TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rudeen,Kenneth V
TI  - Some barriers to church growth in Ireland: a review of evangelical Protestant strategy 
AV  - BV4070 .S664 1982
PY  - 1982///
KW  - Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions
KW  - Dissertations
KW  - Church growth
KW  - Ireland
KW  - Protestant churches
N1  - 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; Bibliography: leaves 83-89; 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; 2
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