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Olson, Daniel V. A. "Church Friendships: Boon or Barrier to Church Growth?" Journal for the Scientific Study of Religion 28, no. 4 (December 1989): 432. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/1386575.

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Pyle, Ralph E., David A. Roozen, and C. Kirk Hadaway. "Church and Denominational Growth." Review of Religious Research 36, no. 3 (March 1995): 322. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3511542.

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Glasser, Arthur F. "Church Growth at Fuller." Missiology: An International Review 14, no. 4 (October 1986): 401–20. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182968601400402.

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Conceding that the “church growth” concept and methodology have come under fire, the author shares an insider's reflections on how the movement has fared since Donald McGavran originated it three decades ago. The history of the movement and the relation between the Institute for Church Growth and the School of World Missions at Fuller Theological Seminary are traced. Dialogue and controversy with the WCC in the sixties, and growing influence within the Lausanne movement in the seventies, are sketched. The impact and consequences of church growth for world missions and for church life in the USA are noted. Finally, in a series of “random thoughts,” Glasser appraises both the strengths and weaknesses of the church growth concept, affirms that it is being corrected and enlarged, and claims for it an enduring place in the church's evolving missionary strategy of the eighties.
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Weston, Beau, David A. Roozen, and C. Kirk Hadaway. "Church and Denominational Growth." Sociology of Religion 55, no. 4 (1994): 491. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/3711989.

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Kaiser, Sigurd. "Church Growth in China." Ecumenical Review 67, no. 1 (March 2015): 35–47. http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/erev.12134.

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Monica Oloo, Oluoch, and Anyonje Muteheli. Florence. "Globalization and Church Growth: A Reflection on African Evangelism and Church Growth." International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education 10, no. 6 (2023): 91–103. http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.1006009.

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Prevost, Ronnie. "Book Review: Balanced Church Growth: Church Growth Based on the Model of Servanthood." Review & Expositor 82, no. 4 (December 1985): 628–29. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003463738508200440.

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Jeanrond, Werner G. "Baptism and Church Growth in the Church of Norway." Teologisk tidsskrift 10, no. 3 (November 25, 2021): 122–34. http://dx.doi.org/10.18261/issn.1893-0271-2021-03-02.

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Iannaccone, Laurence R., Daniel V. A. Olson, and Rodney Stark. "Religious Resources and Church Growth." Social Forces 74, no. 2 (December 1995): 705. http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/2580498.

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Lacy, Creighton. "Book Review: Exploring Church Growth." International Bulletin of Missionary Research 10, no. 2 (April 1986): 92–93. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/239693938601000228.

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Iannaccone, L. R., D. V. A. Olson, and R. Stark. "Religions Resources and Church Growth." Social Forces 74, no. 2 (December 1, 1995): 705–31. http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/sf/74.2.705.

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Hayward, John. "Mathematical modeling of church growth." Journal of Mathematical Sociology 23, no. 4 (February 1999): 255–92. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/0022250x.1999.9990223.

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한춘기. "A Study of Church Growth in Korea Basedon Church Education." Journal of Christian Education in Korea ll, no. 26 (January 2011): 129–51. http://dx.doi.org/10.17968/jcek.2011..26.004.

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Baba PhD, Rev Eliazar Daila. "The Biblical Principles Responsible for Church Planting and Church Growth." International Journal of Humanities, Social Sciences and Education 9, no. 9 (2022): 1–8. http://dx.doi.org/10.20431/2349-0381.0909001.

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Paas, Stefan, and Alrik Vos. "Church Planting and Church Growth in Western Europe: An Analysis." International Bulletin of Mission Research 40, no. 3 (June 24, 2016): 243–52. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2396939316656323.

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Ndiy, Ferderika Pertiwi, and S. Susanto. "Prinsip Pertumbuhan Gereja Mula-Mula Ditinjau Dari Kisah Para Rasul 2:1-47 Dan Aplikasinya Bagi Gereja Masa Kini." Integritas: Jurnal Teologi 1, no. 2 (December 19, 2019): 101–11. http://dx.doi.org/10.47628/ijt.v1i2.13.

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Church growth is an important study in church history. The Bible has important principles in church growth, therefore these principles need to be analyzed so that they can contribute to the study of church growth. The Acts of the Apostles is a book that has a history and principles of church growth, therefore the author conducted research on church growth based on Acts 2: 1-47. The author uses a qualitative approach to literature study to find the principles of church growth based on Acts 2: 1-47. The results showed that there were three principles for the growth of the early church. The first principle based on the fourth verse is to depend on the Holy Spirit, the second principle based on verses 14-36, 42 is to preach the Word of God, the third principle based on verses 42-46 is to live in fellowship. For the growth of the church today the church must depend on the power of the Holy Spirit, teaching based on the word of God, and the church lives in fellowship.
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Irawati, Enny. "Analyzing Factors Inhibiting the Growth of the Church According to the Apostles and Their Relevance to the Challenges of the Church Today." International Journal of Social Science Research and Review 4, no. 3 (October 1, 2021): 75–82. http://dx.doi.org/10.47814/ijssrr.v4i3.114.

