The Apostolic Congregation: Church Growth Reconceived for a New Generation

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Abingdon Press, Sep 1, 2010 - Religion - 140 pages

A church in the heart of Manhattan and a congregation among the Inuit people of Northern Canada would seem to have little in common with one another. Yet in one way they are surprisingly similar: They are both apostolic congregations, churches whose every program exists for the purpose of presenting the gospel to non-Christians, and making disciples of Jesus Christ.

What is the secret of churches like these; how have they learned to make evangelism central to everything they do? In studying apostolic congregations around the world, George G. Hunter III has discovered a set of perspectives and practices that they all share. With the passion and insight for which he is so well known, Hunter demonstrates how your congregation can learn to focus on the one thing that most matters: bringing people into a saving relationship with Jesus Christ.

 

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Contents

Foreword by Gary L McIntosh
What Kind of Church Reaches PreChristian
Leaders
Perspectives on Relevant Christianity
Heart
Ministry
Christianity
When We Reach Out Whom Will We Reach?
Receptive People
Evangelizing PreChristian People A Thematic
Evangelizing PreChristian People A Narrative
Leading the Change from Tradition to Mission
Notes
Index

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About the author (2010)

George G. Hunter III is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Asbury Theological Seminary’s School of World Mission and Evangelism, where he served as Dean for 18 years and Distinguished Professor for 10 years. He served as the founding dean of Asbury's E. Stanley Jones School of World Mission and Evangelism. A sought-after speaker and workshop leader, he is one of the country's foremost experts on evangelism and church growth. He has written over a dozen books, including How To Reach Secular People, Church for the Unchurched, The Celtic Way of Evangelism, Leading & Managing a Growing Church, Radical Outreach: The Recovery of Apostolic Ministry and Evangelism, Christian, Evangelical and... Democrat?, The Apostolic Congregation: Church Growth Reconceived for a New Generation, and The Recovery of a Contagious Methodist Movement—all published by Abingdon Press.

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TitleThe Apostolic Congregation: Church Growth Reconceived for a New Generation
AuthorDr. George G. Hunter III
PublisherAbingdon Press, 2010
ISBN1426720076, 9781426720079
Length140 pages
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Religion / Christian Ministry / Evangelism
  
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