Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary

EVAN 851 Liberty Theological Seminary June 18-22m 2007 Lynchburg, Virginia Dr. Elmer L. Towns

21st CENTURY METHODS FOR THE REVITALIZATION OF THE CHURCH

COURSE DESCRIPTION :

A biblical and sociological investigation of the nature and mission of the church in light of current trends and needs. An evaluation of emerging forms of ministry will be made. The student will evaluate his present ministry and its potential for future development.

REQUIRED TEXTS :

Towns, Elmer L. and Stetzer, Ed, Perimeters of Light, Moody Press Towns, Elmer; Stetzer, Ed; Bird, Warren, 11 Innovations in the Local Church, Regal Books Towns, Elmer L., 21st Century Tools and Techniques (worktext), Thomson Learning

PRE-COURSE ASSIGNMENTS :

1. Read required text: 11 Innovations in the Local Church by Elmer Towns, Ed Stetzer, Warren Bird, Regal Books, 2007, and Perimeters of Light by Elmer Towns, Warren Bird, Moody Press, 2006.

2. Make a list of ten major leadership problems facing the growing church.

3. There are 11 chapters in 11 Innovations in the Local Church. Write a summary paragraph on each chapter. You may be asked to present an oral summary in class of one chapter from this book.

4. Listen to 5 audio files on church innovations. You may choose from the attached list. These will count toward your total reading page requirements. Each file is equivalent to 50 pages towards your reading assignment.

POST COURSE ASSIGNMENTS:

1. Read a total of 2,500 pages. (One audiotape equals 50 pages of reading.) Fill out a reading report form (attached) on each different book or tape. The pre-session assignments count toward the total assignment. 2. Write an evaluation/assignment on your local church. Answer the following questions in your paper, using the statistics of your church in the answer. a. What are the side doors into your church? b. What is the style of worship in your church? c. What are the barriers to growth in your church? d. What is your type of pastoral leadership? e. What are the greatest needs in your church? f. Make a list of goals (input & output) for the coming church year. 3. Daily quizzes over the material covered in class (includes both lectures and films). 21st Century Techniques for the Revitalization of the Church EVAN 851 Dr. Elmer L. Towns 1 Students with a documented disability may contact the Office of Disability Academic Support (ODAS) in TE 127 for arrangements for academic accommodations."

21st Century Techniques for the Revitalization of the Church EVAN 851 Dr. Elmer L. Towns 2 READING/FILE REPORT NAME ______EVAN 851 DATE ______Dr. Elmer Towns DUE DATE ______GRADE ______

Course Title and Number Professor Date of Course

Book (author, title, place, publisher, date, # of pages)

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One paragraph summary of book/audio file

List strengths of book/audio file

List weaknesses of book/audio file

Quote sentence or paragraph that best reflects the author's thesis:

Why have you chosen the above quotation?

21st Century Techniques for the Revitalization of the Church EVAN 851 Dr. Elmer L. Towns 3 AUDIO FILES FOR EVAN 851 $2.00 Each

Place a check by each file. Please note that some files have more than one file to their title. Each file is equivalent to 50 pages toward your reading assignment.

MAXWELL, DR. JOHN ___ Building an Effective Team ____ Traits That Will Take You to the Top ___ Growth = Change ____ Leadership Expectations ___ How to Spot a Leader ____ The Portrait of a Leader ___ Keeping Stress From Becoming Distress ____ The Leadership Philosophy of Colin Powell ___ The Greatest Management Principle In The World ____ Dare to Dream . . . Then Do It! ___ Principles of Handling Problems ____ How to Regain Lost Momentum ___ Habits Of Highly Successful People ____ How to Get Things Done ___ How to Grow a Leader ____ Listening To Leaders ___ Leadership Styles - Strengths and Weaknesses ____ Pastor’s Prayer Partners (6 FILES) ___ 7 Habits of Highly Defective People ___ The Leadership Test – Part 1 ___ The Leadership Test – Part 2

TOWNS, ELMER ___ How To Reach The Baby Boomers - A 5 Hour Seminar Reduced To 90 Minutes -- 50 Pages. ___ How To Reach Baby Busters -- 50 Pages

