This work includes a brief explanation of modernity and its effect on church growth. It is a critical analysis of the church growth movement found in every branch of the Protestant church. The author has 20 years experience as pastor and teacher. He now devotes his time to research and writing. He has an B.A. in Bible from Columbia International University (formally Columbia Bible College and Seminary) and a Masters of Divinity from Reformed Theological Seminary.
The potential threat of modernity to the evangelical church is probably greater than ever, but the opportunity for reformation is also greater than any time in recent history. The children of modernity have attempted to secularize Christianity. Modernity has produced a progeny by its power and persuasion and now poses a threat to the church. What can we do? I’m writing a sequel to this book that will explain the biblical view of church growth.
The church growth movement is a loose confederation of ministers and laymen whose beginning can be traced to Donald McGavran. He was a missionary to
The church growth movement does not have the privilege of pointing to any significant theologian in their ranks. When Martin Luther and John Calvin stood in the gap during the early years of the Reformation, it would not be improper to refer to them as part of a movement that sought to be reformed by the Word of God. Although some of the key men in the Reformation had points of disagreement, they were bound together by a common theology. The church growth movement is void of any theological center. The movement may be found in liberal, conservative, fundamental, or evangelical churches. It may be said that proponents of the church growth movement are bound together by a common philosophy. What is the glue that keeps them together? I answer that question in this book.
