While there are many stones on which to step between "stunt pastors" and "a culture of Christianity that does not encourage thought," pressure against thoughtfulness has deep roots in American culture, particularly American religion. To his credit and to the benefit of the Christian church, Christopher Morse taught in such a way that his students who became pastors were inspired and trained to offer an alternative to this deeply-rooted historical pressure
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More and more churches, in most denominations and traditions, rely less upon pipe organs, hymnals, r...
To reach pre-Christian people today, a church must create a culture of authentic conversation. This ...
This dissertation is an historical study of the Jesus People Movement (JPM) in central Ohio. At pres...
Since the founding era, the United States has experienced a line of strong religious leaders who hav...
This article presents a way to understand church growth from the perspective of reaching, assimilati...
This study investigates the spiritual subjectivities of pastors in the Mainstream White Middle Class...
George Hunter has spent a lifetime studying the ministry of evangelism. Following his teenage conver...
This article is a response to a warning made by George Hunter regarding the church’s adherence to it...
With an eye toward reuniting the church and the academy, this book focuses on the role that scholars...
The theological misappropriation of Christianity as a civilizing force occurs when individuals conve...
Although there were less than twenty megachurches (churches averaging over two thousand in weekly at...
This article argues that the USA has had a lasting tradition of radical Christian discipleship. The...
This speech was presented at the Christian Education Association annual convention in South Bend, In...
The case for emotional relevance is more easily made than for cultural relevance. Simply stated, the...
Pastors of large churches have always had to suffer from well-meaning brothers who masked their some...
More and more churches, in most denominations and traditions, rely less upon pipe organs, hymnals, r...
To reach pre-Christian people today, a church must create a culture of authentic conversation. This ...
This dissertation is an historical study of the Jesus People Movement (JPM) in central Ohio. At pres...