____ Baumgartner, Erich – Leading Out Of the Box: Why It Is Important ____ Bolger, Ryan – Transitions in Church Growth: Towards a Postmodern Church Growth Paradigm ____ Breen, Mike – Building a Dynamic Church During A Cultural Earthquake ____ Corniskey, Joel – The Church Comes Home: Cell Church Principles For A Post Christian Culture ____ Sares, Mike – Becoming Scum: Proclaiming Jesus to a Post-Christian Generation ____ Stetzer, Ed – How Far Out Of the Box? A Look at The Biblical Prescriptions Of Church And Their Application Through Innovative Methods ____ Towns, Elmer – The Faith-Journey Churches: Lessons From Innovative Churches ____Whitesel, Bob – Organic Change: 12 Emerging Communities of Missional Theologians

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21st Century Techniques for the Revitalization of the Church EVAN 851 Dr. Elmer L. Towns 4 CONTEMPORARY EVANGELISM & CHURCH GROWTH READING LIST DR. ELMER TOWNS

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Who Cares About Love? Pasadena: Church Growth, 1986. Arnold, Jeffrey. The Big Book on Small Groups. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1992. Barna, George. Marketing the Church. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1988. Barna, George. The Frog in the Kettle. Ventura: Regal, 1990. Barna, George. The Power of Vision. Ventura: Regal, 1992. Barna, George. User Friendly Churches. Ventura: Regal, 1991. Barna, George. What Americans Believe. Ventura: Regal, 1991. Barna, George. Without a Vision, the People Perish. Glendale: Barna Research, 1991. Bartel, Floyd. A New Look at Church Growth. Newton: Faith and Life, 1979. Bassham, Rodger. Mission Theology: 1948-1975, Years of Worldwide Creative Tension: Ecumenical, Evangelical, and Roman Catholic. Pasadena: William Carey, 1979. Beasley-Murray, Paul and Alan Wilkinson. Turning the Tide: An Assessment of Baptist Church Growth in England. Swindon, England: British Bible, 1981. Belew, M. Wendell. Churches and How They Grow. Nashville: Broadman, 1971. Benjamin, Paul. The Growing Congregation. Lincoln: Lincoln Christian College, 1972. Bontrager, Edwin and Nathan Showalter. It Can Happen Today! Principles of Church Growth from the Book of Acts. Scottdale: Herald, 1986. Brock, Charles. The Principles and Practices of Indigenous Church Planting. Nashville: Broadman, 1981. Brown, Jr., J. Truman, ed. Visionary Leadership for Church Growth. Nashville: Convention, 1991. Brown, Lowell. Grow: Your Sunday School Can Grow. Glendale: Regal, 1974. Callahan, Kennon. Twelve Keys to an Effective Church. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1977. Chandler, Russell. The Kennedy Explosion. Elgin, III., David C. Cook, 1972. Chandler, Russell. Racing Toward 2001: The Forces Shaping America's Religious Future. Grand Rapids: Zondervan and Harper, 1992. Chaney, Charles L. and Ron S. Lewis. Design for Church Growth. Nashville: Broadman, 1977. Cho, Paul. More Than Numbers. Waco: Word, 1984. Clemmons, William and Harvey Hester. Growth Through Groups. Nashville: Broadman, 1974. Conn, Harvie. Theological Perspectives of Church Growth. Nutley: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1976. Cook, Harold. Historic Patterns of Church Growth. Chicago: Moody, 1971. Costas, Orlando. The Church and Its Mission: A Shattering Critique from the Third World. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1974. Crawford, Dan. Church Growth Words From the Risen Lord. Nashville: Broadman, 1990. Dale, Robert. To Dream Again. Nashville: Broadman, 1981. Dodd, C.H. The Apostolic Preaching and Its Developments. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1980. Drummond, Lewis. The Awakening That Must Come. Nashville: Broadman, 1978. DuBose, Francis. How Churches Grow in an urban World. Nashville: Broadman, 1978. Dudley, Carl S. Where Have All Our People Gone? New York: Pilgrim, 1979. Dudley, Carl S. Making the Small Church Effective. Nashville: Abingdon, 1978. Dudley, Roger L. and Des Cummings, Jr. Adventures in Church Growth. Washington, D.C.: Review and Herald, 1983. 