A Response to Myung-Soo Park

Allow me to respond in two parts. First, I will comment on the direct connection between Dr. Park’s findings and traditional Church Growth principles. Second, I will note some concerns and questions that may be of help in focusing future research on this important issue of spiritual leadership and church growth

The Bridger Generation

New research on today\u27s younger generatio

Remembering Bill Sullivan

One of the founding members of the American Society for Church, Bill M. Sullivan, passed away on June 23, 2007. Bill’s passion for church planting and evangelism made him a beloved leader in the Church Growth Movement

Reaching Secular Peoples: A Review of the Books of George G. Hunter, III

“Reaching Secular Peoples: A Review of the Books of George G. Hunter III” traces the development of the author’s thought through his eighteen books (as of June 2011). The review demonstrates that Hunter is the primary interpreter of classic church growth thought to those in the Wesleyan tradition, but he also ably speaks to members of the larger Christian family across all theological spectrums with a spirit of grace, cooperation, and collegiality. While his early books, written between 1971 and 1980, communicated insights from the emerging Church Growth movement to Wesleyans (particularly the people called Methodists), his later books demonstrate his ability to enlarge and extend the categories of church growth thinking. To date no one, to my knowledge, has so ably integrated field research, academic rigor, and sound theology in the field of evangelism and church growth as George G. Hunter III. For the person highly interested in evangelism, reading all of Hunter’s books is an enriching experience. This article first appeared in The Asbury Journal in fall 2011, and is used here, with slight editing, with permission