Understanding Church Growth </titleInfo> <name type="personal"> <namePart>McGavran, Donald A.</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <namePart type="date">1897 -</namePart> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> </name> <name type="personal"> <namePart/> <role> <roleTerm authority="marcrelator" type="text">creator</roleTerm> </role> <role> <roleTerm type="text">Author</roleTerm> </role> </name> <typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource> <originInfo> <place> <placeTerm type="code" authority="marccountry">7:0</placeTerm> </place> <place> <placeTerm type="text">U.S.A</placeTerm> </place> <publisher>Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co.</publisher> <dateIssued>1990</dateIssued> <edition>Third Edison</edition> <issuance>monographic</issuance> </originInfo> <language> <languageTerm authority="iso639-2b" type="code">eng</languageTerm> </language> <physicalDescription> <extent>314tr.</extent> <extent>paperback, illustrations</extent> <extent>22cm</extent> </physicalDescription> <abstract>In this missionary classic, first published in 1970, Donald A. McGavran skillfully combines theological convictions, empirical research, sociological principles, and spiritual insights to mold a paradigm for effective evangelism strategy both at home and abroad. This third edition, revised and edited by C. Peter Wagner, retains the book's original aim and essence while modernizing the language and streamlining the flow of ideas, reducing the book's bulk by 35 percent. Other features of this edition include an additional chapter on divine healing and an expanded, updated, and annotated reading list.</abstract> <note type="statement of responsibility">Donald A. McGavran</note> <subject> <topic>Church growth</topic> </subject> <subject> <topic>Christian sociology</topic> </subject> <classification authority="ddc">266</classification> <classification authority="ddc">M479-D68</classification> <identifier type="isbn">9780802804631</identifier> <identifier type="uri">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14254/understanding-church-growth.jpg</identifier> <location> <url displayLabel="Cover Image">https://data.thuviencodoc.org/books/14254/understanding-church-growth.jpg</url> </location> <recordInfo> <recordCreationDate encoding="marc">2024-0</recordCreationDate> <recordChangeDate encoding="iso8601">20260119071338.0</recordChangeDate> </recordInfo> </mods>