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Church growth is a phenomenon that is very commonly discussed by people, especially in the Christian world. Often church growth is seen from the quantity (the number of congregations growing rapidly and many) without regard to the quality of the congregation. Although the Bible does not specifically talk about church growth, the principle of church growth is understood in the words of Jesus "I will build my church and the gates of hell will not overpower it", (Matt. 16:18), the church can live and grow even though the number of membership / attendance do not change. According to Rick Warren, healthy church growth is multi-dimensional growth, namely a church that grows closer to each other through fellowship, grows more earnestly through discipleship, and grows stronger through worship (Waren, 2019). He further said that the growth of the church is the result of a healthy natural where the preaching of the Bible and the mission carried out are balanced. In the church there are factors that inhibit church growth, namely: quantitative factors, qualitative factors, organic factors, historical trauma factors, theological misunderstanding factors, religious factors. For this reason, the Church must experience changes in dealing with any situation and influence the world. The church can not only rotate in one place. The church must make a difficult change, namely by preaching the gospel of salvation to those in need, in order to be saved. The church must make new breakthroughs in an increasingly changing world.
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Foli, R. Foli. "Towards a growing Ghanaian church." Pentvars Business Journal 6 (June 30, 2009): 21–39. http://dx.doi.org/10.62868/pbj.v6i2.58.

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Church growth is normally defined in purely numerically terms without taking into account other measurements of growth. This clearly does not present the full picture. This article therefore deals with general Church Growth Principles with a view to facilitating the total growth of the Ghanaian Church. It looks at a) The Church Growth Movement, b) The Meaning of "Growth", c) A Biblical Illustration of Growth, d) The Marks of Growth, and e) Examples of growing churches in Ghana.
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Surita, Rano. "Karakteristik Jemaat Mula-Mula Dalam Kitab Kisah Para Rasul 2: 41-6:7 Dan Relevansinya Terhadap Pertumbuhan Gereja Masa Kini." Jurnal Missio Cristo 2, no. 2 (October 30, 2019): 125–61. http://dx.doi.org/10.58456/missiocristo.v2i2.36.

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The condition of God's church today is quite interesting to the author's attention, especially in terms of the character of church growth. The church lost a Biblical figure in terms of church growth. As a result of losing this figure, the church uses any means or justifies any means to force its growth so that they are trapped in unbiblical practices in their growth. The church's indiscretion in observing the Bible to find a good portrait of church growth. As a result of the church's inaccuracy in observing the truth of the Bible, there is a narrowing of the church's understanding of its duties and responsibilities. The understanding of the church in terms of the theology of church growth is an unbiblical theology. This happens because of an incomprehensible understanding of Bible truth, so there are Biblical theological deviations. There are many more shifts in the value of church growth that are happening today, the author is sure that such a method has never existed in the Bible. Too many of God's churches have grown using patterns that are still relevant today and are very Biblical. This is done because church leaders are individuals who have matured in formation and preparation either in science (formal education) or in life experience. Biblical patterns of church growth are still relevant today, as history has proven it.
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Shaasha, Isaac, Dr Barnabé Anzuruni Msabah, and Dr Alexander Katuta Kyule. "Moderating Effect of Empowerment on Servant Leadership and Church Spiritual Growth." American Journal of Leadership and Governance 9, no. 2 (April 29, 2024): 38–63. http://dx.doi.org/10.47672/ajlg.1982.

