Schwarz, Christian A.  <br/><br/>
Paradigm Shift in the Church :   How Natural Church Development Can Transform Theological Thinking / 
Christian A. Schwarz 
 - Carol Stream, IL :   ChurchSmart Resources,   1999 
 - 280 p. :   ill. ;   24 cm. 
<br/><br/>pt. 1. Church growth between spiritualism and institutionalism. The starting point of natural church development : bipolar ecclesiology -- Danger to the right : the institutionalistic misconception -- The fight between spiritualism and institutionalism -- The root of the misconceptions : the impersonal God -- Functionality as a theological criterion? -- The interdenominational approach -- Three reformations -- pt. 2. The theological paradigm behind natural church development. Diagram of the bipolar paradigm -- Christian faith -- Christian fellowship -- Christian service -- pt. 3. The biotic approach to church growth. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>97818896380581889638056 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Church development, New.Church growth.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>BV652.24   / .S37 1999