This book is an excellent step to help laypeople understand the science of church growth and apply it to their local church. McIntosh and Martin have taken the traditional concepts of church growth and written them so the average layperson can understand them…For many years church growth has been in the hands of scholars and pastors. This book attempts to help laypeople and church leaders understand the terms and apply them to their church.
Editorial Review
This is an older volume, yet it offers a good conceptualization of five simple strategies for finding people (evangelism) and keeping people (assimilation). The evangelistic strategies present nothing unique to the attractional perspective of church development, but the five assimilation strategies are most valuable. These include friendship (Am I liked?), involvement (Am I valuable?), belonging/small groups (Am I accepted?), discipleship (Am I challenged?) and spiritual growth (Am I growing?). This is a quick read to understand what helps persons stay connected to a church.
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