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Purpose: This study entailed assessing moderating effect of empowerment on servant leadership and church spiritual growth. The general objective of the study was to establish how empowerment moderates the relationship between servant leadership and church spiritual growth in Pentecostal Churches in Kenya within the Nairobi metropolitan counties. The study delved on Pentecostal Evangelical Fellowship of Africa (PEFA); Kenya Assemblies of God (KAG), and Full Gospel Churches of Kenya (FGCK), all under the umbrella of National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK). The study was guided by servant leadership, empowerment and spiritual leadership theories which all indicate that servant leaders play a crucial role in empowerment of church members and consequently causing effect on church growth. Materials and Methods: Descriptive cross-sectional survey design was used for the study and pragmatism was employed as a philosophical framework for the research. The study employed a mixed method approach with both quantitative and qualitative research methods in use and data collection undertaken through, questionnaires and interview guides. The target population constituted 2000 church pastors, elders as well as members from which a sample of 333 was obtained through purposive and stratified random sampling techniques in selected Pentecostal churches within Nairobi, Machakos, Muranga, Kiambu and Kajiado counties. The total response rate was 304 (91%). Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis, where Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 29 was used. On qualitative data, thematic analysis was carried out on two focus discussions groups to determine views of participants. Findings: Church members’ empowerment has no significant moderating effect in the relationship between servant leadership and church spiritual growth of Pentecostal Churches within Nairobi metropolitan counties of Kenya. The linearity test results for the relationship between spiritual growth and empowerment suggest a significant linear association, as indicated by the low p-values (all p-values are less than 0.05). The high F-value (197.904) and low p-value (0.000) suggest a highly significant linear relationship between Spiritual Growth and Empowerment. The Pearson's correlation coefficient (R) of 0.609 signifies a moderately strong positive relationship between spiritual growth and empowerment, indicating that as one variable increases, the other tends to increase as well. There is therefore a significant moderating effect of empowerment on servant leadership and church spiritual growth. On the research question that stated: “To what extent does Church members’ empowerment moderate the relationship between servant leadership and church spiritual growth of Pentecostal Churches within Nairobi metropolitan counties in Kenya?” Majority of participants agreed that church members’ empowerment moderated relationship between servant leadership and church spiritual growth pointing that training, involvement and sharing of responsibilities with church members by their leaders positively affected church growth both spiritually and numerically. Implications to theory, practice and Policy: The study supported servant leadership, empowerment and spiritual leadership theories. In addition, the study bridged a number of research gaps in area of servant leadership, empowerment and church spiritual growth indicated in the statement of the problem. The most noticeable gap is the contextual gap where many studies on church growth only delved on numerical growth and leaving out spiritual growth of which this study addressed. The study recommended that the church should put more emphasis on active participation of church members in decision making processes especially on provision of suggestion boxes within the church premises for this triggers church spiritual growth. The church was recommended to adopt servant leadership style and endeavor to empower the membership so as to realize church spiritual growth.
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Zalukhu, Limeani, and Leniani Zalukhu. "PERAN GEMBALA SIDANG TERHADAP KEPEMIMPINAN DAN PERTUMBUHAN GEREJA DALAM PERSPEKTIF KONSELING PASTORAL." POIMEN Jurnal Pastoral Konseling 3, no. 2 (December 31, 2022): 85–101. http://dx.doi.org/10.51667/pjpk.v3i2.1232.

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The pastor has a very important influence on his church. The leadership of a pastor in a church will affect the growth that occurs in the church. A healthy church is a growing church. However, pastors sometimes neglect to provide guidance so that the church does not grow. If there is no action, an appropriate method of counseling is applied in the church, it will cause a more complicated problem. The purpose of this study is to reveal the role of the pastor on leadership and growth in the church. The problems in this study are as follows: What is the role of the pastor on church leadership and growth in the perspective of pastoral counseling?. The method used in this research is descriptive qualitative. The results used in this study indicate a form of pastoral counseling method given by the pastor to congregation members as leaders and to increase church growth. The existence of pastoral counseling can help the pastor's role in leadership in the church and display a superior character, trustworthy attitude and role model in growing the church.
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Peace Ibiyeomie, Peace Ibiyeomie. "Human Capital Development and Church Growth." International Journal of Business Management & Research 10, no. 5 (2020): 1–6. http://dx.doi.org/10.24247/ijbmroct20201.

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박경순. "Church Growth and Christian School Movement." Theology and Mission ll, no. 42 (May 2013): 277–307. http://dx.doi.org/10.35271/cticen.2013..42.277.

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Wagner, C. Peter. "Book Review: Church Growth under Fire." Missiology: An International Review 16, no. 2 (April 1988): 220–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182968801600210.

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Schmidt, Henry J. "Book Review: Strategies for Church Growth." Missiology: An International Review 16, no. 4 (October 1988): 488–89. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182968801600423.

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Schmidt, Henry J. "Book Review: The Church Growth Handbook." Missiology: An International Review 19, no. 2 (April 1991): 239. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182969101900217.

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Schmidt, Henry J. "Book Review: Dimensions of Church Growth." Missiology: An International Review 19, no. 2 (April 1991): 239–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182969101900218.

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Guest, Avery M. "Community Context and Metropolitan Church Growth." Urban Affairs Quarterly 24, no. 3 (March 1989): 435–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/004208168902400307.

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Poe, Harry L. "Book Review: Vitality Means Church Growth." Review & Expositor 87, no. 1 (February 1990): 162. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/003463739008700150.

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Bartlett, Albert A. "Exponential growth and the Catholic church." American Journal of Physics 63, no. 10 (October 1995): 874. http://dx.doi.org/10.1119/1.17785.

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Hong, Young-Gi. "Models of the Church Growth Movement." Transformation: An International Journal of Holistic Mission Studies 21, no. 2 (April 2004): 101–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/026537880402100204.

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Muncy, James A. "Market Differentiation Strategies for Church Growth." Journal of Ministry Marketing & Management 2, no. 2 (January 6, 1997): 1–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.1300/j093v02n02_01.

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Mwangi, Peter Maina, David Minja, and Barnabé Anzuruni Msabah. "Relationship between Strategic Leadership Intent and Church Growth: A Case of the Anglican Church of Kenya." International Journal of Research and Innovation in Social Science VIII, no. IV (2024): 3029–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.47772/ijriss.2024.804282.