21st Century Techniques for the Revitalization of the Church EVAN 851 Dr. Elmer L. Towns 5 Easum, William. The Church Growth Handbook. Nashville: Abingdon, 1990. Elliot, Ralph. Church Growth That Counts. Valley Forge: Judson, 1982. Ellis, Joe. The Church on Target: Achieving Your Congregations' Highest Potential. Cincinnati: Standard, 1986. Engel, James F. and Wilbert H. Norton. What's Gone Wrong with the Harvest? A Communication Strategy for the Church and World Evangelism. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1975. Exman, Gary W. Get Ready...Get Set...Grow! Church Growth for Town and Country Congregations. Lima: CSS, 1987. Faircloth, Samuel D. Church Planting for Reproduction. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1991. Falwell, Jerry and Elmer Towns. Church Aflame. Nashville: Impact Books, 1971. Falwell, Jerry and Elmer Towns. Stepping Out On Faith. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1984. Fickett, Harold. Hope for Your Church. Glendale: Regal Books, 1972. George, Carl F. Prepare Your Church for the Future. Tarrytown: Revell, 1991. George, Carl F. and Robert E. Logan. Leading and Managing Your Church. Old Tappan: Revell, 1987. Gerber, Vergil. God's Way to Keep a Church Going and Growing. Glendale: Regal, 1973. Gibbs, Eddie. I Believe in Church Growth. London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1985. Gibbs, Eddie. Ten Growing Churches. London: MARC Europe, 1984. Glasser, Arthur F. and Donald McGavran. Contemporary Theologies of Missions. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1983. Green, Hollis. Why Churches Die. Minneapolis: Bethany, 1972. Griswold, Roland E. The Winning Church. Wheaton: Victor, 1986. Hadaway, C. Kirk. Church Growth Principles: Separating Fact from Fiction. Nashville: Broadman, 1991. Hadaway, What Can We Do About Church Dropouts? Nashville: Abingdon, 1990. Hale, J. Russell. The Unchurched: Who They Are and Why They Stay Away. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1980. Hemphill, Ken. The Bonsai Theory of Church Growth. Nashville: Broadman, 1991. Hemphill, Ken and R. Wayne Jones. Growing an Evangelistic Sunday School. Nashville: Broadman, 1989. Hesselgrave, David J. Planting Churches Cross-Culturally: A Guide for Home and Foreign Missions. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1980. Hoge, Dean R., and David A. Roozen, eds. Understanding Church Growth and Decline 1950-1978. New York: The Pilgrim Press, 1979. Horton, Michael Scott, ed. Power Religion: Selling Out of the Evangelical Church? Chicago: Moody, 1992. Hundnut, Robert K. Church Growth Is Not the Point. New York: Harper & Row, 1975. Hunter, III, George G. The Contagious Congregation: Frontiers in Evangelism and Church Growth. Nashville: Abingdon, 1979. Hunter, III, George G. To Spread Power: Church Growth in the Wesleyan Spirit. Nashville: Abingdon, 1987. Hunter, Kent R. Foundation For Church Growth. New Haven: Leader, 1983. Hunter, Kent R. The Road to Church Growth. Corunna: Church Growth, 1986. Hunter, Kent R. Your Church Has Doors: How to Open the Front and Close the Back. New Haven: Leader, 1983. Jackson, Jr., Neil. 100 Great Growth Ideas. Nashville: Broadman, 1990. Jenson, Ron and Jim Stevens. Dynamics of Church Growth. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1982. Johnson, Douglas W. Vitality Means Church Growth. Nashville: Abingdon, 1989. Jones, R. Wayne. Overcoming Barriers to Sunday School Growth. Nashville: Broadman, 1987. Kane, J. Herbert. Understanding Christian Missions. