TY  - GEN
AU  - McCullough,Thomas Ross
TI  - The biblical and missiological role of church buildings and the implications for church growth in France ... /by Thomas Ross McCullough
AV  - BV4070 .B535 1990
PY  - 1990///
KW  - Columbia Biblical Seminary and Graduate School of Missions
KW  - Ministry Perspective Project
KW  - Missions
KW  - France
KW  - Saint-Nazaire
N1  - Typescript; 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; I. Introduction; II. St. Nazaire, France: A Case Study; III. French Resistance to the Gospel Investigated; IV. A Survey of Religious Buildings in Biblical and Extra Biblical Literature and the Theological and Practical Implications for Today; V. The Role of Church Buildings in a Selected Survey of Modern Evangelical Opinion; Virgin Islands Questionnaire Results and Analysis; Virgin IslandsI. A Review of Mission-Church Relationships Concerning Church Buildings with a Model and Guidelines Derived from the St. Nazaire Case Study; List of Illustrations; Church Origins and Development --; National and Local Context; Resistance Documented --; Resistance Defined; Bible Words --; Literary and Historical Findings --; Theological and Practical Implications --; Conclusions; Church Buildings as a Negative Influence --; Church Buildings as a Neutral Influence --; Church Buildings as a Positive Influence --; Conclusion; Parameters and Disclaimers --; Older Churches with Buildings --; New Churches with and wihtout Church-Type Buildings --; Conclusions; Possible Viewpoints on Mission-Church Relationships --; Prior Questions and Possible Solutions --; The St. Nazaire Experience --; Guidelines to Follow --; Conclusions; 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; 2
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