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The Anglican Church of Kenya (ACK) faces challenges in its growth endeavors, including program sustainability and the need for technological and spiritual advancement. These challenges imply that ACK followers may not fully benefit from the socio-economic and spiritual advantages associated with church membership. This study aimed to investigate the correlation between strategic leadership intent and ACK’s growth. The study utilized a cross-sectional design to investigate church leadership dynamics within the Anglican Church of Kenya, specifically focusing on strategic leadership and church growth. A sample of 315 church leaders was drawn from various administrative levels, including provincial administration members and diocesan secretariat members, reflecting both urban and rural demographics. Proportional stratified sampling ensured representation across different strata. Data collection involved a structured questionnaire administered either online or in person, covering participant demographics and key research variables. Reliability coefficients, such as Cronbach’s alpha, were computed to ensure the questionnaire’s internal consistency. Statistical analyses, including linear regression, were conducted using SPSS to evaluate research hypotheses. The study found that strategic leadership intent explained 19.1% of the variance in church growth within the Anglican Church of Kenya, indicating a significant relationship between the two factors. A one-unit increase in strategic leadership intent corresponded to a 0.438 increase in church growth, suggesting a positive association between the two variables. These findings support the idea that effective strategic leadership plays a crucial role in driving church growth, with nearly one-fifth of the variations in growth attributable to strategic leadership. Overall, the results underscore the importance of strategic leadership in fostering the growth and development of the Anglican Church of Kenya. Subsequent research endeavors could explore distinct facets of strategic leadership to discern their individual impacts on church growth.
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Dale, Kenneth J. "Why the Slow Growth of the Japanese Church?" Missiology: An International Review 26, no. 3 (July 1998): 275–88. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/009182969802600301.

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The author, as a non-Japanese observer of and participant in the life and work of the church in Japan, analyzes various reasons for the slow growth of the Japanese church. Obstacles in the culture, including the Japanese religions, social system, value system, and also inadequacies within the church itself, are examined for their negative influence on the growth of the church.
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Bretherton, R., and RIM Dunbar. "Dunbar’s Number goes to Church: The Social Brain Hypothesis as a third strand in the study of church growth." Archive for the Psychology of Religion 42, no. 1 (March 2020): 63–76. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0084672420906215.

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The study of church growth has historically been divided into two strands of research: the Church Growth Movement and the Social Science approach. This article argues that Dunbar’s Social Brain Hypothesis represents a legitimate and fruitful third strand in the study of church growth, sharing features of both previous strands but identical with neither. We argue that five predictions derived from the Social Brain Hypothesis are accurately borne out in the empirical and practical church growth literature: that larger congregations lead to lower active engagement from members; that single-leader congregations are limited to around 150 members; that congregations of 150 are further stratified into smaller functioning groups; that congregations expanding beyond 150 members undergo internal tensions and are forced to reorganise; and that congregations larger than 150 will require structural sub-divisions to retain active member involvement. While these assertions are reflected in the church growth literature and articulate the common sense assumptions of church growth experts, the Social Brain Hypothesis offers a coherent theoretical framework which unifies these observations and thereby represents a distinctive contribution to church growth studies.
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Haniko, Bert. "Bimbingan Lanjutan dalam Pertumbuhan Gereja pada Masa Kini." EUANGGELION: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen 3, no. 2 (July 21, 2023): 138–43. http://dx.doi.org/10.61390/euanggelion.v3i2.55.

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Abstract: The problems of the church today must be carefully considered in order to think carefully about what must be done to achieve a church growth in accordance with God's will. In fact today the church is not growing because so many people were lost after they accepted Jesus. A general description of continued guidance that results in church growth that is happening today is that the problem is the existence of a weakness and negligence of the church, namely the lack of steady implementation of further guidance services which results in church growth being less stable in quality. Key words: A Church gwoth in accordance with God’s will.
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Djaafar, Andre, Gomgom Purba, Suhendra, and Cresty Agustina. "PENGARUH PEMURIDAN REMAJA USIA 13-18 TAHUN TERHADAP PERTUMBUHAN JUMLAH KEHADIRAN REMAJA DI IBADAH JUNIOR CHURCH DI GBI TABGHA BATAM." JURNAL IMPARTA 1, no. 2 (January 27, 2023): 103–13. http://dx.doi.org/10.61768/ji.v1i2.52.

