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050	0	0	_aBV652.25 _b.E93 2004
082	0	0	_a254/.5 _222
245	0	0	_aEvaluating the church growth movement : _h[manuscript] : _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		0	_aCounterpoints
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 269-272) and index.
505	0		_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		0	_aChurch growth.
700	1		_aTowns, Elmer L.
700	1		_aMcIntosh, Gary, _d1947-
830		0	_aCounterpoints (Grand Rapids, Mich.)
856	4	2	_3Publisher description _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2004008616-d.html
856	4	1	_3Table of contents only _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0633/2004008616-t.html
856	4	1	_3Sample text _uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0642/2004008616-s.html
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