The biblical and missiological role of church buildings and the implications for church growth in France ... /by Thomas Ross McCullough.
McCullough, Thomas Ross,
The biblical and missiological role of church buildings and the implications for church growth in France ... /by Thomas Ross McCullough. - 1990. - vii, 196 leaves : illustrations, map ; 29 cm.
Typescript. Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1990. Bibliography: leaves 185-196. I. Introduction II. St. Nazaire, France: A Case Study III. French Resistance to the Gospel Investigated IV. A Survey of Religious Buildings in Biblical and Extra Biblical Literature and the Theological and Practical Implications for Today V. The Role of Church Buildings in a Selected Survey of Modern Evangelical Opinion Virgin Islands Questionnaire Results and Analysis Virgin IslandsI. A Review of Mission-Church Relationships Concerning Church Buildings with a Model and Guidelines Derived from the St. Nazaire Case Study List of Illustrations
Church Origins and Development -- National and Local Context. Resistance Documented -- Resistance Defined. Bible Words -- Literary and Historical Findings -- Theological and Practical Implications -- Conclusions. Church Buildings as a Negative Influence -- Church Buildings as a Neutral Influence -- Church Buildings as a Positive Influence -- Conclusion. Parameters and Disclaimers -- Older Churches with Buildings -- New Churches with and wihtout Church-Type Buildings -- Conclusions. Possible Viewpoints on Mission-Church Relationships -- Prior Questions and Possible Solutions -- The St. Nazaire Experience -- Guidelines to Follow -- Conclusions. St. Nazaire Church Statistics -- St. Nazaire in Relation to Major Cities of Brittany -- Administrative Region Pays de la Loire -- Map of France showing Historic Regional Boundaries -- Decadal Growth Rate (DGR) for 3 Categories of Churches -- Pastors' Perception of Growth -- Homogeneity Factors -- Membership and Attendance DGR by Meeting Place -- A Revision of Chart in Figure 8 -- Percentage of Churches, according to Church Type, whose Membership and Attendance DGR are "Successful" and "Failing" -- Membership and Attendance DGR of 5 Churches with Church-Type Buildings, Before and After the New Buildings -- Average Number of First-Time Visitors of Churches with and without Church-Type Buildings -- Percentage of Churches with Church-Type Buildings in Each Ministry Area Size -- Map of France Showing Areas where Curch-Type Buildings Have Better Success -- Financial and Physical Participation Factors -- Attendance Increase, Rate of Increase in Membership and Spiritual Maturity Factors.
Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.
Missions--France--Saint-Nazaire.
BV4070 / .B535 1990 BV4070
The biblical and missiological role of church buildings and the implications for church growth in France ... /by Thomas Ross McCullough. - 1990. - vii, 196 leaves : illustrations, map ; 29 cm.
Typescript. Ministry Perspective Project submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts, Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions, Columbia, South Carolina, 1990. Bibliography: leaves 185-196. I. Introduction II. St. Nazaire, France: A Case Study III. French Resistance to the Gospel Investigated IV. A Survey of Religious Buildings in Biblical and Extra Biblical Literature and the Theological and Practical Implications for Today V. The Role of Church Buildings in a Selected Survey of Modern Evangelical Opinion Virgin Islands Questionnaire Results and Analysis Virgin IslandsI. A Review of Mission-Church Relationships Concerning Church Buildings with a Model and Guidelines Derived from the St. Nazaire Case Study List of Illustrations
Church Origins and Development -- National and Local Context. Resistance Documented -- Resistance Defined. Bible Words -- Literary and Historical Findings -- Theological and Practical Implications -- Conclusions. Church Buildings as a Negative Influence -- Church Buildings as a Neutral Influence -- Church Buildings as a Positive Influence -- Conclusion. Parameters and Disclaimers -- Older Churches with Buildings -- New Churches with and wihtout Church-Type Buildings -- Conclusions. Possible Viewpoints on Mission-Church Relationships -- Prior Questions and Possible Solutions -- The St. Nazaire Experience -- Guidelines to Follow -- Conclusions. St. Nazaire Church Statistics -- St. Nazaire in Relation to Major Cities of Brittany -- Administrative Region Pays de la Loire -- Map of France showing Historic Regional Boundaries -- Decadal Growth Rate (DGR) for 3 Categories of Churches -- Pastors' Perception of Growth -- Homogeneity Factors -- Membership and Attendance DGR by Meeting Place -- A Revision of Chart in Figure 8 -- Percentage of Churches, according to Church Type, whose Membership and Attendance DGR are "Successful" and "Failing" -- Membership and Attendance DGR of 5 Churches with Church-Type Buildings, Before and After the New Buildings -- Average Number of First-Time Visitors of Churches with and without Church-Type Buildings -- Percentage of Churches with Church-Type Buildings in Each Ministry Area Size -- Map of France Showing Areas where Curch-Type Buildings Have Better Success -- Financial and Physical Participation Factors -- Attendance Increase, Rate of Increase in Membership and Spiritual Maturity Factors.
Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.
Missions--France--Saint-Nazaire.
BV4070 / .B535 1990 BV4070