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Discipleship teenager’s is very essential for the growth of teenager’s attendance which does not affect the spiritual life but also outwardly, the phenomenon of declining discipleship is feared to also have a negative impact on the growth of teenager’s attendance in worship. This study aims to determine how much influence discipleship teenager’s directly have on the growth of church attendance. This study uses quantitative methods based on quantification in data collection and analysis to test the established hypotheses. Conducted at the Junior Church of Bethel Church Indonesia Tabgha Batam, from October 2021 to May 2022. The results of the research prove that the level of (1) understanding of the benefits of discipleship is in the range 176.80-185.375: moderate to high class, (2) the growth rate of attendance is in the range of 144.68-151.36: high class. This study also found (3) The contribution of the influence of discipleship partially to the growth of church attendance was 76.9%. The magnitude of the direct influence of the Discipleship teenager’s aged thirteen to eighteen year’s variable on the growth of church attendance is 24,066, meaning that if the Discipleship teenager’s (X) is 0, then the growth of church attendance (Y) Junior Church of Bethel Church Indonesia Tabgha Batam the value is 24,066 units. The regression coefficient of the Discipleship teenager’s variable (X) is 0.685; This means that if the Discipleship teenager’s is increased by one time, it will increase the growth of church attendance (Y) by 0.685.
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Widianto, Kasiatin, Surja Permana, and Juanda Juanda. "The Effect of Church Community Development and Pastoral Services on The Growth of The Congregation of The Bethel Indonesia Church, Family Blessing Surabaya." Journal KERUGMA 2, no. 2 (October 16, 2019): 1–21. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/kerugma.v2i2.116.

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The existence of the church in this world is God's plan and will. Like a plant, which naturally grows and develops; as is the case with the existence of the church, God desires that His church grow and develop both in quality and quantity. There are various factors that influence the growth of the church, including the presence of church members and good pastoral care for the people. This research to describe the influence of church building and pastoral care on the growth of the congregation of the Bethel Indonesia Church “Family Blessing” Surabaya. Apart from that, to find out how much influence each independent variable has on the dependent variable. The approach used in this research is quantitative; where the population which is the object of this research is 400 members of the Bethel Indonesia Church “Family Blessing” Surabaya. The sample is taken from a population of 24% or 96 people who can represent the population with a simple random sampling technique. The data collection technique uses an instrument in the form of a questionnaire to collect data on three variables, namely: (1) fostering church members, (2) pastoral care, and (3) church growth. The results of the study showed: (1) the influence of coaching church members on the growth of the congregation of the Bethel Indonesia Church “Family Blessing” Surabaya was in the medium category. (2) the influence of pastoral care on the growth of the congregation of the Bethel Indonesia Church “Family Blessing” Surabaya in the medium category. And (3) the influence of coaching church members and pastoral care together on the growth of the congregation of the Bethel Indonesia Church “Family Blessing” Surabaya is also in the medium category. Based on the findings in this research, several suggestions were suggested as follows: (1) The formation of church members, with three dimensions, namely Coinonia, Diakonia and Marturia had influence in the medium category. It is recommended that it be maintained, even if the implementation is increased. Because through these three dimensions the resources of the people are included in the ministry. (2) As with the formation of church members, pastoral care also influences the moderate category of church growth, therefore it is recommended that the implementation be increased so that through direct contact with the life of the congregation it will strengthen the spirituality of the church.
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Goodhew, David. "Church Growth in Britain: A Response to Steve Bruce." Journal of Religion in Europe 6, no. 3 (2013): 297–315. http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/18748929-00602006.

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This article examines the extent of church growth in Britain in recent decades, in response to the articulation of the secularisation thesis with regard to Christian congregations in recent British history. It shows that alongside the widely recognised phenomenon of church decline, there has been significant church growth—notably in London, amongst black, Asian, and minority ethnic communities and amongst new churches. This runs counter to many discussions of religion in recent British history, which assume overwhelming and ongoing church decline and which assume any church growth is peripheral. The article recognises evidence of significant church decline—but critiques the view that this should be the sole or the dominant narrative. The findings of the article throw up a range of questions that offer significant new avenues for further research.
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Indarto, Tommy. "From the Church, With the Church, and For the Church: Another Look at the Significance of Parachurch for Church Growth." Veritas: Jurnal Teologi dan Pelayanan 22, no. 1 (June 9, 2023): 69–79. http://dx.doi.org/10.36421/veritas.v22i1.603.

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This article discusses parachurch (hereinafter referred to as the Organisasi Pendamping Gereja / OPG). According to Jerry White, a parachurch is all forms of spiritual ministry whose organizational structure is not under the control of the church. Reflecting on this definition, in reality, the relationship between the church and the OPG is not always harmonious, and there is often tension between the two. One of the negative issues that arise is regarding the existence of OPG. There are some churches who question the existence of the OPG and see the OPG as their rival. This article provides a perspective on the existence and important role of OPG for church growth. For this reason, this article uses a qualitative method through a literature review and is supported by the results of interviews that the author conducted. The contribution of this research is to erode the negative views held by the church regarding OPG and to encourage the church to collaborate with OPG in carrying out God's mission. From the OPG side, this article can show that the OPG should not and cannot be separated from the church.
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Pujiwati, Pujiwati. "Peranan Warga Gereja dalam Pertumbuhan Gereja." REDOMINATE: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristiani 4, no. 1 (June 30, 2022): 55. http://dx.doi.org/10.59947/redominate.v4i1.35.

