CChhurch Grourch Growwth th HHististoory ry Lecture by Will Kwon, Church Growth, Philippine Baptist Theological Seminary/ Asia Baptist Graduate Theological Seminary. Based on work of Myoung, Sung-hoon, Special thanks to my mission mentor, Dr. Andrew Kim.

Praise GodFamily worship Adam

Altar Noah, Abraham

Tabernacle Israel

Temple Solomon

Church Jerusalem, Acts

Christian Mass Movement in India

Church Growth and People MovementWith McGavran

The Spontaneous Expansion of the church and

causes which hinder it.

Praise GodRoland Allen (1927)

Waskom Pickett (1933)

1919(22): Yale university (Theology)

1923(26): Missionary to India

1936(39): Ph. D. at Colombia

1930~1950: Ministry and research

1955: “The Bridges of God”

Praise GodDonald McGavran

1. Theological1. Theological Praise GodPraise God

4. Methodological 4. Methodological

3. Missionlogical3. Missionlogical

2. Ethical2. Ethical

Harvest theologyHarvest theology

PragmatismPragmatism

People movementPeople movement

Discipling & PerfectingDiscipling & Perfecting

Theology

ScienceCulture

Biblical authority Anti-liberalism

Numbers, StatisticsFacts,

Evaluation Research

Gospel is Christ not culture

<The Bridges of God>

<How Churches Grow>

Northwest CollegeRoss Griffith

Church Growth Institute

43 missionaries The Third World

WCC Iberville Report1963

1955

1959

1959

1961-65

Church Growth Bulletin(Global Church Growth)

(Strategies for Today’s Leader)1964

Fuller Theological SeminarySchool of World Mission

1965(68)

C. Peter Wagner1971

Fuller Theological Seminary

School of World Mission

Church Growth Club

American Church Growth(Win Arn)

1946

1965

1970

1973

Chalrs Fuller Institutefor CG and Evangelism1976

MARC (Missions Advanced Research and

Communications Center)1976

US Center for World Mission1982

(1970) (1980, 1990)

(1972)

(Win Arn & Donald McGavran)

(Dean Kelly, 1972)

Missionary to Bolivia

Meeting with McGavran

Ph. D. at USC

C. Fuller Institute

Your Church Can Grow1976

1955(25)

1967-68

1977 (47)

1976

North American Church Growth Association (NACA)

1984

Professor of SWM1971(41)

World Prayer CenterWagner Leadership Institute

1998

11

22

33

44

11

22

33

MC510: Signs and Wonders and Church Growth

“How to Have a Healing Ministry Without Making Your Church Sick”

•Spiritual Warfare•Warfare Prayer (6volumes)•World Prayr Center•The Great Prayer Movement•NAR•Churchquake

What is primary role for pastor in a church?

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0

5

1

9

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LeaderEvangelistCounselorAdministratorSocial ministerTea/PreacherOther

George Barna

Church is dying due to a lack of strong Church is dying due to a lack of strong leadership. leadership.

In this time of unprecedented opportunity and In this time of unprecedented opportunity and plentiful resources, the church is actually plentiful resources, the church is actually

losing influence. losing influence. The primary reason is the lack of leadership. The primary reason is the lack of leadership.

So churches must be led by leaders.So churches must be led by leaders.