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1978. Kelley, Dean M. Why Conservative Churches Are Growing. New York: Harper and Row, 1977. Kraus, C. Norman, ed. Missions, Evangelism, and Church Growth. Scottdale: Herald, 1980. Lawson, E. LeRoy and Tetsunao Yamamori. Church Growth: Everybody's Business. Cincinnati: New Life, n.d. Lewis, Larry L. Organize to Evangelize. Nashville: Broadman, 1977. Logan, Robert E. Beyond Church Growth. Old Tappan: Revell, 1989. Martin, Glen & Gary McIntosh. The Issachar Factor. Nashville: Broadman and Holman, 1994. McCall, Emmanuel L. Black Church Lifestyles. Nashville: Broadman Press, 1986. McCoury, D.G. and Bill May. The Southern Baptist Church Growth Plan. Nashville: Convention, 1991. McGavran, Donald A. The Bridges of God. Rev. ed. New York: Friendship, 1981. McGavran, Donald A. Church Growth and Group Conversion. South Pasadena: William Carey, 1973. McGavran, Donald A. Church Growth Bulletin: Second Consolidated Volume. South Pasadena: William Carey, 1977. McGavran, Donald A. Effective Evangelism: A Theological Mandate. Phillipsburg: Presbyterian and Reformed, 1988. 21st Century Techniques for the Revitalization of the Church EVAN 851 Dr. Elmer L. Towns 6 McGavran, Donald A. How Churches Grow. London: World Dominion, 1959. McGavran, Donald A. Understanding Church Growth. 2nd rev. ed. by C. Peter Wagner. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1990. McGavran, Donald A, ed. Church Growth and Christian Mission. South Pasadena: William Carey, 1976. McGavran, Donald A, ed. Church Growth Bulletin: First Consolidated Volume. Palo Alto: Overseas Crusades, 1969. McGavran, Donald A., and Win Arn. How to Grow a Church. Ventura: Regal, 1973. McGavran, Donald and George C. Hunter III. Church Growth: Strategies That Work. Nashville: Abingdon, 1980. McIntosh, Gary and Glen Martin. Finding Them, Keeping Them: Effective Strategies for Evangelism and Assimilation in the Local Church. Nashville: Broadman, 1992. McQuilkin, J. Robertson. Measuring the Church Growth Movement: How Biblical Is It? Chicago: Moody, 1974. Miles, Delos. Church Growth: A Mighty River. Nashville: Abingdon, 1987. Murren, Doug. The Baby Boomerang. Ventura: Regal, 1990. MyLander, Charles. Secrets for Growing Churches. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1979. Neighbour, Ralph W. Where Do We Go From Here? A Guidebook for the Cell Group Church. Houston: Touch, 1990. Ogden, Greg. The New Reformation. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1990. Padilla, C. Rene, ed. The New Face of Evangelicalism: An International Symposium on the Lausanne Covenant. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1976. Palmer, Donald C. Explosion of People Evangelism. Chicago: Moody, 1974. Paton, David and Charles H. Long, eds. A Roland Allen Reader: The Compulsion of the Spirit. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1983. Peace, Richard. Small Group Evangelism. Downers Grove: InterVarsity, 1985. Pentecost, Edward C. Reaching the Unreached. South Pasadena: William Carey, 1974. Peters, George W. A Theology of Church Growth. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1981. Peterson, Jim. Church Without Walls. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1992. Pickett, J. Waskom. Christian Mass Movements in India. New York: Abingdon, 1933. Pickett, J. Waskom. The Dynamics of Church Growth. Nashville: Abingdon, 1963. Piland, Harry M. and Arthur D. Burcham. Evangelism Through the Sunday School. Nashville: Convention, 1981. Poloma, Margaret M. The Assemblies of God at the Crossroads: Charisma and Institutional Dilemmas. Knoxville: The University of Tennessee Press, 1989. Powell, Paul W. The Nuts and Bolts of Church Growth. Nashville: Broadman, 1982. Ratz, Calvin, Frank Tillapaugh, and Myron Augsburger. Mastering Outreach and Evangelism. Portland: Christianity Today and Multnomah, 1990. Rainer, Thom, ed. Evangelism in the Twenty-First Century. Wheaton: Harold Shaw, 1989. Rainer, Thom. The