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The church is not only an organization but also an organism so that the church must grow both in quality and quantity. The church is not only managed by church leaders but all church members have responsibilities that God has given according to their respective gifts or talents for their spiritual growth and church growth. Church members play an important role in the growth of the church. This is a divine mandate that God celebrates for church members. In this study, the author uses a qualitative method, namely a literature study to describe the role of church members in church growth. By using literature review, the author formulates a useful and useful research. AbstrakGereja bukan saja suatu organisasi tetapi juga merupakan suatu organisme sehingga gereja harus bertumbuh secara kualitas dan kuantitas. Gereja bukan saja dikelolah oleh pemimpin gereja tetapi semua warga gereja mempunyai tanggung jawab yang Tuhan berikan sesuai dengan karunia atau talenta masing-masing untuk pertumbuhan rohaninya dan pertumbuhan gereja. Warga gereja memegang peranan penting bagi pertumbuhan gereja. Inilah mandat Ilahi yang Tuhan perayakan bagi warga gereja. Dalam penelitian ini penulis menggunakan metode kualitatif yaitu studi literatur untuk mendeskripsikan peranan warga gereja dalam pertumbuhan gereja. Dengan menggunakan kajian pustaka, penulis merumuskan suatu penelitian yang bermanfaat dan berguna.
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Hietamäki, Minna. "Book Review: Being the Church: An Eastern Orthodox Understanding of Church Growth." Anglican Theological Review 102, no. 1 (December 2020): 154–56. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/000332862010200126.

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Sihombing, Riana Udurman, and Rahel Rati Sarungallo. "Deskriptif Penggembalaan Yang Sehat Menurut Kitab Titus Terhadap Pertumbuhan Jemaat GPSI Wilayah I." Journal KERUSSO 4, no. 2 (September 17, 2019): 1–9. http://dx.doi.org/10.33856/kerusso.v4i2.108.

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The growth of a church is not instant. Expected growth cannot be separated from the influence of comprehensive teaching from a pastor and other instructors, the true growth process of the Church is inseparable from a way that is through discipleship, so that the congregation that he pastors may grow in quality and quantity to lead to the expected maturity by Christ.In fact in the church where the researchers joined, namely GPSI Shekinah Samarinda, the Assumption found several problems regarding the commitment of the congregation in GPSI Region I Samarinda. A temporary assumption is that not a few local church congregations do not reside or in other words like to move around church denominations.This is a sign that there is a problem with the so-called effect of a healthy shepherding on the growth of local congregations. This temporary assumption needs to be explored more depth in what causes and how local church congregations who are supposed to comply with local church rules, in fact do not implement and have no commitment to the local church.
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Shaasha, Isaac, Barnabé Anzuruni Msabah, and Alexander Katuta Kyule. "Effect of Community Building on Church Spiritual Growth." International Journal of Culture and Religious Studies 5, no. 1 (May 9, 2024): 28–46. http://dx.doi.org/10.47941/ijcrs.1893.

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Purpose: This study investigates the relationship between community building and spiritual growth within Pentecostal Churches in the Nairobi metropolitan counties of Kenya, focusing on the Pentecostal Evangelical Fellowship of Africa (PEFA), Kenya Assemblies of God (KAG), and Full Gospel Churches of Kenya (FGCK) under the National Council of Churches of Kenya (NCCK). Grounded in servant leadership, empowerment, and spiritual leadership theories, the research combines quantitative and qualitative methods to explore how servant leaders facilitate community building and its impact on church growth. Methodology: The study was guided by servant leadership, empowerment and spiritual leadership theories. The study was conducted across multiple Pentecostal denominations within the Nairobi Metropolitan counties, including Nairobi, Kajiado, Muranga, Kiambu, and Machakos in Kenya. Data collection involved 333 church leaders and members, with 173 from PEFA, 80 from KAG, and 80 from FGCK, resulting in a response rate of 91%. Additionally, two discussion groups comprising pastors and elders from PEFA and KAG churches in Kajiado County were interviewed using an interview guide, totaling 17 members. The total response rate of church leaders and members was 304 (91%). The descriptive cross-sectional survey research design and exploratory designs were adopted for data collection and analysis where respondents provided relevant data. The research was anchored on the pragmatism philosophy. Quantitative data was analyzed using descriptive statistics, correlation and regression analysis, where Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS) version 29 was used. Thematic analysis was employed in analyzing qualitative type of data. Purposive and stratified random sampling techniques were employed to select the sample, ensuring representation of subgroups within the population. This approach facilitated efficient and cost-effective data collection while maintaining the integrity of the study's findings Findings: Data collected from 304 respondents, including pastors, elders, and members, reveals a significant positive association between community building and spiritual growth, with volunteer services rating relatively low. The results showed a positive significance of community building in affecting church spiritual growth. The study findings in all the three models: Model summary, ANOVA and Coefficient confirm the significance of community building in church spiritual growth. The correlation coefficient results yielded a positive relationship of 0.580. However, descriptive statistics on mean scores of how respondents views the practice of community building in their churches, the sub variable of voluntary community services was ranked the lowest (3.7) amongst the other constructs. Nevertheless, there is a need for enhancement of voluntary services by the Pentecostal churches in areas such as health, free cleaning and training services to give back to the community. When church leadership participate in welfare activities such as helping the vulnerable in society, this positively affects church growth both spiritually and numerically. The findings emphasize the importance of enhancing volunteer engagement to foster both spiritual and numerical church growth. This study contributes to theoretical understanding and practical implications for Pentecostal church settings, addressing research gaps and advocating for servant leadership practices that empower church members and promote community building for holistic church growth.Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: The study supported servant leadership, empowerment and spiritual leadership theories. Servant leaders play a crucial role in empowering of church members through community building causing effect on church growth. The study revealed and filled a number of conceptual, theoretical, contextual and empirical glaring research gaps in area of servant leadership attribute of community building and church spiritual growth. The most noticeable gap is the contextual gap where many studies on church growth only delved on numerical growth and leaving out spiritual growth of which this study addressed. The study also revealed a gap in volunteer services with a mean of 4.1. Pentecostal churches therefore need to put more efforts to improve volunteer services as well as promotion of spiritual formation so as to enhance church spiritual growth.
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Hermanugerah, Prima. "kelompok sel yang bertumbuh." DIDASKO: Jurnal Teologi dan Pendidikan Kristen 1, no. 2 (October 13, 2021): 151–62. http://dx.doi.org/10.52879/didasko.v1i2.21.

