How Biblical is church growth? / [print]
By J. Robertson McQuilkin.
- (c)1972..
- 92 pages, bound ; 29 cm.
Lectures delivered at the Church Growth Seminar, Ben Lippen Conference, Asheville, North Carolina, July 3-8, 1972 and also at Fuller Theological Seminary School of World Mission annual Church growth lectures, April 3-5, 1973. Typescript (photocopy). Later published under title: How biblical is the church growth movement? Chicago : Moody Press, 1973.
Biblical authority and church growth -- Numbers: is numerical church growth a most crucial task in missions? -- Selectivity: is it right for the church to concentrate on the responsive elements of society? -- Conversion: are people movement conversions valid? -- Science: are anthropological studies legitimate for evangelism? -- Prophecy: will large growth result from using church growth principles and techniques? -- How biblical is "church growth?"