Rudeen, Kenneth V, <br/><br/>
Some barriers to church growth in Ireland :  a review of evangelical Protestant strategy / 
by Kenneth V. Rudeen. 
 -  1982. 
 - vi, 91 leaves, bound :  illustrations ;  28 cm. 
<br/><br/> Typescript.  Chapter I. Historical Patterns of Church Growth and Development in Ireland  Chapter II. Barriers to Protestant Church Growth  Chapter III. Strategies for Overcoming the Barriers to Protestant Church Growth  Illustrations  Appendix 
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<br/><br/>The Introduction of Christianity into Ireland --  The Romanizing of the Irish Christian Church --  The Development and Growth of the Church of Ireland --  The Development of the Free Churches --  The Presbyterian Church --  The Methodist Church --  The Baptists --  The Brethren Movement --  Pentecostal Denomination --  The Independent Churches. The Theological Barrier --  The Barrier of Socio-cultural Separation between Protestants and Catholics-- Protestantism as an Alien Religion and Culture --  Irish Catholic Nationalism --  Cultural Imperialism --  Effect of Cultural Imperialism and Catholic Nationalism on Church Growth --  The Barrier of the Protestant Separatist Mentality --  The Barrier of an Inappropriate Strategy of Evangelism --  The Barrier of Ineffective Leadership Patterns. Trends Affecting the Formulation of Church Growth Strategy in Ireland --  Suggested Church Growth Strategies --  Overcoming the Socio-cultural Identification Barrier --  Proclamation versus Persuasion Evangelism --  Layperson Involvement --  Reaching the Receptive --  Student Ministry to Aid Church Growth --  Renewal or New Structures --  Discipling to Overcome Barriers to Church Growth --  Involving the Laity in Ministry --  Discipling to Develop Leadership --  New Church Structures --  The Fellowship Bible Church: A Case Study --  Conclusion. Map of hte Republic and Northern Ireland --  Population Trend of the Three Largest Protestant Denominations from 1881-1971 --  Proportion of Protestants and Catholics within Professing Christian Community. Relevant Events in Irish History --  Identifiable Protestant Groups as Percent of Total Protestants in 1971 --  Relative Strengths of the Main Non-Roman Catholic Bodies in Ireland (1971) --  A Comparison of Celtic and Roman Christianity. 
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<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions--Dissertations.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church growth--Ireland.<br/>Protestant churches--Ireland.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV4070  / .S664 1982