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Often cell groups are considered part of a church program. Usually held once a week. Until recently, cell groups were considered commonplace and many churches forgot about this. The church must quickly realize that cell groups must be built for the growth of a church. This desire is driven by the fact that cell groups are an important part of the growth of a church. For that the author tries to explore about this cell group and how it affects the growth of the church. Here the author invites all believers to pay attention to the church in Indonesia, what is the response given about the growth of the church? Is it just a natural growth, in the sense of the church preaching the good news to people who do not currently know Jesus or the church only accommodating other church members who are bitter towards the pastors and workers of the church. Church leaders can find a very interesting and effective way of church growth that is in the Bible that can be applied today.AbstrakSeringkali kelompok sel dianggap sebagai salah satu program gereja. Biasanya diadakan setiap seminggu sekali. Sampai saat ini, kelompok sel dianggap sesuatu yang biasa dan banyak gereja yang melupakan hal ini. Gereja harus segera menyadari bahwa kelompok sel harus dibangun untuk pertumbuhan sebuah gereja. Keinginan ini didorong bahwa kelompok sel adalah bagian penting dalam pertumbuhan sebuah gereja. Untuk itu penulis berusaha mengupas tentang kelompok sel ini dan bagaimana pengaruhnya bagi pertumbuhan gereja. Disini penulis mengajak semua orang percaya untuk memperhatikan gereja yang ada di Indonesia bagaimana tanggapan yang diberikan tentang pertumbuhan gereja tersebut? Apakah hanya pertumbuhan secara alamiah, dalam arti gereja memberitakan kabar sukacita kepada orang yang saat ini belum mengenal Yesus atau gereja hanya menampung anggota-anggota gereja lain yang kepahitan terhadap gembala dan pengerja gereja tersebut. Para pemimpin gereja dapat menemukan suatu cara yang sangat menarik dan efektif tentang pertumbuhan gereja yang ada di Alkitab yang dapat diterapkan pada saat ini.
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Sunarko, Andreas Sese. "Implementasi Cara Hidup Jemaat Mula-mula dalam Kisah Para Rasul 2: 41-47 bagi Pertumbuhan Gereja Masa Kini." KHARISMATA: Jurnal Teologi Pantekosta 2, no. 2 (January 3, 2020): 127–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.47167/kharis.v2i2.33.

