How to Order
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Table of Contents
- Introduction
- 1. Biblical Consideration for Ministry
- God's Sovereignty and Human Strategies
- Defining Mission
- Worship as Mission
- Conclusion
- 2. A Ministry Model
- Church Growth is Complex
- The Value of Models
- A Medical Model
- Assessment of the Model
- The Meaning of the Seven Vital Signs
- 3. Understanding Church Infrastructure
- Images of the Church
- Celebration Plus Congregation Plus Cell
- Worship Assembly
- Middle-Size Communities
- Small Group Communities
- Infrastructure and Church Size
- Small Church
- Middle-Size Church
- Large Church
- New Unit Principle
- 4. Strategies for the Worship Community
- The Silent Majority
- Biblical Foundations
- The Generation Gap
- Heart and Art
- A Celebration
- 5. Strategies for Middle-Size Communities
- The Need for Multiple Groups
- The 200 Barrier
- The Price of Growth
- The Cultural Condition
- Improving Group Life
- The Sunday School
- Important Issues
- Sunday School History
- 6. Strategies for Small Group Communities
- The Biblical Basis for Home Groups
- Types of Small Groups
- House Churches and Base-Satellite Units
- Home Bible Study Groups
- Home Fellowship/Share Groups
- Home Cell Groups
- The Size of Small Groups
- Group Life Cycles
- Evangelism and Small Groups
- The Value of Small Groups
- Potential Conflict
- Conclusion
- Appendix
- Bibliography
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