TY - BOOK AU - Shane,John J. TI - The homogeneous unit principle in the writings and some recorded messages of C. Peter Wagner applied to the evangelism strategies of Covenant Presbyterian Church, Columbia, South Carolina /by John J. Shane AV - BV652 .H666 1983 PY - 1983/// KW - Columbia Graduate School of Bible and Missions KW - Dissertations KW - Covenant Presbyterian Church (Columbia, S.C.) KW - Church growth KW - South Carolina KW - Columbia N1 - Typescript (photocopy); Introduction; Part I. The Principle Described; Chapter I. Background; Chapter II. Defining a Homogeneous Unit; Chapter III. Evangelism and the HUP; Chapter IV. The Biblical Basis; Chapter V. Implications of the HUP; Chapter Virgin Islands Application of the HUP; Part II. The Principle Applied; Chapter Virgin IslandsI. Group-Typing Covenant Church and Columbia, South Carolina; Chapter Virgin IslandsII. Strategy; Chapter IX. Conclusions; Appendices; Illustrations; Tables; "A complete bibliography of the writings of C. Peter Wagner, 1956-1982; Bibliography: leaves 431-458; The Problem --; The Homogenous Unit Principle --; Homongeneous Units and the People Group Concept --; Other Research Related to this Thesis --; Organization and Delimitations --; Covenant Presbyterian Church --; Presuppositions and Terms; Biographical Sketch of C. Peter Wagner --; History of the HUP --; Summary; The Ethclass Model --; Warnings --; Special Cases --; Summary; The Priority of Evangelism and the HUP --; Focus on Unbelievers --; Hearing the Gospel and Evangelistic Power --; Ethical Demands and Point of Guilt --; Wagner's Definition of Evangelism --; Debated Aspects --; Motivation --; Pragmatism --; Summary; The Old Testament and the Origins of Cultural Diversity --; Jesus and His Ministry --; Paul and the Early Church --; Summary; A General Consideration of Culture --; Ethnic Pluralism in the United States --; Racism and the HUP --; Contextualization of Theology --; The Doctrine of Comfortableness --; Summary; "Group-typing" --; The Wagner Hypothesis --; Models --; Summary; Covenant Church --; Columbia, South Carolina --; Summary; Expansion Growth --; Extension Growth --; Summary; Wagner's Thirteen Main Works Dealing with the HUP --; A Complete Bibliography of thee Writings of C. Peter Wagner 1956-1982 --; Biographical Information C. Peter Wagner --; Components of Ethclass Identity --; New Testament Cultural Mosaic --; The State of the U.S. Melting Pot --; The Basic Works in Which Wagner Expresses His View of Evangelism Plus Some Related Writings --; by Other Authors --; Discipling and Perfecting --; An Introduction to E-1, 2 and 3 Evangelism --; Further Debate About Evangelism --; A Study of Covenant Presbyterian Church --; A Bibliography of Related Works; Principle Components of Ethclass Identity-U.S.A. --; Church Structures and Homogeneity --; Key to Tables 1-3 --; Census Tracts and Strategic Areas of Columbia; Ethclass Identity Data for Covenant Church Area --; Ethclass Identity Data for Cayce-West Columbia Area --; Ethclass Identity Data for Center City Area; 2 ER -