamori and E. LeRoy Lawson

Publisher

Standard Pub. Co

Published

1975

Language

EN

ISBN

9780872390003

Subjects

Religion, Christian