Church Growth And The Expansion Of Christianity

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So neither the one who plants or the one who waters is anything, but only God gives the growth.(1 Cor 3:7 NRSV) Church growth has somehow come to be understood by some Christians as synonymous with the growth of Christianity. Yet, given the controversies surrounding deliberate efforts on the part of churches to grow, especially [...]

Church Growth Through Small Groups

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Church growth and small groups sound like swear words even to some Christians. Still present today, are the long standing concerns, about the so-called Church Growth Movement said to have emerged out of a school of thought that promoted deliberate and aggressive efforts at growing church membership. This contemporary Movement has been associated with an [...]

Blog Makeover Underway At Growing Your Church

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A Blog Makeover is currently underway here at Growing Your Church Blog. It’s been a year too long in getting here. The process is still pretty much in its infancy with the initial reconstruction in design already begun. There’s more coming so look out! Blogging is an enjoyable but extremely demanding enterprise. It’s like tending [...]

2009 Has Come And Gone….Phew!!

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Its the end of 2009. And seriously, I am happy to see the back of it. I can recall a few scattered years over the decades of my life so far when I’ve shared a similar feeling. Thank God they haven’t been the majority of my years. And I’m not being melodramatic when I say [...]

Olav Fykse Tveit Elected 7th General Secretary of WCC

The World Council of Churches, after much deliberations, prayers and not a little bit of intrigue by the grace of God have been led to elected a new General Secretary. The Press Release conveying the joyous news out of Geneva, Switzerland. Many of us have been waiting since the start of the year, to learn [...]