The biblical and missiological role of church buildings and the implications for church growth in France ... /by Thomas Ross McCullough.

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Contents:
National and Local Context.
Resistance Defined.
Literary and Historical Findings -- Theological and Practical Implications -- Conclusions.
Church Buildings as a Neutral Influence -- Church Buildings as a Positive Influence -- Conclusion.
Older Churches with Buildings -- New Churches with and wihtout Church-Type Buildings -- Conclusions.
Prior Questions and Possible Solutions -- The St. Nazaire Experience -- Guidelines to Follow -- Conclusions.
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.
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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.

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I. Introduction

II. St. Nazaire, France: A Case Study

Church Origins and Development -- National and Local Context.

III. French Resistance to the Gospel Investigated

Resistance Documented -- Resistance Defined.

IV. A Survey of Religious Buildings in Biblical and Extra Biblical Literature and the Theological and Practical Implications for Today

Bible Words -- Literary and Historical Findings -- Theological and Practical Implications -- Conclusions.

V. The Role of Church Buildings in a Selected Survey of Modern Evangelical Opinion

Church Buildings as a Negative Influence -- Church Buildings as a Neutral Influence -- Church Buildings as a Positive Influence -- Conclusion.

Virgin Islands Questionnaire Results and Analysis

Parameters and Disclaimers -- Older Churches with Buildings -- New Churches with and wihtout Church-Type Buildings -- Conclusions.

Virgin IslandsI. A Review of Mission-Church Relationships Concerning Church Buildings with a Model and Guidelines Derived from the St. Nazaire Case Study

Possible Viewpoints on Mission-Church Relationships -- Prior Questions and Possible Solutions -- The St. Nazaire Experience -- Guidelines to Follow -- Conclusions.

List of Illustrations

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.

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