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The growth of church has been one of crucial issues that becomes a concentration point to church leaders, which is priestas the senior pastor or church council as the representative of local church members. The growth of church perceived as one of paramaters stating the existence of church to the people who are served as well as to other churches as ministry partner. The growth of church can be seen from two aspect is the quality of church members in terms of spiritual maturity reflected from the faith to God they whorship and in term of their daily behavior bringing positive impact. The other aspect is the quantity of church members from time to time. The growth of church can be achieved by the method or serving system that is believed by priest or church council to be implemented. In academic terminology, that method is also known as church growth system or method . They are many system or method of church growth . One of them is Cell Church system that is a system of naturaly growing church growth method with the starting point from the way of life the eraly church taken from Act 2:41-47. This idea, later on, can be implemented by today’s churches is improving church growth.AbstrakPertumbuhan gereja menjadi salah satu isu penting yang terus menjadi konsentrasi bagi para pimpinan gereja, baik itu Pendeta sebagai Gembala Jemaat atau Majelis sebagai representasi jemaat lokal. Pertumbuhan gereja dinilai sebagai salah satu parameter eksistensi gereja tersebut dimata jemaat yang dilayaninya maupun dimata gereja-gereja lain sebagai mitra pelayanan. Pertumbuhan gereja bisa dilihat dari dua segi yaitu segi kualitas yang ditandai dengan kematangan jemaat atas nilai-nilai relegiositasnya yang terpancar dari tingkat keyakinannya terhadap pribadi Allah yang disembahnya dan terpancar dari perilaku sehari-harinya yang mendatangkan dampak positif. Adapun segi yang lain adalah segi kuantitas yang ditandai dengan pertumbuhan jemaat yang terlihat dari bertambahnya jumlah jemaat dari waktu ke waktu. Pertumbuhan gereja ini dapat terwujud dengan metode dan sistem pelayanan yang diyakini oleh Pendeta atau Majelis untuk diterapkan atau dalam dunia akademis disebut dengan metode atau sistem pertumbuhan gereja. Ada banyak metode atau sistem pertumbuhan gereja yang ada diantaranya metode atau sistem Gereja Sel, metode atau sistem pertumbuhan Gereja Modern dan lain sebagainya. Melalui tulisan ini penulis ingin menunjukan salah satu metode pertumbuhan gereja yang bertitik tolak pada cara hidup jemaat yang pertama sebagaimana dicatat dalam Kisah Para Rasul 2 : 41-47 yang nantinya dapat diterapkan oleh gereja-gereja masa kini dalam melakukan proses pertumbuhan gereja.
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Wulandari, Wahyoe Rita. "Key Data-Based Church Growth in Indonesia From Evangelical Perspective and Critical Review of Them." Eduvest - Journal Of Universal Studies 2, no. 4 (April 19, 2022): 646–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.36418/edv.v2i4.408.

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The datas which is contained in the books of church growth are mostly non-empirical research, on the other hand only raises subject of motivational, hope & promises and apologetic figures. Empirical research approach on the theme or theology of church growth produces data with factual figures. Bilangan Research Center (BRC) is an empirical research institute that provides relevant, valid and current reference data on Christian spirituality and church growth. Spirituality and church growth are discussed using a national-level empirical research database. This paper examines the BRC from an evangelical perspective and critiques its findings from an ecumenical perspective.
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Wulandari, Wahyoe Rita. "Key Data-Based Church Growth in Indonesia From Evangelical Perspective and Critical Review of Them." Eduvest - Journal of Universal Studies 2, no. 4 (April 19, 2022): 646–59. http://dx.doi.org/10.59188/eduvest.v2i4.408.

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The datas which is contained in the books of church growth are mostly non-empirical research, on the other hand only raises subject of motivational, hope & promises and apologetic figures. Empirical research approach on the theme or theology of church growth produces data with factual figures. Bilangan Research Center (BRC) is an empirical research institute that provides relevant, valid and current reference data on Christian spirituality and church growth. Spirituality and church growth are discussed using a national-level empirical research database. This paper examines the BRC from an evangelical perspective and critiques its findings from an ecumenical perspective.
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Cooper, Anthony-Paul. "Assessing the Possible Relationship between the Sentiment of Church-related Tweets and Church Growth." Studies in Religion/Sciences Religieuses 46, no. 1 (October 1, 2016): 37–49. http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0008429816664215.

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This article examines the possible relationship between the sentiment of church-related tweets and church growth. It finds that within the sample of tweets analysed, there is a statistically significant relationship between the sentiment of a church-related tweet and the presence of church growth in the geographical area from which the tweet was posted. This work builds on the body of knowledge surrounding church growth and decline in the United Kingdom, by seeking to better understand how new sources of data, in this case freely available social media data, can be used to gain a better understanding of the behaviours of churches which regularly form, merge, move, split and close.
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Wauran, Hesky A., Stimson Hutagalung, and Rolyana Ferinia. "Studi Sosio – Historis Terhadap Fenomena Gereja Komunitas Berdasarkan Kisah Para Rasul 2:41-47." Cakrawala Repositori IMWI 6, no. 2 (March 9, 2023): 735–40. http://dx.doi.org/10.52851/cakrawala.v6i2.273.

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The church is a the gathering of believers who walk together in conveying the mission of the message to the world. In fulfilling this vocation mission the church has a method that moves and grows. This growth is due to the methods and ways of translating the mission of the church. Community church is one method for fulfilling the church's mission. A church community that tries to convey its mission in a way that is out of the ordinary that takes place in the main church, both from the liturgical and media delivery point of view, is typical of the community church itself. In the Bible itself, the community church played an important role in the development of Christianity. The movement that started in Jerusalem as recorded in Acts 2:41-47 is an example of the community church movement. By using a qualitative method through collecting data from primary sources, namely the Bible and also references regarding the growth of the church, both books and journal manuscripts. It is hoped that this research will be able to provide information about one method of church growth, namely a community church that seeks to convey its mission along with the development of the times.
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