Book of Church Growth. Nashville: Broadman, 1993. Redford, Jack. Planting New Churches. Nashville: Broadman, 1978. Roozen, David A. and C. Kirk Hadaway, eds. Denominational Growth. Nashville: Abingdon, 1993. Schaller, Lyle E. Assimilating New Members. Nashville: Abingdon, 1978. Schaller, Lyle E. Growing Plans. Nashville: Abingdon, 1983. Schaller, Lyle E. Hey That's Our Church! Nashville: Abingdon, 1975. Schaller, Lyle E. It's a Different World. Nashville: Abingdon, 1987. Schaller, Lyle E. Looking in the Mirror. Nashville: Abingdon, 1984. Schaller, Lyle E. The Middle-Sized Church. Nashville: Abingdon, 1985. Schuller, Robert H. Your Church Has Real Possibilities. Glendale: Regal Books, 1975. Slocum, Robert E. Maximize Your Ministry. Colorado Springs: NavPress, 1990. Spader, Dan and Gary Mayes. Growing a Healthy Church. Chicago: Moody, 1991. Sullivan, Bill M. Ten Steps to Breaking the 200 Barrier. Kansas City: Beacon Hill, 1988. Tillapaugh, Frank R. The Church Unleashed. Ventura: Regal, 1982. Towns, Elmer. Evangelize Through Christian Education. Wheaton: ETTA, 1970. Towns, Elmer. America's Fastest Growing Churches. Nashville: Impact, 1972. Towns, Elmer. Great Soul-Winning Churches. Murfreesboro: Sword of the Lord, 1973. Towns, Elmer. Is the Day of the Denomination Dead? Nashville: Thomas Nelson, 1973. Towns, Elmer. Getting a Church Started. Nashville: Impact, 1975. Towns, Elmer. Say-it-Faith. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1983. Towns, Elmer. How to Grow an Effective Sunday School. Lynchburg: Church Growth Institute, 1987. 21st Century Techniques for the Revitalization of the Church EVAN 851 Dr. Elmer L. Towns 7 Towns, Elmer. 154 Steps to Revitalize Your Sunday School. Wheaton: Victor, 1988. Towns, Elmer. Ten of Today's Most Innovative Churches. Ventura: Regal Books, 1990. Towns, Elmer. Ten Sunday Schools That Dared To Change. Ventura: Regal Books, 1993. Towns, Elmer. Winning the Winnable - Friendship Evangelism. Lynchburg: Church Growth Institute, 1986. Towns, Elmer, John Vaughan, David Seifert. The Complete Book of Church Growth. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1981. Vaughan, John. The Large Church: A Twentieth Century Expression of the First Century Church. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1984. Vines, Jerry. Wanted: Church Growers. Nashville: Broadman, 1990. Wagner, C. Peter. What Are We Missing? (formerly Look Out! The Pentecostals Are Coming). Carol Stream: Creation House, 1973. Wagner, C. Peter. Church Growth and the Whole Gospel: A Biblical Mandate. San Francisco: Harper & Row, 1981. Wagner, C. Peter. Church Planting for a Greater Harvest. Ventura: Regal, 1990. Wagner, C. Peter. Engaging the Enemy. Ventura: Regal, 1991. Wagner, C. Peter. Frontiers in Missionary Strategy. Chicago: Moody, 1971. Wagner, C. Peter. How to Have a Healing Ministry Without Making Your Church Sick. Ventura: Regal, 1988. Wagner, C. Peter. Leading Your Church to Growth. Ventura: Regal, 1984. Wagner, C. Peter. On the Crest of the Wave. Ventura: Regal, 1983. Wagner, C. Peter. Stop the World! I Want to Get On. Glendale: Regal, 1974. Wagner, C. Peter. Strategies for Church Growth. Ventura: Regal, 1987. Wagner, C. Peter. Warfare Prayer. Ventura: Regal, 1992.0 Wagner, C. Peter. Our Kind of People: The Ethical Dimensions of Church Growth in America. Atlanta: John Knox, 1979. Wagner, C. Peter. Your Spiritual Gifts Can Help Your Church Grow. Glendale: Regal, 1979. Wagner, ed. with Win Arn and Elmer Towns, Church Growth: State of the Art. Wheaton: Tyndale, 1986. Wagner, C. Peter and F. Douglas Pennoyer, eds. Wrestling with Dark Angels. Ventura: Regal, 1990. Waymire, Bob and C. Peter Wagner. The Church Growth Survey Handbook. Santa Clara: Global Church Growth Bulletin, 1980. Wimber, John with Kevin Springer. 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