01807cam a2200349 i 4500 221641 221641 6981518 OCoLC 20230825135756.0 801106s1981 miua b 001 0 eng 80027050 0310431018 9780310431015 (OCoLC)6981518 DLC eng DLC LVB WY@ BDX OCLCO OCLCF CHC OCLCQ CIRBC BV652.25 .P47 266/.001 19 254.5 P4818 Peters, George W. 136 A theology of church growth / George W. Peters. Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan Pub. House, ©1981. 283 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier Contemporary evangelical perspectives Includes bibliographical references and indexes. Church growth--Source, leitmotif, meaning -- pt. 1. Theological foundations of the church -- The church in theological perspective -- The church as the church of God -- Church growth as the work of God -- pt. 2. Biblical principles of church growth -- Church growth and the primary means of God -- Church growth and the message of God -- Church growth and the servant of God -- pt. 3. Four pillars of church growth -- Four pillars introduced -- Pillar one--The fitness of the church -- Pillar two--The form of the church -- Pillar three--The function of the church -- The inward function of the church -- The outward function of the church -- Pillar four--The focus of the church -- Toward a theology of church growth. Church growth. 3234 Church. 502 Contemporary evangelical perspectives. 19324 ddc BK 0 0 ddc 0 0 FIC NNCC NNCC 2023-08-25 NNCC NNCC 0 266/.001 008591 2023-08-25 00:00:00 C-2 2023-08-25 BK