Chapter I Church Growth: Definition Introduction: Tremendous growth is going on in the Christian Church today. For some observers this tends to be obscured by the world population and the increasing percentage of non-Christians which that so far implies. Meanwhile‚ the fact is that the number of Christians is greater now than it has ever been. With the rise of Churches and the expansion of the Church among non-Christian populations‚ multitudes of small congregations of less than hundred members
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It has long been recognised by Evangelicals that God does the work of God and man does the work of man. God will not do the work of man and man can not do the work of God. Evangelism is an activity of the Church. Conviction of sin is the activity of the Holy Spirit. If we so much believed that we are saved only be faith‚ and the faith that saves us is through the grace of God and that this saving faith comes through the Word
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exceptional example to follow‚ in regards to the design of an evangelist ministry. Most importantly‚ the focus of Jesus Christ was the conversion of an individual‚ who did not know Him‚ as the One who God sent. According to C.E. Autrey‚ “Old Testament evangelism was largely a matter of revivals; there were no personal efforts on the part of anyone to win converts.”25 The author believed‚ Old Testament revivals were not revivals in the sense‚ in which today’s communities view them. Autrey proclaimed‚ the
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Six Month Cell Growth Plan INTRODUCTION INDUCTION CELL MEETING MONTH 1: Laying the Foundation for Growth MONTH 2: Preparing the Ground for Growth MONTH 3: Sowing the Seed MONTH 4: Reaping the Harvest – 4 Evangelistic Evenings MONTH 5: Receiving New Believers – 4 Consolidation Studies MONTH 6: Celebrating Success 3 7 9 19 31 41 51 61 APPENDICIES I: Ice Breakers II: Getting the Most Out of Cell Participation III: Removing Barriers to Belief IV: Holding A Half Night of Prayer V: Cell Communion
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relational grounds of both approaches and contraction with each other with the intention of showing the missing link in the modern approach. It is worth pointing out that at the onset that discipleship has in the modern times been replaced with evangelism. We have left behind the core purpose and intention of Christ in making disciples. All we do now is programs to preach and save souls‚ but leaving behind the process of making those souls abide‚ of which souls can only be abiding if the church had
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LIBERTY UNIVERSITY THEOLOGY OF MISSIONS A PAPER SUBMITTED TO DR. JEFF BRAWNER IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE COURSE ICST 500 LIBERTY THEOLOGICAL SEMINARY BY: HEATH GRANTHUM ID# 22759413 LYNCHBURG‚ VIRGINIA SUNDAY‚ APRIL 17‚ 2011 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION ....................................................................................................................... 1 MISSION IN OLD AND NEW TESTAMENT .............................................
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Table of Contents 1 Introduction 2 1.1 Origins of Microsoft 2 1.2 Historical Background 2 2 What are the unethical practices by Microsoft? 2 2.1 Software bundling by Microsoft 2 2.2 Predatory Practices 4 2.3 Evangelism Practice 5 2.4 Unethical Labor practices 6 6 Conclusion 8 7 REFERENCE LIST 9 Introduction Microsoft is huge in its industry; most people say that it is actually a monopoly. Bill Gate is the chairman of Microsoft with his long time college
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Liberty University Spiritual Growth Plan: Sections Two and Three A Spiritual Growth Plan Submitted to In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements For The course EVAN 500 Liberty baptist Theological seminary By Lynchburg‚ Virginia Friday‚ December 13‚ 2012 Table of Contents Section Two Personal And Corporate Spiritual Truths 2 Section Three The Power of Prayer 4 Being Prepared 5 The Call to Worship 6 Personal Growth 7 thinking Strategically 9 Bibliography
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S. C. Neill (eds.)‚ op. cit.‚ 255‚ 256; W. S. Mooneyham (ed.)‚ The Dynamics of Christian Unity‚ 1963‚ 97. Harold H. Rowdon‚ “Edinburgh 1910‚ Evangelicals and the Ecumenical Movement‚” Vox Evangelica 5 (1967): 49-71.165 Op 167 W. M. Miller‚ Jnr.‚ Evangelism among University Students in the Non-Communist and Non-Roman Catholic World 1960-1962 (Unpublished thesis‚ Princeton‚ 1964)‚ 117 171 World Missionary Conference‚ 1910‚ viii. 207‚ 208. Harold H. Rowdon‚ “Edinburgh 1910‚ Evangelicals and the Ecumenical
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that are both private and corporate.[1] The ultimate goal of engaging in and practicing spiritual disciplines is to draw the individual closer to God. The eleven disciplines that Whitney outlines in this book are: Bible intake‚ prayer‚ worship‚ evangelism‚ serving‚ stewardship‚ fasting‚ silence and solitude‚ journaling‚ and learning. In all of this practicing‚ the main objective is that one begins to practice the disciplines outlined in this book to promote their own spiritual growth. Even though
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