Keywords
Church Planting, Models
Abstract
The challenge of church planting has never been greater. There has always been the challenge of reaching people. But today’s challenges are different than ever before, and more extreme than ever before. Today’s challenges are exploding population, urbanization, technological innovations, expanding travel, complex international commercialization, the growing threat of terrorism, and growing secularization in First World or civilized countries; and in the Third World countries growing mysticism, spiritism, and demonism. Other challenges involve the influence of postmodernity, the influence of globalization through the United Nations, the collapse of church cooperation, i.e., World Council of Churches, Baptist World Alliance, etc.; the growth of individual addiction, the growth and pursuit of sports, and the exploding world of knowledge through the Internet and computer availability.
Recommended Citation
Towns, E. (2006). Contemporary Church Planting. Journal of the American Society for Church Growth, 17(2), 49-56. Retrieved from https://place.asburyseminary.edu/jascg/vol17/iss2/7
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