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CGAETP midterm
CGAETP Midterm
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Religious Studies
Graduate
03/11/2013

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Term
Unchurched Americans (#)
Definition
258.7 million
Term
Between 80 and 85% of all churches in America are either ____ or _____
Definition
Plateaued or declining
Term
10 reasons why churched people attend church
Definition
1. theological beliefs and doctrine
2. care of people for each other
3. quality of sermons
4. friendliness to visitors
5. involvement of church in helping poor and disadvantaged people
6. quality of youth programs
7. pastor is likeaable
8. denomination
9. quality of adult SS classes
10. convenience of times of services
Term
5 reasons why unchurched people attend church
Definition
1. learn more about God
2. religious training for Kids
3. improve understanding of Bible
4. meet other people
5. discover ways of handling daily challanges more effectively
Term
Denomination that wins most people?
Definition
SDA
Term
4 ways of meeting the challange of reaching the vast populations of earth with Adventism's special message?
Definition
1. community service
2. increased lay involvement
3. church planting
4. keep the fire burning(HS)
Term
Father of Modern Church movement
Definition
Donald McGavran; wrote The Bridges of God; Peter Wagoner his disciple
Term
Creator of Seeker Sensitive
Definition
Bill Hybuls
Term
7 Major components of Church Growth Theory
Definition
1. Pastor possibility thinker
2. well mobilized laity
3. large church to provide services
4. structural balance betwen congregation and cell
5. membership from one homogeneous unit
6. evagelistic methods that work
7. Philosophy rooted in the Bible
Term
Sociological Strangulation
Definition
Slowdown in rate of church growth due to over growing facilities
Term
Ethnikitis
Definition
new ethnic membership but acts like old one
Term
Old Age
Definition
town is dying
Term
People Blindness
Definition
not seeing cultural/generational differences
Term
Hyper Cooperativism
Definition
multi church evangelistic meetings hurt becuase of membership issues with new converts
Term
Koinonitis
Definition
interpersonal relationships in the church end up excluding new members
Term
Arrested Spiritual Development
Definition
Members who are first generation Christians and not very well disciple stop growing spiritually
Term
St. John's Syndrome
Definition
Disease of lukewarmness. 2nd generation Christians who have already been in the church and stagnated and stopped growing.
Term
80% factor
Definition
when your church parking lot or seating capacity reaches 80% that it is ok not to grow more, because if you do your church will probably start declining due to overgrowing parking and facilities.
Term
Church Growth
Definition
the effective evangelization of lost men and women, effectively incorporating them into the body of Christ and enabling them to become mature, healthy, reproducing Christians
Term
Church Growth Conscious
Definition
the conviction permeating the Body of Christ that God's will is for growth.
Term
2 Classes of Leadership
Definition
Class 1 – members whose energies primarily turn inward toward maintenance of the organizational structure of the church

Class 2 – members whose energies primarily turn outward toward the non-Christian community in an effort to bring them into the body of Christ
Term
2 Evangelism: Classifications
Definition
Evangelism One (E1) – evangelization of people in one's own language and culture
Evangelism Two (E2) – evangelization of people in a similar language and culture
Term
Measuring Growth
Definition
– the use of diagnostic measurement instruments to determine the growth/decline of a church
Term
Is there church growth/change without a price?
Definition
no
Term
church growth eyes
Definition
see church growth as the primary function of the church
Term
Christ's______alone will give true success in reaching the people. The Savior _______ with men as one who desired their good. He showed His ______ for them, _________ to their needs, and won their __________. Then He bade them, 'Follow me.' MOH- ____
Definition
1. Method
2. Mingled
3. sympathy
4. ministered
5. confidence
6. page 143 of MOH
Term
Involvement of laity in churches
Definition
DECLINING - 27%, PLATEAUED - 45%, GROWING - 60%
Term
Growing churches successfully: __, ___, ____, and ___ laity in ministry
Definition
Mobilize, train, equip, and deploy
Term
Every time you increase programs what should you also increase?
Definition
Participation base
Term
% of people who come into the church through a friend/relative
Definition
70-90%
Term
Pastors of Growing Churches spend ____ daily in prayer
Definition
1.5 hours
Term
8 Characterisitcs of NCD
Definition
1. Empowering leadership
2. Gift-based ministry
3. Passionate Spirituality
4. Effective Structures
5. Inspiring worship service
6. holisitic small groups
7. need-oriented evangelism
8. loving relationships
Term
5 stages in life cycle of church
Definition
1. birth
2. growth
3. plateau
4. decline
5. death
Term
anytime a church is on the downtime of life cycle it needs to:
Definition
rebirth the dream or vision
Term
extra credit:Times when change more easily occurs
Definition
1. time of crises
2. change of pastors
3. time of revival
4. time of planning
5. time of budget preparation
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