Thom Rainer, The Book of Church Growth: History, Theology, and Principles. B & H Academic, 1998. Referenced in: Church Growth Philosophy LifeandLeadership.com Summary Church growth methodology is often criticized as being overly pragmatic and often ignoring theology in the interest of numerical growth. While this is probably an overstatement, it also contains some element of
George G. Hunter, III, The Apostolic Congregation: Church Growth Reconceived for a New Generation. Abingdon Press, 2009. Referenced in: Change Concepts and Theories Church Growth Philosophy Strategies for Church Renewal – Strategic Planning, Leader/Participatory LifeandLeadership.com Summary This is an excellent recasting of the church growth philosophy in the missional era. Hunter offers a healthy defense
Gary L. McIntosh, Biblical Church Growth: How You Can Work With God to Build a Faithful Church. Baker, 2003. Referenced in: Church Growth Philosophy LifeandLeadership.com Summary Church growth methodology is often an overly pragmatic “bodies, buildings, and budgets” movement. This may be an overstatement, but is a legitimate criticism in some cases. McIntosh does not
Gary L. McIntosh, Church That Works: Your One-Stop Resource for Effective Ministry. Baker, 2004. Referenced in: Church Growth Philosophy LifeandLeadership.com Summary Gary McIntosh is one of the most widely respected writers in the field of church growth and development. In this volume, he distills his insights into over 250 pages of short, quick-access articles on
Gary L. McIntosh and R. Daniel Reeves, Thriving Churches for the Twenty-First Century: 10 Life-Giving Systems for Vibrant Ministry. Kregel Academic and Professional, 2006. Referenced in: Church Growth Philosophy LifeandLeadership.com Summary Gary McIntosh is one of the most widely respected writers in the field of church growth and development. In this volume, he teams with
Gary McIntosh and Paul Engle, Editors, Evaluating the Church Growth Movement: 5 Views (Counterpoints: Church Life). Zondervan, 2004. Referenced in: Church Growth Philosophy LifeandLeadership.com Summary This work, though older, provides what is still a very insightful assessment of the Church Growth Movement. It fairly represents the Church Growth Movement, and is unparalleled in its thoughtful
CHURCH GROWTH PHILOSOPHY Part of the LifeandLeadership.com ministry resources on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. It discusses perspectives that were important to the first edition of the site in 2012, and is now part of the site archive. Introduction Ministry Resources on Church Growth Philosophy Related Ministry Resources Introduction This is one of several
Philosophies of Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal – Index Part of the Ministry Resource Guide on Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal. It discusses perspectives that were important to the first edition of the site, and is now part of the site archive that is not updated past 2012. Introduction Classifications of Church Leadership
Temporary link to York University Equip Conference Handout – York Equip Conference 2024 Church Leadership, Church Health and Renewal Quick-list of Resources Sam Rainer, The Church Revitalization Checklist: A Hopeful and Practical Guide for Leading Your Congregation to a Brighter Tomorrow. Tyndale Momentum/Church Answers, 2021. Brian Croft, Biblical Church Revitalization: Solutions for Dying and Divided
