Title

CHURCH MOVEMENTS OF THE LAST FIFTY YEARS IN NORTH AMERICA

School/Department

Talbot School of Theology

Publication Date

Summer 2010

Abstract

Over the last half-century, four major movements have arisen in an effort to stem the tide of decline in church attendance within North America. The Church Renewal Movement, Church Growth Movement, Emerging Church Movement, and Missional Movement have offered different approaches to engaging lost people with the Gospel of Jesus Christ. This article presents an overview of these major movements and the numerous sub-movements within each and suggests five insights and seven questions that emerge from their interplay.

Keywords

Church renewal; Ecumenical movement; Church growth

Publication Title

Great Commission Research Journal

Volume

2

Issue

1

First Page

40

Last Page

49

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