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• catalog contributor b1142877.
• catalog created "1982, c1981.".
• catalog date "1982".
• catalog date "1982, c1981.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1982, c1981.".
• catalog description "1. God's people and the nations -- A change of climate -- Church growth and mission -- God's concern for his entire creation -- Abraham: a blessing to the nations -- A covenant to embrace all nations -- The temple: a house of prayer for all nations -- A glorified people attracting the nations -- The servant of the Lord: a light to the nations -- 2. Church and kingdom -- A basis for belief -- Neglect of a kingdom emphasis in church -- Growth thinking -- The gospel of the kingdom -- The Old Testament expectation of the kingdom -- The New Testament realisation of the kingdom -- The signs of the kingdom -- The characteristics of the kingdom -- Entering the kingdom -- Growth of the kingdom -- The mystery of the kingdom -- The church and the kingdom -- 3. Gospel and culture -- Defining culture -- Christ in relation to culture -- Culture and biblical revelation -- Culture and contemporary communication -- Culture and church structure -- 4. Measurement and meaning -- ".
• catalog description "8. Equipping and mobilising -- Why people are reluctant to get involved -- The resources which the Lord supplies -- Gifts for service -- A composite list of gifts mentioned in the Bible -- Gifts for leadership -- The mobilising of gifts through the 'modality' structure -- Gifts operating through 'sodality' structures -- The gifts at work in the world -- Summary -- 9. Leadership and relationships -- The need for leadership -- Styles of leadership -- Avenues of change -- Leadership models -- Skill levels -- Leadership qualities -- Summary -- 10. Expectations and planning -- Planning that is pleasing to God -- Generating a sense of expectancy -- Establishing general objectives -- Working for consensus -- Achieving specific goals -- Formulating workable plans -- Drawing up an organisational framework -- Allocating adequate resources -- Stimulating enthusiastic participation -- Ensuring good internal communications -- Coping with change -- Resolving to act -- Evaluating and reformulating -- Conclusion.".
• catalog description "Answering objections to data-gathering -- The value of data-gathering -- Church membership and attendance trends in England -- The current situation in England -- Data-gathering at local church level -- Quality of commitment -- Use of facilities -- Community profile -- Future projections -- 5. Medium and message -- Make prayer meetings the power house -- Establish a positive attitude -- Build an adequate base -- Agree on your evangelistic goal -- Identify the evangelists -- Train the Christian community to communicate -- Identify receptive groups and individuals -- Emphasise a biblical theology of conversion -- Develop a long-term strategy for resistant areas -- Recognise the evangelistic potential of groups -- Achieve visibility -- Implement new members procedures -- Summary -- 6. Groups and growth -- Groups in the New Testament -- The strategic importance of groups -- The purpose of groups -- Problems likely to arise in groups -- Leadership for groups -- ".
• catalog description "Bibliography: p. [454]-460.".
• catalog description "Roles adopted by group members -- Group communication patterns -- Summary -- 7. Structures and strategy -- Defining groups -- Secondary groups -- Tertiary groups -- Incorporating newcomers into membership -- Evangelism at all three levels -- An example of a comprehensive urban strategy -- Summary".
• catalog extent "460 p. ;".
• catalog identifier "0802819214".
• catalog issued "1982".
• catalog issued "1982, c1981.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Grand Rapids, Mich. : W.B. Eerdmans,".
• catalog subject "BV652.25 .G48 1982".
• catalog subject "Church growth.".
• catalog tableOfContents "1. God's people and the nations -- A change of climate -- Church growth and mission -- God's concern for his entire creation -- Abraham: a blessing to the nations -- A covenant to embrace all nations -- The temple: a house of prayer for all nations -- A glorified people attracting the nations -- The servant of the Lord: a light to the nations -- 2. Church and kingdom -- A basis for belief -- Neglect of a kingdom emphasis in church -- Growth thinking -- The gospel of the kingdom -- The Old Testament expectation of the kingdom -- The New Testament realisation of the kingdom -- The signs of the kingdom -- The characteristics of the kingdom -- Entering the kingdom -- Growth of the kingdom -- The mystery of the kingdom -- The church and the kingdom -- 3. Gospel and culture -- Defining culture -- Christ in relation to culture -- Culture and biblical revelation -- Culture and contemporary communication -- Culture and church structure -- 4. Measurement and meaning -- ".
• catalog tableOfContents "8. Equipping and mobilising -- Why people are reluctant to get involved -- The resources which the Lord supplies -- Gifts for service -- A composite list of gifts mentioned in the Bible -- Gifts for leadership -- The mobilising of gifts through the 'modality' structure -- Gifts operating through 'sodality' structures -- The gifts at work in the world -- Summary -- 9. Leadership and relationships -- The need for leadership -- Styles of leadership -- Avenues of change -- Leadership models -- Skill levels -- Leadership qualities -- Summary -- 10. Expectations and planning -- Planning that is pleasing to God -- Generating a sense of expectancy -- Establishing general objectives -- Working for consensus -- Achieving specific goals -- Formulating workable plans -- Drawing up an organisational framework -- Allocating adequate resources -- Stimulating enthusiastic participation -- Ensuring good internal communications -- Coping with change -- Resolving to act -- Evaluating and reformulating -- Conclusion.".
• catalog tableOfContents "Answering objections to data-gathering -- The value of data-gathering -- Church membership and attendance trends in England -- The current situation in England -- Data-gathering at local church level -- Quality of commitment -- Use of facilities -- Community profile -- Future projections -- 5. Medium and message -- Make prayer meetings the power house -- Establish a positive attitude -- Build an adequate base -- Agree on your evangelistic goal -- Identify the evangelists -- Train the Christian community to communicate -- Identify receptive groups and individuals -- Emphasise a biblical theology of conversion -- Develop a long-term strategy for resistant areas -- Recognise the evangelistic potential of groups -- Achieve visibility -- Implement new members procedures -- Summary -- 6. Groups and growth -- Groups in the New Testament -- The strategic importance of groups -- The purpose of groups -- Problems likely to arise in groups -- Leadership for groups -- ".
• catalog tableOfContents "Roles adopted by group members -- Group communication patterns -- Summary -- 7. Structures and strategy -- Defining groups -- Secondary groups -- Tertiary groups -- Incorporating newcomers into membership -- Evangelism at all three levels -- An example of a comprehensive urban strategy -- Summary".
• catalog title "I believe in church growth / by Eddie Gibbs.".
• catalog type "text".