In Ten Steps for Church Growth, McGavran argues that a church‟s growth or the lack thereof is directly related to the attitude toward growth: "A major factor in the slow growth of the church [is] a massive build-up of defensive thinking and rationalizations."16Such defeatist mentalities are indeed unbiblical if they arise from a lack of faith. That is why the author has concluded that personal evangelism (preaching the gospel face to face) is a more effective method for church growth. "God had only one son and He made that Son a missionary." 2 Jesus thought highly of personal evangelism and understood it correctly. C. E. This one book is the best outline of Donald McGavran's thought and the various editions laid the foundation for the church growth movement. *Wagner, C. Peter 1976 Your Church Can Grow. Seven Vital Signs of a Healthy Church. Glendale, CA: Regal Books. This is one of the first and most influential books by Peter Wagner. 1. Of them it was said - Acts 8:4. 2. As the gospel was scattered abroad where these disciples went, the church flourished. 3. Acts 9:31 speaks of the factors that helped this growth to occur. 4. If we are serious about church growth, we will pay close attention to these four principles of church growth. [REE PDF Download] First Presented at the American Society for Church Growth Annual Meeting November 2005 A complete history of the life and ministry of Dr. Donald A. McGavran is still waiting to be written. only twenty-two took the advanced course Strategies of Church Growth. Wagner hoped a second professor of Church Growth would be hired I wish to measure the church growth movement against the great commission on three fronts: (1 .) The goal of the church growth movement is sociological rather than theological. Church Growth 167 (2.) The standards of measurement of the church growth move- are sociological rather than theological. (3.) The means In this third edition, C. Peter Wagner has modernized the language and streamlined the flow of ideas, reducing the book's bulk by 35%. 310 pages, paper from Eerdmans. Understanding Church Growth, 3rd ed. (9780802804631) by Donald McGavran, C. Peter Wagner Preface by C. Peter Wagner Introduction by C. Peter Wagner PART I THE PRINCIPLES CHAPTER ONE: An Overview of Spiritual Mapping by George Otis, Jr. CHAPTER TWO: The Visible and the Invisible by C. Peter Wagner CHAPTER THREE: Dealing with Strongholds by Cindy Jacobs CHAPTER FOUR: Spiritual Mapping for Prophetic Prayer Actions by Kjell Sjöberg 7 Vital signs of a growing church - Peter Wagner 1. Dynamic leadership 2. gift centered lay ministry 3. big enough church 4. Celebration+Congregation+Cell+Church 5. Homogeneous Unit 6. Effective Evangelistic methods 7. First things first - give people God Homogenous Unit Principle understanding-church-growth-understanding-church-growth 3/17 Downloaded from dev.endhomelessness.org on July 14, 2022 by guest sound methods for making disciples, winning the lost for Christ, and planting new churches. Strategies for Church Growth C. Peter Wagner 2010-01-01 Why Plan Strategy? Is church growth theory incompatible with belief in Strategies for Church Growth: Tools for Effective Mission and Evangelism Paperback - May 1, 1987 by Peter C. Wagner (Author) 5 ratings See all formats and editions Hardcover $24.00 5 Used from $23.03 Paperback $10.00 21 Used from $0.59 5 New from $10.00 Book by Wagner, C. Pete