Development of a strategy for urban church planting in Saclay, a suburb of Paris, France /by Detlef Gwinner.

Gwinner, Detlef,

Development of a strategy for urban church planting in Saclay, a suburb of Paris, France /by Detlef Gwinner. - 1991. - v, 217 leaves : illustrations, maps ; 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, 1991. Bibliography: leaves 212-217. I. Introduction II. Biblical Urban Church Planting Strategies III. Contextual Factors: History and Religion IV. Contextual Factors: Sociological Aspects V. Contemporary Church Planting Strategies Virgin Islands Area Study of the "Plateau de Saclay" Virgin IslandsI. Proposed Church Planting Strategy for the "Plateau de Saclay" List of Illustrations List of Tables

Principles from the Life of Jesus -- Principles from the Life of the Apostles. Introduction to France -- History -- Religion in Modern France. Traditional Church Planting Strategies -- Current Approaches of Church Planting Strategies -- Worldteam's Church Planting Strategy -- A Case Study of Cergy-Pontoise. Paris and its Suburbs -- Development of the "Plateau de Saclay" -- Demographic Facts About the "Plateau de Saclay" -- Evaluation. The Preparation for the New Church -- The Foundation for the New Church -- The Formation of the New Church -- The Multiplication of Congregations -- Conclusion. Worship Attendance by Occupation -- Religion in France -- Catholic Church-Passive and Active Members -- Protestant Churches -- Growth Rate of Protestant Churches -- Evangelical Churches -- Church Growth in Cergy-Pontoise -- Growth in Paris -- The Rural Exodus -- Nationalities in Paris -- Surface of the "Plateau de Saclay" -- Evolution of the Population between 1975 and 1990 -- Socioprofessional Groups. Practice of Religion -- Evolution of the Religious Practice in the Catholic Church -- Proportion of Members, Baptisms, Marriages, Priests, and Ordinations in the Catholic Church -- All Churches-Community Figures -- Active Members and Assistance -- Ratios and Rates of Change per Annum for the Protestant Churches -- The Occult in France -- Decrease of Belief in Supernatural With Increase of Age -- Prestigious Activities as Seen by the French -- Activities Practiced by the French -- Expectations About Future Living Conditions -- The Great Fears at the End of the Century -- The 10 Words Most Important to the French -- Percentage of Spending per Customer Unit -- Passions of the French People -- Use of Time of a Working Person -- Percentage of French People Practicing Sport in 1988 -- Students of the Grandes Ecoles and Employees in Research Facilities -- Surface of the "Plateau de Saclay" -- Evolution of the Population from 1975 to 1990 -- Population of Five Strategic Towns of the "Plateau de Saclay" -- Population by Age -- Socioprofessional Groups in Percent -- Recreation Facilities (Sports) -- Sociocultural Equipment and Associations.




Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions.--Ministry Perspective Project.


Missions--France--Paris.

BV4070 / .D484 1991 BV4070