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THE CHURCH GROWTH MOVEMENT

THE CHURCH GROWTH MOVEMENT. Emphasis by Christian to Look Realistically at How We Do Missions. Church Growth Movement. Donald McGarvran – Founder and father of the Church Growth Movement Missionary to India for 30 years Saw the lack of long-term results

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THE CHURCH GROWTH MOVEMENT

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  1. THE CHURCH GROWTH MOVEMENT Emphasis by Christian to Look Realistically at How We Do Missions

  2. Church Growth Movement • Donald McGarvran – Founder and father of the Church Growth Movement • Missionary to India for 30 years • Saw the lack of long-term results • Wrote his first book “The Bridges of God” he evaluated the current methods of missions and proposed new mission methods

  3. Church Growth Movement • Donald McGarvran – New way of thinking of doing missions & methods used • Importance of numerical growth • Focus on receptive groups • People movements • Science as a valid tool • Right methods will improve results

  4. Church Growth MovementSignificant Events • Donald McGavran publishes "The Bridges of God" in 1955 • Establishment of the Institute of Church Growth at Northwest Christian College in 1961. • Publication of the Church Growth Bulletin in 1964 • Relocation of the Institute of Church Growth to Fuller Theological Seminary in 1965. • Establishment of the William Carey Library in 1969 for mass publication and circulation of church growth books.

  5. Church Growth MovementSignificant Events • Elmer Towns publishes "The Ten Largest Sunday Schools and What Made Them Grow" in 1969. • First use of scientific principles of social research to establish church growth principles. • Publication of McGavran's book, "Understanding Church Growth" in 1970. • Alan Tippett publishes Church Growth and the Word of God. • Ralph Winter publishes The 25 Unbelievable Years: 1945-1969.

  6. Church Growth MovementSignificant Events • McGavran and C. Peter Wagner instituted the Fuller Evangelistic Association • Department of Church Growth at Fuller in 1972. • Creation of the Institute for American Church Growth by McGavran and Win Arn in 1973. • Provides information and research on North American church growth • Church growth movement grew in significantly during the 1970s and 80s.

  7. Church Growth MovementSignificant Events • Donald McGavran died in 1990. • C. Peter Wagner carried on the Department Church Growth at Fuller.

  8. Church Growth MovementSignificant People • Donald McGavran • Elmer Towns • Alan Tippett • Ralph Winter • C. Peter Wagner • Win Arn • Flavil Yeakley (church of christ) • Tim Metheny • Center for Church Growth/C, P.O. Box 691006, Houston, Texas 77269-1006 • John W. Ellas, Measuring Church Growth, A Research-Based Tool for Evaluating and Planning

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