Growing a healthy church: the concept and proposed training program of natural church development

Francis C Choi

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Growing a healthy church: the concept and proposed training program of natural church development

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Francis C Choi. Growing a Healthy Church: the Concept and Proposed Training Program of Natural Church Development. Western Seminary. rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/e762d4e6-c98e-4ac2-af18-7753bd7cbbab.

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F. C. Choi. Growing a healthy church: the concept and proposed training program of natural church development. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/e762d4e6-c98e-4ac2-af18-7753bd7cbbab

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Francis C Choi. Growing a Healthy Church: the Concept and Proposed Training Program of Natural Church Development. Western Seminary. https://rim.ir.atla.com/concern/etds/e762d4e6-c98e-4ac2-af18-7753bd7cbbab.

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Francis C Choi

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In 1996, Christian A. Schwarz reportedly conducted the most comprehensive church growth study ever with a scope that was drawn from more than one thousand churches in thirty-two countries on all five continents. The research results confirm that healthy churches are growing churches. To understand this new concept of church growth, the objectives of this thesis are: (1) to study the concept of natural church development; (2) to search for the biblical and theological basis of this concept; (3) to develop a mature concept that incorporates responses from some Christian leaders; (4) to discuss the major points of each quality characteristic; and (5) to create a relevant training program for natural church development. This product will be basically divided into two main parts: in part one, we will first study the history, concepts and principles of church growth, as well as church health. We will then turn to study the new concept of natural church development as developed by Christian Schwarz. In part two, we will concentrate on the eight quality characteristics that are the essences of natural church development. Other than these two main parts, in the appendix A and B, we will attempt to create a relevant training program for healthy church development, including a student's guide and a teacher's guide. Since the materials, which related organizations can provide, are only for the advanced level, this project is to provide practical means for leaders to use in creating a healthy-growing atmosphere that promotes the concept of natural church development in their local church.

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